Arizona republican., 1896-01-07

1NuIdy. 1ue OinOe duu dCCUuulS, do usual, were found to be in excellent condition.
 The Saturday home market has been the means of raising many dollars towards the building fund of the Methodist church. Last Saturday Mrs Sampson, assisted by Mrs. T. B. IT, vine, sold out all the good things they had in couple of hours. The receipts were very encouraging to the ladies in charge.
 A party of surveyors, headed by w. c. Condon of this city, is said to be busy at the mouth of Queen Creek can yon at the eastern edge of Supersti- tion mountain, plating the ground for a dam and reservoir whereby will be irrigated thousands of acres of the wonderfully fertile, but unirrigated plain that lies between Superstition mountain and the Sacaton hills.
 Yesterday at Buckeye, at the house of the brides parents, were married Ashby Hawes and Miss Nettie Clay Several friends and relatives went from Phoenix and Tempe to attend the ceremony The welded couple will take up their residence near Tempe, where the groom is known as pros porous farmer and the bride .as once a student at the Territorial Normal school.
 Joe Hammrich, who until recently has been connected with Murray's cafe in the capacity of pastry cook and confectioner, has gone into business for himself and on "Wednesday next will open a restaurant opposite the court house on First avenue, where he will cater to all classes of trade and where an ordinary short order meal properly cooked and served will be furnished cheaper than at any chop house in the city.
 c. w. Grouse, county school super intendent, because of what he regards an irregularity, returns to the county treasury $375, the amount paid him by the county board of supervisors for clerk hire. The money paid to him for the payment of clerical service should have been paid directly to the clerk who performed the service. The clerk who did the work will now sue the county for his services provided he is not paid by proper warrant.
 The proposition is now on foot. un- der the charge of men of means, to place large gas plant in Phoenix with an especial view toward furnish ing fuel gas for cooking and power purposes. Light, of course, will also be furnished and at a price far below any before known in Arizona. The present gas plant, owned by the heirs of J. B. Lacy, does not enter into the project, as it is too small and the qual- ity of the product is below that pro- jeeted for the new works
 A neat little advertising book en- titled the West Pocket Carnival Di- rectory'' will be issued on or before February 1 by J. A. Taylor. It will be of vest pocket size, substantially bound and contain the carnival pro- gramme, a description of Phoenix and the Salt River valley, with it's re- sources and climatic advantages, the points of interest worthy of a visit, and a number of memoranda pages for carnival notes. This little directory is a wideawake advertising medium. Bernardo Romero, a Mexican, and Free Yep, a Chinaman, were on trial yesterday before the recorder on a charge of fighting. The Chinaman stated that the Mexican came into his store and demanded a watch he had pawned for 50 cents. The Chinaman refused to give up the watch until the 50 cents was paid, which reused the ire of Romero, who struck the Chinaman over the head with small piece of iron. The Celestial retaliated by knocking the Mexican down, then dragging him out doors. The recorder concluded that the Mexican was the i aggressor and fined him $5 and turned the Mongolian loose.
 Fred Mauk and Miss Clara Buford had a very narrow escape from serious injury or possible death Sunday even ing. MT. Mauk was taking Miss Blu ford to her home in buggy and when the horse turned into Center st 'aei froE Washington he became fright ened at something and began rearing and plunging. The driver lost con- trol of the animal and it dashed into a pile of lumber in front of the new Gooding building Mauk was thrown out and the horse and buggy continued up Center, and when near the cana Miss Buford was thrown out. She was cut and scratched about the face, but | was not otherwise hurt. Mauk man aged to alight right side up when he was thrown out and escaped without injury The buggy was converted into toothpicks.
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