Arizona republican., 1894-10-11
PHGNIX OR WHEREABOUTS. A Record of Recent Local
 Transactions.
This Weeks Political MeetingS-A Fatal Attempt to Introduce
 Eastern Civilization.

Nantllberg x Davidson are Deatlfylng the interior of their store by paint and otherwise.
 A Presbyterian church social will be held at the residence of Rev. Preston Mckinney tonight.
 A meeting of the Victor hose com pany is called for Friday night on i'm portant business. It will be held at the engine house.
 One grocer who actually prefers to accommodate customers by calling for and delivering orders is R. M. Dameron of Five Points.
 In all the butcher shops the quality of the meat varies, but M. E. Hurley's is said to average for all the year around the best of any.
 Capt. Wickham will take charge of the drill parade and street work of the Pioneer band which is to be transform ed into military band.
 J. w. Ambrose's big team last night pulled out with 5000 pounds of miscel- laneous merchandise. It is consigned to W. s Moffett of Harqua Hala.
 Col. Christy was seized with sudden illness at his office at the Valley bank on Tuesday afternoon, and yesterday it was feared that an attack Of pneumonia was developing.
 There will be meeting of the Good Templars this evening at the Baptist church. Rev. s. c. Davis will deliver an address and Mrs. Cooley, the elocu- tioniss, will recite.
 Notice of location of the Buckeye and Buckeye No. ? mining claims in the Superstition district were filed yester. day by H. 5. Deniston, W. K. Ha ws and w. s. Deniston.
 An open meeting of the local lodge I. o. G. T. will be held at the Baptist church tonight. Beside program ar- ranged by the member there will be addresses by Rev. $. c. Davis and Mrs. J. A. Phillips.
 A number of local riata experts have signiied willingness to join in the sports in the coming fiesta. An anus ing feature of the program will be the small boys contest, in the burro ob- stacle race and calf tying tournament
 Probate Judge Jordan yesterday is- sued an order to T. W. Pemberton for the sale of the real estate belonging to the O. L. Gibbs estate. It will be disposed of by private sale or other wise as may be judged best by the ad- ministrator.
 The following transfers of real estate were yesterday entered for record George Passey and wife to L. Salter and W. H. Code, part of block 12, Mesa, $500. Harry Gray and wife to Alice Clifford, lots 24 and 26 of block 2, Gray's subdivision of Neahr's addition.
 A neat pamphlet describing the grad ing and course of study of the schools of Maricopa county com mpiled by Superin- tendent Jordan was issued yesterday. It also contains recommended list of text books for reference by teachers and many valuable suggestions to teachers and boards of school trustees.
 A good many people had begun to fear that Ed Dunn was no more. They may now be treasured ,sthe fam iliar name of this gentleman was re- inscribed on the police records last night. His familiar face will confront the recorder this morning and he may be seen today in his familiar place in the street improvement brigade.
 The Day of Atonement was observed yesterday by more than twenty-five ladies md gentlemen of the Jewish faith in this city. Services were held at the opera house, occupying nearly the entire day. They were conducted by Adolph Cohn and MT. Harris and were divided into four parts. They consisted of prayers in the Hebrew tongue.
 The rest of the week will be crowded with political meetings. A precinct Republican club meeting will be held at the Center street headquarters to- night. An attractive feature of it will be the Glee club. On Saturday night there will be grand Republican rally at Tempe, and on the same night Gen eral O'Neill will address voters of Peoples Party proclivities in Phoenix.
 There was coincidence in police court yesterday morning. It was com posed of John Johnson and John A. Johnson, both colored, not related to each other, but both in on a charge of drunkenness. John Johnson was a new conner and was discharged with a warning. John A. was an old offender and fine of $5 covered his accumula- ton of shortcomings. The men strange ly resembled each other and lacked only sort of umbilicai attachment to make them pair of colored and disreputable Siamese twins.
 An old and philosophic Hassayamper accounts for the latest murder in Phe- nix. He says it was the natural and only result of an attempt to introduce innovations of civilization from the effete east. If that misguided and un- fortunate man had not tried to draw to flush he would be alive teday. Only pat fushes go here now. The time may come when the chance of completing an imperfect flush will be permissible but that time has not yet. arrived. The hoL