Arizona republican., 1893-11-18
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The federal grand jury is still in ses-
sion.
Clouds hang over the valley indicat-
ing winter rains.
Revival meetings are we'll attended
at the Baptist church.
Nightly the Salvation Army barracks
are crowded to overlooking.
No business of interest was transacted
by the governor or secretary.
Phoenix and the valley has an ample
supply of laborers at present.
Monday, Nov. 20, all city taxes re-
naming unpaid will be declared delin-
quent.
Theatricals for Phoenix will be few
this winter unless home talent supplies
the deficiency.
Every citizen of Phoenix should at
tend the mass meetiag tonight in the
interest of statehood.
The memorial services of Rev A. F.
Hall will be held Sunday the 10Th inst.
at II O'Clock a. M, in the Free Meth
odist church.
A meeting of the Press Association
which had been called for today has
been postponed by President Brown
until Monday.
DIR. A. Meyer the celebrated optlcian
will remain few days longer than he
intended on account of continued un-
expected volume of business.
The City Hall plaza is again looking
quite green, as the grass that died out
during the summer is being replaced
by new that has lately sprung up.
In police court one plain drunk was
rewarded with So fine, while two va
grants were given the usual fifteen
minutes to make the run toward
Tempe.
Randall & Davis received a telegram
last night requesting them to prepare
the body of B. F. Thomas for shipment
and send his remains to his friends in
the east by express.
Hunsaker's stage line has withdrawn
between Tempe and Phoenix since local
trains are running, but Miller continues
with slightly increased trade. Ten
passengers were carried on the fore.
noon trip.
made for the Thanksgiving festivities
at the park by both the cycle and ath-
letic clubs. The racing will no doubt
be superior to any ever before witnessed
on the grounds.
The Apache club of Bisbee, Arizona,
will shortly issue invitations for a
grand ball, to be given on Friday even
ing, December Is, at the hall in the
Free Library building. The affair will
be elaborate and promises to prove an
important social event.
A gang of heelers labored Industrious
ly last evening to secure a drunken
Negroes money, some wanting to play it
at faro. others as loan, while one old
fellow offered him the morning plan.
Just who would have captured it is diff
fcult to tell had not officers Blanken-
ship and Hickey appeared and taken
the fellow away.
An interesting foot ball game will
take place at Phoenix park on Sunday
eleven and the Wanderers. The con-
test is to be for prize, foot ball given
by Manager Pratt of the street railway.
The game no doubt will be highly
interesting one as both teams have
brought themselves into excellent con-
dition by industrious practice.
At the Chrysanthemum fair yester-
day Mrs. Swigget won the first prize
with her little three-and a. half months
old girl. Mrs. Lyons took second
money. In the evening were Rotations
and songs, with music by the Redewill
boys. A song by A. P. Walbridge con-
Guided, after which the sale OF flowers
took place. The entire affair of both
days was decided success besides be-
ing remunerative, IS the receipts were
handsome. @
Henry M. Donnelly of New London,
Mo-, who has been in Phoenix some
time for the purpose of looking at the
country, has come to the conclusion
that this is the country in which to To-
cate and will make this place his future
home. Mr.. Donnelly will leave this
evening for Missouri, but Will return in
the course OF couple of weeks with
two car loads of registered Jersey cows,
and will engage extensively in the rails
ing of Jersey cattle.