Arizona republican., 1895-04-26
LOCAL BRIEFS,
A Record of Yesterdays Hap
penIngS.
TransaCtionS-RaIl and
Other Matters.

Guns and ammunition at Talbot &
Hubbard's.
Ernest Ford's laboratory has leaped
into prominence as the favorite assay
Office of the city.
There are at present 127 patients at
the insane asylum, the largest nun Der
in the history of the institution.
The board of control which had in
tended to visit Yuma next Wednesday
has decided to postpone the trip.
The season of roses is surely here.
Although as common as cottonwood
boughs, they are none the less fragrant
and beautiful.
A special council meeting was held
yesterday afternoon for the purpose Of
authorizing the issuance of warrants in
payment of labor on the bitches.
Light coats and vests and light un-
derwear will be in demand for the next
few weeks. The Hab company near
the postoffice has good stock of them.
The beautifully proportional Trilby
foot in Wilson & Wards window is the
materialized creature of Mr.. Wilson's
dreams since reading the famous story.
Murray, the confectionery and ice
cream dealer, says he is going to break
that candy house into small fragments
and that every boy and girl under II
can have portion.
Young ladies taught to ride by Geo.
Johnston are distinguished by grace
and perfection of bearing on their
wheels. He devoted last evening to an
exceptionally apt pupil.
Antonio Lujon, arrested for selling
liquor to Indians at ella Bend, was
given an examination before Commits
sioner Crenshaw yesterday and was
bound over to the federal grand jury.
DR.. Ford will begin tearing down the
Methodist church on his property on
Second avenue and Washington street
early next month preparatory to the
erection of the promised modern bust
ness block.
Contractor Sunderland has COM
menced work on the asylum improve
ments for which $4,000 was ap
propriated by the legislature, and by
the beginning of next week a full force
of men will be busy.
L. J. Wood, omnlpresent and indie
fat1gable, evidently intends to succeed
himself. In addition to the full Repub-
lican strength. which is his without eff
fort, he has the confidence of many
responsible Democrats.
Secretary Frank Peck of the Phoenix
Council of the National Union yesterday
received from the council at Aurora,
ILL.,, blank to be filled desert ptive OF
the illness and death of Jas. A. Fair
grieve, who died here few weeks ago.
The following passengers went out
last night over the Maricopa & Phoenix
railroad: Viola Stone and f. Righetti,
for Los Angeles; J. M. Davidson and c..
A. Burr. for Kansas City; W. H. Fisher,
forPine Bluffs, Ark; Mrs. N. A. Nor
lord, for Boston, Mass.
II. L. Dietcher yesterday sold to
Samuel Dietcher a half interest in the
Jefferson mining claim for $1,000.
There also passed from the Colorado
and Aurum mining com panies to Sallie
A. Edmundson five mining claims for a
consideration of Sc, 404.60.
At meeting yesterday of the man
agement of the Union picnic to be held
at Brill's ranch next Friday the Sun
day schools of the Episcopal and Free
Methodist churches decided to parti-
cipate. This brings all the seven
Protestant churches of the city into the
pleasurable enterprise.
Assessor II. B. St. Claire yesterday
filed his official bond under the county
classification law by which the board of
supervisors recently appointed him to
the office OF which he was already in
possession by election. His bondsmen,