Arizona republican., 1891-03-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The weathe' is again clear and pleas ant.
 There are seventeen patients in the County Hospital.
 Henry Rixon has two of his frame buildings about completed.
 The ferry on the Gila was raised and put in running order yesterday.
 D. s. Bewley is making improvements on his residence in Murphy's addition.
 Sports.were out yesterday and sue ceeded in bagging large quantity of quail.
 The Good Templars had an interesting literary program at their meeting last night
 The Board of Supervisors met yester- day and adjourned till today at 10 o'clock.
 The beekeepers at Tempe sent large order to Ryder's blaming mill yesterday for bee stands.
 Unless some unforeseen accident occurs water will be turned into the Mesa canal next Saturday.
 E. +. Kellner has sold all but about forty head of the beef cattle he had on the Richland farm.
 The Highland canal has water enough running in it to irrigate all the large grain fields under it.
 J. McCann will leave for Prescott in few days with James Roundtree's sorrel three-year-old stallion.
 Two drunks were before Recorder Schwartz yesterday; one forfeited a bond of $l0 and the other was fined $l0. The town ditch is being cleaned out and repaired to be ready for the re- ception of the water when it is turned in.
 The members of the Young Mems Dancing Club have concluded to dis band, and after tonight will not have any more meetings.
 In the Recorders Court yesterday was filed deed transferring from Ben Good rich to J. O. Dunbar for $500 lots 4, 15 and 34 in Capitol addition.
 The will of the late G. M. F. Herrett was yesterday admitted to probate and letters of administration were given Mrs. Herrett and Colonel William Christy.
 The Sunday stage did not arrive till yesterday morning. The wind was blowing so hard that the Salt river ferry man was afraid to venture across with it after dark.
 The sale of property for delinquent taxes for the city of Phoenix will take place at the City Hall today between the hours of 10 and 4 by J. w. Blanken- ship, City Tax Collector.
 It was reported last night that the ferryman on the Salt river was afraid to cross heavy teams, on account of high water. The river has risen about ten inches during the past two days.
 The Arizona Canal Company has not been able to turn water into the canal yet, owing to the lack of force enough to complete the work, but will be ready to let in some by next Thursday. Pete Gabriel and M. NJ. Rice left yes- terday for the gold strike recently made by w. O. Frost. They go prepared for two months trip, and will prospect the country between that point and Yuma.
 Jay Gould returned last evening from Copper Camp with his sixteen-mule team. The roads are much improved. Several other teams are on the road in from there, where they went with pip ing for the water line at that camp.
 The freethought lecture at the Opera House last Sunday was largely attended. Mrs. l.. II. Hawkins, of Tempe, de- livered the address of the evening. She is a pleasing and forcible speaker. Judge Hawkins made the opening and closing addresses. Another meeting will be held next Sunday evening, though the speakers have not as yet been announced.
 Dr. J. Hardy had teams hauling water from town watering his young orange trees under the Arizona canal, to keep them alive until the water is turned into the canal. He has ten acres ot these young trees, which have been set out only short time and need water. W. J. Murphy and others have groves of the same age, but they will wait till water is turned into the canal, which will be inside of three days.