Arizona republican., 1894-12-16

LOCAL BRIEFS.
A Synopsis of Yesterdays
 Occurrences.
MidWinter Fair Trophies Received. The Hudson Reservoir and Canal
 Company Distributes $7,OOO.

Window glass at Talbot & Hu bbards
 Eschman has line of holiday goods, the quality of which is unequaled.
 Articles of toilet. perfumery, man cure sets and plush goods of the very highest quality at Eschman's.
 A. W. Ballard, representative of the General Electric com pany of San Fran cisco, was in town yesterday.
 Mrs. J. L. Walker was yesterday ap pointed administrative of the estate of her bus sband, the late Dr. J. L. Walker.
 Visitors from the east are amazed at the excellent quality of the heef and low prices prevailing at the market of M. E. Hurley.
 Salt River valley oranges, pomegran- ates, apples, lemons, peaches and straw berries-what a showing for December at Clay Leonard's.
 J. B. Doner and W. M. Myers are new arrivals from Welsey, Kan, who have bought land at Glendale and will make their homes in that fruitful dis trict.
 The board of supervisors were in ses- sion yesterday. Beside passing upon the official bonds of county and pre- cinct officers they corrected certain er- TOTS in assessments.
 At the Park skating rink yesterday | workmen were putting up the wires for arc lights by which the rink is to be | lighted. The management is spend- ing money freely to make the place as attractive as possible this winter. The bids for building the school house in District No. 5, plans and specitica- tions for which were prepared by Ar chitect Creighton, were opened yester- day. All were rejected on account of too greatly exceeding the estimate.
 G. H. Clayson yesterday contributed to the Arizona Improvement company's Chicago exhibit, samples of Jaffa oranges taken from two-year old trees. He also brought in two-year old grape v1ne, Thompson's seeding variety, thirteen feet long.
 Yesterday morning while the mud was yet soft and clinging everywhere, Dr. Keefer caused to be constructed a cross walk between his store and the National Bank of Arizona building which caused the invocation of many a blessing upon his considerate head.
 T. L. Rodman died at 10 o'clock yes terday morning. He came to Phenix three weeks ago from Stephensviile. Tex, to find relief from lung trouble. The funeral will take place at 80 to- morrow afternoon from W. H. Smith & Co.'S undertaking rooms on Center street.
 The Hudson Reservoir and Canal company yesterday hunted up all the judgments it could find against it and paid them to the amount of $7,304. IL is also inviting whoever else may be holding claims against it to call and present them for examination and pay ment if they are properly based.
 John Clark was in police court yes terday for triple offense. He had been asking aims contrary to an ordi- nance intended to make the residents of Phoenix self-supporting. He had also been drunk and disturbing the peace and he crowned his enormities by resisting the officer who arrested him l His crimes were considered in lump and he was given twenty days for the joblot.
 It was marvellous yesterday afternoon to see the ladies, who in spite of the mud ankle deep at many of the cross ings, persisted in coming out and at- tending to little afternoon shopping. It seemed to a casual bystander as if seven -eighths of them were ploughing their way to Alkire's. Inquiry then re vealed that ladies' cloaks, dress goods and presents given away with every purchase were the magnets.