Arizona republican., 1896-12-19
BITS OF LOCAL NEWS.

.l Santa Claus is expected next Thurs day night.
 There was light snow at Prescott Thursday.
 Chicken thieves are depicting barn. yards at Ash Fork.
 Cornelius Byron, highly esteemed Yavapai miner, died in Prescott Thurs day of consumption.
 The sheep-raising industry is coming up. Three cars contaioning 750 head of Arizona sheep sold in Kansas City the other day at s2.60 per head net. The management of the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railroad company announce that sleepers will be at tached to both night trains within a few days.
 Nine Mormon families passed over land from Utah last week and weEt down to the colonies in Mexico. They will probably locate in Colona Dublan and Colona Juarez.
 There will be three days confer ence at the Mormon church at Mesa beginning today, and Bishop Brigham Young will leave for that place this morning. The new Mormon temple will be dedicated at that place Sunday. At 10:45 this morning there will be Seventh Day, Adventist 6ervices at Moss hall; the Sabbath school is at 9:30 o'clock On Sunday night at 7 o'clock sharp there will be speaking also; corner Fourth avenue and Wash ington street.
 Whitelaw Reid yesterday evening entertained party of gentlemen at dinner. A very pleasant time was enjoyed. The following were present Governor Franklin, c. P. Leitch, John E. Frost, I. s. Emery, Marcus A Smith, c. M. Heintz and B. R. Moses The high school literary society met last night at the school building. A short programme was delivered and 8 debate occurred on the question that the money spent for the maintenance of Indian schools would be better ex- pended on schools for white children
 A Mexican was assaulted and robbed near the Santa Fe depot Thursday His statement to the officers was that while lying on the ground another Mexican struck him on the head with { rock, then robbed him of $10. Int Mexican who committed the assault was followed and arrested by citizen
 A public reception under the patron age of George Hoadley has been ar ranged in honor of J. c. Adams. Int time set for the event is New Year'' and it will be a general gathering O the citizens of Phoenix. A meeting o those who originated the plan was helt last night to initiate the preparation for the reception.
 Arizona will make one of th' wealthiest mineral districts in tn country before very great while, said a mining investor yesterday. "Th mineral is here, but, owing to the vol canic nature of the country, 1t take capital to develop resources in tha line. I predict that Arizona vii eventually lead even Colorado"
 Francis Butts, small boy who wa arrested Thursday night for displacin trolley on an electric car, was trie, before Recorder Jobs yesterday Man d6CI I dII Ol IuC oIl lccL COIu pany and the father of the boy pleade with the recorder not to prosecute tn lad for the offense, so he was liberate with a severe lecture not to commit tn Offense again.
 The bicycle races started promptl on time at Pinney & Robinson's las night, Morse scoring ten and nineteen twentieths miles in twenty minute. while Matteson increased his lead b making eleven and four-twentieth miles, thus giving him nine-fortieth of mile of advantage over his OF ponent Tonight will be the last ( the contests and without doubt larg crowd will be there to see it..
 The present orange harvest of L Parrots, Michoacan, has been monopo lized by the house of M Blaine & Go of Ell Paso, Texas Messrs Maritime and Rodriguez, the lessees, will gai by the transaction nearly S5,OO0, g the crop was bad; and as Blaine & G propose to go on exporting from tl tierra caliente the fruit growers al getting ready, pending the constru tion of the railway.-Mexican Heral