Mohave County miner., 1901-12-14

The grocery and hardware stock of
the kingman Mercantile company has
been divided among the other firms ac-
cording to an agreement entered into
last week. The Kingman Mercantile
company will remove its stock of
clothing and gents furnishing goods to
the store now occupied by l. NJ. George
and Lovin & Withers. |. M George
and Lovin 4 Withers are preparing to
move into the Crozier Building as soon
as it is vacated. The Kingman Mer.
cantile company will add a stock of
furniture to its gents furnishing and
will continue business in that line.
! Albert Hodges died at his home on
South Front street last Saturday af.
ternoon. He had been ill for several
weeks. He left wife and two chill
dren In destitute circumstances. The
funeral was held Sunday morning from
the church, Judge Blakely conducting
the ceremonies. The first of the week
II. j. West circulated a subscription
among the people of the town and sue.
ceeded in collecting nearly seventy
dollars for the widow and orphans.
Mrs. Hodges has gone to the home of
her late husbands parents in Kirkland
Valley, Yavapai county.
Judge Sloan convened the adjourned
term of the district court last Monday
morning and after hearing an applica-
tion for injunction in the matter of the
Rico mine departed for his home in
Prescott, leaving court to be adjourned
for the term by the court commission
er. Wednesday the grand jury made
its report and were discharged by
Commissioner Murphy for the term
The full panel were present and took
part in the deliberations of that body
The A. & U. has put into effect a new
time schedule that will be appreciated
by the travelling public. By the new
card a longer time is given to people
visiting Chloride, enabling them to
transact business and return TO town
the same day. The outgoing train will
leave Kingman at 8 o'clock in the
morning aud returning leaves Chloride
at 2;30 in the afternoon.
Last night the Kingmsn lodge of
Elks initiated three Needles gentle.
men into the mysteries of the order.
They were George Nay, Frank Burt
and f. ID. Mayhem. The gentlemen
are we'll known in Kingman and
passed a pleasant day yesterday re-
newing old acquaintances
Ii. Il. Blackwell has disposed of his
business TO II. II. watkins aud will re-
move his family to Texas about the
first of the year. Mr.. Blackwell has
been one of our best citizens and the
people of Kingman will regret the re.
moval of himself and good wife from
our midst.
The board of supervisors this week
extended the time for the payment of
taxes without penalty until the 9th
day of January, 1902. At that time il
is understood no further extension of
time will be made.
This week hit Fisher received the
6rst payment on the sale of the Rico
mine, G.. O ID. Basin, from w. w. Clack
and h. VI. Sanford. The mine has been
worked for some time under lease
from Fisher and now the lessees have
concluded to take mp the option. Mr..
Fisher has gone to Los Angeles to get
a breath of the balmy air of the orange
region, but will return in time to re
ceive another payment on the property
in February.
Hundreds of men are out in the hills
fini-hin up their annual assessment
work. The fact that this county is ex
periencing boom in mining is one of
the reasons for assessments being
worked up close. A mine owner who
cares anything for his property should
do the necessary work to cover zoos at
the going rate of wages. 1t is his own
claim and any work he may do on it