Arizona republican., 1890-07-22
LOCAL BREVITIES.

in the progress of Phoenix.
 M. H. sherman returned by yester- days train from his California trip.
 The Asylum Directors are busy at tending to the plumbing of the institu- tion.
 J. II. Behan, ex-Superintendent of the more.
 The Directors of the Fair association will hold an adjourned meeting next Saturday.
 The Governor yesterday issued cOm- mission to R. M. Ling, of Prescott, as a Notary Public.
 Sheriff Gray evicted Dan Noonan from the railroad property at Gila Bend with out much trouble.
 George Marian wants it understood that for once he is not q candidate for the office of Sheriff.
 w. Doherty and Manuel Peralta were pulled yesterday by Marshal Blanken- ship for plain drunk.
 Judge Barnes returned from Tucson yesterday, and is busily working up his side of the water suit.
 Nick Balsz lost fine gold watch from HIS buNNiNi SiiOH iN ihS probably been stolen.
 D. l.. Murray X Co. have now 900 head of Verde cattle fattening on the alfalfa fields of this valley.
 Joe Alexander is now bestirring him. self on behalf of the Buckeye Canal, the corporation of which he is the Secretary.
 T. c. Jordan succeeded in getting a new Democratic primary precinct estab- lished in his neighborhood southeast of Tempe.
 There will be dance at Patton Park next Friday. The affair will be select one, and Is being engineered by the young dancing men of the city.
 Mesa and Tempe sent large delegations to Phoenix yesterday to the Democratic Central Committee meeting and to look out about their water interests.
 A carload of strained honey leaves Tempe this morning for Chicago, shipped by Johnson X Sons. The freight will be $l.l5 per hundred.
 Louisa and Edward Doheney, sister and brother of the young parricide, came in yesterday from Los Angeles, and will remain in Phoenix until their brothers case is disposed of.
 From Jim McCann it is learned that Mcdowell is being slowly cleared of its army stores. The post will be turned over about August to the new Indian agent, after which the last of the military will depart.
 Major Stout, Clerk of the District Court, has been somewhat i'll during the last few days, and will take a short rest. J. F.. Walker, the ancient occupant of the office, fills the position during the Majors absence.
 The County Supervisors met yester- day, their term of work in equalization being for the time complete, and audited few bills. They will again meet as a Board of Equalization some time during the latter part of August.
 William Doheney was brought before Judge Richards yesterday afternoon, for examination upon the charge of mur- der. Baker X Campbell, attorneys for the accused, asked for more time and the examination was continued until today at 4 p. m.
 David Balsz has a contract on hand to furnish to New Mexican cattle company l50 head of Durham bulls. They can easily be secured in this valley. In days ride yesterday Mir. Balsz succeeded in gathering up over half the number. They are nearly all yearlings.
 Undertaken Bacon went out last even- ing to bury the dead squaw, on whom Judge Richards held the inquest Satur- day. He did not put many fancy touches on the funeral, but rolled the deceased into a hole on the river bank without ceremony and in no little haste.
 Another flour mill is to he added in the valley to the two already here. +. F. Riggs and Charles Wing, of Lehi, have sent to California for the necessary machinery, and within few months will have well-equipped French burr mill Tn operation near the Lehi school house.
 A Mexican was too offensively familiar weth local mining man Saturday night at the Capitol saloon, but sized up his man wrong. The person addressed got mp in his wrath and, seizing the case keeper, smashed it to pieces over the Mexican's head. The latter gentleman lost further interest in the subsequent proceedings, and was carried away.
 C. c. Eyster, the Verde cattle man, is in the city after supplies. He believes that most of the Verde cattle will go East this year by the way of Prescott, Flagstaff or Winslow, as the freight rates to Kansas City are lower from those points than from Phoenix. A car from Flagstaff to Kansas City costs only SS2, while from Phoenix the same service would cost $50.
 Charles Goldman yesterday filed with the Probate Judge his bond as admins trator of the estate of George Marlow. The appraised valuation of the estate was $82, 900, and as the law demands that administrators shall give bonds in double the value of the property held, Mir. Goldman's bond read for $l64 ,OOO. It took forty signatures, mostly of local business men, to finally reach the amount required.
 Prof. D. A. Reed, of the Territorial Normal School, has selected as his as- sistant for the ensuing term Mir. Edgar L. Storment, and will present that gen tleman's name for confirmation at the next meeting of the Board of Regents. Mir. Storment is graduate of the Southern Illinois Normal School, at Carbondale, and is we'll qualified, both by requirements and experience, to fill the position.