Arizona republican., 1893-12-14
LOCAL BRIEFS.

LOCAL BRIEFS.
DR.. Myers the oculist left last night
for professional trip to Mesa and
Tempe.
Caleb Perron was yesterday ap-
pointed guardian of the estate OF Joseph
LeBarge.
Geo. W. Craighead yesterday filed
final proof on homestead claim to sec
S, tip 2 n, e.
The board of education meets today
for the purpose of purchasing library
books for the schools of the territory.
The board of supervisors yesterday
ordered the burial at the public ex-
pense the dead body found near Wick
enburg.
Judge Baker has overruled the mo-
ton for q new trial and will sentence
George Price Monday morning at 9
O'Clock.
Thieves looted Kelley's saloon on
Tuesday night to the extent OF $40 in
cash and lot of bar checks. They en-
tered through the rear window.
The cross bill of Mrs. Price against
George Price for divorce, set for hear
ing before the clerk yesterday, was
continued until Saturday evening.
Riddle & Gray yesterday sold to Mr..
Walker, a tract of land of thirteen
acres ON the Black Canon road under
the Arizona canal, at 500 per acre.
James Coto was given three days yes
terday by Recorder Schwartz Coto
had been drunk and disorderly and
tried to tear down the Gibson block.
The ladies of the Missouri club met
yesterday at the club rooms to perfect
arrangements for the coming banquet.
They will meet again Saturday evening.
The teachers of the south side are
making preparations for the institute
Saturday at Tempe. An entertaining
program is promised, and the teachers
will all turn out.
There will be dancing at the Maricopa
Club tonight. The Thursday evening
entertainments of this organization are
much appreciated and largely attended
by the members.
Attorneys Cox & Street and Camp
bell left last night for Tucson to try the
Tewksberry case. This former are the
prosecutors for the county; the latter is
for the defendant.
Miss Pattie Argue, a sister of Mrs.
W. W. Dobson, died of La Grippe
Tuesday at the ranch seven miles from
Tempe. The funeral will take place
this afternoon at o'clock.
The regular meeting of the J. W.
Owens post G. A. R. will be held to-
night in the lodge room in the Monihon
building. An election of officers for
the ensuing year will be held.
A large delegation of the residents oil
Tempe and vicinity numbering in the
vicinity of fifty left last evening fol-
Tucson where they have been summon
ed as witnesses in the Tewksbury trial
A meeting of the banquet committee
of the Missouri club was held yester.
day afternoon and was we'll attended
At another meeting OF the committee
at 2 O'Clock on Saturday arrangements
will be completed for the hall and
other matters relating to the banquet
There was evidently a hitch in the
matrimonial affairs of Thomas Stevens
and Ida Perryman. They obtained Ii.
cense to marry week ago, but neg
lected to make use of it until Tuesday
night, when they awoke Probate Judge
Jordan to take the last loop in the
nuptial knot.
The land court last Tuesday morn
ing in session at Tucson called up the
Nogales de Elias case. Voluminous
documentary evidence was entered. San
tiago Ainsa was on the stand. He die
some translating in the matter and tn,
government prosecuting attorney ques
toned him closely on his interpreta
ton of important words. The case, i
is anticipated, will last three days.
The beautiful oil painting presented
to Jim Rennie by his friend Gu
Hirschfeld, has been decorated anc
placed on an easel in Rennie's popula
resort, on Wall street. A monkey tina
somewhat resembles the famous Mr.
Crowley, deceased, of Central Park, N
Y, has been placed at the top of tn,
easel and the painting with the ad
ditional improvements is we'll wortl
seeing.
Lie mlu WlHIeT lalT eOuVenlr DelnI
issued by THE REPUBLICAN under tn
direction Of Messrs Morton and Palmer
is meeting with general and well de
served encouragement by the bushes
men of the city who recognize a goo,
thing for themselves and appreciate
movement for the benefit of the CITY
The souvenir will be the handsomes
publication ever issued from Phnn1.
press or devoted to Salt River vale
interests.
Messrs., Drake. Golden and Pierc
yesterday took several other Denve
gentlemen out to the improvement
company's orange orchards; also t