Arizona republican., 1896-04-14

tion will be selected the delegates who will represent the county at the terri torial convntion.
 Tempe News: A force of workmen are engaged in clearing away the de- bris of the late fire and we are reliably informed that 'hhe work of replacing the burnt buildings will be commenced within ten days.
 Yuma Advertiser: MT. Louie Ieager has decided not to build $2,000 house, as was his intention, but will invest that amount tn a pumping plant to ir- rigate his 16O acres of patented land, which he will seed to alfalfa and grain for his porkers.
 Monday April 6, was the regular date for the meeting of the territorial board of control which, instead of holding its session at Yuma as hereto fore, ordered all accounts sent to Phoe- nix It is thought that this is an in noVation that will be continued.
 Officers Galpin and Webster were the victims of a robbery Saturday night, while they were prowling around the outskirts on the lookout for depreda- tions on the property of others. Cloth ing and everything else that could be found were taken. Conservative esti- mates fix the loss at at least dollar.
 The board of supervisors yesterday by resolution made objection to an ex- animation of their books by c. w.. Culver, representing the Citizens league. They affirm that Culver, who was the expert of the last grand jury, is prejud.ced and partial, and ask thai some other expert be chosen for the task.
 The recent change in the manage ment of the Ford hotel has increased the popularity of that excellent house. Mrs. Mary A. Lee, the lessee, and MT. H. R. Borden, the gentlemanly man. ager, are even improving the service and all the guests are extremely well pleased with the accommodations and courtesy received.
 Charlie Besse, one of the pioneers of Phoenix, died yesterday morning of pneumonia. He was about GA years of age, native of Germany. He came to Phoenix about 1878 and here has made a living by divers means, as a mu- siciIan and latterly as the owner of the old bootblack stand of Kane's barber shop. The funeral will be today from the residence on East Monroe street.
 Yuma Sentinel: One day this week while the steamer Aztec was attempt ing to make a connection with the barge which was moored below the Indian pilot misunderstood his orders and attempted to make turn instead of backing down, with the result that the boat got into the current beyond control and went down against the piers of the railroad bridge and broke her guards.
 In the local contemporary press there appears of late to have been a very run of distressing Typographical err TOTS. To the collection may be added one found tn The Record of the South ern California University. The writer, in a clever Easter article, wrote of 'fthe wreaths of immortality.' The compassion and proofreader together are responsible for the fact that the matter tin the printed journal read tithe wretches of immortality"
 The calico, percale and Victoria lawn sale at Alkire's is still on with una bated interest. The shirt salico at 3 cents was all exhausted yeterday and no further calls can be filled for that particular grade. Stocks of the other three specia.ties are dwindling, but are still fresh. Indigo calico, the gen uine stuff, at 5 cents per yard, is not often found in Arizona, likewise those wide .perca,es at 5 cents and cents per yard, and the Victoria lawn at 61s cents.
 Peoria, as the home of Rev. H. A. Thompson, natura.ly is not backward in the matters of devotion, and boasts of a thriving Presbyterian congrega- tion that meets in the neat school house to the eastward of the railroad. There is also Sunday school and a society of Christian Endeavor, these organizations lately, through the me dium of a successful social, having completed payment for an organ. The congregation during the last week has had the pleasant task of entertaining g the members of the Presbytery of Ari- zona, the association electing ito hold its annual session at the pleasant Kit tie suburban town. J. H. Mulford, a well-known mining man, who returned last night from a trip to his claims in the lower Brad shaw mountains, brings with him re- markable story, as well as a fine fox skin. The occupant of the hide, he says, he discovered asleep a few days ago on a sunny slope of a canyon. The fox is usually considered the slyest oi animals, one that usually sleeps with one eye and one ear open. This one however, must have had a surfeit o1 dinner, for he slept serenely on while