Arizona republican., 1895-03-10
LOCAL BRIEFS.
A Brief Record of Yesterdays
 Events.
A ProSpector's Exciting Encount CT With Footpads on the
 Desert.

Guns and ammunition at Talbot & Hubbard's.
 Dr. A. J. Chandler of Mesa. was in the city yesterday.
 Councilman J. B. Scott of Tucson re- turned home last night.
 Councilman Packard drove over to Mesa and back yesterday.
 Pinney < Robinson expect their first consignment of bicycles in tomorrow morning.
 c. c. Carpenter of the Santa Fe is in the city shaking hands with his many friends.
 McKelligon, the saloon man, will ewing beautiful Hone Star" to the breeze today. Mac is from Texas.
 There is not particle of hog fat in Mr. Fairbanks cottolene, neither is there an iota of cottolene in Tribolet's pure leaf lard.
 When Phil Armour was here year ago he naturally inspected the meat markets and pronounced that of M. E. Hurley model.
 B. Heyman has very handsome dis play of i'm ported chinaware in one of bis display windows that is attracting q great deal of attention.
 ] 0. H. Warehouse. division freight and passenger agent of the Santa Fe system, was among the arrivals on last nights train from the north.
 The only place in town where valley oranges can be had is at Clay Leonard's His soda fountain is renovated and de- livering better soda than ever.
 Undelivered telegrams at the office of the Arizona Telegraph company yester- day were addressed to c. c. Hall, Den his Sullivan and W. H. Hatcher.
 James Griffin yesterday opened a bicycle store in the room next to Coffee A's. He received six new wheels by yesterdays train and will use them for renting.
 Five empty Hicks Palace stock cars came in on yesterdays train from the north. They will be loaded with cattle and shipped to Los Angeles tomorrow morning.
 The railroad has almost reached Phoenix park, where the roller skating rink affords means of enjoyment every night in the week with good music on Tuesdays and Fridays.
 The Arizona Improvement company have in the front windows of their of- flee very neat display of oranges and lemons that were grown on their trees at the orchard east of town. Several large photographs of single trees and of the orchard are in the window also.
 c. V. N. Kittredge of Buffalo, N. Y., and the father of c. M. Kittredge of this city, arrived in the city this week. MT. Kittredge came here direct from Florida, where he has been spending the winter. He is so much pleased with the climate that he has decided to remain until summer.
 F. c. Kendrick, an engineer who ar rived here from the east yesterday, will leave on Monday in charge of three corps of engineers for the Rio Verde works The trains and implements to be employed in the construction will be shipped from the north in about a month.
 Tomorrow morning Toohey & George commence work to change the track of the M. & P. road from the Crosscut canal to the river. The grade will be run further north than the present grade which is too near the river bank and is gradually cutting away. A large force of men will be put to work. One of the most interesting events of the present theatrical season is the re- vival of the "Amorita" by the Calhoun opera company. This opera had a most successful run at the New York Casino, that popular home of comic opera, and su subsequently, visited the larger cities where it received contin- ued patronage of a most substantial character.
 Chas. w. Greenleaf, for so many years local agent here for Wells, Fargo Express company. has rendered his resignation to the company. MT. Green lesf was we'll liked by the business men of Phoenix. who will be sorry to hear Of hisretirement. The position will be filled by Frank Meador, who has been acting as agent at Prescott for some- time.
 The not unexpected death of Wm. R. Hughes occurred yesterday evening at 4:15 Deceased was in his twenty eighth year. The funeral services will be held from the residence of Dr. J. c. Hughes. corner of Walnut and Third :,