Arizona republican., 1896-12-29
CITY AND COUNTY IN BRIEF
Small Paragraphs of General
 Interest.
The News of a Day in Phoenix and It's Tributary Region Presented in Nutshell-Do Doings of People and Other Matters.

A meeting of the Territorial Anti quarian society will be held in this city next Saturday.
 Persons holding invitations for the opening of the Hotel Adams may se- cure tickets at the hotel office.
 Marie Dedoures, a denizen of a dive, was arrested on Sunday night for try ing to kill Hannibal Manana. She will get hearing this morning.
 The hints of the United States coin month of November. There were also coined 4,953,OO one cent pieces.
 The county board of supervisors was in session yesterday. The usual claims were audited and the bonds of two pre- cinct officers were approved. The board adjourned until next Thursday G. W. Rogers, John Lyons, Lon Hill, J. T. Lockert and Milton Love arrived overland from Flagstaff yesterday They had an enjoyable trip, killing a few deer and plenty of small game on the way.
 The public schools of Benson are again closed on account of diphtheria there having been several cases early this week in one house. Tuesday ev- , ening young woman of eighteen, Leo nora Remijo, died from the disease.
 The infant son of MT. and Mrs. John Rees died on Sunday morning at the age of II months The funeral will take place this morning from the rooms of the Phoenix Undertaking company.
 An outfit consisting of provisions tools and gasoline will leave this morning for the Columbia mine in the Humbug district, where work will be resumed after long tdleness brought about by litigation among the parties interested in the property.
 F. E. Corbett, the attorney for the United Verde Copper company but g resident of Butte, Montana, a young gentleman well known in Arizona courts, was married on December l. in New York city to Miss Adeliza Nor ton Thornton, also a resident of Mon tana.
 A parrot occupying a cage in iron of Washington street saloon is dis eliminating beyond his kind. As { Salvation Army girl passed the cagt Sunday afternoon clad in uniform th' parrot screamed, "Glory! Hallelujah!' ? He closed his salutation with croak "Aint that all right?'
 The banker passes in his checks, the cobbler 'breathes his last" the sa hn irit the gambler ''shuffles off, the stable man kicks the bucket" the spiritual istic medium gives up the ghost tn accountant goes to his last reckon ing" but, according to the newspapers very few people simply "die.'
 The Masonic order of Nogales ar laying the foundation for new Ma sonic temple, and will push the struc ture to completion as rapidly as pos sible. The building will be 30x7O fee1 and will be finished and fitted in style appropriate to the uses intended The property is owned by joint stoc company, shares distributed among tn brethren. All shares have been take but fourteen, and they are reserve for absent members.
 A brazen robbery, the work of sneakthief, was committed at the res dence of Hudson Smith, 130 East At ans street, about 10 o'clock yesterda morning. MT. Smith had gone dow town and Mrs. Smith was in the req of the house when it was entere through the front door, There ws in a top bureau drawer $50 whic was taken. No one saw the thief g into the house and no clue as to h identity has been obtained
 The Sun-Democrat has cut out part of the work to be done by tt next legislature. It says: Many Arizona's laws should be repeale The sheriff's office should be made salaried one. The registration la wiped out of existence. The assessor office a separate and distinct office all counties. The clerks office mao an elective one by the people, ar many of the existing laws amendt and cleared of their antiquities.
 The following deeds were filed ye terday in the office of the county r corder: Eunice L. Franklin and hu band to J. Ernest Walker, lot 1 Norma Place, s45O; S. R. Wallace John Mcclure ,one-half interest in 10