El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-05
Neighb0r-
hood Notes.

B. w. Olney is the new under sheriff
of Graham county.-The Star.
The county Jail at Solomonville is
becoming crowded.
r. G. Smith has been appointed road
overseer of the Pesroe district.-Ex.
Porter w. Fleming has resigned b
district attorney of,Gila county.-The
Star.
A great deal of mesquite timber was
killed by the cold ensp in the Verde
valley last winter.
from Phoenix a few days ago billed for
Honolulu.-Journal Miner.
Grasshoppers have appeared In
Southern Arizona and are damaging
slightly the growing crops.-Ex.
The laying of the first tier of tufa
on the substory of granite at the CAPT.
tol building was begun Thursday.
Dairymen near Phoenix have organ
lied q com bination which took effect
September 1.-Phoenix Enterprise.
The Arizona Sunday school associa-
tion will hold it's sixth annual conven-
ton at Tucson Dot. q and 22.-Ex.
The total assessment of the town of
Jerome made by the authorities OF
that city, is about $3.50, 900 taxable
property.
An addition will be built to the Trim
ity Episcopal church, Phoenix. 1t will
consist of an extension to the rear OF
the building.
The board of supervisors of Cochise
county have apportioned SIS cents per
800. 90 of assessed valuation for the
schools.-The Star.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany will build a new line to Tempe to
make connection with the line between
Mesa and Tempe.-Ex.
| On the line of the proposed Morenci-
Guthrie railroad in the canyon near
Morenci, the track will form three or
four loops.-Republican
The commencement of the building
of the extension from Naco of the
railroad to Nacosari Is believed to be
not far distant.-Republic
A thousand pounds of butter was
shipped from this place to Los Angeles
on last nights train. The same
| amount will be sent out tonight
Tempe News.
The bank of ella county, capital
stock s25, 600, will soon open It's doors
in Globe. J. N. Porter, F. w. West
meyer and S. A. Parnen are the heavi-
est stock
W. n. Rourke was brought in today
from Grown King to serve a fifty-day
sentence in Jail for obtaining money
| under false pretenses from T. j. Bread
well.:Journal Miner.
The railroad shops at Tucson chow
great activity at present. A large
| force of nen are kept at work in over
hauling, rebuilding and repainting
railroad equipment.-RepublicaE.
The sisters academy at Tucson will
open on Tuesday, September 5. Six
teachers will be employed. The pa
| rochial school will open on the same
date with six teschers.-Republi-
can.
William r. Uber, deputy supreme
chief ranger, instituted . new court OF
the Independent Order of Foresters.
forty at Nogales recently.-Republi BILL
can.
A contractor named Mendenhall of
Flagstaff, skipped out one day last
week, taking with him $500 belonging
to the firm of which he was a memb Der.
| The sbsconder was arrested in Los An
geles.
The board of supervisors of Santa
Cruz county has fixed the county and
territorial taxes at So. SO on every $780,
90 valuation. The town tax of Noea-
les has been fixed at 1.60.-Tucson
| Citizen.
The county superintendent has de-
cided to create q school district at
| Helvetia, where there are already
forty-one children of Mexican parent
age and thirty of American birth
Tucson Citizen.
The public school in Wilcox is set
to begin on Monday, September IL.
Trustee Morgan will arrange for 3
principal while absent in California.
Miss Mary Moore will conduct the
primary department again this year.
Tucson Citizen.
| There is shortage of cattle on the
range now, as many of the Arlvlps cat
tlemen have been selling out during
the past year. Hon. Burt Dunlap sold
and shipped away good many of his
cattle and the balance he has moved to
Cochise county, in the vicinity OF
Cochise station.-Range News.
| The contract for the construction of
the proposed public school building
for district No. l was let yesterday At
ternoon, Gays the No9ales Vidette, Az
meeting of the district school board
bids for the work were opened and can
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