Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-01-16
LOCAL BRIEFS.
A Record of Yesterdays Hap
peningS.
Real Estate and Minor Court Mat
terS-The Death CT James
Bird.

Bird.
Guns and ammunition at Talbot &
Eubhard's
A notarial commission was issued
yesterday to G. F. Morrell, Phoenix.
Surgeon General Helm, NG.A., will
give the annual military dinner to the
officers of the National Guard, on Jan
uary 18th.
Memorial services of the 40. wv.
will be held at the lodge rooms on next
Friday night. An interesting program
has been arranged.
An epidemic of mumps is creating
havoc among the high school pupils.
Like death, the malady loves shining
mark and has selected as victims some
of the brightest and most talented of
the senior class.
Mr.. E. G. Osborne, clerk at the SAGA
ton Indian agency, is lying at deaths
door. At the request of his wife Rev.
Preston Mckinney and Superintendent
Hall have gone to Sacaton to be with
him in his last moments.
Early next week Mr.. Morrison OF the
Alkire company's store will leave for
New York upon his biennial purchasing
trip. Either Frank or George of the
firm will probably accompany him,
though which, if either, is yet I'M
settled.
Articles of re-incorporation of the
First Methodist church were filed yes
terday by VIM. Christy, e. l.. Pearson,
4. S. Quinn, Josiah Harbert, A. J.
Sampson, W. A. Hyde, Nv. Eastwood,
0. H. Christy, T. ]. Hill. Henry E.
Kemp, W. H. Battin and W. D. Ham
man.
Mr.. O. A. Turney made a drive into
the country yesterday and said that in
comparison with the rain fall ten miles
north of town there had been only a
slight shower in Phoenix. Everything
out in that direction is saturated and
farmers are wanting to withdraw their
contracts with the irrigation COM
panies.
A gentleman who has had occasion
to traverse the northern counties is
authority for the statement that great
interest is centered in the southern
terminus of the North and South road.
We may expect large influx of peo-
pie from the town all along the Atlant-
ic and Pacific, even as far east as AL
buquerque, after the completion of the
railroad.
Hon. John G. Herndon arrived yes.
terday from Prescott on business in the
supreme court. Mr.. Herndon's face
and figure was familiar in this locality
as it was in every locality in Arizona
during the late campaign. He will be
mere successful in court for his skill is
great and adequate. In the other case
he was struggling against fate and
3Oregone conclusion.
The Territorial Live Stock Sanitary
commission was in session again yester
dav. but did not complete its labors and
adjourned until this morning, when the
finished report of the secretary will be
offered. Social events of the meeting
were dinner given to the board on
Monday night by Hon. M. E. Hurley,
and last night by Territorial Veterinary
Surgeon DR.. J. G. Norton.
Jas. Bird, the teamster whose leg was
crushed under load of ties along the
north and south road this side of the
Hassayampa last Saturday night, died
yesterday morning. He was brought to
the city on Monday and was taken to
the Byers house. He never regained
consciousness. The body is held at
Randall & Davis pending instructions
concerning its disposition.
A couple of times each year that por-
ton of the Alkire company's store
which is devoted to ladies' dress goods
has the appearance of having been
newly stocked. That is the way it
looks now The shelves are packed as
closely as the spaces will admit with
the new spring line of fashionable
fabrics for ladies' suits. The variety of
colors represented makes the assort-
ment all the more attractive.
The following transfers of real estate
were yesterday entered for record: NJ
Il. Sherman and wife to James NJ. AL
len, \ sw ID sec 1, tip 2, n, r. 2, g; Jas.
T. Simms to Peter Elingson, lot 20,
block 2, Simms' Addition. 5000 R. AL
Ign Lewis and Laetitla McDermott
Lewis to Eleanor MeDermott, lots and
6 in block 80, Churchill's Addition,
$3.50; Lincoln Fowler to Henry Fowler,
sc sec %, tip 2, n, ri, e, $2400.
Albuquerque will have the next r.
rigation Congress, the date falling dur
ing fair week, in September next. AS
Arizona is expected to send delega-