Arizona republican., 1894-02-14
LOCAL BRIEFS.


for the control of the Lemon house.
The funeral Of Edmund Hume, late
janitor OF the central school building,
took place yesterday afternoon.
The Phoenix Building and Loan az.
ISOLATION at its regular monthly meet
ing last night made eleven loans apgre-
eating more than $1,000.
Notice of the location of the Gold
King mining claim in the Camp Creek
district was filed yesterday by Geo. W.
Gilbert and J. S. Gowett.
All Do, the Chinaman who broke up
a "tan" game Monday afternoon
learned yesterday that crusade against
gam bling may be irregular and repre-
hensible. He was fined IS.
Notarial commissions were issued
from the territorial secretary's Office
yesterday to W. H. Culver, Tucson; W.
E. Beck, Morenci; R. NJ. Strauss, Har-
qua Hala, and Geo. S. Porter. Big Bug.
Two warranty deeds were entered for
record yesterday. One by Martin A.
Lee to James S. Griffin to NV or sec rs
tip e, 81 800; another by ]. S.
Griffin to Alexander McAlpine to above
described property for $4,000.
The Bee Hive yesterday received a
carload of trunks. They were piled up
in front of that busting business house
and in conjunction with the awning
formed darksned tunnel upon the
sidewalk.
A disastrous falling off in the price
OF beef cattle has temporarily democrat
lied cattle raisers of the valley. A
cattleman from the south side said
yesterday a tumble had taken place
from So to $I.S5.
A petition is in circulation and has
been signed by numerous business men
OF the city, asking the board of high
school trustees to appoint Henry s..
Wall janitor OF that institution. Mr..
Wall is worthy young man.
All around the city ground is being
cleared, new streets and avenues are
being opened and graded; trees, both
for shade and ornament, are being
planted and other evidences of perma-
nent Improvements can be observed.
Another day was taken up with the
Consolidated Canal suit. Yesterday
afternoon a demurrer to the com plant
was sustained and the plaintiff took
leave to amend, thus leaving matters in
pretty much the same shape as at the
beginning.
Mr.. G. R. Hakes has returned from
Chicago with the boys, Willie Wallace
and Johnny Levitt, who were bitten BY
mad dog month ago and who were
taken by Mr.. Hakes to the Pastsur in
stitute at the worlds fair for treat
ment.
Mrs. Pearl Severance. the accom-.
plished either artist, will give q con-
cert at the Baptist church on the night
of February %. Mrs. Severance will
be assisted by leading members of the
local musical circle and the event may
be confidently antici pated with pleas
ure.
Mr.. ]. A. Marshall has had three men
1t work for the past week beautifying
the grounds around his fine residence
on West Washington street. Beautiful
shrubs and trees are being placed all
around the house. and when completed
will be silent but forcible argument in
favor OF pretty homes.
E. A. Harwell, late OF Morenci, Ora
ham county, whose arrival in the city
was noted in these columns last We'd
neaday, knows a good thing when he
sees it, as he has already purchased a
brick dwelling and the lots it stands on
in the Capitol addition and, yesterday
purchased five more in the same neigh.
borhood. Mr.. Harwell's family is en-
sconced in their new home and he de-
clares there is only one way to make
him leave and that is, it must be proven
that there is better place to 60 to.
The clerks of the city met last night
in adjourned session for the purpose OF
efectlng an organization, which was
done by electing the following officers:
President, ]. P. Walker; vice president,
Phil Wharton; secretary, J: 3. Griffin
treasurer, Vic Hanny. The name of
the organization is to be the Clerks
Association of Phoenix. There are to
be no stated times of meetings, but the
association will be called together in
The clerks having ef-
fected Sunday closing decided to take
no further action in the matter of 7
O'Clock closing until fall. Hence sine
die adjournment was taken.
Another attempt was made to rob
Wilson's second hand store last night.
Since the burglary of month ago in
volving loss to the store of about
$500 man has been kept in the store
at night armed with a shotgun and in
utructions to put Durglarious marauders
beyond the jurisdiction of earthly
criminal courts. About nine O'Clock
the watch who stays IN the rear of the
room was aroused by noise at the
back doors and in the bright moonlight
be saw two men trying to break in. At
q distance of less than ten feet he dis
charged both barrels of double bar
relied shotgun at the heads of the in
truders. Nobody was hit and the watch
believes his gun was bewitched.