Arizona republican., 1890-12-23
LOCAL BREVITIES.

 yesterday for keating's.
 w. J. Kingbury, of Tempe, was here attending court yesterday.
 The Farmers Canal Company are putting the headgate in their canal.
 Nearly all the stores have extra clerks, owing to the rush for holiday goods.
 The bee-keepers held an interesting meeting at the City Hall yesterday.
 T. J. Trask sent ont load of supplies to the Union mine for w. A. Parish.
 w. o. Adams was thrown from his horse yesterday and quite severely in- jured.
 There were several Tempe ladies in Phoenix yesterday, making holiday pur- chases.
 Quite a number of important real es- tate transfers have been made in the last few days.
 R. J. Turner will reopen tomorrow the old Blake horsesheing shop, next to Gibson's stable.
 A. NJ. Franklin and w. A. Bolton were among the many arrivals from Tempe yesterday.
 lutIt dit d SltdI many Niiu uuNho oN low town on the river, and in the alfalfa fields, near Kelner's ranch.
 Philip K. Hickey has sold to Nancy Caviness, for $2500, lots l, 2 and Tn block II, Neahr's addition.
 Demerbaix yesterday took load of supplies from Goldman's and started for his mines in the Bradshaws.
 Goldman X Co. have new tSo-horse delivery wagon. common one-horse outfit couldn't do their work.
 Hank Williams and Johnny Packer have discovered some rich placer gravel in the Santa Maria Mountains.
 James B. Gilmore has bought lot ? of the Hermosa tract of land, near Tempe, from Perry Wildman, paying 5000 forit. A patent has been issued by the Gov ernment to II. A. T. Hanson for quar- ter section of land in Township 1, R. E. The Federal business of the session in the courts was wound up yesterday by the discharge of the United States Trial s Jury.
 NJ. E. Collins yesterday sold lot No. 10 in Collins Addition to c. D. Story for $200. There were no improvements on the lot.
 w. r. Traut and A. G. Sandburg, who have been here on the United States Trial Jury, left on this mornings train for Casa Grande.
 II. w. Ryder received two carloads of lumber yesterday and sent out one load to the Arizona canal and one load to the Farmers ditch.
 J. D. Henderson, Los Angeles, M. T. Strickland, Marion Mine, and R. C. Powers, Gila Bend, registered at the Commercial yesterday.
 An old Frenchman, a prospector. 63 years old, died yesterday at the County Hospital with an abcess of the liver. He had been there only about ten days. Ed Ennis, while distributing electric light poles yesterday, fell from his wagon and one of the wheels ran over his foot, fracturing several of the small bones.
 R. G. Banta and J. A. Cuber made affidavit before Clerk of the Court Stout yesterday for homestead entry, and J.S. Armstrong made final proof on desert land entry.
 Regular meeting of Arizona Lodge, No. 2, F. x A. M., will be held at the new lodge rooms in the Monihon build ing tonight A full attendance is de- sired. Election of officers.
 G. B. Norton was yesterday thrown from bucking' horse and sustained a forward dislocation of the right shoulder. Dr. Helm was called and dressed the wound, leaving the patient comfortable.
 Messrs. Draper & Co. have opened a new and neat grocery store in the Fry Building on Washington street. Mir. Draper is lately from Mississippi, and being satisfied that there are bright prospects in store for Phoenix, has set tied for business.
 The lady relatives of the members of the Masonic fraternity are requested to meet at the new lodge rooms on Tuesday afternoon December 23, at 2 o'clock, to consult with committee appointed to prepare for a formal opening of the new lodge rooms on Monday evening Decem- Der 20, 1890.
 Kemp X Co. are doing a rushing busi- ness in wagons. carload was received only week ago and there were very few of the wagons left yesterday. An other carload is expected in today and half of them are already spoken for. This firm shipped two carloads of alfalfa hay to California yesterday.
 A pleasant party com posed of Mrs. Goodrich, Misses Bryant, Franklin, Goodrich, Buck, and Messrs Herma |, Williams and Porter picnicked Sunday at the Hole in the Rock. A coach and four took them out and an elaborate luncheon was an especially interesting part of the programme after their arrival.
 Last evening at o'clock Professor F. l.. Smart, principal of the Phoenix High School and Miss Mattie Foster, of lllin- ois, were united in marriage by Rev. George l.. Pearson, at the residence of w. D. Hamman. Miss Foster is a stranger here, only arriving from her home in Illinois yesterday. Professor Smart has the best wishes of host of friends in his matrimonial venture.
 Probably there are fewer buster men is Phoenix just at this time than Doctor Helm. Yesterday morning he was called to Tempe and took the o'clock train. In his absence his wife was compelled to answer in person three different calls. Before he had been back an hour he was called to dress the wounds of three different persons, happening on the street from accident.