Arizona republican., 1894-04-27
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Ice cream from pure cream at the social tonight ln the Monihon block.
 The new locomotive Kyrene made short trial trip yesterday and behaved admirably.
 Strawberry ice cream and cake social of the ladies of the Christian church tonight in the Monihon block.
 The ladies of the Presbvterian church gave pleasant and well attended ice cream social at the church last night.
 Young ladies, old ladies and school girls fall regularly into ecstatic spells ~yer our line of wash dress goods. AL kire's.
 Chaplain Scott will lecture in the Baptist church next Sunday night on "The Fast Young Man." Seats are free, all are cordially invited.
 All the best straw berries in town have been ordered by the ladies of the Christian church for their social to- night in the Monihon block.
 Sheriff Murphy yesterday completed a levy upon the property of the South Gila canal company under an order of the court giving judgment for $6,500 in an action by c. A. Luke against the company.
 The Prospector chronicles the return to Tombstone of Mrs. Julius Caesar who had been at San Francesca receiv- ing medical treatment for some sort of malady with which the physicians of Cochise were unable to cope. Mrs. Cesar is said to return improved in health. and thus another illustrious name is spared to Arizona.
 A saddle horse hitched in front of the Garden City restaurant yesterday after noon broke away and took with him one of the awning supports. In the middle of the street he collided with water works wagon and overturned it. The melee scared horse belonging to J. E. Leeker, which was hitched near. It also broke loose from it's fastenings aud fell in behind the procession of run awavs.
 Gardener Troops will have big crop of olives in his well-cared for trees in the city hall plaza. He estimates the yield at about 1000 pounds and will re- commend to the city council to make a contract for their delivery to the Phe- nix Canning company. The elderberry trees are also heavily laden with blos- soms. For these there is no sale though there will be an active demand by those who have fond remembrance of the elderberry pie of childhood days.
 Frank Bennett, the young man of whose remembrance with his laundress on her dilatoriness mention has been made, learned yesterday that even the complaint of wronged man may be made too forcibly. The court decided that the language employed by Mir. Bennett in his objurgation was obscene and profane beyond the limit fixed by the statutes of Arizona and the ten commandments. The defendant was sent to jail for eight days. four for breaking the statute and four for violar- ing the commandment.
 The following transfers of real estate were entered for record yesterday: Gila Bend Townsite company to Wing Sing and An Foo lot in block 13, Gila Bend Wing Sing and An Foo to G. G. Caruthers lot in block 15 of Gila Bend, $75; Louis B1schoff to Consolidated canal company right-of way for canal e1a seI sw4 sec 13 twp nr 2 e, $20; Emory s. Grant and wife to Geo. H. Trask lot 16 in block R University addi- tion 1850; John J. Casey to GIG. Wight 50 acres in nwI sec 2twp1 pf2 @, $4,500. The Young Women's Christian asso- citation was organized last night at Y. M. c. A. hall under the happy circum- ota of do o,,l rl- -al interest in the prospective work for which the association was formed. Mrs. M. H. Williams was elected pres ident, Mrs. J. F. Elwell vice. president, Miss Gertrude McMullen secretary, Miss Laura Dobbs treasurer. The as eocistion will meet again next Thurs day night and thereafter on the first Thursday night of each month.
 Three suits were filed in district court yesterday. Action in foreclosure was begun by James Wilson against John s. Armstrong and R. E. Daggs. The property involved upon which there was mortgage of $ll ,000 was sold by MT. Armstrong to MT. Daggs subject to remaining mortgage of $6.500. The property will be bid in by Mir. Arm strong. Another suit to foreclose was begun by John s. Armstrong against J. H. Pritt and wife. The remaining &C., tion was by J. c. Maxwell and c. B. Coulson against W. H. and l. N. Peck.
 The Chestnut club is an aggregation of conservative gentlemen who meet nightly on Wall street in front of Jim Rennie's. As the name signifies, the purpose of the club IS to resist innova- tions in annecdote. Every member who tells a story which no other mem- Der of the club has heard before is fined fifty cents. Any member who laughs at any story, old or new, is subject to similar fine. Frank Meador owes the club $1 .5O for introducing novelties and Andrew Barry is in debt for finding amusement in stories which were thread bare when the century was young.
 It takes lots of patience to be school child when so interesting an event as May day, and such May day as the merchants of Phoenix are making of it, is only few days off. Prospects of free lemonade, good music and as much happiness as may be crowded into an afternoon are certainly enough to breed impatience. The program has not yet been made up beyond that Miss McKin- nev will be May Queen and that there will be a brass band, games and gener- ally lots of fun. Not only the children are anticipative, but the merchants themssIyes will be there. All stores