Arizona republican., 1896-09-16

There are about a nall dozen cdn-
 didates out for the office of sheriff
 and each prospective candidate is in
 hopes that he will be the successful nominee at the Republican convention tomorrow Frank Moss and J. L. Cant
 are both strongly talked of for the of- flee.
 Probate Judge Grouse requests all
 teachers employed in the schools of
 the county to file their certificates in
 the school superintendent can credit their claims for salary, and unless it is done those failing to do so will not be able to draw their salaries.
 Today is the anniversary of Mexican
 independence and it will be properly
 observed, both in Phoenix and Tempe
 by the Mexican population. A very
 interesting programme will be ren- dered tonight at Gardiner's hall which will wind up with dance. It will be attended by some of the local society people.
 Attached to the incoming Santa Fe w. c. Nevin, the general purchasing agent of the Santa Fe system, and a party of gentlemen. They came down to take look at Phoenix, of which they had heard so much, but never before visited. They will return north this morning.
 Ziba Brown yesterday received a letter from his brother Harry, from Denver, stating that the latter would return to Phoenix by Christmas He will go east as far as Indiana and will then start homeward riding the en- tire distance on his wheel. The con- tinuous roughing it has told on his constitution, for since he left Phoenix he has covered about 5000 miles on his bike. .i...t
 The Graham Guardian tells of an B. year-old boy with a large pocketknife, who fell on the knife, the four-ineh blade entering tine boys body just be- low the breast bone and ranged down wand, cutting loose the second rib. The lad jumped up, pulled the knife out and was resting nicely at last accounts under medical treatment. Had the blade gone in straight the boy would have been killed.
 The production of copper from the mines of the United States for the month of July amounted to 37,175 ,00O pounds, against 35,896,000 pounds in June, an increase of 1,279,000 pounds; the production of foreign mines for July amounted to 16,473000, against 15,6S0,0o0 for the preceding month, an increase Of 792,000 pounds; exports from the United States during July amounted to 24,3S2, 400 in June, an in crease of 2,430, 400 pounds.
 According to announcement the Opera House cafe was opened yester- day under the management of the Richards company. In this same room there was long conducted one of the most successful restaurants in Ari- zona, and judging from the manner in which business has started off with this new firm the former success prom ises to be outdone. The whole place has been refitted and is beautifully fur nished and the business will be con- ducted strictly as a cafe of the first class.
 Yesterday is the first anniversary of the introduction of the Mergenthaler typesetting machine in this territory. The machine is the only one in Ari- zona and since it has been in use in The Republican office it has not been laid up for repairs one hour in all that time. It was set up and placed in run ming order by the foreman of the com posing room, who had never come in contact with one before. It is a very complicated machine, but MT. Bushley soon acquainted himself with it's work ings and has ever since kept it in con- stant use without aid. The manufac- turers of the machine generally send out skilled mechanics from the factory to set the machine in working order. but in this case it was unnecessary.
 Two runaways occurred yesterday afternoon which resulted disastrously in both cases. The horse attached to the delivery wagon of the Walker grocery store, corner of Seventh avenue and Washington streets, broke loose from the hitching post in front of the store and consid- erately stopped on the street railway track and waited for a car to crash but the wagon was reduced to kind ling. The other runaway occurred in front of Goldberg Bros store. A young fellow from the country was driving by in cart when his horse started on run. The cart was dashed against the curbstone of the sidewalk and the driver thrown out, but was not injured.
 The local lodge of Good Templars is rapidly increasing in membership and is very close to the 100 mark. At the Monday night twelve new members were enrolled. Scarcely a week passes but that from one to three persons join. That the lodge is ac- complaining great deal of good can