Arizona republican., 1896-08-08
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL, Happenings of Streets and Town.
  Epitome of the City'S Local intelligence. The Doings of a Day in Fhpnix and It's Tributary
 Region.

Epifano Flores, Tempe Mexican, wes yesterday lodged in the county sweat box to serve 100 days for an as- sault.
 A marriage license was yesterday granted to John H. Pancher and Mary E. Prouty, both of the Dunkard set- clement on the Agua Fria-
 The insane asylum patients enjoyed their fortnightly dance last night. They had "a most enjoyaMe time. Several visitors from Phoenix attended.
 A crowd of young people went to the Crabb school house last night, where they had a most pleasant time, wind ing up by emptying their lunch baskets with zeal.
 Last summer both railroads did an immense business in shipping in goods for our merchants, but this summer the merchants are leaving their stocks run low in order to make room for big fall and winter trade.
 The records in the office of the pro- bate judge show that from January l of this year up to yesterday that lOI marriage licenses have been granted in this county. Still Cupid continues to impale susceptible hearts.
 A peace warrant was yesterday sworn out by Mrs. John Flood against her husband, the Five Points grocer. Mrs. Flood alleges that he had threat ened her life after knocking her down. His trial will come off next Monday.
 The Texas Steer will be on the boards tonight at the park theater. It is a roaring comedy that will drive dull care and sorrow away and those who are bothered with the blues could not do better than witness this play. It was reported last evening that a runaway occurred on the Tepe road which resulted in a man being killed and a woman seriously hurt. Up to a late hour the report could not be veri- fled, but it is not thought to be as serl- ous as reported.
 Protection is due the merchants do- ing a fruit business in Phoenix and paying a license for the privilege. The watermelon vendors who hold forth on the street corners should be compelled to pay license. An ordinance was passed at the last meeting of the coun- cil to cover the case.
 The new oil burning locomotive for the Congress road has arrived at Prescott. It is now being put to- gether in the shops of the s. F., P. & P. and will in few days be put in service on the new road. It is the first oil burning engine to be turned out by the Brooks locomotive works.
 IA gang of gypsies who are camped at Tempe have been arrested for their extreme effrontery in invading house holds against the wishes of the people residing therein. They all appear tc be troubled with kleptomania, for all loose things have a remarkable facul- ty of sticking to their fingers.
 "The first carload of 1896 grapes tc be shipped from any point in any state or territory was forwarded on the 24tf from Arizola, Pinal county, Arizona. Florence Tribune. The Tribune is grievously in error, for the first car load of grapes that was shipped from any point in this territory was shipped at Glendale by the Arizona Improve ment company on July IA, just ter days previous to the car shipped iron Arizola The Salt River valley vii not concede anything to any other To cality when it comes to early fruits.
 Alady with blood in her eye called at Justice Johnstone's court yester day and wanted warrant issuet against prominent merchant Of thi city whom she accuses of calling he a Liar in unmistakeable English. Tn TOW occurred over the exchanging o some goods bought in the store ant during war of words the merchan intimated that the woman and trllt] were strangers. She returned the com pliment by throwing box at the heat of the merchant and then came up t have him arrested. The warrant wa not issued.
 Last night about 8 o'clock novic who had just learned to balance on bicycle without falling became S elated that imagining that he had be come an expert, nothing was necessar