Arizona republican., 1896-12-10
BITS OF LOCAL NEWS.


 Reference to the telegraph columns conveys the information that the house of representatives yesterday passed bill authorizing Flagstaff to issue bonds for the construction of a water system.
 Today there will be another foot ball game between the Indian and Phoenix teams. The game will be played on the campus of the Indian school The Indian boys say they are going into the game with the 4determi- nation to win. They have located the weak points in their opponents and will use their knowledge to good ad- vantage.
 The civil trial jury was called in the district court yesterday. The greater part of the day was taken up with the case of Nash ct al vs. Norton ct al, a dispute of the boundary niles of min ing claims. The case of Marshall vS. Ruff was dismissed and the case of Alice May vs. the Bankers Alliance Insurance company was continued for the term.
 Andrew and George Mclean, w. K. Brown and John H. Carruthers, heavy stockholders in the Anglo-American Canaigre company, arrived yesterday from New York. They were met at Tempe by George Tousey, the man. ager of the companys interests here, who drove them to the canaigre farm south of Tempe. The party left last night for California.
 Deputy Sheriff Gibson yesterday lodged in the county jail a negro who has been terrorizing the residents of the East End for several weeks. The officers have been watching for him for some time, but until yesterday he evaded arrest. He is supposed to be crazy, but the officers are of the opin- ion that he is wanted for some crime He is an evil-looking and powerful man, but does not appear insane.
 It has been ascertained by expert ment that number of persons who use the telephone habitually hear bet ter with the left ear than with the right. The common practice of the telephone companies is to place tht receiver so that it will be applied tC the left ear. In order to educate tht right ear to the same pO1nt of efficiency it is recommended that the receiver bt held in the right hand half the time.
 Deputy Sheriff Buggeln came aftel Charles Hill, the youthful bovine slay CT, yesterday and returned to William! with him last night. Young Hill an( another young rascal who hungered fol fresh range beef killed COW near Asl Fork and sliced off the hind quarter. Had the boys merely killed the animal they could have beer charged with misdemeanor only, bu the butchering process aggravated tn offense to felony.
 William Fairchilds, who was arrest ed on a charge of passing worthles checks, was yesterday committed t the insane asylum. He has long hell an irreproachable reputation for hon esty and industry and his case is distressing one. Fairchilds' halluci nation was principally that he was gold king and had money in ever bank in the city. He claimed to ow uuuiUCl lOSo lllACo cuQ ilcu lOSChIl engaged men to go to work on som of them.
 A telegram received yesterday fror San Marcial, N M., stated that T. f Lyons, formerly of this city, died ther at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Dc ceased was formerly the editor of Tn Populist. Several months ago he ha leg amputated which was affecte with tuberculosis of the. bone. l August he left Phoenix on buckboar to drive to Minneapolis where he il tended to secure a wooden leg, bJ he got no further than San Marcia There he was taken i'll. ms
 A mans friends always know of h engagement before he and the lad most interested are aware of it. Tn is true in the case of H. M Willis, wf has been accused of planning su reptitious trip to California for ma rimonial purposes Inasmuch as M Willis is of an extremely obliging di position and has no desire to disa point the public he will gratefully a preciate aid in the selection of h bride, from those who wish to hit(