Arizona republican., 1894-08-17
LOCAL BRIEFS,

There was an avalanche of business
in the office of the clerk of the district
court yesterday. A half dozen suits
were filed, the first within week.
Notice OF location of the Fairview
mining claim in the Black Rock dis
trict was fled yesterday by Edward B.
Virgins, P. f. Wiggins and R. F. Doll.
A. W. Taylor, the engineer at the
electric light works who was so serious
ly scalded by steam on Wednesday
morning, is still suffering excruciating
pain but fears OF a fatal result from his
injuries have been removed.
J.E. Walker, Frank Prothero and
Joe Pratt will leave town between two
days, pro obably about a. m. next Mon
day morning for Fort Apache. The
conspirators have got their outfit packed
and are only waiting for favorable op-
portunity to get away.
Mr.. j. Z. Walker yesterday received
letter from Judge Baker in which he
said that he believed that the Arizona
admission bill would be called up at
| this session. The tariff bill was vet
undecided. Several senators with
whom the writer talked expressed a
|
bill at once.
The Peoples party club organized last
Saturday night held its first meeting at
Gardeners hall last night. Business in
connection with the campaign was
transacted. A committee was appointed
to select political question for discus
sion at the next meeting. 1t was sug-
gested that invitations be extended to
representatives. of other political par
| ties to be present and take part in the
discussion.
Suit was brought in district court
yesterday by Albundio R. Leon and
Petronila Leon against the Leon Canal
company. The plaintiffs were locators
of canal thirteen miles down the river
The defendants diverted the water
from the canal by building dam across.
Suit is brought for $1,000 damages and a
restraining order against the defend
ants. The injunction matter was heard
by Court Commissioner Jordan and the
injunction was granted.
The following transfers of real estate
were yesterday entered for record !:
Eugene Carruthers and wife to Hattie
Roebuck lots 2 and and the south half
of lot in block IS, Gila Bend, $1,000.
The Arizona Land and Stock company
to Mary E. Purman lots and 10 in
block 46, Churchill's addition, $500.
W. ]. Murphy and wife to Belle R.
Zimmerman lots and 4 block 80,
Grand Avenue addition, $3.50. F. L.
Brill and wife to Helen L. Scott lot
13 block 2, Brll.s addition, $3.50.
The electric light contract now before
the Phoenix Light and Power company
for it's acceptance, contains certain ad-
vantageous features for the city not
originally considered. Il provides not
only for lighting according to the Phila-
delphia moonlight schedule but that
the lamps shall be lighted on cloudy
nights 1t also provides that the city
shall have the right to test the lights
and if at any time they are found to be
below l 200 candle power each it shall
have power to cancel the contract. The
thirty arc lamps are to- be put in place
within thirty days.
A prospector arrived in the city yes
terday having walked over the desert
from the Congress mine where he had
been prospecting. At that place he
l.
nix dealing faro bank and had plenty
of money. That information fell on the
ears of the prospector like heavenly
music as Jack had borrowed $40 from
him some fifteen or twenty years ago.
Being broke, like all good prospectors
are, twenty dollars loomed up before
his minds eve like an elephant in side
show. In fact it was miners grub
stake dream. Thereupon he resolved
to come in and renew acquaintance
with Jack and jog his memory as to the
loan. But, twas ever THUS, as the
song goes, fondest hopes decay, ETC.
Jack. like all wealthy men, had gone to
the sea shore at San Diego and is quaf.
fing the balmy salt Pacific breeze.
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