Arizona republican., 1894-12-21
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Yesterdays Quota of Phoenix
 News.
Entertainment at Y. M. c. A. Hall Last Night-Openlng of the
 Catholic Fair.

Carving sets for Christmas at Talbot & Hubbard's.
 A single drunk was in police cou yesterday morning. There were miti eating circumstances and he was dis charged.
 Dr. Lund says that he will not re move from the Gardiner block as rC. ported, but that he will remain in hi, present location.
 Dr. Kirkwood and Messrs. Kim bal and J. B. Rising of the Keystone phar macy left yesterday on a duck hunting expedition on the Gila.
 Notice of location. of the Indian, Sure Thing, Hard Scrabble. Ready Cash and Mint mining claims in the Eagle Tai mountains was filed yesterday by J. H Bassett.
 Phoenix Council No. 1, Junior Order United American Mechanics will meet in regular session at Y. M. c. A. bal tonight. Visiting brethren are invit ed to attend.
 Oscar Williams yesterday received g telegram from his former home in In diana, stating that his mother was lying at the point of death. He left lesi night for her bedside.
 There was no western mail yesterday morning. The east bound Southern Pacific due at Maricopa at midnight en countered 8 washout west of Yums which tied it up all day.
 Miss Nelson will repeat her enter tainment of the Quarrel of the Flowers tomorrow afternoon and evening. The afternoon performance will be for chil dren and the admission will be 15 cents
 About the middle of February Gold berg Bros. will put in stock of goods in the room now occupied by the Palace restaurant next door to M. Jacobs store. The stock will consist only of mammoth line of gents furnishing goods.
 The first night of the Catholic fail which opened at the opera house last night was very successful one. The attendance was good notwithstanding the many other places of amusement which were open. The satisfaction ol the audience and the fair management was mutual.
 The city hall committee met last nigh t to open the bids and award u 6 contract for making repairs on the leg islative chambers. The repairs will consist of repainting the wood work. kalsomining the ceilings and putting in partitions for committee rooms. There were six bidders for the entire contract, It was awarded to A. J. Kent for $l6O.
 Prof. Arthur's lecture upon hypnotism last evening in Gardiner's hall on ac. count of numerous counter attractions drew but slim audience. The dis. course took the form somewhat of a history of the science of hypnotism and psychology in general. It was 8 scholarly effort and WAS illustrated by few successful efforts to exercise the hypnotic influence upon subjects from the audience.
 Two suits were filed in district court yesterday. Action was begun by Marion Derrick against L. J. Horton, Ella Stoller and E. w. Potter to re- cover half interest in the Gun boat mine in the Prosper district along with the ore now on the dump and to restrain the defendant from operating the mine pending the litigation. The other ac. tion was by George A. Rankin against l.. L. Harmon to foreclose a $3,0OC mortgage on one-half of sec 10 twp 1 s r5e.
 It was pity that so excellent a per formance as the entertainment given by the Ladies' Aid Society of the Pres byterian church last night at Y. M. c. A. hall did not have room cor responding to it's excellence. Those who were fortunate enough to get in say hat 1t has never been surpassed and seldom equaled in Phoenix. An interesting feature of it was the per formance of the Home Quartette, con- posed of Messrs. Willis, Miller, Plotts and Mrs. Plotts. The piano music of Mrs. lone Allen and vocal solos by Mrs. Deity, Mrs. De Pew, Miss Grace Walker, Mrs. Walter Porter and Mir. J. w. Ben ham are highly praised.