Arizona republican., 1891-03-27
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Knights of Pythias meet tonight at Monihon hall.
 Several thousand feet of lumber were sent out to the Arizona headgate yester- day.
 The Ladies' Benevolent Society will meet in Masonic Hall, Monihon build. ing, at P. NJ. today.
 J. L. B. Alexander is having a gravel sidewalk laid in front of his buildings on Washington street.
 A social party will be given at the ranch of William Hughes, three miles north of town tonight.
 Tiry II. Jones has sold to P. L.. Kays, for $540, the NWli of the SW4 of sec tion 20, I. N. of K. E.
 The ferries on the Salt and Gila rivers are both running, and teams have no trouble in reaching Maricopa.
 Johnny Deats has taken contract to repair c. F. Chapman's brick house. which was damaged by the late flood.
 Several location notices from the diff ferent mining camps in the county have been filed for record during this week.
 The work of repairing the Buckeye canal will begin April l. A large force of men and teams will be put to work.
 Edwin A. Rogers has bought from the Tempe Land and Improvement Con- pany lot 14 in block 52, Tempe. The price paid was $500.
 Van R. Beechum and William Staple ton have located very promising min i'm hi DnI miles south of Buckhorn gulch.
 Van K. Beechum has received United States patent for the WIZ of the SWL of section l3 and the WIZ of the NWL of section 24 in T. N. of K. 2E.
 Mrs. Frances Redewill has sold lots 8 and in block M, University addition, and a part of lot ', Bryan place, to l.. P. Elder, the price paid being $25O.
 Sarah M. Pomeroy made final proof yesterday before the Clerk of the Dis trict Court, on her desert land entry for the north E of section 13, township north, range 5 east.
 w. Fl. Harrelson has located 5000 inches of water for the Paradise canal on the west bank of the Gila river in township S., k. w., and on the NW14 of section 27.
 P. II. Coyle's teams arrived from Maricopa yesterday noon, making the | round trip in four days. Several wagons | were loaded with 26,000 pounds of mer- cha'idise for Phoenix merchants.
 The Mesa school district will issue boids to the amount of $5000 to complete the school building already begun. The trustees expect to have it ready for oc- cupancy by the opening of the Fall term.
 A meeting of the Democratic County Central Committee has been called at the Court House at 2P. NJ. Saturday, April 4, for the purpose of selecting candidates to be voted for as delegates to the con stitu'ional convention to be held in Sep temier.
 Tie following cases were filed yester- day with the Clerk of the District Court T: w. Evans vs. William Gilson, c. F. Aiiisworth being plaintiffs attorney; h. n. upton vs. w. II. and l. N. Peck, Baker X Campbell, plaintiffs at. tonleys.
 Justice Huson yesterday further ex. amiiOed w. II. Pierce for the shooting of Janus McNamara, and bound him over m the sum of S25O0, in default of which he vas sent to jail. Jose Carmargo, &C., cus1d oi grand larceny, was bound overin tpe sum oi s6O0. He was also locked up. Rosa Contreras, Moriano yendiolo, Manuel Contreras and Ramon Contreras are the names of the men who beat the Mexican last Wednesday night. Officers Blankenship, Bradbury and Mcdonald