Arizona republican., 1897-12-02
CITY IND COUNTY IN BRIEF.
Small Paragraphs of General
 Interest.

The News of Dayin Phoenix and It's Tributary Region Presented In Nutshell-DoingS of People and Other Matters.
 A special stock train of ten cars will he sent out over the M. & P. this morning.
 J. c. Hyde died at the county hos pital yesterday and was burned in inc afternoon.
 The notarial bond of J. J. Mum was approved yesterday by the board of supervisors.
 License to marry was issued yester- day to Afford D. Crabb and Annie Mcbride, both of this county.
 The quarterly examination of teach CTS will be heEd at the Central school building next Monday and Tuesday
 Rev. H. H. Hawkins of Fl Paso ar rived this morning and will hold meetings in a few days.
 On account of the bad weather last night the dance to be given at Pro- lessor Heymann's hall was postponed until Saturday night.
 MT. Ralph B Quinn and Miss Lulu Warren will be united in marriage to- night at the residence of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. iM V. Warren.
 Redmond Toohey returned yester- day from the Harqua Halas, where he has a large force of men engaged in the development of mining claims near Harrisburg.
 Such literary matter of the turf as
 H. ,&r atuo hhac been received at the headquarters of Monihon block.
 The board of supervisors yesterday granted relief to William White, the driver of a sprinkhng cart, who fell from his wagon few days ago and had his arm crushed.
 Phoenix camp No. 5, Woodmen of the World, will meet at their hall this (Thursday) evening. Important bust ness is to be transacted, and full attendance is requested.
 One of the finest stone. axes ever found in the valley was sold by Dr. Pratt, the optician, today. It is to be; placed in a fine collection at Ann Ar bor The ax was sold for $5.
 Clerk Gray of the board of super visors yesterday turned into the county treasury $450 derived from school land leases. There had been previously paid in from this source $2,000.
 The ladies of the Baptist church give another of their delightful fort nightly teas this afternoon from 2:30 to 5. All are welcome, especially strangers. Do not fail to attend.
 Uyo of Yavapah county and a member of the delegation to the Nineteenth legisla- ture from that county, is visiting his north of the city.
 Deputy Sheriff Henry George re- turned yesterday morning from Pres colt with Jose Morena, under indict- ment for forgery, the forgery con- sisting of the issuing and passing of Arizona canal time cheeks.
 Secretary and Mrs. c. H. Akers yes terday celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary by a dinner, at which the guests ware MT. and Mrs. J. J. Wrag- oVich and MT. G. M. Sargent of Pres cout, Dr. William Dufheld and Mr. Harry R. Tnitle.
 MT John H. Kirby, assistant man. ager at B. F. Kellner's store, will leave January for Portland, Ore, where he has accepted position with the Alaska Commercial company He will manage the forwarding of sup plies to Klondyke, with headquarters at Dawson City.
 G. A. Kirtley, a brother of Mrs. David Poole, died at the residence of his sister yesterday morning of dropsy and heart failure. He was 56 years old and a native of Missouri. He was a mining man near Font Grant He was taken dll there and removed to Solomonville. He gnew steadily worse and Mrs. Poole, who weat to see him a week ago, brought him to Phoenix last Friday. His funeral took place yesterday afternoon.
 A crazy Frenchman or Italian, with a dangerous knife and grievance against mankind, ran amuck on the street last nighEl He was taken in custody by Officer Hale and a charge of insanity will be made against him today. He is the man who was ar rested some weeks ago while being pursued by an imaginary crowd of Maiia. A man who saw him last night thought he recognized him as man who had slashed a man in the abdomen in Nevada some years ago.
 Late telegraph dispatches announce the killing of Alex Chouteau at Vinita, l. T. The slayer was merchant named John Davis, who killed another man alt Vinita few months ago. In te1est in this affair to Arizonans lies in the fact that the murdered man was brother of Mrs A. c. Bernard of Tucson, wife of one of Pima coun- tvs representative in the Nineteenth legislature. The Chouteau family is one of the best known in Missouri and among it's descendants are numbered many influential citizens. Chouteau avenue, St. Louis, was named aftei. one of the early members of the fam fly. Frederiek Chouteau, father of the dead man, established a trading