Arizona republican., 1893-10-27
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Two cars of lumber were received
yesterday by L. W. Blinn & Co.
There will be a sale at the precinct
pound next Saturday of lot of fine
stock.
Charley Reed, the butcher, is prepar
ing to ship four carloads Of Arizona caJ-
tie to California.
Virginia Mahoney yesterday filed
final proof of desert land entry claim
to se14, sec. 3, twp. S., r. W.
Great interest is being manifested in
the revival meetings conducted by Rev.
w. E. Vaughan of the M. E. Church
south.
At meeting of the stockholders of
the Arizona Canal company yesterday,
the former directors and officers were
reelected.
Goldberg Bros. store was crowded
yesterday by persons from the country
who had been unable to attend the
opening the night before.
A private telegram was received from
! Washington yesterday stating that
there was no doubt that the repeal bill
would be passed Internationally at an
early date.
The Britishers foot ball eleven played
practice game last night. The game
next Sunday between the foreigners
and the Athletic club eleven pro misses
to be interesting.
The Maricopa & Phoenix train was
three hours late yesterday morning.
The delay was caused by an accident to
the engine of the west Southern Pacific
night before last.
Another advertising car OF Sells &
Rentfrows circus arrived yesterday and
another color was added to the decora-
ton with which the town has been
covered for the last week.
Joe Gun, of the Capitol chop house,
has put down new oil cloth on his floor
and repapered the walls. The restaur-
ant is now one of the neatest and most
inviting places in Phoenix.
Last night IN intoxicated customer
tried on a pair of shoes at the store of
the Chandler Shoe company and they
fit 80 neatly that he refused to take
them off, though he had no money to
pay for them. The services of Night
Marshal Blankenship were called in to
stop the trade.
Patsy McQuilken left yesterday even
ing for New York to make arrange
ments with Corbett and Mitchell to
fight in Phoenix or Tempe at an early
date for guaranteed purse of 5000 to
be made up by the local sporting men
of this place. He will also visit rela-
tives in Philadelphia.
Property owners in Linville and
other additions south of the city have
petitioned the council for admission.
The required representation of more
than one half the property valuation
has been secured. The inspiration of
the movement is the founding of the
prostitutes colony in that neighb or-
hood.
The Maricopa restaurant, conducted
by e. E. Freeman, was attached yes
terday evening to secure claim by M .
E. Hurley of 1888, and the property
was placed in charge of M. NJ. Eide
miller. The Maricopa restaurant is an
adjunct of the Arcade hotel but the
management is entirely separate from
that of the hotel.
Notice of location of the following
mining claims were filed yesterday
Lost mine in vicinity of La Tourrette' g
ranch, in Unknown district, by Chas.
G. Wolf, S. Wolf and Paul Revares
I Hellvillyn Quarry in the Winifred dis
trict, by R. W. Mattison, T. H. Matti-
son, M. Shill, G. 6. Shill, 6. W. shill
and 7. P. Biggs.
A few of the gentlemen who comprise
the Maricopa club are endeavoring to
revive the interest OF the rank and file
J of the members in the social features of
the organization. A committee has
been appointed to call upon the mem
bers and invite them to participate in q
/ coming series OF whist games. Other
arrangements are being made to make
I the club rooms more attractive than
ever this winter.
Things have been very quiet in sport
ing circles for some time past, until yes
! terday when Senator w. A. Freeze re-
J ceived challenge from ''Sick Jimmy
J of Prescott, for fight to finish. The
\ senator has accepted the challenge and
! the fight will take place at Joe Mayors
I halfway house at an early day. Both
Z contestants will go into training at
I once. Gus Hirschfelt, who is backing
! the senator, has 80 cents ready to bel
: on the outcome.
The boys are having fun with Joe
Pratt over his adventure last night
Joe is a gallant beau and he sailed
forth last night with two horses, one
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