Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1896-07-16
Tempe Department.
From Tuesdays Daily.

illness of w. L. Van Horn.
W. J. Kingsbury and family will
cave shortly for visit with friends
md relatives in San Actonio, Texas.
James Sturgeon will ship car Of
cattle TO Yuma tonight If he can get
proper railroad connections.
TIE ice 10 eohine at the cheese factory
became rebellious again yesterday,
which amounted almost to suspen-
sion, bot it was patched up enough to
run along on half pay and enabled the
company TO deliver some ios this morn
,og. A car load was Immediately tele-
graphed for to Los Angeles and as soon
as it arrives the Tempe plant will be
thoroughly overloaded.
Rev. Fred Sheldon and family left
on last night train 80 Maricops, Mrs.
Sheldon end son will go to Sacramento
10 visit with relatives and Mr.. Sheldon
will go to Iowa in which state he
expects to lecture for time on Arizona
and Southern California. He has az
excellent stereoptiean with which he
will illustrate his lectures thereby
showing mora clearly TO our eastern
frienks the advantages OF our most
Sonderful country. Through the
Southern Pacific Company, be has re-
Gently added TO his colledtion of vrews
number of bsaubful pictures depict
ing the scenery of Southern California
which will no doubt do much towards
swelling the tide OF western immigra-
ton. Beginning with Ssptem Der l
Mr.. Sheldon will be employed for
rear by the University of Southern
California "a collecting for the school
museum which employment viii afford
him considerable liberty il the line Of
brevei and serve as a vacation from ME
labors. Mr. and Mrs. Shell
don have made G large number of
friends during their residence in Tempe
who regret sheir departure for other
6elds Of u sefulness but wish them tbe
best of fortune for the future.
Mr.. George Kenney diad last night
about six o'clock at his residence OF
East Sixth street He TOOK q severe
cold abous week ego which resulted
il an abscess IN the head, finally pro
d ucing congestion of the brain. The
remains we're taken to Phoenix last eve
ming and placed in tbe undertaking
periors of Randall s Davis Of which
place the funeral service was held this
morning the iueerment being in The
Phoenix cemetery. Mr.. Kenney was en-
old timer in she Territory, having come
here long before the steam horse had
the stage coach and in fact
before the stage coach WIS a common
sight. He drove stage for number of
years and many an old settler was
nshered into this country in a coach
and four beneath "old Georges"
,rack whip. 10 later years ne has been
engaged in the saloon business in Tenn
pc and in the improvement OF she little
nome place where he died. He was
leveT married and leaves no relatives ss
ar as known. Though be had his fall
ngs in common with all mankind ne
gas upright in his dealings and posses
led many Of he sturdy qualities Of the
from Wednesdays Dails-
Doctor Hart made e quick trip to |
Phoenix this morning on professional
business.
a car Of ice was received this morn
ne from Los Angeles for the Produce
%.
The river Is up a little and said to be
lowly rising. which Indicates rain fur
her east.
Tempe was visited yesterday evening
y lively sand storm and nice little
ain. Quite a number of fruit ard or
amenssi trees we're blown down.
A man by the name OF Waldie, who
as been INDUCING freely for several
ays, decided yesterday thaS he requiF-
] a drink with more snap in it than
hiskey, so he began to satiate his
lirst with Jemiaca ginger. The ginger
ION bsgan to assert itself and would, in
bsbility, have killed the man but
L tbs summouiug of Dr. Hart who
orked with him faithfully for three or
ur hours. He has recovered con
jousness aud will probably get well
w L. Van Horn died in aolbrook
morning about eight o'clock Z
typhoid fever. Deceased has been E
resident of Tempe siucs 1892 being
st employed as teacher ia the public
hools and later as cashier OF the !
,mpe bank which closed its doors {
ont two years ego. Being 3 lawyer r
then began the pract CO of bis pro a
Isior, shortly after sssociatipR Huns e ( {
th Harry Zuck, under the firm name b
Van Horn & Zuck. Mr.. Van Horns Fl
perience during the last two or o
rec years has been anything but pie RI
1T, once being involved il legal diff g
tiles, the result Of the bank failure
d ia the establishing of legal client d
: during Jhe season of panic and u
I'd times that has SO affected the en- Of
2 country. Ga the Incorporation of "a
town of Tempe Mr.. Van Horn was d
de Town Attorney and TO him is very N
gely due the excellent code OF city "a
.nances the town is now working IN in
. Not particularly rugged by
iure, overwork and worry nude him
easy victim TO the encFoaohments of M
saee He had been ailing for some vi