Arizona republican., 1899-04-15


mornings train Tor Phoen1A. All
San Diego Sun.
Colin Cameron, the manager of
large cattle ranch in southern Arizona,
passed through the city last night on
has way to Kansas City. He was met
at the station by C. l.. BroOks.-Albu-
Querque Citizen.
Two Mexicans killed eight large rat
tlesnaKes near the Bayless & Berketez
sheep ranch on April 8, the largest be-
ing FIVE feet two inches and the small
est three feet Ave inches in length.
They say there is d large den Of snakes
at that place, and last year they killed
fourteen in one day.-Tucson Citizen.
A correspondent writing from Phoe-
nix, Ariz., asks why the grain and
feed men do not advertise. He says
he wants to find somebody VINO han
dies Oil-o2lle meal, and that he can
not find anything of the kind in the
paper. The Times is unable to an
swer the conundrum.-L0s Angeles
Times.
An amazing number of crippies are
developing in Arizona. Out of thirty
six men registered to vote at the mu-
nicipal election by one clerk the other
day in Phoenix thirty were. crippies.
remarkable results Of exempting Grip
pies from paying poll taX.-Los An
geles Times.
Mr.. J. c. MahOney and Miss S. A.
Carr were united in marriage at .
O'Clock this morning by Father Cahill.
The groom is the well known railroad
and police reporter of the Herald
while the bride is a young woman OF
rare business ability and possesses a
disposition of great amiability. She
has successfully conducted a profitable
millinery business in this city for more
than a year. The best wishes Of q host
of friends fellow the young couple on
their matrimonial venture.-El Paso
Herald. Mr.. Mahoney is well known
in Phoenix and was At one time en-
ployed on The Republican.
The Vendome hotel has been sold tc
Mr.. and Mrs. DeGrof, who have been
conducting the New Orndorff hotel al
Tucson. The deal was closed in this
city today. Reeves third interest haC
ALREADY been secured by DeGron and
Mr.. Reynolds transferred his two
thirds interest to them for the amount
paid by him sd as not to stand in the
way of progress and in order that the
hotel might no. remain longer closed
to the detrIment Of FL Pas0 and the
travelling public. E. Kohlberg Of this
city is well acquainted with Mr.. and
Mrs. DeGroff and 1-ys they understand
thoroughly how TO run a first-oasJ no
tel. Several days ago the Herald con-
tanned the exclusive announcement
that the Vendome was about to be
Opened.-El Paso Herald
Frank P Trott, who attended the
grand lodge here this week, is intsr-
in wa lr -
River valley. In conversation with 9
reporter last night he said that a com
pany had been organized and in les
than six months time work would be
gin on the construction of Z dam. This
he said was not generally known ever
in the Salt River valley but that il
would prove true he had little doubt
Mr.. Trott has prepared plans of a res
ervCir site near Fort Mcdowell which
has been accepted by this company. Hf
thinks that the Tonic Basin dam vii
also have to be built before the irriga
ton system of the valley is complete
The statement was made by Mr.. TrOt
that the evaporation of water IN thl
section where the reservoirs viii b;
built is estimated as ten feet in year
1.-The Arizona climate" said Mr.. TrOtt
is very thirsty, and when you c0nSid
er that large body Of water is SoUgh
by all the currents of air in chat yicin
ity just as a band CT cattle seek wate
the evaporation viii rot seem SO extra
ordinary. Tucson Citizen.
The Prescott Courier, describing tht
killing of John D. Young in the Elk
hart mining shaft adds: It is stated
that Young drove Judge Slc2n out t,
the mine. Judge Sloan and Mine Fore
man Ferguson had been lowered to tn
bottom of q deep shaft and were wait
ing for the bucket to come down Il
draw them up. Young got into tbs
bucket, which was to be let down; a
he did so, the bucket in some mannel
became unlocked. He cried out: 4 4
gone!" The bucket was caught in the
shaft after a fall OF 115 feet. Had i
fallen to the bottom Judge Sloan anC
Mr.. Ferguson would have been killed