Arizona republican., 1896-06-16

the passenger department of the Santa Fe, Prescott 6 Phoenix railway at Prescott.
 Item from the Nogales Vidette: This afternoon the switch engine while moving some stock cars on the side track back of The Vidette office tore away a portion of the roof and nearly left the press standing uncovered under the blue canopy of heaven.
 Elwin Barlowe and sister, the latter theatrically known as Rhe Lorraine, leave this morning for Prescott, where they will spend several months. The former has severed his connection with the company at the park theater, but may return later to rejoin the troupe
 A hideous style of headgear, made of wicker bamboo, in the shape of an inverted sauce dish, is now worn by about one-tenth of the youth of Phoe- nix. It is particularly affected by bi- cyclists and gives the impression that about all the wheelmen of the city are Japanese.
 Thos. F. Jones and Miss Mabel Strat- ton, both of Florence were married in
 
 man officiating The bride is the daughter of Pinal county's treasurer. The best man was w. Y. Price and the bridesmaid Miss Bogie Bartleson.
 This evening will be organized a lodge in Phoenix of the Dramatic Order of Khorassan, which, like the Mystic Shrine is to Masonry, is an affiliated or der to the Knights of Pythias. It is an order held by knights in high re- spect and has a ritual, according to members, that is little short of sub lime
 The governors office has received copies of bills authorizing the county of Navajo, if ordered at a special cleo ton, to issue $15,000 bonds for the building of court house and jail and also the late act regarding divorces in the territories. The latter fixes a min imum of one years residence before an applicant may sue for divorce, though the act does not affect cases now pend ing.
 Yuma Sentinel: J. W. Darlington left for St. Louis Tuesday night to at- tend the' Republican convention as a territorial delegate. After the conven- tion he will visit relatives in Nebraska In July he will take in the Democratic convention in Chicago and the Grand Army encampment in August at Min neapolis, Minn. MT. Darlington will be absent about three months and his postoffice address will be Falls City Nebraska.
 Ezra w. Thayer, Sr., died yesterday morning at the Sisters hospital, the l disease being typhoid fever. Illness had been for three weeks and the ad- vanced age of the patient early made recovery doubtful He was born in Braintree, Mass, February 27, 1917, and for the past twelve or more years has been a resident of Phoenix, and here engaged with his son, Ezra T7hay- CT, in the hardware business. He was of the kindliest nature and had large circle of sincere friends. The funeral will be this morning at 10 from Randall & Davis, Jefferson street, attending being the Knights of Pythias, as a mark of respect to the memory of the father of brother knight.
 Florence Tribune: The Casa Grande public school closed the last week in May after a successful term of nine months. The attendance for the year was eighty-fve pupils, being forty seven boys and thirty-eight girls The attendance aggregated 7,776 school days for the year, the per cent of at tendance being ninety. Miss Nellie Weaver taught the primary depart ment with gratifying success. The principal, H. J. Rodman, has received much praise for his pains and thor oughness from the appreciative ele- ment of citizens
 Tucson Star: Phoenix bicyclists are going to hold local races and the news papers are confidently announcing that the Tucson wheelmen will be on hand as usual. From the best and most re liable information obtainable the Tue son boys are not going to fall over each other on their way to Phoenix. They have made arrangements to spend the day at home assisting in making a big Fourth of July celebra- tion success. In any event they would hardly go out of their way to swell interest in a Phoenix bicycle en- tertainment. If they should desire to go abroad that day they would prefer to go to Kyrene or Aztec.