Arizona republican., 1896-06-23
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL. Happenings of Streets and Town. Epitome of the City's5 Local
 Intelligence. The Doings of a Day in Pflcen and
 It's Tributary
 Region.

Constable s. w. Bayley has appoint ed Joseph Sotello to be a deputy con stable for Phoenix precinct.
 Firecrackers are already heaped in the shop windows, melting the youth full mind to a proper exhibition Of pa triotism.
 The Maricopa Stake of Zion, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, is now holding it's regular annual con ference at Mesa, presiding being Pres1- dent C.. R. flakes.
 Mesa has had decided accession to her population the last few days. To the family of A. St. John Gaylord has come lusty boy, John Blair has like wise a boy and to the home of Joe Robertson came a bouncing girl.
 Practical Irrigation and Fruit Growing" is the name of new month ay magazine published at Boswell, New Mexico. It is especially devoted to the interests of the Pecos valley and is none the less interesting on that ac- count.
 The KimbaIl house at Mesa is one of the most popular of Arizonas hotels and is a favorite resort for those who prefer the quiet of a suburban district and who appreciate the good fare and comfort that is ever to be had at The Kimball n
 The supervisors in session yesterday heard and laid over a petition for change of school district boundaries on the Hassayampa and ordered sign boards placed on the desert road be- ch diCtanPa and location of water.
 Yesterday morning from the home on South Second avenue was held the funeral of the late Mrs. Pierrepont Minor Many friends of deceased and of the bereaved husband were present and sincere was the sorrow that death had come to her to whom life meant so much.
 A German globe-rolling bicyclist ar rived yesterday, coming from the east and was warmly welcomed by dele gation of cyclers at Andrews cyclery. He left Germany in May year ago and is due back in the fatherland in another year, having in that time placed a girdle around the earth.
 By a message received yesterday at the office of the governor, Superintend- ent Nugent gives the news of the cap ture of Geo. c. Blain who escaped from the prison last Saturday. He was trailed down by Yuma Indians and was returned to the prison after an absence of fithirty-six hours. He was sent from Mohave county and is under twenty years sentence for murder.
 A Mexican was arrested yesterday at Tempe by Constable Compton for sell ing liquor to Indians. Theburly Pima who disclosed the fellows identity and who still was in possession of a DOT tion of a bottle of the vilest of liquor, was given ten days in the county jail for period of penance and also for the purpose of holding him as witness against the Mexican The Indian was an unwilling victim, Compton chasing him across the railroad bridge and a mile or two into the country before he caught him.
 Los Angeles Times: Hon. Thomas Fitch, the famous silver-tongued or ator of Arizona, and his wife, have taken a suite of rooms at Hotel del Coronado, where they will spend the summer MT. Fitch was one of the leading attorneys in the Hearne libel suit against the San Francisco Chron- icle, and delivered very forcible clos ing address to the jury. He has con- sented to be orator of the day at an entertainment to be given July by