Arizona republican., 1896-12-16
BITS OF LOCAL NEWS.


 Soldiers from Fort Whipple are hunting deer in the Mogollons and have been fairly successful
 Mrs. Henry Goldwater of Prescott arrived last evening and will remain in the city several days on visit to relations.
 c. H. Fancher of Albuquerque, N M., land agent of the A. & P. railroad, is here to take note of the proceedings in the congress.
 It is stated that $7O0,OO0 was taken last month This figures into the millions by the year.
 Deputy Sheriff Charles Foreman of Florence arrived in the city yester- day with an attachment for Thomas Gormley as a witness in the Cy Will Hams murder case, which is about to be tried.
 MT. c. E. Crowley, the contractor, who is well known in Phoenix, arrived yesterday from California to attend the irrigation congress. MT. Crowley has the contract for building stor- age reservoir at the Veterans home at Yountville, Napa county, California He will start on his return tomorrow Mrs. William Freeze, who left for Chicago about four weeks ago to fill an engagement with an opera com pany, has returned because of failing health, caused by the cussedness of the Chicago climate Mrs. Freeze will re- turn in the spring to Chicago, having arranged to sing with an opera com pany in that city.
 The Republican acknowledges the re ceipt of box of Arizona oranges from the grove of the Arizona Improvement company The fruit is of the Nave variety and is remarkably sweet. Nc more delicious orange grows than the Arizona Navel The improvement company has shipped several carload: of this fruit to eastern points this year Last evening quite number O. Shriners and prominent Masons ar rived from Prescott. Judge John J Hawkins arrived in the morning There will be large irrigation delega tion this morning from Tucson an( other points in southern Arizona wh( come for the purpose of attending tht meeting of Shriners to be held today
 The following attaches of the In dian school attended the governor reception last night: Superintendent H. Hall and wife, Mr. J. B. Alexande and wife, Mrs. H. L. Liston and Mis- Florence Nixon, MT. J. P. Corcoral and wife, MT. Fred Long and wife Mrs. w. K. Culbertson, Miss w. Nc Arthur, Miss Daisy Dean, Mrs. Can field, Miss Riley and Miss Allen.
 There was a touch of the pomp an circumstance of war at the governor reception from the appearance of tn National Guard in brilliant uniforms Among the notable military men in at tendance were General Schwartz, Col onel Martin, Colonel Stroud, Colone Helm, Colonel P. P. Parker, Colone Alb. Parish, Major Lewis, Major Rob ertson, Captain Bird, Captain McDon aid, Captain Coggins, Lieutenant Zie genfuss, Lieutenant Russell and Pri vate George A. Mintz
 passing engine yesterday mornin frightened the horses attached to on of DeMund Bros lumber wagons They rushed up Fifth avenue at frightful gait and near Washingto street collided with a rancher's wagQ1 The tongue of the lumber wagon "a almost through the body of one of tn rancher's horses, killing him instantl. and injured the other animal so badl that he had to be shot. John Sha captured the runaway horses befor they had done further damage Bot wagons were wrecked.
 At the bicycle race last night at Pi1 ney 6 Robinson's, Morse rode mir miles exactly in nineteen and one-ha minutes. Brown was unable to b present, and Roy Matteson was put to take his place. He rode nine an nineteen-twentieths miles in tf twenty minutes, the best record ye He was going for very fast mile the close, and punctured the frol tire. The contest will be continue every night this week. It attrac immense crowds, and will be followe