Arizona republican., 1899-05-29


 son valley, where he says freezing weather is the nightly occurrence. Even the oak brush which budded out q few weeks ago, has turned black and the foliage is dead. This is the most backward spring within the memory of the eldest habitant.-COurier.
 The Tombstone school trustees met last evening and appointed teachers for the ensuing year. The same corps of teachers who taught last term were retained for the coming term, viz: r. C. Willard, principal; Miss Rose Hat itch, Intermediate grade, and Miss Ida Padfield, primary grade. -TOmbston9 Prozpector.
 Miles Gibbons, well and favorably known in mining circles all over the southwest, is in town, coming recently from Mexico. Mir Gibbons has valu- able interests in mining in Placerita5, near this city, and like many others believes that that section has a deci3- edly prosperous future ahead, the question being simply one of develop ment to determine it.-JournalM Miner.
 Joe Wilson left tonight for his'ranch in Skull valley and takes down q sup ply of balocns and a dynamite com5i- nation in al endeayor to make it rain. He will tomorrow send skyward num- Der of projectiles, and makes this ex- pertinent purely in behalf Of the pre- vailing condition of the country, as he has got tired of wishing for rain to come by the ordinary methods Of sua- sion.-Journal-Miner
 Harry Buck returned to Holbro0k this week. He will shortly move his family to the ranch of Hicks 6 Brig ham near RatOn, N. RI, where they %Ir ~ health has improved very fast since he gave up his law practice at Tempe, and accepted position with Hicks & Brig ham. His many friends here hope that he will continue to improve rapidly and soon fully regain his former health.-Hclbrook Argus.
 A Mexican was brought to the coun- ty hospital from Chino valley yester- day. He had been very badly beaten up with hot branding iron. All his front teeth were knocked cut and he mass of blood and bruises. The man who had beaten him arrived before the Mexican did and gave himself up. His statement was that he caught the Mex fcan putting his brand on calves that did not belong to him, in order to get him into trouble. The Mexican also made rope marks around the necks Of celves to show that they. had been tied Gp.-Courier.
 Harry Gray and Chris Gish have been mining" about fifty miles south Of Casa Grande. While working claim they struck big body of pyrites Of in- dications and were 50 busy banning what they would do with the millions they expected to be worth that they forgot all about such small things as fOcd, etc, until there was not a scrap of bacon or a cupful of four in camp. Then they walked. They say they walked to Casa Grande, fifty-five miles. Some of their friends say they walked further; at any rate Chris can't geJ his shoes Cn yet, and Harry Gray has be- come so fond of walking that he footed it to Pima with 3 railroad pass in his pocket yesterday.-The Arizonian
 Thursday word was brought to town that a shooting affray had occurred on the Santa Cruz river near the interna- tional line, and Deputy Sheriff Flew cling was sent over to investigate. He arrested and brought over Jose Lucero. who was charged with shooting Espi- ridiCn Villa, who is a brother to Lrl- cerO's-wife. Lucero was himself sa- yereIy wounded in the arm. Lucero was accompanied by his father, mother and sister, Francisco Lucero. a girl about 13, who in turn lodged complaint against Villa for having committed rape upon the girl. Armed with a war rant Officer Flewelling was sent to ar rest Villa but returned and reported that his injuries were so serious that + would be dangerous to move him. Upon that showing Justice Taylor yes terday continued both cases until the wounded man can be brought Into cOurt--Nogales Oasis
 It is thought there will be trouble aver on Black river before long be- tween the Double Circle outfit and some of the smaller cattlemen. Re gently, so it is claimed, a large num- Der Of calves having the brands of va. rious persons on them have been found fcllCHing Double Circle cows. and Foreman Terrell and Range Bcss Van mum had several of them rounded up. put in a pasture and rebranded with the Double Circle iron. Then the m1a who had the calves branded first came to the raEch in force, went into the pasture and took the calves out in the presence of the Double Circle foreman and cowboys. They then made threats against the lives of several of Hamp- sons men. Deputy Sheriff Ed Alien went up there to try little moral sua- sion on the bad men and rustIeTs. IL