Arizona republican., 1899-02-13

from the Hash-knife headquarters
 ranch, was in Winslow for a few days
 the latter part Of last week.
 F. B. Gabbert. a former resident o1
 Globe, returned last week after an ab-
 sence of three years, to take a position
 with the Old Dominion Commercial
 company.
 Reports from the Crowned King are
 that the rich ore is still much in evil
 dence; that there is now four tons or
 orc or the dump which will go S5O,-
 coo to the ton.
 Sunday Dr. Purcell, county health
 officer, was a visitor at Nogales- He
 went to Calabasas Monday. The doc
 tor is making the official round of the
 county vaccinating children.-Oasis.
 Miss Bogie BartIeson on Monday ex-
 poets to leave for Phoenix, where she
 will be the guest of Mrs J. H. Kibbey.
 The Florence Tribune comments her to the good people of Phoenix as one of Florence's most charming young la
 dies.
 Wiley E. Jones is expected to return to Solomonville about the middle of February, and it is understood that he will be appointed district attorney. MT. Rawlins, the present incumbent of the office has signified his intention of re- signing in MT. Jones's favor.
 Joe Bargman, under sheriff, was down from the county seat Thursday, to consult Dr. Campbell in regard to his arm He fears blood poisoning caused by vaccination. The latter has given more trouble to the residents Of this city than the smallpOx.-WinslOw Mail.
 An Arizona paper is responsible for the statement that "the fanti-mobile truck company expect to have their horseless omnibuses in operation in Los Angeles within a very short time.' It would be worth going miles to see ar ''anti-mobile' omnibus in operation Los Angeles Times.
 At the coroner's inquest yesterday the jury returned a verdict to the eff feet that John M Wright, aged 50, a carpenter by trade, came to his death at his room at Mrs. MacOttis, south Convent street, from an overdose Of 1audanum. Deceased had been steady up to a month ago, when he began drinking. No papers were found throw ing light on the matter.-Tucson Star
 Con King, the leading Chinese mer- chant of Tucson, who spent the lasi five months on a voyage to Manila, Hong Kong and Canton. returned tt Tucson last week and will have enough Of interest to talk about for the next year and a half. Among other great things he did while gone was to shake hands with Dewey and congratulate him on his brilliant victories in the late Spanish-American war.
 The case of w. A. Harwood of Co., chise county vs. the board of supervis- ors, will come up for hearing before Judge Davis of Tucson. This is the case wherein MT Harwood enjoined the board from appointing any other person than himself as assessor of Co., chise county, and demanding that they issue to him a certificate of election, the same as had been done to other county officers elected at the fall cleo tion. Chairman R. w. Barr will be there or be represented by a compe- tent attorney.
 George W. Wilson, an old and re- spected citizen of Globe, died uneXpect- l edly on tEe morning of February 3 from blood poisoning resulting from what had appeared to be @ slight in- jnry, a splinter driveng into his thumb i while at work in the Hoosier mine. MT. i Wilson was well and favorably known | 10 all old residents, having lived there ; for upwards of eighteen years. He was a native of Vermont, his age being 59 | years and months. A married daugh- l ter resides in Ohio. MT. Wilson was twice married, his second wife, who l survives him, living in Globe.
 A special meeting of the Arizona Stock Growers association was held at President Nichols office in Wilcox afternoon, says the Range News. The purpose of the meeting was to draft, or at least to agree upon a measure to prevent brand burning A general discussion of the subject dis closed a remarkable unanimity of sen timent, but owing to the non-arrival of certain statutes which had been sent for, final action was entrusted to Pres ident Nichols. who was authorized and requested to go to Phoenix at the ex- pense of the association and to confer with the sanitary board and with the legislators in regard to the proposed i measure.
 A government party, comprising some dozen men, is expected at Flor ence shortly to make an accurate topO- graphic survey of the Casa Grande valley. A base line will be establish ed at the railroad near Casa Grande, from which the survey will be carried north and east. Already the aluminium plates or buttons for bench marks have been received by MT. c. c. Babb, which will be permanently fixed at different points in the valley, and the levels and contour of the country will be accu- rately marked and plated. This is merely a part of the plan which in- cludes the construction of the great dam at the Florence Buttes, and indi- cates that the government is in earn est in the matter
 The late eastern blizzard expended itself in Arizona and was quite severe enough here to suit the average citi- zen, says the Globe Silver Belt In Globe the storm continued intermit- ,ently from Wednesday night of last week until last Monday forenoon, and wound up with c snowfall of four nches. On Pinal mountain from three 70 four feet of snow was added to the llTG9dW heavy nf