Arizona republican., 1894-12-28
LOCAL BRIEFS.
A Summary of Yesterdays
 Events.
installation Of Royal Arch Masonic Officers Territorial and
 Federal Courts.

Carving sets for Christ mas at Talbot & Hubbardss.
 Rev. w. E. Vaughan will preach next Sunday morning and evening at Smith 8 chapel.
 License to marry was issued yester- day to Jesse Steels and Ella Shrine both of Mesa.
 The management of Through the Lines" has made'arrangement for it's early production at Tempe.
 Notice of location of the Monte Crlsto mining claim in the Winnifred district was filed yesterday by John Ayerish.
 There will be running race at the fair grounds next Monday afternoon be- tween Roundtree's and one of Bill Goodwin's horses.
 There was pleasant dinner party at Captain Georges residence last night. The guests were Miss Whitehurst, Miss Cox and Messrs. Ernest Ford and AL fred Franklin.
 The Arizona Directory company have instituted and are carrying out lauda- bic enterprise ln the work of preparing directory for the city of Phoenix, and 1t bids fair to be very complete and handsome work.
 The installation of officers elect of Phoenix Chapter R. A. M. took place night. The new officers are J. D. Honihon, high priest; D. Nicholson, excellent king and F. T. Pomeroy, ex- cellent scribe.
 Peter Elingson of Des Moines, Ia., yesterday bought lot 20 in block 1, Simms addition, and intends to build handsome residence on it. MT. Bling son will shortly return to Des Moines. arrange his affairs there and bring his family here.
 The dinner given yesterday by the Ladies' Aid society of the First Avenue Baptist church was mutually satisfac- tory to the ladies and their guests. The dinner was an excellent one and the profits which are to be applied on the minister's salary reached $20.
 In district court yesterday in the case of the Central Avenue Driving As- Hociation against Neri Osborne, iude- ment was rendered for the plaintiff. The case of Calfus vs. Roletta WAS sub- mitted. On the federal side the grand
 
 One of the pleasant incidents of Christmas night which has passed un- noticed in the general vortex ot pleas- ant incidents was quiet little party at the residence of MT. and Mrs. Walter Talbot. There was of course a Christ mas tree and upon it's branches grew a gift for every guest.
 n yesterdays REPUBLICAN it was said that the county contract for medi- cal and surgical treatment for the indlgent sick was awarded to Dr. o. L. Mahoney at $100 year. This was a mistake and i'm piled that the doctors valuation of his services was ridicul- ously law. The contract was S1OO a | quarter. The printed proceedings of the sec- ond annual convention of the Pacific Coast association of fire chiefs were received here yesterday. The next 1 convention will be held at Los Angeles during the last week of next April. Mardi Gras week. Among the Phoenix fremen who are mem bers of the asso- citation are eK Chief Gus Clark, Chief | Goodman and Assistant Chief w. A. Davis.
 The following transfers of real estate were yesterday entered for record: NJ. H. Sherman and wife to John Ruben stein lot P, block 5, Capitol addition, $400; M. H. Sherman and wife to Henry G. White, lot 2, block 8, Collins addition, $200; John S. Armstrong to James Wilson, lots and g in block 1 and lot 5 in block 2, Farmers addition to Tempe; c. G. Coy and L. E. Coy and wife to Ephraim Tompkinson and wife neI, se14 nv Ii sec 30 twp 2 h., 2 @. $50; Ephralm Tompkinson and wife to Clarinda Jones lots 2l and 23 in block "K" University addition, $55O.
 Postoffice Thief Caught.
 CINCINNATI. O., Dec. 27.-Eugene T. CRSaY A clerk in tha Gnuinuton Ku