Arizona republican., 1896-12-27
CITY AND COUNTY IN BRIEF,
Small Paragraphs of General
 Interest.
The News of a Day in Phoenix and It's Tributary Region Presented in aNutshell-Doings of People and Other Matters.

Other Matters.
 The days are gradually stretching out again.
 John Robinson is the new clerk of the board of supervisors at Prescott.
 Deputy Sheriff Munds of Prescott arrested a Mexican at Congress for stealing cattle.
 Judge Hawkins of the Second dis trict will open district court at King man tomorrow.
 H. Troops and family and MT. and Mrs. J. E. Walker ate Christmas din ner at the Hotel Adams.
 Considerable building is going on in the city, and the carpenters don't ap- pear to be losing much time.
 The Santa Fe hospitals during the year treated 23,2O6 cases, out of which thirty-eight deaths occurred.
 Ira P. Smith yesterday took the desk of the bookkeeper and cashier of the Phoenix Electric Light company.
 There has been quite an influx of mining men in Prescott recently and several sales are under negotiation.
 Christmas sermons at the Presby- terian church this morning by the pastor. This evening by Rev. H. A. Thompson. D1a atIa.
 Colonists from northern Texas and Oklahoma are going downsto Toluca, Mexico, to take up land, there being a boom of that kind there. A fire at Bellemont, a sheep camp on the A. & P, twelve miles west of Flagstaff, destroyed half the town. Origin of the fire unknown
 Installation ceremonies of Arizona lodge Mo- 2, F. & A. M, and Arizona chapter Mo- 3, will be held, the former tomorrow night and the latter on Tues day night.
 License to marry was issued yester- day to George W. Runs and Miss Ad- die Hord. MT. Runs is a resident of Glendale. Miss Hord is a late arrival from Clinton, o.
 Records in the county recorders of flee show pleasing financial condi- tion in MaricOpa county of the clos ing of the year. Three releases of mortgages were filed yesterday.
 The business of removing the pep per tree boughs and other debris of the late irrigation congress from the as sembly room was begun yesterday to make way for laying new carpet and placing new furniture for the convent ence and comfort of the lawmakers.
 Testimony in the divorce suit of Hadley vs. Hadley was heard yester- day before Referee J. B. Walker There were accusations and counter accusa- tions of intoxication and other offenses not in contemplation when the mar riage VOWS were taken.
 Phoenix commandery No. 3, K. T. has accepted an invitation by Rev MT. Chase of the M. E. church to wor- ship in body there today. The knights in uniform will meet at the asylum at 10:30. Visiting knights are invited to lend their presence.
 Dev Dr. Halsey will preach at the First Baptist church, corner of Second avenue and Jefferson street at the morning and evening services today A Christmas sermon will be delivered in the morning, and in the evening thu subject will be, What Arizona Needs.
 The pupils of the Indian school vii give their regular dress parade thi' afternoon at o'clock. There was nt parade last Sunday afternoon, ant many visitors were disappointed, bu they can be sure of it today, for thu announcement comes from the author ities at the school.
 The New Years edition of the Rock. Mountain News will contain a grea deal of matter relative to Arizona. I will differ from previous writeups o the territory in that it will be eX clusively modern history, covering only the incidents and improvement of the closing year.
 Jose Orosco was sentenced by Justic Johnstone yesterday to fifty days il the county jail for carrying an impro vised slungshot. If he had escape this charge on which he was arreste the slungshOt, a combination of ol iron and a bag, would have procure punishment for him as an unlicense junk dealer.
 All aboard for Phoenix and the as sociation meeting! See the program A rich feast has been prepared. Yo cannot afford to miss it. The eXpens need not be heavy, and the visit t