Arizona republican., 1896-05-16

The first carload Of aprLcotS Shippe from any point in the Union this yea leaves Glendale this morning, bounI on express train time for Chicago. Th fruit is from the ranches of the Ari
 zona Improvement company. M. L
 Smith and J. W. Evans. R& &
 Holbrook Argus A. and B. Schusoe
 have been awarded the contract t
 carry the Fort Apache supplies iron
 Holbrook, amounting to 1000 00t
 pounds annually, for S9 cents, datins
 from July 1. This is Il cents pc
 hundred less than the rate paid thil
 year.
 Dr. Duffield has removed to hand
 some quarters, as will be seen in an
 other column. He came Ito Phoenix {
 year ago and by his popularity ant
 close attention ito his patients has se-
 cured a splendid practice. The doctor
 is deserving of all the good things ot
 this world.
 On the evidence of an indigent who
 yesterday applied ito the supervisors for relief, Yuma county is sending tc
 MaricOpa her paupers. This is pre- sumably one of the difficulties of great ness, but the game might be rec pro- cated by the local Supervisors and tc much greater degree.
 Solomon Angelo was on trial yester- day before United States Court Com missioner Crenshaw on two charges of retailing liquor without a license Two more charges remain. Decision on al, will be given this afternoon Defend ant has been peddEng wine about the city streets in a wagon without regard to the restrictions of the revenue laws.
 The Eddy Evangelist, John Waldie, will preach at the First Bap list church, corner Second avenue and Jefferson street, on Sunday, May 1T, 1S96 The il a. m. subject will be 'fWThat Think Ye of Chrlst?'' p. m. subject, Seven I Wills of Christi" 7:30 p. m. subject, 1.-The Power of Gods Word" Good singing. Come early if you want a seat. Wilson Smith, pastor.
 Several tons of aprieots are now be- ing shipped by express daily from Glendale and A,hambra, the local of flee reshipping them those billed for the south. Strawberries are also go- ing out i'm great quanItity favored by the relatively cool weather. The ber- ries are shipped to all points in the southwest and even to Hermosillo and Magdalena, Sonora, and uniformly reach their destination in excellent condition. Thousands of boxes are be- ing shipped daily and the outgo is having Its effect on the local market.
 The local post Grand Army of the Republic is now making arrangements for the proper celebration of Memorial Day, May 30. The Sunday before Rev. Preston Mckinney of the Presbyterian church will preach a Memorial sermon to be attended by the veterans, Wo mems Relief Corps and Sons of Veter- ans. The address on Memorial Day will be delivered by Rev. Chase of the Methodist church. An invitation will be extended to various military and civic bodies to participate in the Ob servation of the day and it is expected that in the parade will appear the mil itia companies of Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa.
 w. G. Luther was a consumptive who came several months ago ito Phoe- nH from Rhode Island Finding little relief here from his ai,ment, he started Thursday night on his return home, expecting there to die. He took a room at Maricopa at the Edwards house till train time, and at the usual hour was awakened. He arose, dressed, but failed to come ito break fast The attendant who then went to him found him dead, stretched Al ,oolt Doa +, a ly and apparently without pain. The body was brought ito Phoenix on the train and has been embalmed for shipment east.
 The Five Points district in the nor thwestern part of the city has B large percentage of the fires and added one yesterday to its record. About 4 o'clock i'm the afternoon an alarm was sounded and the fire apparatus rattled out, a mile journey, only to find on ar rival that the blaze had been sllbdued by bucket brigade. The blaze was in an old frame building in the gore be- tween Grand avenue and Seventh av- enue. It was caused by careless.y dumped ashes fanned into fire by the afternoon breeze The building caught and for awhile confagr ration of large was imm 'nent. The build ing is lowned by B. A. Poyen and occu- pied by several families. The damage done is inconsiderable.
 Prescott Courier: Sheriff Ruffner and District Attorney Morrison have returned from Crowned King. The sheriff brought in John Kelly and