Arizona republican., 1895-07-27
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 ABSOLUTELY PURE

ucotlucu IO Ut liNelN s5dSOu dS lar dS theatrical attractions are concerned. The management of the opera house have already booked over a dozen diff ferent companies. one of them desires a date for week.
 Will Hill came in yesterday from the Santa Maria mines. He says that the work of putting up the twenty stamp mill is being rapidly pushed and will be ready to pound ore by August 15. The prospects in that neigh borhood are very bright for good year.
 The work on the new track of the Maricopa & Phoenix railroad this side of the Salt river was completed yester- day and trains will be running over it tonight. The railroad company need not fear high water now as the track is far above high water mark.
 The third issue of "The Riata" ap- pears today. It is not only literary gem but is also work of art, having been turned out by Manager Klinger of THE REPUBLICAN job department. Lov- CTS of beautiful printing are invited to inspect the work on ''The Riata."
 Tempe News: Hon. P. B. McCabe and family expect to leave for the east Saturday or Sunday night. They will go to Arkansas where MT. McCabe's parents reside. He will return in about three weeks but Mrs McCabe and Myrtle will not come back until cold weather.
 Suit for divorce was filed in the dis trict court yesterday by Minnie Corn. well, praying for 8 separation from her hus sband, Wm. G. Cornwell. The com plaint alleges that after the marriage ol the couple in San Francisco in 1889, the husband has failed to provide for the wife and basely deserted her.
 W. A. Davidson, the new city en- gineer, yesterday morning began the work of re-surveying the city and the establishing of the grades and corner stones, etc. These has been a good deal of guess about where the proper lines were and the efficient engineer will rectify matters to the satisfaction of all.
 The following transfers of real estate reported by Coggins & Brown, sb- stractors, were yesterday entered for record: A. M. Phillips and wife to E.. A. Baumgardner, lot 16, block 8, Har bert's subdivision of Homestead Place, $50. Louis H. DeMers and wife to NJ |. Rosenberg, lot 29. block 2, Segers' ad- dition, $65O.
 Contrary to the usual custom at that time of the year the criminal business in the police and justice courts is very light. For oyer five days now there has been only one case in the police court. Whether the killing of the negro, Dixon, has had the effect of les sening crime is not known, but at any rate the local officers say that it has been the quietest week so far this year.
 A decision was rendered in the as- sault case of c. W. Hardy yesterday morning to the effect that Hardy was discharged The neigh bors Of Hardy at Castle Greek all say that he Is a quiet man and not at all quarrelsome they also say that his stepson. Ansley Young, who preferred the charge against Hardy, was wayward lad and hard to manage and that Hardy only assaulted him after great provocation. 1 Sheriff Orme arrived this morning from Tucson having in custody Pedro Gallejo, the Mexican who was appre- hended by Sheriff Leatherwood of Tue son and who is wanted here on charge of burglary, as WAS stated in yester- days REPUBLICAN. In addition to steal ing suit of clothes from the house of a Mexican who is serving 6 sentence in the county jail, the fellow also stole a pistol, gold watch and several other things.
 | The foundation under the new Metho. dist church will be of cement instead of stone. It is something new in this country, but the cement is more sub stantial and not so expensive as stone. Lowell & Horner have the contract for the foundation. The same firm has lately built some cement foundations for the Phoenix Light & Power company that cannot be beaten in any large city. Lowell & Horner are kings in the cement business.
 It has been said that the raising of muscat grapes in the Salt River valley is failure. Some muscat grapes were brought in from the Lin Orme ranch yes terday which are very good evidence that such is not the case. The grapes were large and clustered closely on the bunchs and of delicious favor A good many of the farmers having vaneyards in the valley do not know the rudi. ments of grape culture and that is the reason why good crops are not raised.
 There was considerable talk on the streets yesterday of trouble at the works of the Agua Fria Construction company. The employee did not like the change in the management whereby Superintendent J. W. Allen was dis. placed and all the employees of the works quit as soon as 1t was learned I I that Mr. Allen was no longer thei1 superintendent. 4 reporter called at the office of the company in this city yesterday to learn the truth of the re- port but found thaL President ". H.