Arizona republican., 1896-12-11

Phoenix road, and also for the Monon; Judge E. c. Field, general solicitor for the Monon; and H. P. Owen, chief ste nographer for the Monon, are expected to reach Phoenix soon from Chicago.
 The alleged Pegleg mine has been the ignus fatuus which has lured many a man to his death in the desert, says The JournalMiner. Like many other lost mines, it exists probably only as a tradition, as there does not seem to be any well defined information in re- gard to it.
 The following were elected officers of the new Winslow Masonic lodge Saturday night last: E. w. Fraser, worshipful master; James Watson, senior warden; John Pullar, junior warden; w. R. Carmin, senior deacon; H. E. Trussen, junior deacon; E. A. Sawyer, secretary; Henry Heide, treas urer.
 A habit that is fraught with danger to life and limb is that of carrying a small child on an improvised seat in front of bicycle. There are several people in the city who take their chill dren riding in this way Some day a serious accident will happen and the habit will be discontinued-for a time
 Whitelaw Reid, editor of the New York Tribune, mas recently written an able article on Arizona, which article will be of incalculable benefit to that fo1-Y roneous ideas many have regarding Arizona, and will probably remove the last barrier to it's increasing popula- tion.-Albuquerque Citizen.
 Articles of incorporation of the Cal ifornia Acetyline Gas company were filed in the office of the recorder yes> terday. The principal place of doing business will be Phoenix, and the com pany has been organized for the pur- pose of manufacturing calcium carbide The incorporators are G. l.. Hugart, F. M. Meyers and w. G. Ziegler, all of San Francisco. The capital stock is $1OO,00O.
 William Fairchilds, who was sent to the asylum Wednesday, imagined him. self so wealthy that he wanted to go the bonds of every prisoner confined in the county jail. He took the names of all the prisoners and assured them that they needn't worry, as he would have them all released in an hour. He presented the list of names to the jailer with the order that they be lib- erated at once.
 
 The Southern Pacific company has published gorgeously hued Autographs illustrative of the Sunset limited ser vice. The central design is three young women, very lightly clad, seated on the cowcatcher of an express train, and crossing the continent at light ming speed. The amount of chrome yellow in various tints encompassing the figures is enough to make a genu- inc sunset go and hide itself for envy.
 A woman Aas been found who can keep secret. This is not saying that there may be plenty of others. The peculiar yellow tissue paper used by the Associated Press, the telegraph companies, etc., is manufactured by a woman, Mrs. M. S. Wade of Chicago. who has gained a fortune by it. The process is secret, which she refuses to disclose. She never advertises, but she has all she can do to fill the orders she receives.
 A wicked exchange says that in a certain town in Utah a woman has a husband who is in the habit of coming home tipsy at night and she decided to frighten him for a cure. The other night she arrayed herself in a frightful apparel and, as the boozy husband entered the door, she said in dry, sepulchral tones: Come with me; I am the devil.'' "Zat so?" said the husband. Shake. I'm your broth i er-in-law; m-m-married your sister, Mrs. Stoney, who conducts the Gill bert lodging house, reported to the po- lice yesterday the peculiar demeanor of person who is in the habit of walking back and forth in front of her house o'nights. When approached the l fellow runs rapidly away. The indi- vidual is reported to have been doing the same thing for several nights. He is supposed to be half-witted. An of ficer was detailed to patrol the neigh borhood for a few nights to catch the nocturnal prowler.