Arizona republican., 1896-12-27
BITS OF LOCAL NEWS.

No. 20, Southern Pac1f1c, was an hour late at Maricopa yesterday morn ing. The Nj. & F. was sympathetically behind time.
 The Deux Temps dancing club was formally organized last night. Its membership will be limited. The first dance is dated for January 5.
 Rather late, but not too late for a Christmas gift was the arrival of an infant daughter at the home of MT. and Mrs. E. Gang on Friday night.
 John s. Garrett of Baltimore, and Arthur A. Brownlee of New York are guests of the Hotel Burke at Prescott. They are there on mining business.
 At late meeting of the w. c. T. U., it was voted to keep their free read ing room open from a. m. to 10 p. m week days, and on Sabbaths from 7 ?. m. to 10 p. m.
 James Dent, who had become an eye sore to the police from his continued siebaucheries and disinclination to work, was given to Monday to leave town by Recorder Jobs yesterday.
 The Wells-Fargo Express company gave Christmas turkey to every mar ried man and single man who supports . widowed mother or sister. About 1900 turkeys were distributed in this way.
 The ladies' S. M. and w. club of Prescott will give a Ladies Last Chance" leap year ball on New Years eye. 'Smatter with the last chance I11-ac of Dhoaniv. oiu hon of tbic kind?
 The Southern Pacific Railroad con- -Istny last week filed a patent in the aerk's office of Siskiyoua county, Cal, to 1907 acres of land, some of which lies in that county and some in Jackson county, Oregon.
 A Mexican boy who had been granted permission to converse with a prisoner through the bars outside the city jail ,Tefused to move away when his time was up, so the officers brought him before Recorder Jobs, who gave him three days inside the jail to continue 4he conversation.
 The Los Angeles chamber of com merce has passed resolution earnest
  .dnge and lemon growers of southern California to send delegation to Washington for the purpose of inn 9sEassing upon the proper congressional committee the necessity of protecting an industry so vital in it's bearing upon the future prosperity and destiny of southern California.
 The crack of the base ball bat and {he hoarse shouts of the four-lunged coacher will succeed the battle-cries of the football warriors at Phoenix park this afternoon, when the Phoenix and Mesa base ball hines will contest fo1 diamond honors. The umpire will cry Play ball' sharply at 2:30 p. m., and a5 the general admission is only F cents, and the grand stand 10 cents, nc doubt the game will call out a large crowd Ladies will be admitted free
 Fasteners on a visit to New Mex 'ieo and Arizona say our Indians exec those that once occupied the east This is true, as the Pueblos, Pimas Maricopas and Yumas have alway: heen friends of the whites and evel ready to adopt the modes of civiliza tion. while the old time tribes of thu cast were warlike and opposed ever! senblance Of civilization.-Albuquer que Citizen
 Instruments filed in the office of th- county recorder yesterday were mining deed from James Winters t' Reuben Hill and others, conveying tn Black TaiT' and Sun Down" mine a4, K. Hickey to B. F. and Wilhemin; Hoeckler to lots 1 and 2 in block AS Capitol addition, $500; F. c. Thompson to A. P. Wallace to tract of eight, acres in township No. 1, s2,5OO.
 One noticeable feature of life il Phoenix" said a winter visitor, ''iS tn iafrequency of fires in so large town l have been here three months now and have not yet seen the fire depart nent in operation. The origin 0 most fires in the large cities is fror gasoline explosions. Either the gaso line stove is not in general use in tn Phoenix household, or your kitche girls are unusually careful in thei manner of handling them"
 The government has shown an eX traordinarily generous spirit in ap propriating $2,000 to buy provision for the Yuma Indians this winter The Mesa Free Press says the magma nimity of this act will be apparen when it is remembered that there ar 5000 Indians or more on the Yum reservation. Inc economy of the In dians nthe matter of food is prove1 bial and therefore it is quite likely tha 5000 of them can feast comfortabl on S2,000 worth of provisions unt next crop time.
 The Kingman Mineral Wealth says