Arizona republican., 1894-12-08
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 An artistic etching will be presented to every lady who inspects the Holiday display at Pratt Bros. today.
 Chas. Crow yesterday bonded to Jas. W. Brown one third interest in the Old Dominion mine for 5000.
 Wanted by young man in business, good room in a private house. Ad- dress, B. H., REPUBLICAN office.
 The singing of the organized choir will be a feature of the 7 80 High Mass this morning at the Catholic church.
 Dr. Barnhart went to Tucson yester- day to purchase Huntington mill for the Gilt Edge Mining company.
 Charles White, the popular chef, con- tlnues for the present at his old post in the employ of the new proprietors of the Creamery.
 A warranty deed from Geo. E. WiIli- son and wife to R. L. Morrison, to one. half of lot 2, block S3, city, was recorded yesterday. The consideration is $l, ,513.
 A boy about 15 years of age with good saddle horse can secure permanent work by calling at THE REPUBLICAN office at p. m. before Tuesday, Dec. II, 1894.
 The subject of one of the essays of the senior class of the high school this week is criticism of "The Tale of the Car penter" from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
 Arizona oranges may be obtained to- day at the Fruit stores. Manager Tait of the Improvement company's orchard will bring in load. They will be the first Arizona oranges ever offered for sale at home.
 A man and wife wish a place to work in city or country. Woman is 8 No. cook; man is g good worker and willing to do anything, is good milker. Address J. K., care REPUBLICAN office. Can furnish best of reference.
 Yesterday morning, Tn appearance, resem bled exactly the beginning of an ideal spring day in the last of April. The likeness lay not only in the clear sky, the revivifying moisture of the late rain, but in the song of the birds and the scent of roses. It was worth two days wandering around in the mud.
 Henry Wickenhurg came down from the north yesterday to purchase sup plies for his store at Wickenburg. He is intending to have his town platted. He believes that at distance of sixty five miles from Phoenix, Wickenburg will be able to grow.
 Jesus Miranda, who has been in jail nearly six months on charge of burg lary and had been indicted and plead not guilty, was yesterday permitted to plead guilty to petit larceny. In view of the fact that Miranda has already been confined so long, Judge Baker sentenced him to five more days in jail.
 Editor G. B. Kelly of the Moberly (Mo.,) Monitor, who has been in this city several days, will return east to- night. Though he has been interested in mining enterprises near Yuma for several years, this is his first trip to Phoenix. He is delighted with the climate and says it is to America what Florence is to Italy.
 Suit was brought against Holmee, Gregory & Lindsey yesterday by the Sanger Lumber com pany of California. It is stated in the petition that between July l and November l, 1894, the de- fendants bought of the plaintiff lumber amounting to $10,19S.26; that after July 25 there was paid on account $S,69O.S9, leaving balance of $6,5O7.37.
 W. H. January is in the city from Mesa, stopping at the Fifth Avenue hotel, having just completed an engage nent of several months for Dr. Chand Ter at the Consolidated Canal head. MT. January feels very proud of the part he has taken in the completion of this important piece of work which e6. perts have already pronounced the finest in the west.
 The masquerade ball at Mrs. Ray mond's dancing academy last night wes & very pleasurable affair. The attend ance was large but quite select. The costumes were attractive, many novel and many old but ever new and with oat which ne masquerade ball could possibly be considered complete. There were Tepssys, Turks, flower girls, jockeys, deminos, etc. A list of the costumes will be given in tomerrew's REPUBLICAN.
 There is another man in town vie-