Arizona republican., 1890-07-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The last ten days have been the most oppressive of the season.
 W. D. Fulwiler and wife are happy in the arrival of fine big baby girl,
 Alma school district No. l9, has elected William Standage to the position of trus- tee.
 P. H. Coyle is erecting q neat cottage on the block opposite the residence of Mrs. Vina Brown.
 Real estate belonging to G. N. Wilder and Gertrude White was yesterday sold for delinquent taxes.
 The Southern Methodist Sunday school will picnic on July at the camp ground, north of the city.
 Complaint is made that the cookie burrs on east Jefferson street are so thick that they are in the way of travel.
 The Court House officials find the acme of comfort in spending their spare time lounging on the blue grass of the grounds, shielded from the sun by the foliage of the umbrella trees.
 Mountain cattle on hoof are selling in the local market at from E to l34 cents per pound prime valley steers bring up. to cents.
 Select Knights and members of the A O. U. w., are notified to meet at their lodge room at 6 p. m. July 4, to take part in the procession.
 George SD angenberg and Guss. Hirsch- feldt leave this morning for Tombstone where they will take in the Fourth re- turning in about ten days.
 Marshal Blankenship is now hard at work making out the original assessment roll of the city of Phoenix. He will be- gin his rounds on assessment early next week.
 Company B, N. c. A., practiced last night at small arm drill, using blank cartridges in the musketry discharges. A similar drill will take place this even ing.
 Hose Company No. met last night in regular monthly session. The boys dis cussed the procession on the FOuth and arranged tOra proper turnout of their company.
 One lone drunk and disorderly was all the recorder had to tackle yesterday. He was on old offender by the name of Lucas Leon and was given into the care of Mir. Lindsay for ten days.
 The Methodist Church, South. will hold their annual camp meeting this year at NortOn's Grove, two miles north of the city, during the last week of August and the first week of September.
 Guss. Hirschfeldt yesterday turned over to the Supervisors his experts re- port on the books of the county officials. It IS a yOluminOus document, being a digest of all the business matters of the county for years. On the whole, the re- port is favorable.
 L. F.. lIewins will shortly occupy a neat residence of five rooms, that is be- ing put up for him in Collins addition. The house is novelty, being covered with manilla paper over the siding, and presents very attractive appearance. The cost will approach $l ,5OO.
 J. Poltzer, at the Mills House, is gath ering a collection of Arizona animals, reptiles, bugs and vegetation for the museum at Central Park, New York. He will be pleased to accept cOntribu- tions and will forward them, with the donors name attached to the package.
 Minors ice wagon yesterday afternoon broke through the top of the vault in the rear of the Court House, the body of the wagon resting on the top board ing. Mechanical aid will be necessary to extricate it. The planking over the cesspool is rotten and should be re- newed.
 Mayor McGlassOn wrote to his partner here few days ago saying that he would probably be home and ready to go into harness about the middle of July. Dr. Hughes wrote back telling him that he need not distress himself about business, for at the present time one physician could easily handle all the practice be- tween Buckeye and Mcdowell.
 Alexander Bunting, of Tempe, has received from Kentucky one of the finest Maltese jacks ever brought to the west, and now has the animal in Phoenix. It is fourteen and one-half hands in height, four years old, and shows his high grade in every limb. Mir. Bunting now has on pasture near Tempe l25 mares, and pro- poses to go into the business of raising mules of the best class. The mule mar ket is never overstOcked, and he will no doubt be successful. The Farmers Irrigation company filed articIes of incorporation today. Their purpose is surmised to be to revive the Farmers ditch and conduct it on much larger scale. Messrs D. E. Heating, II. H. Wharton and Cecil B. Ayrton are the incOrporators. Capital stock $1OO,OOO. Directors k. l.. Hattersley, Geo. w. l Brown, Walter Thompson, Vim. c. | Thirlwall, D. E. Keating, II. II. Whar- ton and Cecil B. Ayrton, will manage the company during the first year.