Arizona republican., 1899-01-12

JChn Sorg of Prescott is ct present residing fJ5 San Jose, Cal.
 Uncle John Mars, the well known Agua Fria sHockman, is in Prescott
 L. s. Crandeu of Jerome is visiting in Prescott, being his first visit there for s5me time.
 Lewis Willard. a prominent citizen of the Verde valley, arrived in Pres colt the other day for brief visit.
 MT. ard Mrs. sam Hill and the lat ter's sister, Miss Cora Dwyer, let Prescott for San Diego the 'oihar day
 It is reported that some rich gold bearing quartz has ibeen found in the new tunnel north Of Prescott, which is being put in to obtain a 'wa-er sup ply.
 Governor R. c. Powers has gone to Los Angeles. He will be away for a few weeks. B. I. Roberts will have charge of Governor Powers office dur ing his absence, says the Prescott JourEal-Ainer.
 Don't go hunting for doves male deer and antelopes at this t'me of the year, because the season is net open You can hunt foa quail, partridge, grouse, wild turkey, ducks, snipe and rail until March 1.
 M. s. Taft returned th's afternoon from a visit of several weeks in tEe east. He says they are having 3 reg ular old fashioned cold winter with plenty Of snow in New York, where he has been visiting. Mrs. Taft will re main in the east for several weeks yet. -JUur1al-Miner
 There w2s a heavy snow storm all day Sunday in Prescott. but owing to the milGress of the tempsrltute, It nearly all melted Gs it fell, says the Journal Miner. During the early even ing there was a pe,cep itle fall cn the te empera. .ure and a heIvy fCg p'ev9il for about three O. fur hours, when the clouds passed away and cold wave set in sending theimercury away down
 T. iHi Lucas a pioneer of Yava2ai county, died at his home in South Pres- c.tt the other day of dropsy. De e5sed was a native of Engian5, aged T years. He had been sick for about five we ks. He came to Prescott in the sixties and had rsided there ever since, sOne 'df1 r. ty-threa CT -ttiIty-fo-r years He was U, Conscientious, upright man and WIS an excellent citizen. He as never mar r;ed and the only rellt;ve there lift by him IS a half brother,
 Report -ccmes from Kirkland valley of the death at that point, Sunday, Jan. ]. 1899, of Wm. H. Kirkland. a we'll known pioneer, after whom the valley was named. MT. falkland was about 66 years of ege His history is wall inter,wined with that of the carly his tory of northern Arizona and he took part in many of the thrilling episodes Of frontier life hereabouts in tte times wh .cn tired mems s5ul5.-Pres- colt COuier.
 Henry Brady recently k.l ed noun tain lion in the Catalinas under cir cumsl ance3 that proclaim him a man of nerve. He crawled into a thicke5 and suddenly came within ten feet Cf the animal croUched, ready to spring. With one well directed shot from his six-sh3oter a ball penetrated the oFen mouth and brain, causing the instant death of the lion. Mir. Brady Drou: ht the skin to Florence this week and re- ceived the $20 reward offered by the county. which was well earned under the circums stances.-FlOrense Tribune. |
 J. B. B3rkley of the Tucson stabless broueht with him from Phoenix fine blCoded COW Of registered Kentucky stock It is generally supposed tbat the dog, and even the horse, is above the COW in intelligence, but the COW has bean taught several tricks that are thought clever in the dog. She not <. only understands, but has been taught to talk. not the English language ex- ! actIy, but % as to be understood. The animal cannot be bought for the price of the ordinary COW. and is not adyer- l tised for sale.-CitiZen.
 Engineer Becker, under whose super vision the .Unite1 Verde an1 Pacific railroad +tea Jerome was constrUcted; : arrived 1et Jerome last Friday ard i'm {! me6iately started out with a corps of engineers, it is said, to survey rcu5e ! for the extension Of the U. " & F., roa1 to the Equator mine. It is also