Arizona republican., 1899-10-28

The Clinl1scale building as it nears
completion presents a handsome and
substantial appearance. \ number of
the office rooms have been spoken for.
jerome Reporter.
Father Vabre has gone to Tucson 10
remain. He has been assistant in
Prescott to Father Quetu for two or
three years and has been we'll liked
Miner.
Al Ezekiels was arraigned before
Justice Culver upon the charge Of MUIR
der at 10 o'clock Thursday morning
and the examination was postponed
until 10 o'clock Saturday morning.
Tucson Citizen.
Charles Marsh met with a painful
accident yesterday at the United
Verde Junior while blasting. The fuse
was too short and the blast went off
sooner than expected, tearing his arm
nearly off. DIR. Cody was summoned
immediately and dressed the wounds.
Jerome Reporter.
Cattle shipping from Wilcox has be-
gun in good earnest. The Range News
says: ]. B. Parks, manager of McI\it-
tricks outfit, was in today to order
cars for about 1000 head of cattle
which are to be shipped to Captain Nc
I<ittrick's ranch at Bakersfield The
first train load will go out about Sat
urGay
Captain Robert McGregor of the
South Dakota regiment, lately arrived
at Fort Grant from the Philippines and
is paying a visit to his parents, Colonel
and Mrs. McGregor A younger broth
er Of Captain McGregor was also in
the regiment. Both returned in good
health and with rich fund of expert
ence.-WiIlcox News.
Bayless and Berkalew placed forty
one range cattle from their Oracle
ranch into their cooler room today. Mr..
Bayless claims that this is the finest
bunch of range cattle that was ever
killed here They are as fat as any
Kansas corn fed cattle notwithstand-
ing the fact that they are range fed
entirely--Tucson Citizen.
Tuesday afternoon the school chill
dren raised the flag recently donated
by the school board. The pupils had
been carefully instructed in their part
OF the programme, and acquitted them
selves nicely. General, Minty was in
Vited to address the children His re-
marks were of a historical nature.
dealing largely with the late unpleas-
antness.-Jerone Reporter
The hay contractors. NJ. L. Wood.
John Ellis and Hugo Thaden, were re-
Gently called on to furnish 20 per cent
additional of the amount of their con
tracts and are now busily engaged in
putting 1t in at the post. They have
been fortunate in having a favorable
season and have been able to fill their
contracts with native hay at a good
profit to themselves News.
A Mexican brought into town this
afternoon the carcass of a fine black
bear that he had shot in the Santa Ca
talinas- His bearship was purchased
by c. F. Schumacher who has il hung
in front of his store. The meat will |
be cut up and sold. Black bears are !
very scarce in Arizona and the skin of
this specimen has been purchased by /
Prof Tourney of the universfty-Tu /
son Citizen.
Many people in Prescott viii regret /
TO know that Mrs. James Collins, wife I
of Lieutenant Collins, formerly sta
TONED at Whipple, is now a maniac. .
says the Courier. She arrived at San
Francisco on the Tartar, which brought
Funston and his men over. She lost
her reason shortly before arriving in
San Francisco, cried out that her hus-
band was imprisoned and Wept most
pitifully- Captain Collins died at Cebu
of fever.
The Tucson Star very appropriately
says: There appears to be an cpl
demic which runs to taking human life.
There has been more murders in south
ern Arizona during the last six weeks
than for several previous months
What does it mean2 Is it On account
OF the change of the weather or what?
Radical measures should be invoked
to stay the hand of the slayer. Human
life seems to be entirely too cheap of
late What can be done TO raise its