Arizona republican., 1895-11-02

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 Geo. K. Smith, the tailor and clean CT, moved yesterday to the new Cook & Bell building near the postofice, his former quarters on Center street hay ing become too small. He will in fu- ture make speciality of cleaning and with that end in view has just re- ceived from the east steamcleaning apparatus.
 Manager Dave Goldberg has ar ranged with the south side nine for an other game of ball at the park tomor- row. The south side have now been defeated twice in succession and have strengthened their team for another game. The Phoenix boys are conf1- dent they will have no trouble in again defeating the south siders.
 The football association will have another game at the park on Sunday. The game promises to be lively for there is much rivalry between the two teams Captain Willis team for the most part are nearly all legal lights and Captain Evans team are boys of brawn and muscle. Both teams at any rate have one object in view, and that is to defeat all outside teams.
 The new Creighton building on North First avenue will soon be complete. The north room on the ground floor is being fitted for use as an office for W. J. Murphy, president of the Arizona Improvement company, and his secre- tary, Will Robinson, in a few days will surrender his present quarters to en- large the offices of the canal compa nies.
 L. Brown was brought to the city jail yesterday by Officer McClarty. Brown came in yesterday from the country with his purse well lined with money. He proceeded to fill up in true western style, but the more hc drank the more boisterous he became. He was found on Adams street by the officer where he was making a great uproar.
 The statement is made in a San Francisco paper that Governor Budd of California has the intention of coming to Arizona for stay of month, his health being far iron recovered, and his system needing milder climate off from the madding whirl of politics. The row over the lieutenant governor ship is likely to Hay the vacation yet, however. for it had been arranged to leave Mr. Jeter to steer the ship of state.
 The lecture of Professor James Mon day evening will be at the Baptist church under the auspices of the Ep- worth league and the management of Lloyd Christy. The lecture, for which an admission fee of 50 cents will be charged, will be upon the Grand Can yon of the Colorado" and will be wildly Illustrated by means of large stereopticon. The lecturer ranks high among the platform speakers of the land and the attendance will no doubt be in keeping with his abilities. ] The boys of Phoenix were not the only ones who celebrated Halloween. A coterie of young ladies (rumor does not say whether they were bloomer attired) started out to play a few pranks. A few buggy wheels were taken of and they did not hesitate to remove front gate. They cannot, however, be accused of driving nails into Sam Sneed's doorsteps and stretch i ing wires across so that that benevo- lent gentleman and Nemesis of side- walk bicyclists could break his neck i in descending the stairs. The girls might have robbed 8 henroost for fun, but they never would hurt MT Sneed.
 Lowell & Horner are now busy in preparing at their quarries across the river 105 dressed granite posts, each about four feet in length and weigh ing 400 pounds. At the apex of each is drilled a small hole in which will be set steel rod. These posts will be set by City Engineer Davidson in the center of the intersection of every street of the city, buried several inches under the roadway, and from their apex wild hereafter be determined all measurements of location and grade Their installation is intended to set tie for all time all the controversies that have ever agitated the city over the crookedness and inaccuracy of the old city survey.
 The rattles of what probably was the oldest rattlesnake in the country is in the possession of Jud Tomlinson of the Pacific GrOtto. There are just thirty two rattles and button and when ex- amined under powerful glass shows no indication that they have been joined by artificial means The snake that was the proud possessor of the rattles was killed on the Agua Fria near the Gila river a couple of days ago by G. A. Scarlet, a professional snake hunter. MT. Scarlet says the snake was four feet, three inches in length and about six inches in diam eter. To judge from the rattles the reptile must have been about thirty five years of age. It is seldom that rattlesnake is killed having over twelve rattles and the rattles in pos coccioO of Mr, n o,,,;o,