Arizona republican., 1897-12-18
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The News of Dayin Phoenix and It's Tributary Region Presented In Nutshell-Doings of People and Other Matters.

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 Letters of administration upon the estate of A. G. Randall were issued yes terday to Clara J. Randall.
 Agent w. M. Spencer of the S ate of California returned last night from Jerome with William De L9shmutt, the defaulting ex-marshall of Selma, Cal. He put his prisoner in the county jail and will go on with him to Call fornia tonight.
 Dr. H. A. Hughes and Editor Charles W. Pugh, indicted by the lait grand jury, the former for libel and the latter for a misappropriation of the livestock fees, were arraigned in court yester- day morning and were given until Monday to plead.
 Wade H. Rulings of the Phcen X Foot Ball association received a letter yesterday morning from the manag r of the Fort Huaphuca eleven, wan ing to arrange for game with Phoenix at an early date. The response was quick. Wordw as sent to Huachuca last night that the game would bs played o.l Christmas.
 Amended articles of incorporation of the Lombard Goode company for the building of the Santa Fe & Grand Canyon railroad were filed in the of flee of the territorial secretary yester- day. The amendment consists of the addition of the clause eXempting the private property of the incorporate S from corporate liabilities.
 Dr. Chauncey Depew ard Pier
 
 nate and promoter of national bond sales, may be visitors of Phoenix within the next two weeks. These gentlemen are coming west by the way of the Santa Fe to inspect the Randsburg railroad, in which they a.e interested.
 A telegram was received at the sheriff's office yesterday from Col De- Russey, commandant at Fort Whipple, regarding John Poland, the contri e deserter who surrendered %himself the day before. Col DeRussey is not sure that this man is Poland ard he directed the authorities here to hold the prisoner until he can forward a description of the deserter.
 The doll exposition and sale by the Catholic Social union, which has been going on for several nights, has besn a most successful affair. Many pretty and striking tableaux, if they may be called tableaux, have been presented Among them was one arranged by Mrs. Greenwood, hospital scene, repre- senting doll sufferer on a tiny bed surrounded by sweet-facad doll sisters in the garb of religious order.
 A little son of c. c. Barker of Bay City, Mich, was injured yesterday by falling from a stumbling single-footer. The animal fell upon him and he WAS picked up with a bruised and sprained foot. The accident happened at the corner of Adams and First avenue. He was carried to Dr. Wylie's office and his foot was dressed. He was then taken to his home at Adams and Elev- enth avenue, where his parents are residing for the winter.
 A Frenchman was fined $4 in pol ce court yesterday for drunkenness. He looked worried, not on account of the impending service on the chain gang in lieu of the cash be did not have. His trouble was all remorse he said because of his disloyalty, which mer- ited as severe punishment as that visited upon Captain Dreyfus. His treachery to his country consisted in getting drunk on detested beer, the traditional beverage of Germany. It would not have been so bad if it had been mescal, pulque or even tis-win, but beer-bah, diable!
 A Phoenix traveling man returred yesterday from a trip through the northern part Of the territory. He of ,i1,sir1 vxdI,. restaurant was kept by a Swedi sh woman. The guests were seated at the table and the landlady came around to gather statistics as ito their tastes Of each guest she asked, "Vill ycu talk frash ags or Kansitee ags?'' The guests at once elected the 'f1ash ags'' without a dissenting vote, until the landlady came to a Kansas City drum mer. ''What's the difference in price?" he asked "None," replied the landlady. Whats the difference in the eggs, them" asked the drummer 'Vell. I tank none. only one is frash and one is Kansitee." The drummer hesitated a momsmt and said By George, I hate to go back on my own town, butt I guess I'll take the fresh eggs"
 
 with interfering with an officer, was begun in district court yesterday. Ser ranO is charged with having taken a. prisoner away from an officer who had come into his place to arrest him. One result of this trial may be set. clement of a question upon which ihe police and saloon keepers differ and which has several times nearly pre- cipitated homicide. The saloon keep- CTS contend that an officer has no business in a saloon in an official ca paciay unless the disturbance within assumes magnitude beyond the reach of the proprietor and his assistants Judge A. c. Baker and G. P Bullard, for the defendant, raised an interest ing Law question yesterday in a de- murrer on the ground that the ind:ct- ment did not set forth that the de- fendant knew that the officer was