El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-23


OF $500 damages. He alleges that
the city established q dumping ground
near his house which impaired the
health OF his family and made the
home very uncomfortable by attracting
hordes of fies.-Houston Post.
Arizona
Tucson is building cement sidewalks
Proprietor.
New potatoes are selling at Noeales
at . cents per pound, Mexican money.
-Bisbee Orb.
The right of way for the railroad be-
tween Phoenix and Ingleside has been
secured. --Phoenix Herald.
The Salvation army proposes to es-
tablish permanent headquarters at
Globe. bstone Prospector.
About $4,000 pounds of wool, 1000
head of cattle, and 5000 sheep were
shipped from Holbrook this week.
Argus.
Colonel Mike Chi will furnish the
beef for Fort Grant at cents. He was
| awarded the contract several weeks
ago.-Ex.
Jesse D. Grant, son of the IL
| lustrious General U. S. Grant, has
decided to locate permanently in No
gales.----Prospector.
Mrs. Samuel Franklin of Phoenix
has won her weight in silver in a prize
competition. She weighted just SIIO6. OF.
Los Angeles Times.
Wednesday the board of supervisors
elected James B. Mix justice of the
peace in NOgAles precinct, vice f, J.
Duffy. Observation-Disclosures Orb.
The local Elks of Phoenix are plan
ming to join with the Elks of Tucson
when the latter dedicate their new hall
on the oath instant.-Phoenix Her
aid.
A railroad from Phoenix to Globe is
now no longer q matter to dream
about;the enterprise is in fair way to
go on to completion right rapidly.
Phoenix Herald.
Grain is worth 81. so here, with in
creasing demand, which means in
crease in value. Grain will be very |
scarce next fall as crops are exceed |
ingly light.-St. Johns Herald.
E. F. Greenwood, of Phoenix, has re-
ceived letter from Frank James ask
ing additional information of the death
of Dave Poole. ALI three were mem
bers of Quantrell's guerilla band.-Ex.
@. G. Campbell of Phoenix has Sc
cured a contract for erecting an addi-
tiOnal dormitory at the Indian Indus
trial school. The cost of the structure
will be about OOO.-Los Angeles
Times.
There are row three headers at work
in the valley, says the Florence Trib-
une, and wheat and barley are turned.
The crop will nearly equal that of last |
year, which was an unusually good one.
Tucson Citizen.
Watermelons are now abundant in
the markets of Phoenix, though as yet
high priced. 1t is not expected the |
shipments will begin before July 1st,
when carloads will be sent to Califor-
mia and to eastern points.
The crop of Arizona boy criminals
seems unusually large this year. There
are four boys in jail at Prescott none Of
whom seem to be over twenty years
Three of them have already pleaded
guilty or have been convicted. Elk.
The great Fourth of July celebration
Of Msricopa county will this year be
held at Tempe, where the grand Army
Of the Republic and the Confederate
Veterans have Joined in the manage
nent of barbecue. The celebration
will be held on Mill avenue. a short
distance from the town, under great
cotton wood trees.-Ex.
The Territorial Normal School at
Tempe has closed its thirteenth sea-
lion. The entire week has been taken
Up in the incidental ceremonies The
sermon WAS by Rev,
lapsley A. MscAfee of Phoenix. The !!
lass this year is the largest that has
,ver been known in the b story of the
Institution, numbering tbirty-two.
The report of the city health officer ,
estimates the population of Phoenix at :
5 200. During the year ending May 8
d, the deaths were 312. or the total, :
% were classified as residents, 1877 as =
and SO under the head {
# unknown: 224 were Americans and :
0 were Mexicans, &c were under 20 .
ears of age, and one, Mexican wo-
nan, had attained the ripe age of 1O3
Eek.
Henry Wilson, who shot Davenport
t Wickenburg, has been sentenced to
fteen years in Yuma. Wilson .is q
Inning example of how the patrol sys-
am in the penitentiary may be abused.
Jnder another name he had been sem
enced to ten years in the Territorial
eaitentiary for assault to murder.