Arizona republican., 1896-12-22
BITS OF LOCAL NEWS.

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 G. c. Smalley, who came here re- gently from St. Paul. Minn., is quite ill at the residence of Dr. Woodruff. Last year the militia company made q good record on the target practice field. What is the matter with 1t this year? died in this city yesterday morning. The remains were embalmed for ship ment east.
 Colonel Byler of Frog Tanks reports that the cattle range is better at this time of year than it has been for sev- eral seasons past.
 Professor A. E. Blount of Las Cruces, N M, who was delegate to the na- tional irrigation congress, spent Sat urday ia Albuquerque.
 Colonel Poston will deliver his an nual Christmas lecture, "How to Spend Christmas on the evening of Decem- Der 24 at the opera house.
 The widow of Jay Dewey left yes terday over the Santa Fe for Oakdale, Nebraska, to reside with relatives until next year, when she will return. A choice assortment of hobos, drunks and petty offenders were be- fore Recorder Jobs yesterday. They will ornament the chain gang for Jew days.
 The local committee of the fifth ir- rigation congress met last evening to audit accounts Those who had bills audited are requested to call on Sec retary McMillan today and receive pay ment.
 MT. and Mrs. L. H. Chalmers will en- tertain MT. and Mrs. George F. Coats, of Los Angeles, Cal, during the holl- days MT. and Mrs. Coats arrived yes terday. They are the parents of Mrs. Chalmers.
 At the bicycle races at Fresno, Cal, Saturday, Horace Slater, the pride of Phoenix, was first in the first heat of the twO-mile handicap, and third in the third heat. His time in the first heat was 5:26 3-5.
 c. w. Grouse, G. c. Gonzales, w. A. Maginnis, o. L. Mahoney, Milton Meyer and D. A. Spragg, county off, cials-elect, filed their bonds with the board of supervisors yesterday and the bonds were approved.
 The irrigation number of the Los Angeles Times contained much inter- esting matter about irrigation in Ari- Zona prepared by the Arizona cores pondent of the paper MT. Paul Heer- mans.
 Westbound train No. on the At lantic & Pacific went through in three sections Saturday morning. The last section consisted of three Pullmans and a diner, containing a Raymond WhitcOmb excursion party en route to California from the east.
 Pat O'Toole, the prospector who un- earthed the remains of the prehistoric child near the Montezuma castle on the Upper Verde river, will leave TOT Los Angeles this morning. The mum my has been on exhibition in this city for some time.
 The successful placing of the bonds owned by the Vulture mine would be the means of reopening the grandest gold mine in Arizona. This mine has produced quite $15,O00,O00, yet the greatest depth ever attained on it is less than 400 feet.
 Phoenix commandery No. 8, Knight: Teanplar, elected officers for the en suing year last night, as follows: c D. Belden. E. C.; c. F. Ainsworth, C.. B. T. Gillette, c. G.; P. K. Hickey, P. J. E. Walker, s. w.; D. Nicholson, J w.; G. H. N. Luhrs, T.; F. A. Shaw, R
 An artifcially happy individual wh' had gathered his joy at so much pc drink, was telling crowd of friend how well he had prospered since com ing to Phoenix. Why" said he glee fully" when I struck town I had onl. 15 cents; now I've got as much a $50"
 H. Johnson has returned from Ney York city. He brought Mrs. Johnson with him, having married her in NeN York. She came from Scotland t meet and marry MT. Johnson, ant they will live in Phoenix. He repre- sents the Denver cyanide works il this territory.
 The Yuma Sun has nominate George " McFarlin, we'll and favor ably known printer, for sergeant-at arms Of the Nineteenth legislature. does not state, however, for whic house it nominates him. MT. McFar lin is HOW in the city, having arrive yesterday morning.
 A midwinter scene in Phoenix tha testifies eioquently to the delightful ness Of the climate is furnished dail on the court house lawns, where peo pie can sit in December with bare heads and drink in the glorious at mOSpheUs and extract immeasurabl pleasure from the glad sunshine.