Arizona republican., 1896-12-05

the fight was unjustly awarded to Sharkey.
 The following changes in the sta tions of hospital stewards are made in the department of the Colorado: Acting Hospital Steward William C. Livingston, from Whipple Barracks, Arizona, to Fort Logan, Colo; Acting Hospital Steward Ludwig Shoenfeldt, from Fort Logan, Colo, to Fort Doug las, Utah.
 Miss Lena Clanton, the 14-year-old daughter of T. M Clanton of Buckeye, died Thursday night of heart trouble. The young lady was taken ill a few days ago and from the first it was ap- parent that her sufferings would end in death. The funeral will take place in Buckeye today.
 Messrs. Powell and Patterson, Cali fornia cattle buyers, have been making heavy purchases of cattle during the past three weeks. Their shipments jointly for the season number almost 100 carloads. These gentlemen say that Arizona cattle are in excellent condition and are consequently paying good prices.
 The annual territorial gun club shoot will be held at Prescott on January 4. The territorial championship, now held by MT. Holmes of this city, will be competed for. Several members of the local gun club will participate and try to win some of the events. They want to keep the territorial champion ship badge in Phoenix
 The case of J. J. Gardiner, who was arrested two weeks ago for obstruct- ing the streets by digging a trench for the purpose of laying water pipes, will be heard in the police court Monday. Mir Gardiner recently applied to Judge Baker for a writ of injunction to re- strain the council from interfering with his work, but the writ was de- nied.
 The Christian church is now too small to accommodate the congrega- tion, which has increased wonderfully in the past year under the charge of Rev. Cal Ogburn, who has been unani- mously selected as pastor for the next year. A proposition is on foot to build new and more commodious church somewhere in the northern part of the city.
 Grand Secretary George Mintz of the I. o. o. F. leaves this morning for Je- rome, where he goes to make arrange ments for the installation of officers in the Jerome lodge The installa- tion will take place Monday morning and a banquet will be given in the evening. The governor and staff will leave Sunday night to be in attend ance at the banquet.
 It can be truthfully said that there is not livelier town in the country at the present time than Phoenix There are fully 1000 visitors in the city and before another week has passed the number will be almost doubled. The reason for this unusual influx is the extensive advertising the valley has received during the past several months as the place for the holding of the next irrigation congress.
 Thomas Simms, the youth who was convicted of burglary and later tried by jury as a kleptomaniac, was yes terday sentenced by Judge Baker to live years in Yuma. Trinidad Mon tano; convicted of burglary in the sec ond degree went up for one year and nine months, and Joaquin Celaya re- celved penalty of one year and nine months for burglary in the first de- gree. The sentence of Jesus Preciedo. convicted of grand larceny, was post poned.
 [ J. F. Mullin, who has for the past two years been manager for the L. w. Bllnn Lumber company here, will leave with his family about the 18th inst. for Los Angeles, where they will hereafter permanently reside. MT. Mullin has been promoted to a lu- crative position in the main office of the firm he has so ably represented in Phoenix, which necessitates a change of residence. His business associ- his good fortune.
 The Pacific coast agent of the Game well fire alarm system will shortly ar rive in the city for the purpose of put ting in system according to a con- tract made few weeks ago with the city council. The fire department is anxious to have the system in working order as soon as possible and will also anticipate fire with considerable in- terest in order to test the apparatus The next important addition that will
 be made to the fire equipment will be a chemical engine
 The chainless bicycle idea is causing
 much comment among the makers anC
 riders. It is said, on good authority that at least four of the large makers
 will put such wheels on the market
 next season. One inventor in the cas-
 is working on an idea which he thinks
 will revolutionize bicycle manufacture l while the inventor believes in tht