The Weekly orb., 1899-01-08
From Fr.day's Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
 Mrs. H. Schmieding is confined to her home with severe cold, bordering on La grippe.
 E. G. Norton went down to Naco yes terday afternoon, where he is engaged in erecting some buildings.
 Wm. Humphrey, of the firm of Wm. Humphrey < Co.,, butchers, came in last evening from a weeks trip to the valley buying beef cattle for his market.
 J. H. Jacks went down to Naeo this morning on business, returning this afternoon.
 Cohn Bros. are packing their stock of goods preparatory to return to Phoenix, where they will resume business. They will leave Bisbee tomorrow or the next day.
 Miss Hogan, one of the young ladies employed at the company store is confined to her home with a severe attack of Ia grippe.
 H. Schmisding is making ext ensiye improvements in his residence on Quality Hill, which, when completed, will add greatly to the appearance of the building.
 John Gehl, sx.deputy sheriff, came over from Tumbstone yesterday and will spend few days here visiting his 'nieces, Mrs. Buckly and Mrs. Cane.
 In the first week of December 1,457 head of Mexican cattle were admitted to the United States, and in the second week 3,86S. Nearly 5000 entered through Nogales and the sub-port of Bisbee in the two weeks.
 A Missouri paper remarks: "Hobson seems to have gone, without appointing anybody to look after his business. This is hardly fair to a small number of Missouri girls who have not yet been kissed" ,.. -.,"
 The eleven year old son of A. G. Pendleton, of Globe was crowned last Wednesday evening in the rail. road well at that place. Playing a game of hide and seek, he descend- ed into the well by ladder and fell into fifteen feet of water. I
 A gentleman, who has been employed in teamlng between Naco and Nacosari, whose name could not be learned by THE ORE man, was brought in ol the train last evening suffering from severe attack of pneumonia. He is at the Norton house and is being attended by Dr. Edmondson.
 At his homo vest erdsy evening, s. W. Grant entertained a few of his friends in . royal manner. The spread is said to have been most toothsome, consist ing of everything good te be found in the market. A royal good time ,wai had by all until the clock on the mantle toled off the hour when ghosts walk and reminded all that the time for re tiridg had arrived. The good night, were said and the guests took their de- parture for their homes, well pleased with the evenings enjoyment.
 The Copper Queen company have adopted new departure tor the hand. ling of the slag from. the furnaces. A track will be laid from the furnaces to tho track upon which the Little Queen is operated. On this track small mo- ter engine with cars attached will be placed, which will convey the slsg from the furnaces to the little Queen, where it will be transferred from the moter train to the big slag pots and taken tc the slag dump and snptied. This will do away with the many hand carts 70 long in use at the smelter, and pre- vent tho many minor accidents which happen in the handling of the slag. :
 For the information of those wishing to know the proper size of base ball ground the following is copied from a page in Practical Ball Playing fol 1899 by Arthur A. Irwin. "A base ball ground should be 450 feet long 250 feet wide with the catcher's box at least 50 feet from one end of the field. A good many of our professional games, however, are played on ground composing one city square which is 800 by 300 feet playing across from one corner to another." The ground laid of on Quality hill is 5oe long by 300 wide or 50 feet longer 50 feet wider than the amount of space really required.
 So far THE ORB has received no in formation concerning the appointment of assessor by the board of supervis ors, and in this matter the board should consider we'll before making the appointment, and honor no man with. that position who is not in every par. ticular qualified to fill the place and perform the duties of the office to tho letter. The board of supervisors are the guardians of the peoples' rights, and it is their bound duty under their oat hs of office to protect the interests of the people at all hazard and in every inatance hencn thava hovs no