Arizona republican., 1896-03-27

duetory ceremonies of the Noble Or. der of Elks and great will be the tribulation and compensating revelry The Prescott lodge headed by Jake Marks, will be on deck and from San Francisco has come a magnate of the order, F. Bettman, who especially well knows the gait of the orders goat. A banquet on a scale of rare elaboration Will wind up the festivities.
 An individual was yesterday fined 1 S7.5O by the recorder He was ar rested the previous evening by Officer Will Webster for being drunk and dis orderly. When being searched in the jail office he applied the most vile and abusive language to his captors. For | his obstreperouS behavior by using language to cause the officers to blush he was fined $7 and an additional 50 cents for being drunk; the latter being decidedly the lesser crime
 Miss Annie B. Wells died yesterday morning at The Ford of tuberculosis. The end was sudden, it having been believed till a few days ago that even recovery was possible. The young wo- man, who was abounding in all femi- nine graces, had endeared herself to many during her stay of four months For the past week her father has been with her and today will start on his re- turn ito his home, Kansas City, taking with him the body of his child
 Flagstaff Democrat: Ransom post No. G. A. R., will be represented at the territorial encampment at Phoenix by the following members: D. M Riordan, George HoXworth and wife, Henry Pierce and wife and Miss Josie Wood, E. R. Jones, Joe Lockett, E. H. Cress and James HaIly. James Ros- borough of Kingman is the appointed delegate for Ransom post No. f. They will start overland for Phoenix on the 31st. The encampment begins on the 7th of April.
 The Atlantic & Pacific railway com pany has commenced retrenchment. An order just issued, abolished the office of superintendent of transporta- tion and the position of trainmaster on each of lthree present divisions, consolidating them into two divisions with superintendents. John Denair, who was superintendent of transporta- tion, goes ito Needles as division su- perintendent, and H. P Aldrich, train master, is retired. c. R. Perry, train master, goes to Gallup as division su- perint and Jesse M. Robins re- tires.
 Chairman Fickas a few weeks ago wrote to the members of the territorial Democratic central committee, asking an expression of the sentiment of the territorial Democracy on the points of whether there should be one or two territorial conventions and as to the date the majority would favor for the calling of the same. The replies are now coming in and within a week Mr. Fickas will issue his call The gen eral idea is understood to be that the Democrats lie quiet and wait for Re- publican action, with the expectation of taking advantage of any loopholes that may be left in the Republican ar l nor.
 Prescott Courier: An ancient Has Sayamper, one of the truthful kind, who is somewhat of a weather prophet, says that people had better hunt high places Ito avoid the flood which is com ing within ten days. He bases his pre- diotion on the fact that the weather the past few months has been the same as that of 1866 and '67, and the only repetition of that class of weather since that time. Rain commenced falling March 27, 1867, and poured down until nearly all Granite street was washed away or upended Gran lite was then the business center and the flood made business people seek tn higher ground on the plaza The wagons and teams mired down on the plaza. It was during this season that Sam Chapin, by his individual efforts, ! raised fifty tons of corn on the old Clough ranch and sold it at 121a cents per pound, S12,500 for the crop-a very good half years wages for a, farmer.
 Every luxury the market affords is served at all meals at the popular Bos- ton Cafe.
 GEORGE WOODFORD's FUNERAL. His Remains Laid to Rest in a Phoe-
 nix Cemetery.
 Yesterday afternoon at the Porter cemetery the remains of George Wood body were laid to their final rest. The body arrived by the o'clock train, escorted by Bruce Perley and 1 Col. William Christy, the latter having gone to Prescott for the service.
 1 The funeral services were at at the Presbyterian church, of which de- nomination deceased had been a