Mohave County miner., 1902-02-08


w. w. Dunbar has opened law
Office in the rooms occupied by j. W.
Gerritt.
Foster S. Dennis is in Los Angeles
looking after the placing of mining
property.
Sheriff Lovin is over at The Gold
Road camp looking after his mercan.
tile business.
Miss frankie Potts. of the Truxton
Indian school, is visiting with her par
ents in Kingman.
Mrs. j. p. Finegan and son Ed came
in from Chloride Monday last and re-
turned home the following day.
James W. Haas, of Mineral Park, de- |
parted for Los Angeles last evening to |
look after business connected with his |
turquoise interests.
Hon. Il. NJ. Sanford, the we'll known
Prescott attorney, was in Ringman
last Saturday on business connected
with his mining interests in this
county.
! Another Chinese restaurant is to be
opened in the building formerly occu'
pied by Charles Blakey as a saloon, Mr.
BIakey having removed to the old
Richelieu building
r. L. Vernon, who has been lecturing
on various subjects at the Courthouse
and church the past week, concluded
the series Tuesday evening. He is an
able talker and drew large audiences.
The Kingman meat market last
Saturday passed into the hands of Mrs.
Samuel CroZier, John f. Phelau retir.
ing Mrs. Crozier will conduct the
market in business manner and the
old customers will receive generous
treatment.
1t is understood that oil burning To-
comotives on the Santa Fe are not
quite so satisfactory as they we're ex-
pected to be, but as the use of the oil
becomes more generally understood by
engineers and firemen locomotives will
be made to steam better and give less
trouble.
The Misses Vina aud Minnie Starkey
gave an enjoyable party at the resi-,
dence of their mother, South Fourth
street, last evening, to which large
mum Der of the young people of the
town we're invited. Music and games
passed the evening away very pleasant
ly. Refres hments we're served.
X At the preliminary examination last
Monday John j. and Lores Tobin were
held to await the action of the grand
. Jury on a charge of assault to murder
= George n. Conard, at Burns Ranch, OF
the afternoon of the 23d of January
L and bonds we're placed at 2.500S. Th,
u couple are now in Jail, but an effort il
being made to get them out on bonds
o -
x 1t is claimed that the double-headeI
q trains will soon become a thing of th'
n past on the Santa Fe, as it is explained
e that these heavy trains are responsl
e BILE for a large majority Of the wrecks
on the road. 1t Is contended that thu
rails are too light to sustain the i'm
q mense weight of these big trains anC
: in consequence the roadbed is beinl
=, wrecked.
Y, James Twiggs writes us from Tomb
a stone that he has looked that CAM
,e over and would leave at once for rh
e Cananea country. He thought tn
v south part of the territory was on
=. boom. Nevertheless, we expect to Sc
it Mr.. Twiggs wandering back again t.
If Mohave county, the greatest minera
To region on the continent.
The railroad com pany has had fore
at of surveyors at work in the Kingula
X yards all this week laying out large
10 yard. Two main lines of track will b
ne com pleted through the yards and th
se other tracks will be heightened and ca
r capacity doubled. Kingman Is bein
re recognized as one of the largest bus
10 ness points on the line of the road an
the company is getting ready