Arizona republican., 1893-10-31
LOCAL BRIEFS.

A Halloween party will be given to-
night by Mrs. Winters at her resi-
dence on East Madison street.
The protracted meetings at the M. E.
church, south, will continue throughout
the present week. The attendance has
been large and much interest mani
tested.
Through her attorneys, Kibbey &
Israel, Mrs. q. E. McGinnis filed suit
for divorce from her husb band, A. D.
McGinnis, on the grounds of cruel
treatment.
Special revival services at Center
street M. E. church, south, continues
with increased interest. Four additions
80 far. The pastor will be assisted by
brethren from the country. Services
every night this week.
Herbert B. Graybill, of Peoria, ILL.,,
has applied for an appointment as
commissioner of deeds, but the appoint
ment will not be made until the return
OF Gov. Hughes, who is expected to ar
rive at an early date.
Ten carloads of cattle will be shipped
from Tempe tonight if the cars arrive
in time. Six of these will be sent out
by Al. Halbert, while j. A. Pratt will
load the other four. Many head of
cattle are awaiting shipment from that
point.
Some scoundrelly rascals have been
stealing the pickets from the fence
around the city cemetery. On both the
west and south side of the sacred
grounds the miscreants have been busy
carrying off the fence for fuel until now
range cattle range over the graves.
Upon complaint by those who wish to
walk the streets without being jostled,
the city marshal has notified Reuben,
the peanut and popcorn man, to re-
move his miniature engine to some part
OF the city at reasonable distance
from the business center, as the crowds
that gather interiors with travel.
Another evidence of the peace and
qt;atude enjoyed by the citizens of
Phoenix was presented at police court
yesterday morning as there was but one
case on the calendar, that of So Mexi-
can for being inebriated and conducting
himself in a manner Inbecoming a
gentleman.
Those living in the northwestern part
of the city complain because cyclers
invite them to vacate the sidewalk to
make way for the wheeled vehicles.
Evidently these annoyances are from
novices as the members of the club de-
plore any action by its members that
tends to Inconvenience pedestrians.
| Tonight is Halloween which in the
rural districts of the eastern states is
generally observed as an evening to be
devoted to practical jokes of material
nature and in a general way attending
to your neighbours interests by inter-
fering az much as possible with porta-
| BILE personal property and otherwise in
creasing his inconvenience by obstruct-
| ing highways. On the evening OF Oct.
81, it is generally supposed cabbages
are all gathered and the carless farmer
who neglects to do so has his garden
raided and his cabbages are used as
bomb shells to shy at the watch dog or
even at the head of the demonstrating
vegetarian if he is so careless as to place
his head beyound the door casing. In
the west the evening is not observed
unless by social gatherings of less de-
monstrative char acter.
The legislative and executive docu.
ments that are required to be kept on
file in the Office of the secretary of the
territory have been overhauled and
arranged in a systematic manner.
Boxes have been provided to hold the
important documents of each year and
prominent in the box of records is q
copy of the Columbian edition of The
REPUBLICAN, that will together with the
other public papers give a correct idea
to future generations of the exact state
Of development Of the territory at this
date. Assistant Secretary F. B. Dever-
aux has beeu engaged for three months
in bringing order out of chaos that pr'
vailed during early administration q.
The legislative records of one year were
found in a drygoods box in the terri
torial library where no doubt they had
lain since the removal of the capita.
from Prescott. Every thing is now il
its proper place and can be referred te
as easily as to find word in Webter'E
dictionary.