Arizona republican., 1894-11-29
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Yesterdays Incidents Jum-
 bled Together.
A Heavy Real Estate Transfer Thanksgiving Premonitlons-Doc
 Goodwin Gets Back.

No court tomorrow afternoon. The lawyers will be numerous at the races.
 Tickets for Professor Arthur's enter tainment tonight are on sale at the Windsor house.
 There were registered at the Gregory house yesterday w. E. White, Los An geles, and A. L. Zumwalt, Tulare, Cal.
 Judge Baker returned from holding court at Yuma yesterday and will eat Thanksgiving turkey at home and at tend the cycle races.
 The fourth quarterly examination of teachers will be held at the court house on Monday, December 3, beginning promptly at o'clock.
 Councilman Lacy, who has been con- fined to his home by an attack of rheu matism, was able to be out yesterday with the aid of crutch and cane.
 Steward Hackett of the insane asylum yesterday presented to each mem Der of the asylum board nice fat turkey. His crop of turkeys this season has done exceedingly we'll.
 Mrs. Alice Osgood Cooley will give a recital at Lamson's academy on Satur- day night. An excellent program in which the leading talent of the city is represented, has been arranged.
 Thanksgiving services, in which all the evangelical churches of the city will join, will be held today in the Presby- terian church at II a. m. Rev. G. l.. Pearson will preach the sermon. All are cordially invited.
 The condition of Mir. T. J. Trask, whose almost hopeless illness was men, toned by THE REPUBLICAN yesterday, grew steadily worse all day and late last night it was feared that he would not survive until morning.
 The new hard wood floor has been laid for the skating rink at Phoenix park and skaters may enjoy their fa- vorite sport after today. The formal day of opening with music and other attractions will be announced in few days.
 The following transfers of real estate were entered for record yesterday: The Western Investment Banking com pany to Buelah Ford, lot 2, block 80, city, 5000. W.J. Murphy and wife to Nathan T. Franklin, sw Ii, sec l, tp 2 n, l e, s1, 1,500.
 MT. William R Blackmer and Miss Martha M. Baxter, both of this city, were united in marriage last evening at o'clock by Rev. s. c. Davls, pastor of the Baptist church. Mir. and Mrs. Blackmer enjoyed the marriage supper with MT. and Mrs. Joseph Caulson.
 A. B. Ellet of Goffs, Kan, arrived in the city yesterday. MT. Ellet has spent two winters in Phenlx and is the owner of the famous Dream mine so called on accounts of the manner of it's discovery. He is also the owner of ranch in the western part of the valley. At present he is stopping with his son. in-law, George Johnson, west Of town.
 Many are awaiting eagerly the sound of pick and hammer of the new railroad construction but listen to what the Alkire company keeps hammering: The stylish cloak, the lovely cape, divine in color, correct in shape, direct import from eastern shore, is found only at our store. With dress goods rare, for ladies fair, our shelves are flled more must we build.
 Messrs. Capel and Hammer, two Fl Paso contractors who have been in the city for the last two weeks, returned home last night, but they will not stay long. During their stay in Phoenix they invested heavily in city property and intend to make Phoenix their base of future operations. Each will build handsome residence.
 George and Theodore Luhman, old Wisconsin friends of J. Kraber, whose name he happened to see in THE RE PUBLICAN as being registered at one of the hotels and whom he persuaded to remain for day longer than they in tended and see more of this valley, say they will return next spring to make thelr home here. They have visited numerous points in California and Oregon and skreatly prefer the Salt River valley to any locality visited.
 Major H. B. Robinson, inspector of small arms practice. yesterday issued official order No. 2 for the competitive shoot which takes place today at Tempe between Companies B and c. Captain Wickham is appointed range officer. Company B has come off victorious in two contests with Company c and not withstanding the personel of it's team has been greatly altered, it's mem bers believe that the result today will be a repetition of it's two former victories.
 Doc Goodwin the famous cowboy who has been starring in wild west show returned to Ph9nixoyesterday. He has resumed COW punching to keep his hand in for next seasons tour. The show disbanded at Little Rock, Ark. :, after circuit of the northwest, part of Canada and an invasion of the mid dle states extending as far east as cen tral Ohio. This is Docs first extensive journey and he says, "If the worlds as big the other way as it is in that part I travelled over, it's whopper."
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