Arizona republican., 1904-03-14
LosT TWO rHoUsAND sHEEP-

character or the UdN. 1dIliN tlOuuy'
 M. F. BLYSTONE,
 Section Director.
 LOST TWO THOUSAND SHEEP Last week two NeXicans who were herding a band of sheep for Julius Wetzler, of Holbrook, abandoned the nerd near the Mexican mine and the entire band of 2000 head is lost or scattered, so there is little chance or ever getting them together again. The coyotes and mountain lions have killed many, while hundreds have perished of thirst The lost is about S5OO0. The Mexicans claim they lost the herd.
 THE FOUNDATION OF A RE- PORT.-A report was spread early yesterday morning that ". c. Psnl- berton, who was held up and murder ously assaulted last Thursday nom ing was dead. It was learned that he was net only not dead, but that his condition had improved. The report is supposed to have been started by someone who had read in the ReQub- lican of the death of A. c. Pendieton of Globe. Regarding the assault on Pemberton the officers say that so far there has been no clue leading to the assailants discovered.
 Al z . e terday afteWoon an automobile party came to a sudden stop west of the city The chauffeur could do nothing with it. A team of country horses was impressed by the subsidizing of a farmer to bring the machine back tU town. The party rode in the machine. It was a. gorgeous affair. red body, basket seats and resplendent with
  their triumph over the competing automobile. They pranced a4ong. but slowly as if they were drawing q hearse and seemed to smile broadly. The occupants of every rig that over took the funeral procession joined il the horse laugh.
 NEW LAW FIRM.-Hon. Thomas D. Bennett, of Phoenix Arizona, formerIr Assistant |. s. Attorney for four yeats under President Mckinley. has formed la business alliance with Judge g. k. Williams in the practice of law anI will make Bisbee his future home, ac- cording to the Bisbee Review. The new firm will be engaged in all courts of the territory. Mir. Bennett has for the past ten years had offices with Judge c. F. Ainsworth at Phoenix. at
 
 Murphy. He is well known through out the territory as an able practition- CT and the prediction is made that the firm will have a. successful business.
 COLONEL GEORGE w. DUNN.- Colonel George W. Dunn. the newly appointed secretary Of Arizona. during the past two years has made several visits to Prescott, the last time about l days q guest at the Burke. says the Prescott Herald. He is a genial per son and made many friends among those he met while here. He is also identified with the well known Victor mine on Lynx creek. being among the heaviest stocl1holde:s in that com pany He is also interested in other locations, and when he arrives will. 1t is said, become identified with other mining enterprises in this section. He gave it as his belief while here that Yavapai county is very desirable heId in mining Investments and will accordingly exert strong infiu1nco in the future toward the investing el- ement. in the east. His appointment may be regarded as q good one for the Industrial interests of the territory
 THE ARIZONA GOOD TEMPLAR- The last number of ;hc Arizona Good Templar is one of more than ordinary interest to the residents of this terri tory. There is one feature cf 1t "Our Picture Gallery" containing the Dor- traits and brief biographical sketches of all the grand chief templars of the territory, but one. They are J. B. Mullen, A. r. Walbridge Ton. F. NJ. DOan, J. A. Marshall, s. s. Green. A. P. Snowman ana Ostora Gibson. The missing officer is J. P. Wells. MT. Walbridge held the office fer two terms of a year each. MT. Gibson. th7 pres-> ent grand chief templar, has been in office continuously for the iast four years. There are portraits also of Miss