Arizona republican., 1899-04-20
Arizona Day by Day
 Live News Taken From Territorial Exchanges.

J. l.. Shepard, the mining man, re-
 turned this morning from Quijotos
 where he went to examine into the merits of some mineral deposits. from
 which moro may be heard later en- Tucson Star.
 Frank w. Jordan, native of Texas, aged 23 years, and resident of Yuma, AriZ., and Julia Maud Morris, a native or Kentucky, aged 26 years, and resi- dert of Pomona, were licensed at Los Angeles last Tuesday to marry.
 Sheriff Truman of Pinal county was a visitor to our city yesterday. He had been up to Wilcox on a business trip and thought he would like to take ill the sights of the copper camp before returning ito Florence Orb.
 It is reported that Chaplafn Brown, formerly of the Rough Riders, but TOW stationed at San Juan, Porto Rico, has been ordered to proceed to Santiago to superintend the disinterment Of tue remains of the late Captain O'N5iil.-- Journal-Miner.
 The case of the territory vs. Frank Smith charged with embezzlement 1r connection with the Ragnaroc Mining cclnrany occupied the attention of the district court yesterday. Judge Barnes rep1 1esents the defendant and District Attorney Cooper the territory. The case went to the jury at 3 p. m.-Tuc son Star.
 The Bunker Hill copper property. eighteen miles southwest of Tucson and owned by Messrs. Smith and Chill son, is improving proportionately wit! the developments being made depth Of seventy feet has bsen reached hi tyyn q at work on the Bunker Hill, and the vein is stronger and the ore richer thar eyer.-Tucson Star.
 Joseph c. Perry left this morning for Philadelphia to locate in that city. where his wife has been awaiting liz coming for several weeks. The Perrys have resided in Tucson some twenty odd years, MT. Perry having filled the office of secretary of the Pioneer His torical society and other positions Ot trust He expects tci visit Tucson sE the faI,.-Tucson Citizen.
 The territorial prison of Arizona is occupied to almost it's full capacity, and with the accessions expected from the courts of the territory, all of which are now in session, it is thought p. ob- able additional accommodations will have to be constructed. Apparently either the criminal laws are Delne E'orc vigorously enforced than here tlfore or the number of criminals is inoreasing.-I4Os Angeles Times.
 T. w Undsrhill, Samuel H. Grum- bIes and D. B Morris of PalOmas val ley, Yuma county, are in town inter viewing the United States land office for the purpose of proving up on their valuable homestead properties. Inest ceTIflR are 91T.C1cr the n7nCt. nr0G- porous farmers of an exceedingly pros porous agricultural community, and the roseate pictures they paint of thei: sections prospects, is refreshing- Tucson Citizen.
 Judging from the effusions of a few Smart AIecs," here and there ever the territory, Greek George was q Irytp. High Jolly was a myth; the camela gathered up and taken to Nevada were myths; the remaining twenty-elght 1 brought back to Arizona in July, 1877, l were myths; and finally, all the peo- pie living in Florence, Pinal county, l Arizona, in the year of our Lord A. D. | 1SIE. were set of drunken jimjamers 1 and they did not see any cameIs. ex- cept those seen in the de1irium of their | distorted fmaginations. At least such !! is the opinion expressed by the oracle 1
 
 kIsdw. It is an even toss-up that | Bro. Webb never heard of the "Gads- l den Purchase" and it's occupation by | the military forces of the government, | till after this country had been made l safe enough for him to venture into Arizona. Own up now, please, and aC- knowledge the cOrn.-Pick and Drill.
 Bob Kennedy, formerly of Prescott. but at present in IOhanneshl1~p S.ntI Africa, was one of the party who cclz- brated the centennial Fourth of July | in the San Francisco mountains, where the present town of Flagstaff is located ou5 was then an uninhabited foresr in their celebration of the event, a mem- DOT or the party climbed a young pine ! ana cutting the branches from it. formed flag pole, from which Olh IIory was unfurled. It was from this incident that the town of FlagsteT de- rived it's name.-Ex The tree WAS q arge one, being about eighteen inches n diameter, and yet stands-if moi c1f lown-about 500 yards west of the present town of Flagstaff near Anto- oFe springs. In 1882 a remnant of 2 lag, or piece of some. sort of cloth itiI waved from the top Of thar tree. Colonel Harry Resd started the first at this point, and named it The Flagstaff Flag" This was short y after the grading of the A. P rail- oad had passed there.-Pick and Drill The board of school trustees held meeting OF Saturday night and re- lected the present principal and en- ] ire corps of teachers of the public i chools. This is the first time in nine ea1s the principal of the school has I -f To, 1I1 IL | !