Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-02-07
LOCAL BRIEFS.

"Should the operahouse be condemned
as unsafe" is the question which COM
mittee of the city council is investigat-
ing.
The Maricopa club is indebted to THE
REPUBLICAN for a two years subscrip-
tion to that admirable advertising peri
odical, Printers Ink.
G. M. Sturges yesterday received
notice that his contract for carrying
the mail between Phoenix and the
Phoenix mine had been accepted.
The case of the proprietor of the
Arcade, charged with keeping a dis
orderly house, was continued in police
court until 10 O'Clock this morning.
Licenae to marry was yesterday issued
to Theodore F. Haffner of Phoenix and
Josephine Burri of St. Joseph, Mo-,
Dionecia Garcia and Merze Balterrs.
Sturges & Sturges of the Golden
Eagle livery have recently added some
fine stock to their already excellent
equipment and are better prepared for
business than ever before.
On the petition of a numbe of tax
payers the board of supervisors yester-
day ordered new road opened on the
south side of the river starting from 8
point two miles below Tempe.
Flashlight views of Mrs. Budge's
party last week were taken by Messrs.
Blake, Robinson and Pinney. The
prettiest girls in town are included in
the group and all look as natural as
life.
Just as Guy Powell was doing that of
which several predecessors have made
failure, namely, building up good
business at the Lemon House restaur-
ant, the landlord raises the rent and he
is forced to close the doors.
A bevy of lovely young society buds
enjoyed ride yesterday in Ham brook
Schorr's furniture wagon. Mr.. Blake,
the popular salesman, held the reins
while Mr.. Handbook mouth watered
as he stood amazed in the doorway of
the store.
The only police court victim vester-
day was William Schmidt, a sleeping
drunk arrested by Assistant Marshal
Hickey early Yesterday morning. Mr..
Schmldt's face was nav and he was
given the benefit of the circumstance
and dismissed.
Last Monday was the beginning of
the second half of the present school
year. A class has been formed in the
primary department for the instruction
of children who have never attended
school, and parents OF such children OF
school age are requested to send them
now.
Mr.. B. NJ. Pratt, manager of the
Electric street car line, who purchased
the gym aasium of the Phoenix Athletic
Cycle club. Taking into consideration
that the cost of the apparatus less than
six months ago was about $500, the gift
is generous one and one for which the
cycle boys are duly thankful.
In the estate of James E. Hampton,
H. +. Robinson was given permanent
letters of administration. In the mat
ter of the estate of Clarissa Green,
Henry F. Brown, administrator, leave
was given to correct the will in the de-
scription OF certain property. On &C.
count OF the illness of Probate Judge
Jordon he is holding court at his house
There was a general shifting of places
in the Gazette office yesterday by which
Hon. w. 7. Smith became business
manager, Judge Baxter city editor, and
J. H. McClintock foreman. Each oc-
cupant Of his new position may be con-
sidered to have been promoted. The
Gazette staff sits at a round table sur.
rounded by MacGregors, each of whom
| ia chief and noble.
Marshal Ming under direction of the
city council yesterday appointed J. f.
Briggs special policeman on the south
side. The appointment is quite salts
factory as Mr.. Briggs record as ar
efficient and honest peace officer is well
esta blished and residents in that part
of the town may accurately count or
the suppression of the hoodlum
element.
Among the transfers of real estate re
corded Yesterday was warranty deed
conveying small piece Of land on the
Cave Greek road to the M. E. Church
south. The consideration named in the
deed was ''Our love for the cause O
Christ and one dollar" 1t is of course