Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-07-20
Florence News.


 A motion for rehearing has beer filed in the case of Trippel vs. Brady e al., and will be argued before Judg' Rouse some time this month. The family of Hon. P. R. Brady have re'urned from Phoenix, where they went
 to spend the Fourth. Johnny remained
 there, having secured employment in { large business house.
 Work of grading commenced last
 Monday in Tempe, on the Phoenix Tempe and Mesa railroad. A train
 load of ties and rails arrived Saturday The road will be completed to Mesa T sixty days.
 On Thursday last Probate Judge D C. Stevens, appointed the following
 trustees for the new school di trici
 kn VII as Wentworth District No. l.. E. Graham, Wm. Schmidt anc
 Frank Shields.
 Howard County Boone, late Terri torial Auditor. is now in Ell Paso, ano expects to become permanent resident iof that city.
 Mr- Chas. ". French, executor O;
 3be es.ate of ". Wood Porter, deceased
 offers for sale in this Issue of the Trio
 une all the real property belonging to
 said estate.
 The central office of the Arizona
 Weather Bureau has been removed from
 Tucson to Phoenix. This is 8 good
 move. as there IS more weather in the
 latter place.
 Mir. A. T. Colton received letter this
 week from Dr. A. J. Chandler, In which
 he states he w,ll be in Flor nee nex
 week and will be prepared to put on the
 necessary machinery for sounding bed
 rock at the Buttes, and will make the
 necessary survey and estimates for ths great dam for which the people of Florence have been 90 long waiting
 This looks like business, and 1t is to be
 hoped 1t is.
 On Thursday morning 8 black and
 vh.te spotted dog, supposed to be mad. ran amuck through the southeast part of town and bit several other dogs, two hogs and Cat. It came from the Indian village, and is supposed to have bitten several dogs there also. There should be a general turn out and killing of worthless CUTS. The Phoenix papers stste that there Is an eI idemic of hydrophbia among the dogs on the Sacston reservation.
 A large cir ;le of friends of Miss Bogie Bartleson gave her pleasant surprise party last Saturday, prior to her depart ure for California on Tuesday, where she will visit her sister Miss Nellie, in Los Angeles. The festivities were en- livened by the Olivas orchestra, while social conversation and impromptu dancing filled in the evenings amuse- nent. The company dispersed at lete hour, and with expressions of "bon voyage" and good will to their charming hostess.
 On Wednesday last a fight between a Glla monster and a rattlesnske, not previously advertised, came of in Flor ence, which attracted ss much local attention ss the much-advertised mill between those other reptiles which will take place in the fall at Dallas, Texas. In this case the squared circle was 8 dry goods box. The Corbett monster was quite sluggish in his movements, and the titZsimmCns side wiuder seemed to turn the fight into foot race. The fight only lasted one round. Corbett occupied the center of the ring, with bis mouth wide open, and blowing his foetid breath after the most approv ed prize-ring tactiee, slckening and dis gustIng the bystanders. while Fitzsim- mons dashed around him, seeking for an openinR-in the box. The opening was on the business end of Corbett, who led out and caught Fitzsimmons by the neck, sinking his fangs into the lanky neck and shakipg him es a dog might. FItzsimmons was put to sleep, and as the Tribune goes to press he had not awakened. Corbett will go on the stage.