Arizona republican., 1894-11-17
LOCAL BRIEFS.
A Variety of Happenings of
 Recent Date.
Meeting of the Illinois Society-Y M. c. A. Rally at the Opera
 House.


 be dedicated next Sunday.
 Mark A. Foote of Chicago, was yester- day appointed commissioner of deeds for Arizona.
 Among the arrivals on the flyer who will be in Phoenix this noon is T. D. Emerson, agent of Frohman's Charley's Aunt company, which will be produced at the opera house shortly.
 Both stages which left last night for the end of the north and south road were heavily laden with passengers. The overland route to Prescott increases in popularity as it grows shorter.
 Eldridge Jordan. the governors pri- vate secretary, who has been lying dan gerously ill of pneumonia, was rather better yesterday morning and his friends are now hopeful of his early re- covery.
 The Odd Fellows of Mesa yesterday presented to District Deputy C. A.. Mintz very handsome ring made to order. The set contains the emblems of the order. The ring was made by Vantilburg & Dayiaon.
 J. B. Kelly's place, the Cabinet, has just undergone ela aborate changes. The walls have been richly decorated until the place is now one of the most at tractive resorts in the city. The orna- mentation has cost small fortune but it ls worth it just to look at.
 The reunion of the Illinois society will be held at the park today and 8 pleasant and profts ble time is antici- psted. This society is the oldest in point of organization of any of the state societies in the valley. An interesting program has been arranged.
 Since the chilly nights set in the hobo has become elusive and hard to catch. During the warmer weather he slept on the street, box cars or other places con- venient of access to the policeman. Now he conceals himself in hay mows and other unostentatious localities.
 The brick work of the new county jail is almost finished and most of the iron and steel work has been placed in posi- tion. The bridge connecting the struct- ure with the district court room is nearly done and some time this week an opening will be cut into the court room.
 Globe had another fire last Tuesday night. The residence of Probate Judge Allison of Gila county was destroyed, and that of w. W. Brookner along side 1t. Judge Allisop's house which had just been furnished was valued at $1.800. Brookner's residence was worth about $500.
 Mike Sullivan, who was arrested night before last for holding up inmates of block Al. was in police court yester- day morning. He had been there the day before and agreed to absent himself from the city if the recorder would let him go. He will remain in jail for the next thirty days.
 In the midst of blaze of trumpeting the Alkire company wishes to toot this little story: Two dollar dress patterns, large stock of cloaks, special ladies' jacket at $2.65, gentlemen's all wool cassimere suits at eastern prices. and the renowned 75-cent four-ply rein forced bosom white shirts. Selah.
 Yesterday afternoon & young man named Harry Brown was spelling for a fight and tried to institute disturbances with several persons. Finally he drew a knife on George McGowan. Me- Gowan made complaint against him before Justice Johnstone and the war like individual was locked up in the county jail.
 The local Y. M. c. A. will hold a rally at the opera house tomorrow afternoon. Addresses will be delivered by Dr. Warehouse of New York, Dr. Woods of Colorado Springs, and Gen eral Sampson. Beside the addresses music, instrumental and vocal, will constitute pleasant feature of the en- tertainmeDt.
 The case of Geo. McInernay, which has been hanging fire for two weeks pending the efforts of the defendant and his friends to raise the amount of the alleged shortage in his accounts with the Maricopa & Phoenix railroad was brought before Justice Johnstone yesterday for preliminary trial. The defendant was held to the grand jury in the sum of $500.
 There were more chrysanthemum and pretty girls at the Gardiner block last night than most people would have believed were in Mar1copa county. The fair was great social success, if modi- fled at all, it was by the fact that the big room in which it was held was not big enough. The attendance was jam through which it was next to impossible for one to work his way.
 Early yesterday morning a stranger suffering from dellrium tremens WAS picked up by Special Officer Web. ster on Washington street and staked out in the city jail. He had not yet recovered sufficiently ts give g satisfactory account of himself. He sent message to the governor yester. day asking for a conference, evidently under the impression that he stood in need of pardon.
 Architect Heinlein has finally gotter the Normal school contract muddle