Arizona republican., 1896-06-14
 NEWS IN 4 NUTSHELL. Happenings of Streets and Town. Epitome of the City's Local
 intelligence. The Doings of Day In Phoenix and
 It's Tributary
 Region.

Jake Davenport arrived yesterday from the upper Agua F'ria.
 There is an undelivered telegram at the Western Union office for MT. Nor ton. a stage man, care of the Valley Hay and Grain company.
 Mrs. Swift, the lady who was nearly chloroformed several nights ago by a burglar, nearly died the next day from the effects of the drug and even now is under the care of Dr. Cottrell, seri- ously i'll.
 The Park house, situate. at the east ern end of the Washington street car line, has changed hands, Trieber sell ing to A. N. Chapin The house is to be materially improved and sandwiches and lunches are to be served as well as the exhilarating fluids.
 Hon. Charles T. Martin of Gila coun- ty, for ten years county recorder, and one of the most popular men in Ari- zona, was in the city yesterday. MT. Martin does not come to the capital often, but when he does he is warmly welcomed by hosts of friends.
 A late New York dispatch says that Lady Sholto Douglass ''has gone back west whence she came, presumably to join her noble husband. Before leav- ing New York she consented to head a vaudeville company next season. The noble lord is now expecting the arrival of her ladyship in Phoenix.
 The Irrigation Age, of Chicago, which now has representative in Phoenix, will from this date onward give to the next irrigation congress and to Phoenix a large amount of atten- tion. The journal has changed hands. ,Smythe is no longer connected with it, and the periodical is one that is of the highest interest to all residents of the irrigated regions and of especial value in extending the campaign of the inter ests of irrigation.
 The Women's Christian Temperance Union has adjourned for the summer. But work will in the meantime be act lively carried on, in so far as it affects the unions real property on Center and Monroe streets The old building now on the property will be fitted up for business purposes in neat manner and in the corner room, now occupied by paint shop, will be soon estab- ESu6u d TSduluS TOOm. III ITOuJ VIII be placed neat drinking fountain the gift of a friend of the local union
 It is understood that the Consoli- dated Mesa canal is about to proceed actively to the utilization of the water power granted it by the decision oi Friday in the district court. The de- cree has been signed and even in the event of an appeal being taken this will not be bar for action on the part of the power company. The turbines and dynamos are all in position and little remains to do save to cut the bank of the Tempe canal and to divert through the Mesa crosscut the agreed amount of the Tempe canal flow.
 H. R. Borden has resigned as man. ager of the Ford hotel and has been superseded by J. w. Lytle, formerly oi San Francisco. MT. Lytle has spent the winter in Phoenix and had already determined on making this city his permanent home, when offered his present position. He is an experienced hotel man, energetic and genial, one whom the travelling public will hail as a typical boniface and will conse quently add additional popularity tt the hostlery he represents. Mrs. M. A Lee, the present lessee, still retains control of the establishment and vii continue as active as ever in the man agement of the cafe.