Arizona republican., 1895-11-20

which he depends for irrigation pur- poses,
 L. c. Wynkoop, the electrician, has secured the contract for setting up an electric light plant for the Congress mine to be used in lighting the mine and offices of the company. MT. Wyn- kOOp is an experienced electrician and twill fulfill his contract with entire sat isfaction.
 A call was made yesterday on the board of supervisors to educate and support the likely lads of destitute widow. The applicant was informed that the county's charity passed no far ther than to provide free schools and to clothe and feed those whose natural powers are inadequate to provide sup port.
 A practice game of football will be played today between the Indian school team and Captain Willis team of the Phoenix association. The game will be played at the Indian school grounds and the members of the Phoenix team will meet today at 1 o'clock at the Globe store and be conveyed in body by wagons to the grounds.
 Benjamin Matches, the man arrested about a month ago for passing coun- terfeit money, is causing something of racket over the matter He was released for lack of proof and forth with wrote to the department of justice for vindication. He has got as far as a return letter from the department promising to look into the case.
 Bill Nye is reported heading this way. He is coming via the brakebeam route and is going east, though not particular where he rounds up. It's not the Bill Nye of the hillside farm and mirror-like cranium. It's a young man from Los Angeles, not unknown to fame in the city of the angels as the possessor of a gall worthy of freaks situation in a dime museum. He lec- tured at Kingman, but was ''unfavor- ably received
 Special Agent Fredericks of the postof1ice department, spent yesterday with Postmaster Thomas driving around the city inspecting the various sites offered for the new postofice. No selection has as yet been made by him and no intimation of his preference has been made. It is conceded, how ever, that the office will not remain at the present location, as the accommo- dations are now entirely inadequate for the volume of business transacted.
 Young, who escaped with Price from the jail last winter and was returned to Phoenix with a broken leg, received in the memorable fight or the desert, is so far recovered that he was yester- day returned to the county jail, here to stand trial before the coming session of the United States district court on charge of counterfeiting. The man arrested with him was acquitted, so it is to be presumed that Young will not care to break jail this time. It is also very different jail, the new one, to that from which he so easily escaped.
 Jennie, the coIored female popularly designated as Peter Jackson, was yes- terday arrested by Officer Steve Bailey for refusal to pay her city license. She states her only refusal to pay the license is on the grounds that there are several women of dissolute character who do not reside within the precincts of block fl as prescribed by the city ordinance, but carry on business out side that district and do not pay a li- cense. She was released on $10 bonds to appear this morning for trial. She intends to swear out warrants for the women to whom she has reference.