Arizona republican., 1890-12-19
LOCAL BREYITIES.

J. Foglr started yesterday, with two wagons loaded witf supplies and tools, for work at the Haqua Halas.
 There is large force of men working on the Hubbard mines, and are storing the ore till the mill can be erected.
 Johnny Agard and his two partners are reported to have struck bonanza in the Plumosa district, thirty-five miles west of the Haqua Halas.
 A civil suit for recovery of a number of claims, entitled Wilson ct al vs. Thomas ct al, was tried in Justice Sherman's court yesterday.
 There will be an important meeting of the Fruit Growers Association at the Chamber of Commerce rooms in the City Hall tomorrow at o'clock.
 w. N. Hickies has sold to the St.. Cloud Gold and Silver Mill and Mining Company the "St. Cloud" mine in Cave Creek district. The company will con tinue operations.
 Bates & Go. have force of men work ing in the Centennial mines, near Harris burg, and will run the ore through the Harris mill. The company will also do custom work at the mill.
 A song by a quartette, composed of Dan c. Williams, w. K. Porter, Walter Johnston and D. H. Burtis, will form part of the closing exercises of the Teachers Institute tonight.
 The Phoenix Guards held a business meeting at the Armory last evening and decided that as the laws governing the militia in the Territory were incomplete, they would attempt no further work until the meeting of the Legislature.
 w. Gilurt, a colored soldier of San Carlos, was arrested and brought in yesterday by Deputy Marshal Frank Porter, on a charge of selling liquor to Indians. The purchasers were two h. dian maidens. who were also brought over.
 There are 300 tons of machinery and pipe on the way for mill and other inn provements, at Haqua Hala. A. C.. Hubbard left yesterday morning for the mine and will arrange for imme- diate operations. The machinery will be taken off the cars at Sentinel and loaded on freight teams for the mines.
 O. W. Peters has arranged Christ mas window that for attractivenes would be hard to excel. Upon circu- lar track runs train of cars, starting from tasty station marked Arizona Central X Northern Railroad. A natur. ally arranged tunnel through which the train passes makes an attractive back ground for the artistic picture.
 Among the young ladies who acquitted themselves with rare ability and grace at the Merchants Carnival, and whose names were inadvertently omitted in yesterdays notes, were Misses Sadie Purdy, Nellie sherman, Recum, War ren, Andre and little tots Nicholson who sang "Peek-a-Boo." and Fannie Pomeroy, in "Rock-a-by-Baby
 Deputy Marshal James Blankenship caught two Mexicans, named Simon Robles and Alberto Lopez, in the act oi robbing a German by the name oi Julius Kopf. The Mexicans had Kopi down and were robbing him by main force. The Marshal arrested them and they are now in the County Jail await ing an investigation by the grand jury.
 S. E. and Frank Nicholson have bought from George Hamlin and Wm. H. Thomas all of the mine known as the Contention, in Winnifred district, paying them 900 for it as soon as the trade was made. MT. George c. Hunt, of San Francisco, paid sl0,000 for one third interest in this mine, to the Mich. olsons. Extensive operations will prob ably be begun at once.