Arizona republican., 1890-09-11
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Mrs. Hoover died yesterday at her residence, southeast of Mesa City.
 Geo. II. Eldridge has been appointed a Notary Public, to reside at Fort Grant, Graham County.
 Gus Rokohl is moving the Merchants Exchange to the large room in the Fry building, once occupied by the express office.
 The will of John c. EgloG was ad- mitted to probate yesterday. The widow, who resides at Wickenburg, is the eXecutriX named.
 Tom Davenport yesterday hauled into the city, from an outlying ranch, a ten horse load of baled alfalfa hay, weighing thirteen and one-half tons.
 St. Claire & Pratt have added large Gila monster to their museum. The re- pulsive lizard has commenced to shed his skin and is coming out in bright fresh coat.
 But few of the teachers assembled yesterday at the High School building, so no formal disposition of business was made. Another meeting may be called for the latter part of the week.
 Freight traffic on the Southern Pacific is now very heavy, especially eastward. During two hours yesterday morning nine freight trains passed. One of them, eastbound, consisted of thirty cars, all loaded with potatoes.
 J. NJ. Thomas, of Solomonville, ar rived by yesterdays train, in charge of an insane person committed to the In- sane Asylum by the Probate Judge of Graham County. The lunatic has be- fore been an inmate of the Asylum.
 Dave Balsz yesterday started for the Colorado River Reservation a band of seventy beef steers. They are for the consumption of the Indians at that point, and as they weigh over thou sand pounds each they are expected to more than pass the inspection of Agent Allen.
 F. G. Fisher has been arrested on a charge of larceny preferred by Charles Goldman. Upon the side of the com plainant it is alleged that Fisher squatted upon a piece of his land southwest of Phoenix and that, at some time after de- fendant's election thereirom, he returned and stole from the fences of said land something over a mile of barbed wire. The wire cannot be found.
 A movement is on foot to establish in Phoenix private club. If the project be carried through rooms will be hired, wherein shall be established a piano, billiard table, card and chess tables, q limited library, etc., furnished with an especial eye to the fancies of the average bachelor. A number of young men have already signified their willingness to join and a membership of fifty is ex- pected on institution.
 The question is often asked, "Where do all the old beer bottles go?" The question has been answered during the past week by the shipment to san Francisco of three carloads of the bot ties. They are forwarded by Jac. Mar tinez, who obtains the bottles from every possible source. They are piled in the cars in high tiers, without pack ing, and stand the journey in good shape. The purchasers are the San Francisco breweries syndicate.
 J. w. Payne, of the Phoenix blaming mills, suffered the loss yesterday of his infant son, aged years. The child died of starvation, caused by the closing of the @sophagus, preventing entirely the admission of food. This was caused by the child having eaten, in December of last year, quantity of concentrated lye. The most skillful medical attendance has been employed and unremitting care given, but all efforts were without avail. The funeral took place at 5 p. m.