Arizona republican., 1894-06-05
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The Lamson Business college opened for the term yesterday with six pen manship scholars.
 Lincoln Sonntag of San Francisco, was yesterday appointed commissioner of deeds for Arizona.
 A Mexican, who had spent 75 cents in painting the town, was sentenced by Recorder Schwartz yesterday morning to three days with the street gang.
 Dr. A. J. Chandler has his two steam dredges at work at the head of the Utah canal. He has about three miles of canal to build and is pushing the work, running day and night.
 The entertainment of the representa- tives of the Tucson Lyceum club closed last night with a pleasant ball at Gardiner's hall. The visitors were treated on Sunday to 8 ride through the eastern part of the valley.
 The board of supervisors yesterday put in the greater part of the day ex- amining plans for the new jail. Noth- ing was decided upon. The time for closing the receiving of bids for the jail bonds was extended to June IS.
 A suit to enforce the performance oi a contract was filed yesterday by Henry c. Rogers, Geo. Passey and Elijah Pomeroy, executors of the estate of c. I. Robson and John H. PomeroY, against Jeremiah J. Des uond.
 MT. L. W. Morgan yesterday received a letter from one of his daughters who with her mother and sisters is visiting relatives at Swansea, Wales. She writes among other thing, ''Hurrah for America I don't want to make this trip again."
 Since Ezra W. Thayer moved his hardware store to it's present situation. opposite the city hali, he has not so much time for social conversation. Business has picked up wonderfully and Ezra has enlarged his store to meet the demands of growing trade.
 Yesterday was the time for the sitting of the Territorial Board of Equalization Beside Territorial Auditor Boone Messrs. c. P. Leach and T. D. Satter white, were present, but Morris Gold water, the newly appointed member failed to arrive. The meeting was therefore adjourned until to-day.
 John E. Cocker yesterday received { letter from his brother, Fred Cocker at New York who left here two week ago to return to Wales on account 0 failing health. At the time of writing he was preparing to embark on tn, City of New York. He had grown st much worse after leaving here that it i doubtful if he will live through tn, voyage.
 Governor Hughes yesterday rece ivet letter from uperintendent Gates o the penitentiary, saving that the con struction of the wall of an inclosure 12 feet long on one side of the prison haC been completed. It was begun on Apri l. The superintendent writes that a soon as the waters of the Colorado re cede work will actively begin on tn prison farm.
 The following transfers of real estat were yesterday entered for record Lillian A. Gibbs to E. 0. Hurd, lots Il 12, Is and IA, in block 1 of Porter an Baxter's subdivision of tract B, Mul phys addition, $7 ,000; Lulu G. Porte to Robert T. Coglin, lots and 4, Col lege Place, $700; Arthur P. Hopkins t. Fannie J. Hart, s1a, ne4 of sec 6, tw 2 8, e, $1. 1000.
 A two days examination of appli cants for teachers certificates bega yesterday at the high school. The eS aminers 'are Prof. K. l.. Long, Pro Ray and Lewis Jordan. There ar thirty-four members of the class. tn largest ever examined in this county The class includes great many gradr ates from the Phoenix nigh school an other schools, so that the result of tn examination is awaited with additions interest as test of educational metl ods in practice at the schools frol
 which the applicants have so recent
 come.
 Secretary Bruce and Hon. F. J. Netf
 erton of the board of university regent
 left last night for Tucson to be preser
 at meeting of the board to-nigh
 The purpose at this meeting is to a
 range for carrying out details of u
 maudseHloHt ol IHo uHiNoIoi hoo iu Il set forth in the recently adopted rule
 and regulations, and to hear sugge tions from President Comstock. A rangements will probably be made ft holding another regular meeting of u board on July 1. Under the rules the } will be only four meetings a year i
 stead of twenty-four under the O rules. The estimated yearly saving 3 per diem and mileage of members $500.