Arizona republican., 1896-08-04

and $50 stolen. IA certain individual police of being the author of the burg laries.
 In Florida, warm nights, the people ice their beds before retiring to rest. A vessel of metal, or pot, in the form of a warming pan, is filled with broken ice and after standing until the vessel is cooled it is placed between the sheets and moved to and fro over the sheets and pillows until they are quite cold It is an excellent remedy for insomnia! We offer this as a sugges- tion to Phoenicians who find it diff cult to sleep these warm nights.
 Several days ago an Indian attempt ed to assault a young lady living near Tempe. The Indian was apprehended and is now in the county jail awaiting the action of the grand jory. Sunday another Indian called at the house where the young lady lives and pointed gun at her. She ran into the house and informed male relative who took after the Indian and captured him. The Indian, however, escaped as he was being conducted to the calaboose.
 A juvenile string band was orga- nized Saturday with the following of ficers: w. c. White, director; Leslie Gillett, president; Al Kyle, secretary James Greenwood, treasurer. The band will be composed of twenty pieces and the boys will buy their own instruments. They will give enter tainme ents, etc., to meet the expenses nf 10 nroo nj ic erable musical talent among the boys of the city and they should be en- couraged in their work.
 Dr. E. M Wilbur and a party, all of Mesa, have made an examination of the route of the proposed wagon road between Tempe and Globe. They are satisfied that the project is feas- ible. The distance from Mesa to Globe is about seventy miles and it would only be necessary to build ten miles of road. The heaviest grade is 1 to 12 and the average is 1 to 20. Dr. Wilbur and party are now in Globe to learn the sentiment of the mining companies in regard to the building of the road
 Justice Morris yesterday discharged the boy, Hal Kent, who was arrested for a felony which consisted of rob- ping a colored boy of a watermelon. A point of law was raised by Attorneys Flannigan and Frazier, who represent ed Kent. From the evidence it was shown that Kent did not take the melon from the colored boy by force, but stole it from the lads wagon, which under the law constitutes petty larceny and not a felony. In this case there was nothing to do but release the lad. The acting district attorney has intimated that he wants to pros ecute no more petty cases of this char acter.
 The entire day was taken up yes terday in Justice Johnstone's court in hearing the case of John Morris, the colOred man accused of running a gambling game without paying county license. A good many witnesses were examined, but one in particular, a col ored man named Booker, gave a dis jointed and contradictory story of the way in which things were conducted in the Darktown Poker club Booker was frequent player and met with varying success. Whenever he won he was jubilant, but when he lost a few cents he threatened the proprietor of the game with arrest if his money was not returned. On several occasions he did inform the officers, but nothing was done. When asked why he acted in such an underhanded manner he re- piled that they were violating the law and he had no animus against Morris. The case will be concluded today.
 At the old Ward stable on the corner of Center and Madison street is now to he seen by far the largest and finest stock Of spring vehicles ever brought to this territory. The stock is the property of George Jones and his brother King, late arrivals here from Marysville, Kentucky They have brought to Phoenix at an expenditure of nearly sS,00O three carloads of ye- hicles, all novelties, there being but one, four scatter, which can be dupli- cated In Arizona. The balance com prise gentlemen's driving buggies, top buggies, surreys, a depot wagon, wag- onette, reversible seat trap, breaking cart and the triumph of all, gentle mems game cart, which, among other things, is provided with ice box and liquor chest. MT. Jones spent several months getting this stock together and bought the best. The larger part of it will be offered for sale soon, and the balance will be used in the livery bus mess, which the brothers will establish here. A number of elegant harnesses were brought along, but the livery an- finals will be purchased in Phoenix and vicinity. Messrs. Jones are thor oughly posted and up-to-date in their line, pleasant and energetic, and will be valuable additions to the business