Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-11-23

The Yuma fire department is making
preparations to give a grand masquer-
AIDE ball on Christmas night.
The Ocotill9 Tennis club will give a
grand mas uerade ball at Lake hall
in Kingman on Thanksgiving day
Mrs. j. Cohenour of Kingman has
gone to Los Angeles. where she Will
place: herself under the care of phys
icia MS
Kingman was visited twice last week
with heavy showers of rain. The Wal
lapai mountains are covered by a
heavy coating of snow.
The Kingman school has received
two dozen new seats for use in the
school rooms to accommodate the rap
idly growing attendance.
The Santa Fe Pacific railroad is put
ting in five or six hundred feet of new
tracks in the Kingman yards. Another
side track win probably have TO be put
in right away.
The Catholic church of Yuma is near
ing cqynpletion, the roof having been
iinish-d and the bell placed in the stee-
pie, 1t is one of the handsomest edi-
11cfs in the territory.
\ Mexican while engaged in cleaning
out well at Signal in Mohave county
the other day fell a distance of forty
feet. Aside from a slight cut and a
Few triling bruises he escaped serious
injury
milford Winsor this week received 4
shipment of fine Belgian harcs from Il
leading rabbitry in Los Angeles. The
little animals are standard bred and
arr perfect beauties. Two of the best
ones cost Mr.. Winsor S1O0.-Yuma Sun.
Yuma county boasts of two wonders.
The first is the Wonder Of the World
mine recently discovered near the King
of Arizona, and the second is a stage
driver on the line between the King
and Mohawk, who never speaks until
spoken to.-Yuma sun.
g. A. Hartman has disposed of his
interests in IIingman and together
with his wife has departed for Fresno.
Cal, where he will go into business.
Mr.. Hartman during his short resi-
dence in KinSman made many friends
who regret to have him leave the town.
-Kingman Miner.
The expected appearance of the me-
teors did not materialize in this por-
ton of the world. \. E. Douglas of the
Lowell observatory obtained photo
graphs of six meteors. Notwithstanding
the cloudy weather and the meteOrs
falling to appear in the numbers ex-
pected.-Flagstaff Sun.
Sam Crozier came down from Trux-
ton early this week and remained sew
eral days. He reports Thomas Baker,
who is at Mr.. CroZier's home, gradual
ly growing weaker. Mr.. Bakers illness
is a cause of sincere regret among his
many friends in Observation-Disclosures
Miner.
Thomas Tyrrell. who is just in from
Wallapai mountain. informs us that
the wagon road to Wallapai mountain
is fast assuming reality. About six
miles of road have already been built
and the remaining part will be finished
to n connection with the old road next
week.-Kingman Miner.
City Attorney Pierce Evans returned
Wednesday evening from Los Angeles.
where he has been for the past month
engaged in perfecting his water wheel.
Mr.. Evans is quite enthusiastic over
the ultimate success of his invention
and now proposes to settle down and
reap the rewards of the same.-Yuma
Sentinel.
+. X. AleXandrew, mining man of
Los Angeles, in company with Peter
Walters. discOverer Of the Golden Cross
mine, arrived in Yuma yesterday, hav-
ing made the trip from Needles in a
small boat. The object of the trip was
to examine some copper properties in
which Mr.. Walters is Interested
Yuma Sun.
Judge S. II. Spooner, special United
States attorney, is in Kingnan taking
testimony in several Indian deDreda-
ton cases, says the Miner. W. L.
Grounds Of blackberry has a case of
long standing that will probably be
adjudicated at this time. Mr.. Grounds
had Il large number of cattle stolen