Arizona republican., 1897-10-13

for the chess championship of the territory was begun last night be- tween Walter. Bennett and Thomas D. Molloy.
 The force of George 0. Buxton was further increased yesterday ,by the employment of A. z. Holmes. MT. Holmes was formerly with H. B. Kemp & Co.
 A. R. Hyland, who lately arrived here from the east, yesterday bought the Corlett residence in Churchill's addition He will make Phoenix his permanent residence.
 A gentleman who has lately arrived here from Michigan says that he knows of twenty-five persons in and about Grand Rapids who are coming to Phoenix to spend the winter.
 Sonora Ga1lardo is again convales- cent and her voice will be in excellent condition for the concert Friday night, which may be her last appearance be- fore Phoenix audience this season.
 Frank Aikire returned yesterday from a short visit to southern Cali fornia. He reports things financially in a prosperous condition, and every one looking forward to increased busi- ness.
 R. c. Baker, proprietor of the Meadow Farm dairy, became the father of a boy early yesterday morn ing. The price of milk is unchanged, but Mir. Bakers customers detect a rather larger measure.
 Articles of incorporation :of the Bonancila Gold Mining company of Sonora, Mexico, were filed in the of flee of the territorial secretary yester- day. The incorporators are w. P. Harlow, John A. Gowan and N. o. Murphy. The capital stock is S1 ,00O,- GOO, shares S1 each.
 C. F. Hoff, county treasurer Of Pima county, and manager for the Sunset Telephone company for Ari- zona outside of Mariccpa county, passed through Phoenix yesterday on his way to Prescott. A result of his visit will likely be the early stringing 1 together of the two towns. County Superintendent Grouse went to Mesa yesterday to visit the public schools, which have become so pros porous lately as to become embarrass- ing. It has been found necessary to employ another teacher and rent ad- ditional room. The growth of the school is due to the fact that the Stake academy has not yet been reopened i Mir. A. L. Moore and Miss Hattie | Toney will be married tomorrow night at the residence of the brides parents S, ! five miles north of the city Mr. Moore is connected with the B. Hey man Furniture company and has been 0f fz He just finished and furnished a cozy 1 residence near the home of his future parents-in-law.
 An Associated Press dispatch was received at this office on Monday night 1 saying that the badly decomposed body of a man supposed to be that of Robert Hammahan of Jerome June tion, Ariz., was found in slough near l Ellensburg, Ore. Persons from Je- l rome in town yesterday said they 1 knew no one of that name at the junc- tion
 A letter was received here yesterday from A. Marks of this city, who is temporarily living in Los Angeles. He writes that his son, George Marks was caught in the landslide which oc- cured on the Skaguay trail not long ago. He escaped, but lost all his pro- visions and his entire outfit. This l was the landslide in which a cousin of Joe Choynski, the prize fighter was killed.
 A few days ago The Republican published suggestion by a gentle man of this city that the bands al Il their public concerts should close the programmes with a national air. Thi: matter has lately been covered so fal as military bands are concerned by section 4 of general orders No 6. di rected to the First infantry regi mental band. At the beginning of th, concert the leader is required to brin, the band to attention" when tn, national anthem, America" will b
 played. At the end of the concer the band will play the Star Spanglet Banner"
 Upon the nomination of Genera
 Benjamin F. Tracy by the regular re
 publicans for mayor of Greater Ne1
 York, MT. Edwin S. Gill sent him
 congratulatory letter. Yesterday MI
 Gill received reply from Genera
 Tracy's private secretary, MT. Johl
 Quinn, in which he says he is directe
 to convey the thanks of Genera
 Tracy for the warmth of the congraI ] uiation. Says MT Quinn: "Genera
 Tracy never answered a call wit
 more reluctance nor with clearer con
 victions of his duty to the party h
 has loved so we'll and served so lous
 and which he has stood by in defea
 as well as in success"
 : A letter was received here yesterda :. from a woman who claims to be tn - first wife of T. B. Wilmuth, connecte t with the Phoenix Tailoring ccmpan,
 organized here last spring. She say
 she wants to secure possession of h.
 child, which she believes to be wit
 Wilmuth. Wilmuth left Phoenix Ia.
 June and so far as is known has nt
 since been heard from. l. was abol