The border vidette., 1899-10-28
ARIZONA ATA GLANCE.

Phoenix people are working dillgent-
ly for the success of the carnival to be
given December 4-S
The Masonic grand lodge of the ter
ritory OF Arizona will meet in Tucson
on Nov. "A, 10 and 16.
A case pronounced to be leprosy ap-
peared in Stafford last week, and the
patient, Mexican who said his name
was jose Almads, aged 80 years, was
taken to Solomonville. He WAS located
in an isolated place, but left between
days.
The Yuma Elks are getting up into
the world and now have a no 1e OF
their own. According to the Sun. the
new Elks' Hall was dedicated Wednes-
day evening with appropriate and i'm
pressive ceremonies.
The first dance at Black Warrior
took place in the new residence of Por-
ter Fleming, just after Black Newman
put on the finishing touches of paper.
The music was excellent and but two
Instruments were used, but it was pro-
nOunced to be up-to-date in putting
cheer into the dancers.
Thirteen negro soldiers of the Twen-
ty-fifth infantry accused of beating
with clubs four Tonto Indians on tho
night OF October I3 at the San Carlos
agency. had preliminary hearing last
Saturday before United States Court
Commissioner Charles T. Martin, and
Lnld in, hoH
jury.
A most unexpected discovery of ma
tural gas has just been made by Col.
L. w. Brooks and o. H. Willis in the
villiage of Yuma. The strongest escape
of gas appears in the partly over6owed
banks of the Colorado river on the
north side just below the hotel. The
ground has been located and sc;en-
tific examination will be made imme-
diately to determine the nature of the
gGs.-Sentinel
Mayor CAM Of Phoenix is being
given taste OF political high life by
some of the Phoenix papers because of
his attitude in opposition to municipal
ownership of wafer works. II is in
timated that the mayors three months
witt to Los Angeles WIS devoted to q
close study of water works questions
under the tutelSge of such able ex-
ponents OF the subject as General NJ. II.
Sherman and John +. Francis.
AL Ezekiels, of Tucson. whown to
many Nogales people, and formerly .
United States deputy marshal, last
Saturday shot and killed c. c. Ras-
musssn, aged 60 years, property
caused Ezekiel's family to be elected
from one of his houses during the lat
teri absence from the city. The coro-
ner's jury returned a verdict to the
effect that deceased camo to his death
from gunshot wounds from the hands
OF Al Ezekie!s'' The intelligence OF
the tragedy WAS shock to Ezekiels'
acquaintance. in Nogxles, who know
him to be man OF quiet disposition
and not easily provoked 10 SINGER.
A. n. Goudy arrived last week from
Los Angeles and has since visited
Riggs ranch and the several round
ups now in progress in this section.
lie h>ds cattle everyw2ere in good con-
ditiun bGb reports .hat stock men COM
plain OF q small calf crop. Afr. Goudy
will probably make some purchases OF
f.t stock before leaving, gays the Range
News. Inspector E. L. Hooker. lsst
week accompanied to Sierra Bonita
ranch u representa- of the Cudahy
Packing company Of Los Angeles, who,
we understand, arranged to make
series Of shipment of fat cattle from
the ranch during tie fall mouths. It's
no tro1ble to sell good stock.