Holbrook argus., 1900-05-19

An explosion in the Blue Bell
mine at Prescott, last Thursday
week, seriously injured several of
the workmen.
A forest ranger has confiscated
sixty cords Of wood and 5000 pieces
of tagging in the Big Bug district
near Prescott.
A steertying contest is billed for
Globe on the afternoon of May 13,
between Ribs Henderson and Jake
McLane. Side bets of $3.50 are at
stake.
j. H. Morrell shot and killed
genuine monkey faced owl in the
Point of Rocks near Prescott. 1t is
said to be the only one ever killed
in that section.
The Sunset Telephone company
have purchased the interests of w.
L. Smith in the Salt River Valley
lines and will reconstruct them at
once, putting in the latest improve
ments in telephone machinery.
On Wednesday night hand car
collided with an engine west of Tue
son. The result was serious injuries
to the wife of Miguel Alvarez, who
was riding on the car, and the death
of her husband. The inquest at
Judge Scott's resulted in finding
verdict in accordance with the facts.
Harry 2. Zuck came in on this
mornings train and will spend
few days with his Tempe friends.
Everybody will be glad to know that
his health is greatly improved and
that next fall he expects to return
to Tempe and locate. Mrs. Zuck
and their little daughter are at
present visiting in Illinois.-Tempe
News.
The Mammoth Mining company,
north of Tucson, has just completed
an addition of twenty stamps to it's
fifty-stamp mill, making seventy in
all, and in addition is now complet-
ing contracts for an installation of
an electric plant that will cost $780,
600. 'Such plant" said Col. Blair,
will earn saving of $40 per day
and in addition will give us ample
surplus power for further improve
ments."
On or about May Is a party of
experienced newspaper men will
leave New York for an extensive
tour of the west. The party will be
made up of joint staff representa-
tives of the great Eastern Newspaper
League, an organization effected for
the purpose of the tour, consisting
of the New York Sun, Philadelphia
Times, Boston Journal, and Balti-
more Herald, and will include a
photographer, descriptive writer's,
sketch artists, and business repre-
sentatives of these four eastern
newspapers. They will travel in
private car.
Charles W. Pugh, recently ap-
pointed special agent to gather live
stock statistics for Arizona for the
coming census, has received his office
outfit from the government. There
was full supply of stationery, pen
ellis, pens and pins. No ink came
with the outfit, but Uncle Sam
graciously allows Mr.. Pugh few
pennies to spend for that purpose.
In a few days Mr.. Pugh will get
astride his burro and start across
the desert, pencil in hand, to keep
tally of all the live stock within the
confines of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Ash Fork is not very big town,
but it is rapidly getting reputation
for sensational events, according to
the Republican, and it is said that
in proportion to its population more
excitement is stirred up there than
at any other point in the territory
The latest episode occurred Friday
evening about 10 o'clock. Two men
entered the saloon run by Joseph
Broyles, and covering those present
with their six-shooters relieved the
faro bank of $500. They wasted no
time in the transaction and left the
place as suddenly as they entered.
The bandits had the drop on their
victims, and it is understood that
no resistance was offered. The men
we're strangers as far as could be
l.