Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-10-27

The reported killing of one Of the
Harris Brockman hunting party in the
Ajo mountains in Sonora has proved to
be a hoax, much to the qualification OF
an,--Bisbee Orb.
George RoSgenstroh is unloading a
carload of machinery at the depot to
day for a new saw mill to be erected 5y
the Old Dominion Copper company at
the site selected on Pinal mountain
four miles west of where the Old mill
was located.-Globe Silver Belt.
Mrs Edward Barker. while doing up
her housewori this morning, broke one
of the bones in her ankle. says the Bis
be-, Orb A doctor was called and the
broken bone placed in splints. The
many friends of Mrs. Barker are pain
ed to hear of her accident and hope for
her speedy recovery.
Line Riders Hitchcock and Miller
made several small seizures of SNUG
gled goods at Naco Sunday. Parties
going down from here thought they
would like 10 bring home box of good
cigars or bottle of mescal, but most
of them were detected and made to
give up their possessions Bisbee Orb
Mrs. Charles Ferguson, wife of the
rector of Grace Episcopal church, IS
en- route to Europe on a trip of several
months duration. During her absence
Mrs. Ferguson will chaperone a num-
Der of eastern young ladies. fdrs.
Ferguson formed many friendships
during her brief stay in Tucson
Star.
Uncle John Landon, who recently re-
ceived a good appointment as chair
man Of the Pacofic Coast Division Ad-
Visory board, Brotherhood of Railway
Engineers, is here from San Francisco,
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resignation to the local lodge yester-
day, the same being accepted with re-
gret.-Tucson Star
The number of Mexican cattle im-
ported in September was SOL, of Which
LOS came in at Eagle Pass. 615 at Ell
Paso, 465 at Laredo and 292 at Nogales.
There were also entered at Nogales $50
head in bond for shipment to Havana.
Only 81, 153 head have been admitted
from Mexico up to October this year.
Tucson Citizen.
Pat Dougherty, a miner employed by
the Copper Queen company, was taken
to the hospital on Saturday in an al
most helpless condition. Last Tues
day he was caught by cavern in the
mine and injured in the side and back,
but he thought the injury of compare
lively little consequence and went to
his cabin expecting to be around in a
day or two.-Bisbee Orb.
At meeting of the council today
Deputy Sheriff William Blankenship
was appointed marshal of the town of
Jerome, vice Frank Ferguson who
through sickness was unable to attend
to the office. Billy Blankenship is a
well known peace officer in Arizona
and will undoubtedly give the town
good service, and will be a terror to
evil doors in the future as he has been
in the past.-Jerome News.
General Manager ]. p. Seager who
was in from Helvetia the other day
said that the rail route from the mine
to the smelter would be completed by
November Is. The line from Vails
station on the railroad to the copper
properties of the Helvetia company
was a possibility. 1t is an eighteen
mile stretch between the points men
toned. Tucson will suffer the loss of
local trade if the latter becomes Il GER
tainty.-Star.
The Blocks football team of Pres
colt has organized and is getting down
to hard practice. The eleven is look
ing forward eagerly to the coming
game with Phoenix on Thanksgiving
day. The lineup is as follows: w. J.
Murphy. center; w. b. Bones. right
guard; Arthur Morris, left guard; c. S.
Foster, right tackle; Tom JONES' left
tackle; T. J. Brown, right end; Bob
Van Houtunl, left end; Edwin Henden,
quarter back; S. B. Balderson, right
half; w. E. Stewart, left half; Harry
Cotton, full back.
Thursday last Mr. Arthur Cordiner
received by telegram the news of the
death of his wife's brother William
Medlin, a young man Who is well and
favOrably known in jerome, says the
News, he having worked here for some
time. The young man was also d
brother of Mrs. J. A. Mcdonald Mrs. |
Mcdonald left on the same afternoon |
for Daggett, Cal, where the death oc- /
CURED. This morning n letter was re-
ceived from the scene of the accident |
which said that Mr.. Medlin and his |
partner were sinking an incline and |
were only at a depth of about forty /
feet when the foul air killed both of /
them.
According to the Williams News the /
northern country Is preparing to break
some agricultural records. It says:
Whether or not the land on this pla-
teau will produce cereals and vege-
tables has been an oft disputed queS-
ton. Fr6m samples of oats, sunfiOW-
ers and beets left this week at the
News office by J. W. Bolton, who has