El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-24

McCord, commanding. His appoint
ment Is made on strong recommends
tion from Arizona and by prominent
army of6cials.-Ex.
The board of supervisors of Mari
copa county propose to appoint an i'm
migration Observation-Disclosures.
Jerome has experienced some very
severe thunder storms during the past
week, accompanied by heavy downfall
of rain.-Ex.
Flagstaff will furnish quite num-
Der of students for the first session of
the Normal school which opens in Sep
tember.-Tucson Citizen.
1t is estimated that the Southern Pa
cific railroad has already taken 1000
people from Arizona to the California
seaside resorts this syear.
A recruiting Office for volunteers
has been opened at FIT. Huachuos. The
attractive government posters are to
be seen at the post office.-Prospec-
tor.
Will the wonders of Arizona never
cease? A Mr.. Jones claims to have
discovered the evidence of buried
city, near the Colorado, In Yuma coun-
ty.-Ex.
The annual Old Folks gathering for
Navajo county, will be held at Snow
flake, on August and 9. All persons
OF IS years upward, are especially in
vited.-Ex.
The railroad compauy's large ice
house at Winslow Is receiving it. fin.
ishing touches. Lumber for the new
freight depot is being placed on the
ground.-Ex
| A dividend of S15, 900 has just been
declared by the Grand Canal Co. of
Phoenix, being the first dividend ever
declared on canal stock In the valley
Journal Miner.
| Work on the foundation for the new
opera house hae been commenced, and
the work is to be pushed. Winslow has
long needed first-clsss opera house.
Tucson Citizen.
The "kissine bug" has found his way
to Benson, but 80 far has confined his
osculatory conduct to gentlemen only.
Ladies escape.-Certainly he is not q
Hobson.-Breeze.
The capitol commission has awarded
the contract for plumbing wiring and
heating the new capitol building. The
lucky bidder was Mr.. Tom Lowell, Who
will do the entire work, including the
sewer piping, for SO. 45O.-Ex.
FlaRstaff's telephone company has
just installed an electric fire alarm for
the use of the town. II is given in ex-
change for license charged the COM
psny for its telephone business, costing
the city nothinR.-Journal-Mi Miner.
A number of the younger members
of the bar of Prescott have taken steps
which resulted last Saturday evening
In an organization called the young
Mems Bar association of PRESCOTT
Eugene Brady O'Neill was selected
chairman and Richard S. Stockton Sec
retary.-Tucson Star.
Track laying will commence on the
Santa Fee & Grand Canyon railroad
some time this month, if all the preli-
| minaries can be settled in time, as it is
| the wish Of the company to get steel
down just as soon rs arrangements can
| be completed for the proper doing OF
such work.-Williams News.
A number of parties contemplate
leaving for the northern portion of
Arizona to attend the dance of the Mo-
qui Indians which begins on the 18th
of August The Moquis are said to be
| the only tribe of Indians in the country
that keep up the strange custom of
dancing and snake Observation-Disclosures
Orb.
DR.. F. M. Endlich, a prominent min
ing engineer, shot and killed himself
| at Tucson Monday. He was manager
of the Martinique Mining company
| near Tucson. Dependency caused by
drink was the motive. Eudlich was in
Toni year ago and will be re-
| membered by many of our residents
Pros
There was q fatality during the
| thunder storm of Tuesday night within
| three miles of Phoenix. It happened
on the outer border of the country
swept by the storm, to the south
! An Indian who ,was returning to the
| reservation from the city was struck
| ranch. The flash of lightning killed
| the Indiansand his pony.-Tucson Star.
Wilcox is one of the most enterpris-
ing and: thoroughly up to date towns for
its size of any in Arizona. It has ice
plsnt that turns out five thousand
pounds of ice day. The cold storage
rooms with capacity!of five oars are in
| town derives Its water supply from a
2S0 foot we'll producing the finest kind
of water. The electric light works has
| O,O00 candle power capacity with
| three wire distributing circuits. There
are few towns with the small popula-
| tion of HWi]cox that enjoy there ad-
vantaRes.-Ex'
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