Mohave County miner., 1909-12-11

in the big Alpha tunnel.
 Harry McComb came in from Los Angeles few days ago to look after business affairs.
 Judge w. G. Blakely, J. D. Jordan, Albert Smith. Anson H. Smith, T. Ferguson and Miss Fannie Sawyer are attending court at Prescott.
 Eli Hilty is making his residence on Oak street into one of the haudsomest bungalows in the city. It is now fast approaching completion.
 The U. s. Court, at Prescott, took many of the citizens of Kingman to the mountain city this week. About a dozen Indians were called by subpoena, while the citizens have to do jury duty.
 James Kenney is now guard at the territorial penitentiary, at Floren ,e. MT. Kenney wishes to thank all his friends in Kingman for their un- solicited interest in his behalf in the matter of his application for the position he now holds.
 Jack c. Maddux this week purchased the Teeter place on South Front street from J. M. Teeter and wife, paying a large sum therefor It is understood that MT. Maddux will build black smith shop on the place and make many important improvements. The new shop will be put up to date in every particular, having machines for all the heavier work, as well as a repair department for automobiles. Mr. Maddux is progressive and intends to do all the business offered.
 J. W. Thorn and wife, and Superin- tendent Depew came in from the Horseshoe mines, at Cerbat, a few days ago, to attend to business affairs. MT. Thorne reports that station is being cut on the 300 level and that drifts are to be run at once to cut the other veins paralleling the smaller veins of the group. One of these veins has width of eight feet and carries good values in gold. All the other veins in the claim are showing excel lent values wherever cut and it is be- lieved that at the lower level the ores will show good sulphides. Work is being conducted by the company, the contracts having been declared off.
 To any one not conizant of the trend of affairs in Kingman the town might appear to be very dull and common place, but nevertheless, this week and last number of important sales have taken place in real estate. Lovin & Withers purchased the Cofer addition for 5,500S; A. E. Ware paid 5,5O0$ for the five Kolar lots; Walter Casteel paid 2,100$ for the Emerson residence; J. c. Maddux paid 2,OOO$ for the Feet CTS place, prominent sheepman paid SO0S for two outside lots on which he intends to build residence; Dr.. l.. D. Godshall, resident manager of the U. S. Smelling & Mining Company, paid about 2,000S for sixteen lots in the rear of the courthouse. Many other sales of lots have been made, the pur- chasers intending to build residences for themselves. On the Cofer addition, it is understood, Henry Lovin intends to build at once 25 residences for ren- tai.
 Last Monday evening the heirs of the Kolar estate entered into an agreement for the equitable division of the property. Mrs, Mary Ford, sis ter of the late J. s. Kolar, by the terms of the segregation, obtained the five lots from the northeast corner of Beale and Fourth streets, and also the house and lots occupied by J. c. Mad dux, in the south part of town. Mrs. Ford immediately sold the property to A. E. Ware for the sum of 55OOS. Other bids were also quite high for the property. The residue of the property goes to w. H. Kolar, broth- CT of our lately deceased fellow towns man. Mr. Kolar does not know what he will do with the property, but it is probable that it will be put up for sale. The property is the most desirable in Kingman and will bring good price. Mir. Ware, the purchaser of the most desirable of the lots, will hold them