Arizona republican., 1899-02-08
Arizona Day by Day Live News Taken From Territorial Exchanges.

I Goode Smelling company of Williams is looking over the Big Bug country in 1 the interest Of 8 smelter. MT. flag 1 eett pronOUnces that section the best i field in noIthern Arizona for first ] class smelter. It has Heretofore been 1 stated that Big Bug ores were not of a quality to be successfully handled by i the Smclting process. MT. 'Haggett ] says that is a mistake In accord with mining men of experience in the Big ! Bug country he declares the ores can be handled with great success and from present indications it will not be long until the truth Of his assertion will be | fully proven. A smelter for Big Bug is now practically one of the certainties of the immediate future. M. s. Taft is in from the Sterling mines in the Big Bug and says every thing is moving along satisfactorily at the mine. The quality of ore now be- ing taken out is valuable beyond their most sanguine expectations. F. H. O'Brien, a prominent mining man from the Black Rock country, is in town. MT. O.Brien also has valu- able mining interests on Lynx creek.
 Mrs. c. A. Dake is visiting in San Diego.
 Under Sheriff A. A. Johns has re- turned from d business trip to Phoe- nix.
 The fire department held an election last evening to elect q chief and assist ant chief for the ensuing year
 The mintsrel show to be given by the Catholic choir will be held in the Bash ford opera house Friday evening, Feb ruary IS.
 The Good Templars gave an enter tainment at their hall Monday even ing. The program was interesting and the attendance unusually large.
 The dance given by Prof. Gallick's orchestra in Dake's hall last Friday evening was very pleasant affair. The orchestra always furnishes up to date music that proves an inspi -atiOn to the dances.
 Some magnificent samples of ore talk eD from the Sterling mine are on dis play at the Burke hotel. Mining men generally pronounce the ore exception ally fine.
 The hook and ladder company has elected the following officers: Presi- dent and foreman, w. D. Tinker; vice president and first assistant foreman, George Giles; second assistant fore man, J. E. Gates; secretary, T. L. Schultz; treasurer. William Bunte; fire delegates, George Giles and H. D. Campbell
 Miss Irene Martin remained in Phoe- nix since the legislative ball and ban Quet, the guest of Mrs. J. c. Adams and MIs. N. c. Murphy, at the Hotel Ad- ans.
 Bids on the county business for the ensuing year were opened by the board of supervisors Monday at o'clock D. m. and were as follows: County print ing-Courier, $996; Journal-Miner, $1,19975; Pick and Drill, S1 ,080. Sta tionery-Kelly 6 Stephens, various prices; George Wooster. the same Burying indigent dead-S A. Logan, S20. Caring for clocks-H Lemon, $120 per year and $45 per quarter; George Cook, $33. .33 per quarter Hos pital, per day for each patieDt-Mrs. S. L. Riley, 65 cents; D. Pentland. 57 cents; William Thomas, 50 cents; NJ McInerney, 50 cents. Phys.cians-E. T. Cody, $50 per year; J. c. Scarborough, S48; J. B. McNally, S75. Feeding pris- oners-Burke & Hickey, permeal, F cents; Charles EIusted, 14 cents Con- tracts on the above are to be let to- day.
 The condition of George Dwye~, dep- Ety county treasurer, who was recent lY stricken with paralysis, still re- mains unchanged, and the physicians Fronounce his case an incurable one
 Mrs. B. D. Adams, mother of A. D. Adams, lumber dealer Of Prescott and Ii. r. Adams of Williams died at McAl- lister, Indian Territory, January 24 aged 77 years. Deceased was well known in Prescott, where she resided eight years ago.
 WILL GILSTRAP.