Arizona republican., 1894-02-16
LOCAL BRIEFS.


Through Messrs. Baker and Abrams,
Mr.. E. A. Harwell purchased lots l.,
and in block 13, and lots 35 and SO,
block 10, all in the Capitol addition.
All persons having in their posses
sion uniforms of the Phoenix base ball
club are requested to leave them at the
store of Goldberg Bros.
License to marry was issued yester-
day to James E. Finley and Mrs. n. N.
Wilson, and Robert Clevenger and Inez
Ridley. The latter couple are residents
of Tempe.
The Valley Cycle club was enter
tanned on Wednesday evening by Mrs.
Walter Porter and Mrs. Winthrop
Sears at the residence of the latter on
Jackson street.
The Chinese smuggling case will be
resumed before Commissioner Kellum
this afternoon. United States District
Attorney Ellinwood and Collector
Webb are expected to be present.
Assistant Marshal James Blanken-
ship was suddenly stricken with what
threatens to become severe attack of
pneumonia. His place on the police
force is temporarily filled by Porter
Moffatt.
A gentleman in Phoenix interested in
real estate matters reports to THE RE-
PUBLICAN Office twenty-five inquiries
concerning the Salt River valley from
foreign parties within the past four
days.
Married at the brides yesterday at
l O'Clock by the Rev. Preston Mckin-
ney, Mr.. James E. Findlay and Mrs. N.
N. Wilson. The groom has been resi-
dent of Phoenix little more than =
year. Mr.. and Mrs. Findlay will con-
tinue to livsin the city.
The boys of the bicycle club have
made elaborate preparations for the
Washington birthday sports and have
Issued fetching program. The Ian
tern parade on tho evening of February
tacle.
The newly elected and reelected Off
GERS of the Maricopa Loan and Trust
Co. are: President, Chas. s. Forbss;
vice president and cashier, T. W. Hine !;
second vice president, A. G. Msrriman !;
third vice-prssident, 81. E. Kemp /;
assistant cashier, A. L. Cramb.
Company B is making active pre-
parations to participate in the battalion
drill and field exercises At Tempe on
February %. The Tempe boys are fig
uring on royal entertainment for all
visitors and expect to wind up the day
with one of their famous social dances.
Among the transfers of real estate
filed yesterday in the recorders Office
was deed from M. H. Sherman and
wife to E. A. Harwell, to lots 35 and
36, Capitol addition, $1,000; deed
from Sarah NJ. Pomeroy to Judltha
Emma Gaylord, to tract in Mesa City,
$3.50.
Among the leading artistic painters
of Phoenix are Will and Frank Jac-
quette, whose work in the Fleming
block attests their excellence. They
had previously been employed in paint
ing the interiors of Pullman coaches
upon which only the best artisans are
employed. Their prices are extremely
moderate.
Notice of the following mining loca-
tions vera filed yesterday: The "Side
Line" and "Ophir" claims in the south
foothills of the White Tank mountains,
by D. L. Murray, E. P. Sanderson, G.
]. Bsauvais and A. B. Wiley; the Sen.
ator Stewart No. claim, in the Super
stition district, by Andrew F. Rossn-
berger and E. L. Griffin.
1t has been reported among the cattle
raissrs of the valley that extremely low
prices for beef are prevailing in the
California markets. These reports are
being circulated by California buyers.
In contradiction Messrs Hurley and
Reed who have just returned from Los
Angeles where they took several car
loads of stock report sales at $3.50.
The new quarters of the Maricopa
Loan and Trust company in the ellison
block are rapidly nearing completion
and whom finished will be unsurpassed
in Phoenix for elegance and conven-
fence. Arthur W. Brown, the cleo,
trician, yesterday finished putting in
an electrical attachment by which the
front doors OF the bank may DO un'
locked and thrown open by pressing a
button placed by the side of the vault
= device employed in nearly all bank
ing houses of modern construction.
Miss Nellie WaIsh's Birthday Party