El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-29
NeighbOr-
hood Notes.
Arizona.

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Arizona.
The tenth annual report of the Ariz-
ona agricultural experiment station at
Tucson for the year ending June 30,
1899, has just been issued.-Prospec-
tor.
At NoRales last Friday morning
Theodore Schact, Q mechanical enRi-
peer, was found dead in his bed. He
committed suicide by taking strycnine.
Proprietor.
The Graham Guardian says the A.
G. Co.'S taxes were raised $50, 900 on its
plant and mines and that the Detroit
Copper company was raised $144, co.,
Tucson Citizen.
The petition for the removal of Gov.
Murphy is receiving q surprising num-
Der of signatures In Tom bstone. The
governors mining proclamation did
the work.-Orb.
There will be mass meeting in
Phoenix tonight to discuss the PROPOSE
tion of annextng the city additions. It
is believed the expression of the people
will be unanimous for annexation
Orb.
The assessed valuation of property
in Pinal county reaches nearly one mil
lion and seven hundred thousand dol
lars. About two hundred thousand
dollars more than last year.-Tucson
Star.
Twenty-Five claims for bear scalps and
six for mountain lions have been re-
ceived by Clerk r. J. Williams since
the July meeting of the board of super
visors. The bounty on these amounts
-''nNSnn
Next Thursday evening, Sept. %,
the Arizona mission conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church will meet
colt. Bishop William x. Ninde will
preside over it's sessions. A cordial in
vitation Is expected to all.-Journal
Miner.
Frank Martin, an old prospector of
the Tonic country, has been taken to
the insane asylum by SheriffArmstrong,
says the Globe Times. The unfortunate
man is about so years old and has been
prospecting in the northern part of the
county for the past four days.-Tucson
Star.
Sheriff Scott White and posse, Rail
road Detective Crowley aud W. F. &
Co. Detective Thacher are in Bisbee
on q strong clew of one of the Coohise
train robbers. The party will give no
information: but their appearance at
the copper camp is suggeseive.--Pros-
pector.
Tempe will, on October 10, vote for
or against the issuance of $50, 900 in
water works bonds. Thus it will be
seen the progressive people of the little
town by the buttes are getting ahead of
Phoenix. It is safe prediction that
there will be sufficient public spirit
there to vote the bonds.
Sept. 18th was the last day in which
The exemption benefits of act 68 of the
be taken advantage of by persons who
wanted to construct railroads. Up to
The 18th inst. no less than II applica-
lions we're on file for different |
branches of new railroads in Arizona. |
Orb.
The case against Conductor Burns
has been dismissed by Judge Ceilings.
Burns was conductor on the A. & U.
'silroad and was charged by o. D. M.
iaddls with appropriating a letter
money, given him at Chic
'ide to be delivered at Kipgman. He
vas brought back from Phoenix-Our
Mineral Wealth.
A slight earthquake shock was felt
n Kingmau Wednesday and caused
considerable surprise but no damage.
The idea of an earthquake in this part
II Arizona is decided novelty as very
ew people can remember of ever hear
ng of the phenomenon, although q
light shock was felt here about th:r-
cen years ago.-Ex.
A Mexican boy by the name,onCornelio
lopez attacked two Mexican women.
drs. Contreras and Miss Cordova, at
tucson the other day. He shos Mrs.
;ontreras four times in the arm and
Ia bed her twenty-three times. Miss
;ordova was stabbed in about half a
oxen places. Both women are serious
If not fatally wounded.-Orb.
Rev. L. T. Whittemore will soon
cave for Pasadena. Cal. where he ex-
ects to make his future home.
florence loses one of her most prog
essive citizens in his departure Be- {
des being an earnest Christian
'orker, he has been foremost to every f
Enterprise for the best interests of s
florence and Pinsl county. The {
rayers and best wishes of many a !
ncere heart go with the Little Par. I
IN. "-Tribune. c
County School Superintendent John ,
. Hughes has set on foot a movement
hich has for its purpose the holding
joint county teachers institute to l
3 attended by the school teachers of .
ina, Pinal, Cochise, Marioopa and l
una counties and to be held in this
ty the third week in December Mr.. 8
ughes has written to the school su-
of the counties named <
Wiling their cooperation, and the
'ospects are that the institute will be t.