Arizona republican., 1896-02-12


 markedly good showing.
 The remains of Judge Stephen Peery, who killed himself in Phoenix a short time ago while temporarily deranged, will be inferred tomorrow at the old home in Trenton, Missouri.
 Anyone who is short new rubber mat three feet long and eighteen inch es wide, or carpet house mat about four feet long, can have same by call ing on the city marshal and proving property.
 Calvert Wilson of Tucson and Miss Kathryne Janet Smith of San Jose, Cal, were married last night. The wedding took place at the residence of the brides mother, Mrs. B. o. Smith. The board of supervisors has granted the carnival committee $100 to be used in decorations about the court house and plaza. An appropriation of $100 was also made made for grad ing the western end of the Tempe road. This evening at the city hall will be held the adjourned meeting called for the selection of the irrigation congress local committee. The report of the subcommittee will be turned in and to the committee of fifteen selected will be turned over the management of the local affairs of tn congress.
 "The Phoenix Dry Goods Company" was incorporated yesterday by the fol- lowing named: Nathan Ellis, Gus Ellis and w. H. Smith. The capital stock is $25,000. To the new corpora tion yesterday M. Asher & Go. gave a bill of sale of the contents of the Gang building on East Washington street. Florence Tribune: The farmers of the Casa Grande valley have now an opportunity offered them to take and run the canal until the year 1900, with no other expenses than to keep it in re- pair and pay the taxes. They should come together and consider the matter, as the offer of the canal company is in good faith.
 United States Deputy Marshal John Slankard has been in Gila Bend for a week on the lookout for some indi- viduals who have been supplying liquor to Indians in that vicinity. He 1 bagged his game and yesterday re- turned with three Yaquis, who stand committed to prison to await the ses- sion of the next United States grand jury.
 The Tempe Woodmen Of the World have elected the following officers. John Knight, consul commander; w. E. Lewis, adviser lieutenant; Fletcher Schureman, clerk; w. E. Mullen, bank CT; Chas. H. Jones, and w. B. Lewis, physicians; John Cave, escort; J. T. Moore, watchman; w. T. McNeil, sen- try J. F. Hendrix, J. H. Woods, w. s. Johnston, managers. The installation of officers takes place this evening. The visiting Shriners all left yester- day morning on their return to Los Angeles, pleased with the trip and ! with the new temple that had been added to their illustrious order. Ev- eryone returns a boomer for Phoenix and for the valley The temple insti- tuted will not hold formal election till June, the provisional officers appointed to hold till then being M. H. McCord, illustrious potentate, and w. $. Law renee, recorder. -
 Globe Silver Belt: Milt Brawley, of unsaVory reputation, was arrested last
 
 wife, who accused him of beating her. but afterwards she reiented and re- fused to prosecute him. The woman is the daughter. of aformer well known and respected citizen of Gila county, now dead. She went to. the bad at Phoenix, where both .Brawley and she gained unenViable notoriety.
 In the supreme court yesterday morning the Juana Walker case was submitted, after brief argument. J. l.. B. Alexander, administrator, against L. c. Hughes, governor, and Jake Marks against the board of control, were both set for February A. Adolph Cohn vs. A. J. Mehan, noted case, involving much property in Cochise county, then was called and partially argued by W. H. Barnes for the appel lant.
 Again Monday night was there shown the necessity of heater for the city fire engine. The blaze was within two blocks of the engine house, yet the engine, which is one of the best of it's class, was not steamed up for fully fifteen minutes. It was no fault of en- zine, fuel or stoker, but the building burned merrily all the while. With a modern and cheap heater at the engine house head of steam could be secured within a run of block
 The Keystone Pharmacy is now com pletely installed in roomy quarters at | the old Goldberg store on East Wash | ington street. Another change in the same vicinity is that of the Peoples store from the Frye block further east to the room formerly occupied by the pharmacy. Another element of the bustle in the same neighborhood is the installation in the Gang building op- | posite the plaza of a modern plate