Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-02-28
LOCAL BRIEFS.
A Record of Yesterdays Hap
peningS.
Yesterdays Real Estate Matters
The Sisters Library-An Excit-
ing Street Fight.

Guns and ammunition at Talbot &
Hubbard's.
Wanted, at once-A boy to carry
newspaper route. Enquire at REPUBL1-
CAN office.
j. S. Griffin, the Ram bier agent, will
teach ladies to ride bicycle free of
charge. He uses his tandem, making
it impossible for them to fall
Fifty more cases of the celebrated
Cresta Blanca wine just received. No
other wine adds such zest to good
dinner. Sauterne, Table d. Hote and
st. Julien. THE BoDEGA."
License to marry was issued yester-
day to Albert J. Stoner and August a
Booth.
A notarial commission was issued
yesterday to William J. Ross of Pima
county
The family of semblyman E. F.
Greenlaw arrived in Phoenix yesterday
afternoon.
II. S. Merrill returned yesterday
from his Little Mexican mine. He re-
ports everything working in frstclass
shape.
Hackman John Dewitt captured the
first hack load of passengers to arrive
over the new road yesterday afternoon.
He met the train at the capitol grounds
station.
Prof. Wafhan will finish his second
physical training class on Saturday and
has been re engaged to give his celebra-
ted club swinging exerciees at the opera
house Saturday night. Don't fail to see
him.
Col. Cotton is the proud father of
happy boy. The visitor arrived last
night and it is safe to say that Col.
Cotton steps lighter and looks younger
than would be expected of man
fifteen years younger. Mother and son
are doing we'll.
The following transfers OF real estate
were yesterday entered FOR record
Lulu 6. Porter to E. F. Kellner, west
100 feet of lot G in block l, Railroad
Place. $400. Mrs. E. E. McMullen to
Jas. B. Lacy, part of sw ID, sec s, tp
In, 8 e, $1,116.
The chant Der of commerce is going to
ASSIST the Valley Cycle club in getting
up an entertainment for March IA. 1t
is to consist of bicycle riding and
wild west performance. The A. O. u
W. meet here the week of March IA.
and this will help in entertaining them.
The boys expect to make this the best
meet OF the season.
The Sisters hospital is starting a
library and will be glad to receive
books, magazines and other reading
matter from all who feel disposed to
contribute to this worthy enterprise.
The ''Sister Laurence Library" will be
valuable addition to the hospital and
it is hoped that many take an interest
in this most useful project.
Yesterday morning man from the
country came to town and reported a
remarkable discovery in natural science.
He had it with him. 1t was a tortoise
it, he found on the desert with the
legend Coffee Al" written in chalk on
the shell. Mr.. Williams took the
crustaeean and anchored it in front of
his place OF business where it became
source of interest all day to the small
boy.
g. D. Warde is about to commence
the erection of two double tenement
houses at a cost of 5000 each ON lots 7
and block Churchill's addition.
They will be completed for occupancy
in about thirty days. They will be
frame buildings and all the lum Der.
used will be Arizona pine purchased of
Demund Bros, new lum Der firm which
has just opened business in the city and
the lumb9 will be shi pped in on the
north and south road.
An exciting fight occurred yesterday
afternoon on Center street in front of
the Cotton block between Chas. Gordon
and Pat Moo linn, two bridge car
penters on the north and south road.
Gordon was armed with a big knife
and made an assault on McQuinn, He
was caught by Special Officer Nc
CLARITY, taken before Justice Kincaid
and released on $25 bail. The same
officer captured McQuinn last night
and lodged him in Jail. The same men
had fight on Washington street early
yesterday morning and McQuinn
knocked Gordon down.
Some very interesting pictures were
taken by Beattie last week OF James
Griffin, W. S. Spler and Maricopa In
dian. The boys were dressed in leather
suits and large hats, each carrying six