The oasis. [volume], September 21, 1893, Image 5

About The oasis. [volume] (Arizola, Ariz.) 1893-1920

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TOWN IZ-I ; NTY,
Try !randpas wonder soap for sale
by A iroer.
Insure ycnir hay, grain and (it her
jiriK-rt.v with C. S. L Karon.
Mr. :i Mrs. V. J. Lane;h.nie have
returned from Mexico, and are again
at Wed Hock.
Mr. (i. II. Jiarnhart lias lieen ap
jtointed agent In l'inal county for the
Mammoth Mining Co.
May for sale. In ton and tv.cnty
ton lots. Apply to Mr. Calvert Wil
non Arlola,
Next Sunday Hov. II. A. Thompson
will hold Divine service in the school
house at Ari.ola at :t o'clock r. m.
Union Salihath School every Sunday
morning at J' (('clock, at 'asa (irande.
Everyone cordially invited.
Tuesday evening of last week o little
vliild of M. Montanyo died at Mam-j
moth, and was buried Wednesday.
Last Saturday a number of Casa
jicople went to Florence to attend the
celebration of Mexican independence.
Yesterday Messrs. William 'avinos
and John Thy of Florence, were at
Ari.olawilh -ome freight for Doctor
1 tarry.
The San I'eJro Cattle Co. lias or
dered its cattle all cold as fast as buy
ers can be found, and will go out of
business.
At the target shooting at the picnic
last Saturday, Miss Maggie Mcgson
made the l'st score, hitting the bull's
eye twice in succession.
Mr. Ceorgc Scott of Dudley ville has
gone on a prospecting trip in the
mountains beyond the (ilia. Mrs. S.
is visiting in Sail Francisco.
Last week Mr. Ccorge A. Smart re
turned from Chicago and the Expo
sition, and is again in cha rue f affairs
at the Logan & Dunn place.
The Morris Nursery Co. of San I'.er-
nardino. California, has laid Thk
Oasis under obligations for several
copies of Its latest catalogue.
At. Mammoth Tuesday of last week,
Mrs. John Knudson was taken very 111,
and on Wednesday her husband took
her to Tucson for medical treatment.
Mr. Osborne, a locomotive engineer,
ruming eastward from Tucson, has
Ihvu visiting at Ari.ola several days
past, the guest of Mr. i. W. Saunders.
Mr. J. I!. Iirown. who has a ImukIdii
Jesse lirown's mine in I'.ox Canyon,
above Florence, will erect, a hoist to
facilitate the work of developing the
mine.
Last Saturday General and Mrs.
IJoyal A. Johnson and thuir daughter,
Miss Emma, who have been rusticat
ing at Oracle farm, returned home to
Tucson.
Hrverend I. T. Whitteniore of Flor
ence, is expected home from the east
wilh Mrs. AVhitteiiiore, and the re
sumption of service is announced for
n-xt Sunday.
A Sail Hcrnantiuo cattle buyer was
on the San Pedro and' in the Santa
Catalina's.' hist week, looking for fat
beeves, lie found plenty of the very
tinest kind over in that region.
The World's Fair edition of the Ari
zona Gacttc is at hand. It isa splen
diid number which in range and vari
ety of dex'n'pt ive matter dors full jus
tice to every county in the territory.
This morning Messrs. Maurice. Ste
vens of Ari.ola, and .lames Megson of
Casa Grande, went on a hunt ing excur
sion which will be extended 1 hrough
several days. They will visit the res
ervoir, for lucks, and the big pigeon
root iM'lwern Toltcc and Picaclio.
Application for a Krrrlvrr.
The movement for regulation of the
Florence canal in t he interest of water
consumers assumed fnrrn last week in
a suit in t he dist rict court, for appoint
ment of a receiver to collect all water
rentals and apply t he funds to repair
and maintenance of the canal. The
tltlo of the cause is Thomas C. Gra
ham vs. Florence Canal Co. Mr. Gra
ham representing the Farmer's Pro
tective Association. Judge Summers
Is attorney for plaint IlT. It is stated
that Judge S. went to Tucson early
this week to argue the motion liefore
Judge House, in chambers, and t hat
his honor now has the case under advisement.
Hange cattle in the Santa Catalinas
and on the San Pedro are now In prime
condition for butchering. At Dudley
vllle last week the writer saw a range
feil recf butchered that would compare
favorably with any corn-fed steer that
was ever put on Hit? market from Kan
sas or Missouri. The beef was tine, fat,
juicy and tender, and would have com
manded a gilt-edged price In any met
ropolitan market. The animal was
butchered at the ranche of Mr. II. II.
Young.
Near Dudleyville. on the San Pedro,
Mr. George Scott has a tine orchard
well worthy of remark. The trees
are mostly peach and apple, which
bear fruit of very fine quality and fla
vor and large In si.e. His orchard Is
protected on all sides by a windbreak
of large cotton vood t rees, which shel
ter the trees from the cold winds
which at that altitude prevail in win
ter, and from the hot blasts of sum
mer.
The recent high water in the San
Pedro washed away the dwelling, sta
hies, corral, etc., on the ranche of Mr.
W.J. Selleck, near Dudleyville, and
he has just completed new structures
to replace them. The new buildings
are on higher ground, near the hills
beyond the reach of future floods.
Alnive DuUleyvile, on tne an re-
dro. Messrs. Lucius and Oliver Swin
gle and P. Young are engaged in re
pairing the headgate of the ditch that
irrigates their ranches, which was
washed out by the late high water.
They are also preparing t o put in crops
the coming season.
Misses Marv Whiteand Jennie Hum-
burg of Tempo, have been visiting on
the San Pedro, the guests of the fain
ily of Mrs. George Scott of Dudley
ville. They have been there a couple
of weeks, but expect to return home
the latter part of the present week.
Mr. Hobert P.rannaman. who had
been working at Mammoth, has re
tinned to his ranche. on the Gila, six
milesabovc Hiverside, has cleaned out
his ditch, repaired the headgate, and
is preparing to make a crop the com
ing season.
Sunday morning Mr. II. C. Saunder
arrived at Ari.ola from Des Moines
Jowa. The gentleman Is a brother of
Mr. G. W. Saunders, and comes as tin
avaunt courier of quite a company
coming from Iowa ta settle at Ari.ola
Last Saturday Mrs. A. G. Williams
of Casa (irande. returned from Tempo
w here sh" 1i;mI been a number of week
and v. in e in 're was prosir.ncu n a
very severe illness. She returnee,
however, fully restored to health.
Last Saturday afternoon the Casa
Grande lodge of Good Templars had a
very enjoyable picnic in a grove about
two miles west oi' the town. There
was a large crowd present and all en
joyed themselves greatly.
Mr. George Morse of Ari.ola, is the
tirst victim of the new "anti-fence
dist rict "at Florence, having last, Sat
urday received notice that a cow with
his brand was impounded ut thai
place.
In a gnat meruit thicket about
half way between Tolter and Picaclio
t he t wo stat ions next east of Ari.ola.
is an immense pigeon roost, w here vast
iiumlx-rs of Ihese birds night Iy congre
gate. Friday evening of la!, week
Thk Oasis man passed through the
this thicket alKiut sunset, and there
seemed millions of them. It would be
a gi eat place for a pot-hunter.
Monday next Doctor Larry w ill take
possession, under his lease, of the Ari
zola hotel, and get the work of prepa
ration for opening on the tirst of Oc
tober. The new sanitarium is already
attracting much attention among all
who patronize such institut ions, and
is no doubt that it will be largely pat
ronized from the very day it is started.
There isa finechaiice for investment
it Arizola in building a number of cot
tages for rent. Several families who
are coming for the benefits of the san
itarium have signified a desire to rent
ottages, and homeseekers have writ
ten for houses to rent while they are
building houses for themselves.
Mr. L. S. iSutlcr, railroad agent at
Casa (irande, will take a leave of ab
sence and start for the east this week
or next, and will visit the World's
Fair and his old home in New York.
In his absence his place will be tilled
by Mr. Halph P.onner of Sentinel.
Heavis, "the claimant,'' has sold
someone in ciuo, uimorn a, 111s al
leged title to a couple of sect ions of
land on the desert southeast of Mari-
copa. and tne necu v;i recoroeu ai
orence last, week. The land Is val
ueless as the title conveyed.
Judge C. M. Marshall and family,
who have been visiting in Southern
California through the heated term
are expected to return home to Casa
(irande in the course of the next week
They will be gladly welcomed by their
numerous friends.
"Water is beginning to run low in the
mountain wells, and stockmen arc
beginning to w ish for winter rains and
snow, the source of supplv. the wa
ter that falls during the copious sum
mer rains all runs away too quickly to
reach the wells.
A Pinal county lady visiting the
World's Fair writes friends that she
went to the Arizona building and saw
the Arizona display, consisting of four
Navajo blankets and a number of cop
ies of TnE Oasis for free distribution
Casa Grande lodge of Good Temp
lars will initiate one or two neophytes
Saturday nik'ht. and preparatory to
having the Job done up brown, the
lodge goat is being exercised and put
through his paces.
The latter part of last week Mr. E
(). Strattou visited.Tucson to meet, :
a cattle buyer and arrange for sale o
some of the fat beef cattle from hi
ranches in the Santa Catalinas and on
the San Pedro.
Miss Ida Saunders has been selected
to teach the school at Arizola, and ar
rived Monday night to take charge
when the term begins, which will
all probability be 011 the tirst Monday
in October.
Miss Florence Heed of Casa Grandi
who has been visit ing in Philadelphia,
is now returning home, and is at pres
ent visiting the World's Fair, She
w ill be at home in thecourse of a short
t ime.
Monday t lie board of supervisors of
l'inal county was in session nt Flor
ence and turned the assessment roll
over ,to the tax collector. Walk up
and pay your taxes.
Sunday Mr. H. A. Wilson, employed
on the Logan & Dunn ranche. was
summoned to Tucson, to the bedside
of his sister, wjio was reported at the
point of death.
. (mkmI l(iiin- Miortiiiilly.
The many visitors who will put in
the coining winter at the Ari.ola sani
tarium will wish to make frequent trips
to the ruins, the Indian villages, the
s-aeaton Indian agency and school, the
ron-rvoir and other points of interest,
in the vicinity. This will en-ate quite
a demand for teams and vehicles, and
souk; enterprising man can make a lit
tle money by establishing a corral and
livery establishment to cater tot hi
public want that will soon be felt.
The Florence stage too would add very
greatly to its revenue by coming via.
Ari.ola. The distance would be no
greater, there are already quite a num
ber here who occasionally have to go
to the county seat, and there will oon
be very many more, hy coming via.
vri.ola-the stage would get all such
fares, Under present arrangements
someone else gets thern. In no very
great time they will be of sutllcient
consequence to justify someone in es
tablishing a line from Arizola to Flor"
nc direct, which would take much of
the travel the stage now enjoys.
The Oasis most politely lifts its
hat in recognition of recent handsome
ompliments from the Arizona Hepub-
lican, Arizona Gazette, and Graham
County P.ulletin.
In the Mammoth road district Itoad
Overseer Janes Malley lias (tone a
great deal of work on the roads of late
and is rapidly putting them in fine
condition.
NUHSEHIES.
JOHN SS. CAiKlNH-
OLIVE NURSERIES.
Pomona, Los Angeles Co., (.aliform.
Olive Culture I it California" nulled frei
any address.
Costists.
New Method of PropaRatihi; OUt Treas.
The Aire to Transplant.
Transplant
Time id Transplant.
Pruning.
How Far Apart to Plant,
Climate. Treaa.
Size, I.oniioYity and Product Wene: of OI1t
Irrigation.
(live Tree for Aremies.
Inwt Pests. ...
Olive Oil. (Produced and Imported.
The QunntitT of Ttnmestic and Foreign Oil
ield of Oil of IMfferont Varieties.
Csesof Olive Oil.
Pickled Olives.
Met hods of PIckllnR Olivet.
Varieties.
Characteristics of Three I.padin arletls
lleturns lieeeived from Olive Treet.
The Outlook for the Industry onthii Coast
S00 Acres.
Incorporated 14
Urn
ncli Off).
Calilornia Nursery Co.
Of Mies, Alameda county, California.
Mesa, - . - Arizona.
I,. T. lilC JNiTSsUC'r, Oco.AK't
The only Nursvry carrying acompletestock of
Fruit andOrmuiuiital Trees,
Shrubbery and tel.
We permit nocompetltion In prices or quality
tif our stock. Prices and l'aulouo on appli
cation at this elllce.
TREES.
POMONA NURSERY
(ntablishcd
HOWI.ANO HUOS., Proirletor.
4
UTUrs AM) lUA'lPl Ol-s KKl IT TKEta".
Olive Trees a Specialty
I.OCATF.II At Noiitii Povosa.
2' : Miles North of City of Pomona.
Office in the I iit N;tt lona! Hunk Kuildii;,
PoiiosA, .-- - California.