Arizona republican., 1894-03-07
LOCAL BRIEFS.

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 The county examination of teachers at the central high school building closed yesterday.
 The notarial bond of Florence J. O'Brien wBs approved yesterday and filed. The bondsman is Hon. Jas. A. Fleming.
 Mrs. Thos. Fitch, who is a highly talented artist, has painted the stair case at the Sixth Avenue hotel for amusement. The painting represents flowers and roses upon a black back ground.
 Greene, the natter, and Gillet, the tailor, now occupy the Washington street store in thr Fleming block next to the bank. This is another progress i've move on the part of two of the most enterprising merchants of the city.
 Notices of the location of the follow ing mining claims were filed yesterday The 999 and Gold Vein in the Camp Creek district, by G. D. Hammell Wall Street No. 1, in the New River district by R. T. Condon and J. c. Dem man.
 M. M. Jackson, Eugene Jackson and J. L. Spain yesterday filed water loca- tion on the Gila at point known as the head of the Slough. The water 200 miners inches is to be taken out and conducted along the river bottom to point where an irrigation pump is to be placed by which the water Is to be raised to the higher lands.
 The following transfers of real estate were yesterday entered for record Edward A. Poyen and wife to Annie l.. Kennedy, E, SC Ii, sec 32. tp 2 n, 2 e, $3,200. Jas. H. McClintock to R. E. Daggs, SC 112, sec P, tp s, e, $4,000. Henry c. Longmore and wife to Ellen W. Crissman. sw E, nv Ii sec 20, tp 1 n, e, $200. W. T. Smith and wife to F. M. King, lot 3 in block 3, Palo Alto addition.
 The grand lodge of Good Fem plars will go into two-day session at Y. M 7. c. A. hall tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Delegates will be present from King. man, Flagstaff, Prescott. Tucson, Flor ence, Casa Grande, Gila Bend, and the i lodges of this county. The election of grand officers will take place on Friday afternoon. A special degree session of the international supreme lodge will be held during the session.
 A birthday party given in honor oi Miss Ronnie Doris by MT. and Mrs c. D. Doris on Monday night was a highly enjoyable occasion. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Bean, MT. and Mrs. J. w. Doris, Mrs. Allen Misses Andrews, Fowler, Brakes White, Crews, Kalfus, Woods, Parker Graves; Messrs. Bean, Kennedy, Dam eron, Dodenhoff, Sparks, Leggett. Al kire, Coggins, Turney, Sears. R. B Doris, T. E. Irvine.
 Col. Schwartz as chairman of the committee of arrangements on the c A. R. encampment to be held here o1 March 12, has received notification O the attendance from the various post in the territory. Tucson will send thir teen representatives, Tom bstone, two Globe, two. There will be large part, from Flagstaff. It is believed that thi will be the best attended encempmen ever held in the territory. The fac that the statehood meeting is to be hel, on the 10th inst. will be contributory t. the attendance.
 The Salvation Army is becoming quite warlike in it's appearance. Som of it's mem bers don uniform tha looks ''quite English, you know" anc if it were not for the character of music they sing (with bass drum and tam bourine accompanimentl they woul readily be taken for patrol guard 0 bloody Britishers. They paraphrae the words of popular songs, such 8 After the Ball." Tramp, Tramp. tn, Boys, etc.," Marching Througt Georgia" and "Chippie Get Your Hai Cut" Their official organ, the Wa Cry, gives Phoenix credit for 800 read CTS.
 The business of Chinese registratio began yesterday with the arrival ( deputy revenue collector, Ben NJ Parker. He was assisted by Assistan District Attorney McDougal. Of tn 300 Chinese in the city sixty-nine wer registered. A contingent will arriv from Tempe this morning. Anon those registered yesterday was Chon Pong, aged 6S, and one of the oldes Chinameh in this country. He lande on Jan. 1, 1S49. He was at one time
 wealthy merchant on the coast but me reverses which have been so continuou that he has been reduced to the pos tion of cook at a Chinese vegetab ranch near the city.
 Excitement was created in the Porte and adjoining blocks last night by still alarm of fire at the opera hous Someone had seen smoke issuing fro
 the roof of the house as if pouring ol out of furnace. \ janitor hurrie into the building, but could gee no sig of confagration. In order to make
 more minute search for the fire he got
 lantern and tbrew it's rays into g sorts of obscure corners in which u !. flames might be concealed. He learnt
 later that the smoke which had a = tracted attention came from the Cor
 mercial hotel kitchen and driftir
 across the street fell upon the ope
 house and rolled away in a natural ar
 most alarming manner.
 In brief session of district cou , yesterday the old case of Linville V
 the common council of Phoenix W
 called up and continued for the terI <. The attorneys were directed to secu " transcripts of the case setting forth
 exact status. It is no wonder that i ;, status in litigation should have b , come cloudy by reason of the nut !. tions incident to the flight of time b1
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