Arizona republican., 1896-08-01
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL, Happenings of Streets and Town: Epitome of the City'S Local
 Intelligence. The Dolngs of a Day In Phoenix and
 It's Tributary
 Region.

Probate Judge Grouse is busy mak- tng out his annual report of the county schools to be submitted to the super intendent of public instruction.
 Attorney Thoe. Flannigan has been a very busy young lawyer the past few days as he has captured nearly all the criminal business in the justice courts during that time.
 The B. Y. P. U. of the Baptist church last night gave their ice cream social at DeMers' parlors. During the evening a goodly number patronized the tables presided over by the ladies of the society.
 John Lyall, who is we'll known in Phoenix and who left here last year, was married at Chicago on the 23d of last month to Miss Lida Conoven. The couple have gone to Kentucky to make their home.
 Petitions are being circulated for the communication of the sentence of Oscar Roberts, who was convicted of train robbery, committed at Maricopa on October 4, 1894. He was sentenced to be hanged on September Il.
 Phil Sheridan is responsible for say ing that while chopping wood a few days ago he chopped a big snake in twain under the impression that it was only stick The readers can be- lieve the tale if they choose, but it sounds snakey.
 Captain Fields, lady of command ing appearance and soldierly bearing, is the new head of the Salvation Army corps of Phoenix She arrived Thurs day and has started in actively to drill her troops for the campaign against liquor
 The following were among the ex- cursion party for the coast Thursday night over the M. & P.: Mrs. Frances Allen, Alice M Gvens, H. c. Magne, J. H. Ziegenfuss, Dan Wilkey, J. A. Lutgerding, Mrs. J. M. Foster, Mrs. c. H. Jones, Mrs. J. McNaughton, Miss A. McNaughton.
 William Cook and family, Mrs. Henry Orme and children, Dr. F. o. Richmond and family, Will George and wife and Mrs. Charley Walters will comprise a party that will leave Monday by pri- vate conveyances for a months trip to the Mogo1lon mountains.
 The Los Angeles Herald of Thurs days issue has the following: "Li- censed to wed, Joseph Campbell, aged 37, and Ida Stewart, both natives of California and residents of Los An geles.' The above notice does not exactly fill the requirements, but some of our citizens who claim to know, are positive that it is our Joe Campbell the notice refers to.
 w. G. Altenburgh, the photographer, has returned from Congress where he took several good views of the town. He also secured good flash light pie lures of the interior of the mine at the 1900 foot level and the bottom of the shaft 1, 700 feet below the surface. He says that there are 1925 men on the pay roll of the mining company and that money circulates freely. The place has a most prosperous look.
 The people living in the western part of the city are signing for a full moon, not that they care particularly to admire that glowing orb, but they want it's refulgent light. They have discovered that the street arc lights in that neighborhood are solely crna- ments, for the past three nights a few stray and spasmodic gleams pro- claimed something was wrong Last might even the glimmer of light was denied them, hence they sigh for the beaming countenance of her lunar majesty.