El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-14

The board of supervisors of Marico-
pa county appointed Mr.. Talbot IS i'm
migration commissioner.-Ex.
The assessed valuation of patented
mines in Yavapai county for 1899 ex-
ceeds that of 1898 by s24, 900. Elk.
N. A. McGuinis, ex-surveyor OF
Msricopa county, died at his home in
Phoenix last Wednesday afternoon.
Four persons were overcome by the
heat in Phoenix, of whom one, Henry
Church, did not recover, but died with
In few hours.-Ex.
Captain Boyd. who was shot through
the leg by the Verde valley assassin,
Is reported to be getting along very
nicely, says the Prescott Courier.
Mike Obi, of Graham county, hat
been appointed member of the terri
torial board of equalization vice E. A.
Cutter, deceased.-Journal Miner.
1t is very likely that Phoenix will
have at least one automobile this fall,
to give the city a metropolitan appear
ance and mystify the dusky natives.
The contract for the building of the
on August %. The plans were fur
nished by Architect frost, of Tucson.
Bulletin.
Boring for artesian water will soon
commence in Benson. 1t is the present
and feet If water In sufficient quanti-
ties is not obtained before that.
Letters are being received daily from
Washington to the effect that the work
Of rebuilding Whipple Is not effected
hn 80
as secretary OF war, says the Journal
Miner.
With new 'postoffice, q sewer sys-
tenn, an improved water works system
and free mail delivery to be in
augurated very soon. Prescott Is taking
on city airs very rapidly.-Journal
Miner.
w. A, Harwood, who was oustad
from the assessors Office, in Cochise
county, in conformity with an act pass-
ed by the last legislature, will appeal
his case to the supreme court.-Ex-
change.
Citizens of Nogales are hospitable
and no pains are spared to entertain
strangers. As result the town Is hav-
Ing an unprecedented growth. Bust
ness is good and the climate fs ideal
Enterprise.
Martin Costello offers the DAILY mines
In Bisbee for sale for $500, ZOO. The
question OF title to this property was
to the supreme court of the
United States, and was recently decid-
ed in Mr.. Costello's favor.-Ex.
The Jerome Hustler says there is 90
much building going on at present that
the streets are almost blocked through
out town with the piles of brick, stone,
lime. etc being used in construction
work. Going to have q town by and
by.
About 1880 o'clock last Saturday
night, at McCabe, situated in ,Ysvayai
county, not far from Prescott, mis-
creant attempted to blow up Behn's
store and boarding house with dyna-
mite. Officers have gone in pursuit.
Bulletin.
Every preparation is being made to
extend the ella Valley, Globe and
Northern railroad to the Black War
rior, distance of seven or eight miles.
The Black Warrior is looming up as
one of the big properties of this sec
ion. -Solomonville Bulletin.
The United States court came to a
sudden termination at Prescott Unit
I'd States Marshall Griffith announced
liter the court had been in session
bout three days that the fund for the
,avmont of Jurors was exhausted, and
he entire panel.was diseharged.-Orb.
City Attorney Darby decided yesser-
lay that the city could not legally ex-
bend money for advertising purposes.
His OPT ZION was called out by the pro-
position of Rich and Reuck, compilers
II the Resources of Arizona" to sell
he city 1000 copies OF the publication
or s20O.-Repub lican.
G. A. Miller, an operator, was found
cad at Aztec yesterday. He had one
rm In the Ice chest and the rest of his !
ody hanging over the chest. Miller
7as consumptive and came to Aztec |
rom San Jose, Cal. Coroner Moffet OF |
'slomas held an inquest on the body, |
hitch was packed in ice and shipped |
D Tucson. tinel.
Joe Burton found the remains of q
ian, the other day who had been dead
Or probably. three days. and whose
anne is not known. The ghastly die
overy was made in little cabin on
ne west side of Granite creek, Just
bove the old Lount place, in Prescott.
pistol wa lying on the dead mans
lght shoulder, with one cartridge
ischarged.
Two months ago a skunk bit a Mex
IAN through the nose, in the Jerome
Gig hborhood. The man went from Je-
'me TO Chaparral gulch. He was
rought In from Chaparral, yesterday,
} be tried AS to his sanity. 1t was sta
I'd that he had not eaten for four days
I'D that he could not swallow. The
an was lodged in tent a short dis
.nce south of town, and died yesterday
fternoon. City.
The people OF Chloride will take q
70 days vacation TO celebrate the com
|etion of the railroad to that point.
he last spike will be made of Mohave
ounty silver and will be driven with