Arizona republican., 1897-09-26
CITY AND COUNTY IN BRIEF.
Small Paragraphs of General
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The N vs of a Dayin Phoenix and It's Tributary Region Presented in aNutshelI-Doings of People and Other Matters.

Fork and Congress.
 At Trinity Episcopal church today, | Sunday school at 10 and service at Il. Bishop Kendrick will officiate.
 The trial of J. Nulty for prodding a horse with pitchfork will take place tomorrow in Justice Johnstone's court.
 The Rev. Calvin Ogburn will occupy the pulpit in the Christian church this morning at Ii o'clock, and also at the evening service.
 Regular meeting Phoenix Typo graphical union No. 294 will be held this afternoon at o'clock in Justice Kincaid's office, Wall street.
 The grocery jobbing trade in Phoe- nix is picking up. E. F. Kellner's store has loaded ten freight teams with groceries and provisions during | the past week.
 Preaching at the First Methodist 1 Episcopal church, Rev. c. J. Chase, pastor, this morning at Il a. m. In 1 the evening at 7:30 there will be a missionary concert by the young peo- pie. Everybody welcome.
 Suit was brought in district court yesterday by the Arizona Improve 1 ment company against Bessie ". Cushman and O. P. Miller, executors of the will of the late Col. George I Woodford, to compel acknowledge ment of payment on a note held by 1 Col Woodford against the plaintiff.
 First Baptist church, Second av- enue and Jefferson street, Lewis Hal l sel, D. D., pastor. Sunday services | ii a. m. and 7:30 D. m.; bible school, l 9:45 a. m.; prayer meeting, Wednes- | day, 7:30 D. m. Morning theme, ''Now or Never" Evening theme, "The Race for Riches Free seats and a cordial welcome to all.
 The excavation for the Holmes build l ing on North First avenue was fin ished yesterday and the work of lay ing the foundation will be begun to- morrow The basement will extend under the whole building, the area of | which is fifty feet front on the avenue, 1 the depth eighty feet. IA fourteen foot area will occupy the width of the | sidewalk.
 J. Masui, a Japanese, was arrested | yesterday on complaint of H. Imoto, 1 charging him with fraudulently ob- taining $100 belonging to the com plainant, who was himself arrested the night before at the instance of Masui on a charge of stealing waffle wagon. Imoto will be tried by Jus tice Kincaid tomorrow Masui will 1 b etried the next day.
 MT. Joseph Barkley and wife of 1 Lexington, Ky, arrived in this city yesterday morning over the Santa Fe 1 and e-Xith- their brother, Mir Thomas J. Barkley, corner Fourth av- enue and Monroe street; MT Barkley 1 will make Arizona his future home | and will locate at Prescott and take charge of the wholesale grocery house to be established at that point l The s. F. P. & F. from the north did not reach Phoenix until after ' o'clock yesterday, having been detained at Ash Fork by the Santa F'e Pacific overland. The train left Kansas City | in two sections with thirteen crowded coaches. The foremost section was ! held at La Junta for five hours to await the arrival of the rear section, which was carrying the coast mails.
 Divine service for new years day | and the day of atonement will be held | at Elks' hall, this city The service on new years eve, Sunday, September !, 26, will commence at o'clock; on new years day, Monday, September 27, at 8 a. m. 1t is sincerely hoped that every Jewish business house in 1 the city will be kept closed on new years day and that the services will be largely attended. Everybody is cordially invited.
 Professor George W. Treadwell, one of the early operators of dhe Vulture | when it's days were palmy, speaking of the Vulture yesterday, said it was as rich as ever, but the scarcity ot fuel prevented profitable operation J. A. Porterie suggested the harness ing of the waters of the Hassayampa for the generation of electric power The river has a fall of twenty-five feet to the mile and a wheel placed in one of the narrow canyons where there is always water supply, would generate enough power to run 8 thousand stamps. Professor Tread we'll agreed that the plan was practi cable.
 A crabapple tree in Dr. G. W. Wick CTS yard is doing double duty thi: year. In the early spring it bloomet and soon afterward a liberal supply of apples appeared. The apples grew nicely till about the first of July, whe1 the heat and winds seemed to stun their growth, and before maturing ant ripening they shriveled and dred up
 To make amends, apparently, for it miscarriage in failing to ripen it's frs l hn i,
 bloom, and a second crop may appea
 before the frosts set in.-Journal
 Miner. And to make further amend
 for the miscarriage of the summe
 crabapple crop, the territorial auditor
 ship put forth leaves, bloomed an } ripened.
 McKelligon's, where you can ge
 the finest hand made sour mash, ibour
 bon and Pennsylvania rye whistles