Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-11-23
Arizona Day by Day
Live News Faken From Territorial Exchanges.

from him in 1872. Fred Nobman of Los
Angeles lost cattle by Indian forases
and has a claim against the govern
ment for the same.
w. w. Hill, brother of George Hill
Of this place, died in Phoenix Wednes-
day. Mr. Hill has been sick for the
past three years. suffering from min
eral poisin. He was a prominent min
ing man and one of the finest machin-
lists in the territory. He has held posi-
tions of trust with the United Verde
at jerome, the Old Dominion at Globe
and with other Arizona mining COM
panies. He was at one time a resident
OF Flagstaff and has many friends here
who will regret to learn of his death
Flagstaff Sun.
]. L. Ward left Tuesday morning for
San Luis Obispo. where his son ]. L.
Ward, a deputy of San Diego county, is
lying at the point of death, says the
Yuma Sentinel. Mr.. Ward was taking
a convict by the name of Ross to San
Quentin on the steamer Santa Rosa
and thinking there was no chance of
escape had gone to sleep but in the
meantime the steamer put into a small
harbor and Ross, thinking to escape,
pounded him over the head with a
heavy water bottle, fracturing the
skull. The convict did not escape and
Mr.. Ward is still alive with chances
of recovery.
y party of eight men who are inter
ested in the Cibola canal enterprise ar
rived Wednesday night from Califor-
MIA and left by wagon for the Cibola
valley, says the Yuma Sun. The object
OF their visit is to investigate the prop
osition thoroughly and determine
whether or not they will build a new
canal. The canal built last year was u
failure, as it would furnish water only
during the overflow season. A survey
for a new canal, however. has been
made and if. in the judgment of these
men, the project will justify the ex-
pense, work will be commenced on it at
once, otherwise the scheme will be
abandoned. for the present at least. A
small number of farmers who have
land that can be irrigated a portion Of
the year by the present canal are i'm
proving their land and preparing to
make permanent homes.
The Holbrook Argus has opened q
matrimonial agency in connection with
the printing business. 6. 3. and L. p
advertise for wives and N. S. wants a
husband. NJ. s. lives at Woodruff and
the first TO come will be first served
y Jerome justice of the peace adver-
tises thusly in the Hustler: IF there
is crUsty old maid in this town who
desires to fly TO the arms of an equally
crusty old bachelor. and the two of
them will call on me or send for me, 1
Will help them over their troubles in a
few minutes. During my life ] have
Joined together hundreds OF couples
and nearly all of them are now di-
Vorcees; so you see if you make a bad
selection you can easily repair the
damage. If you have other troubles.
come to me and 1 will help you. My
terms are ten days or ten dollars [
will sell a lot for you or rent your
houses to desirable tenants. My occu-
pations are various. Joe B. Henry. jus
tice of the peace, matrimonial angel.
real estate agent and general handy
man. p. 81 live on Hull avenue.
Quite a ripple of excitement prevailed
in WinslOW for a short time Monday
over the fight between Deputy Sheriff
Hogan and posse and six or seven Nav
ajos. who We're off the reservation on
a hunt, says the Mail. People We're
cleaning their Winchcsters, shot guns
and siX-shooters in every part Of the
city. Willum is the happy owner of an
old muzZle loading, flintIock United
States musilet. such as were used dur
ing the revolutionary war. He brought
the old gun out, cleaned it up nicely.
bought some five pounds of gun pow
der and was back of the Parlor sa-
loon loading it. He first poured down
a handful of powder. then about two
ounces Of brass lacks, more powder on
them, fourpenny nails on the powder.
more powder followed and ten-penny
nails. He was in the act of pouring
out more powder when he happened
to look at the muzzie of the gun and
saw that it was full. Looking up he
remarked: = wish she was about
eight inches longer. I wanted to get
in those four screws. When l turn that
charge loose on those red devils there
won't be one left to tell the tale. Why.
l can go to the line. shoot across the
reservation and Kill every Indian on 1t
and if l could have only got those
screws in. there wouldn't be q tree left
on the reservation. Now let them
come"