Arizona republican., 1899-03-24

superintendent or P1ma county. M
 other candidates have appeared thus
 far.
 Joseph St. Germain. 9 blacksmith
 formerly of Jerome, died near Phoenix
 Sunday. Deceased was Al years ole
 and since leaving Jerome had resided
 on a ranch near PnceniX.-Journa
 Miner.
 W. s. Adams of the Jerome Mining
 News will shortly take trip to Los
 Angeles for the purpose of buying an
 up-to-date printing plant commersu-
 rate with the present status and fu-
 ture prosperity of the coming city ot
 Jerome.
 Lillian Lewis, the actress, danced at
 a social hop at the Adams Hotel in
 Phoenix one evening last week. This
 news, together with that which an-
 nounced that she was bildng would in
 dicate that she is well again. Her
 Tucson friends hope that her health
 will be fully restored in a short time
 Tucson Citizen.
 John Stephens of Stephens 6 Hoov-
 CT, is at present in Colorado some
 where on a hog hunting expedition, in
 short he is after pig meat for the Pres
 colt market. The meat supply in this
 line is said to be entirely exhausted in
 Arizona, and to supply the demand our
 markets are compelled to go outside the territory's bOrder.-Journal Miner.
 Prof J. W. Tourney has accepted an
 appointment under the national de- partment of agriculture. His line of work will consist of forestry investiga- ti0ns in the western states in connec- tion with the agricultural colleges. Prof Tourney will leave for Washing n tion with his recent appointment Tucson Star.
 An attempt will be made to add another count to the one for which Jose Menguia is now awaiting the ac- ton of the grand jury. The story goes that some years ago Menguia murder cd a man out at Silver Bell by sticking knife into him and leaving it there. and if sufficient evidence can be ac- cumulated to secure a conviction, the charge of assault with intent to kill now pending, failing he will be tried for murder. There is little doubt, how ever, but that the first named offense will be made stick, as the evidence given before Judge Culver at the pre- liminary examination was convincing ly minating-Tucson Star
 One of the biggest mining deals of the season has been all but consum- mated during the last twelve days past. Money has been paid down to bind million dollar option on each the Pride of the West, the Belmont and the Allen mines in the Washington district. The purchase Of these mines and the building of the railroad line already surveyed out from Crittenden forms part of the work laid out by thrOo nf hn T., companies of capitalists in the United States. The Westinghouse company. (of air brake fame.) have the railroad venture in hand and have a party of men on the ground now to push the latter improvement to Q rapid and sue cessfUl issue. The names of the com panies purchasing these properties will be kept secret for a few days for business reasons, but that this gigantic deal is, as we have said, not tha shadow of a doubt remains The story leaked out three days ago, but up to last night we could not get sufficient information of it's truthfulness to war rant its publication-.Tucson Star.
 A man calling himself Happy Days" from the Hassayampa country of Ari- l zona, has been in the city the past few 1 days and he has been making himself | familiar with the bar tenders of the saloons, relying upon | that old adage that "a man who has crossed the Hassayampa river never | can tell the truth thereafter and is a | bad man in every particular" This l Happy Days" called on his | particular friends, James D. Eal6in and | Peter Sherwood and declared in ceT- tain English words that if he could | DOt 20 T-I-Iy l1ic ISOiu+ with h l could easily rip out a gun and make | the best of them toe the mark Eakip, l who is married man and did not care | to leave his wife and children hus- bandleSS and fatherleSS turned | Happy Days over to Sherwood. The | latter parleyed with the yelling Has 5ayampan for few minutes, and see ing that kind words were falling on desert air." Pete deliberately grabbed the noisy individual by the nap of his hair, and with one powerful push, coupled with a vigorous kick, landed him through the rear door into Para lise alley. Marshal McMiIIin appeared 0n the scene just as Happy Days struck the collection of beer kegs in he alley, and ordered the hassayam- plan to leave town. A railroader who arrived this afternoon from Isleta, states that Happy Days was making ! lively rate along the rails for Ari- Citizen.
 R. G. Brady left this morning for So- lora. says the Tucson Citizen Before eaving he said to a reporter: T am 'ery sorry that 1 have to go into Mex co to buy cattle this year. I would ather buy Arizona cattle, but l have 10 call for them from purchasers at he prices asked. Human nature has ts rediculous side. and I observe that Fhen we are offered a price for a com nodity we invariably raise it, if we hink there is any possible chance of cling. 1 remember at one time a cat le buyer came to Tucson and all of IS who had cattle went to him and wanted to sell. He said he was just aking trip to California and did not Eant to buy Arizona cattle. He was ntirely indifferent and did not ask our ,