Arizona republican., 1897-12-04

I Knhghts of Pythias took place last night. .H
 Invitations wer issued yesterday to the memorial services by the B. P. o. E. at the opera house tomorrow after noon.
 Dan Goodin is busily engaged in putting the race track in condition for the races on December 28, 29 and 30.
 The meat market of J. H. Parker & Co.,, formerly John A. LutgeT'ding, has changed hands. The new proprietors are MarIowe and Stenlake.
 The Yudatec Hose company will pre- sent the Spanish drama, "Conde Lo- tario,' at tne opera house tonight. The proceeds will go to the use of the hose company.
 MT. E. F. Kellner was seized with sudden illness yesterday evening and for a short time his friends were greatly alarmed He soon recovered, however. t
 w. B. Hunlt, "Schi1ling's Best,'' is in town engaged in the distribution among Phoenix merchants of the larg est shipment of baking powder ever brough ito the territory, something more than carload.
 Articles of incorporation of the Sociedad Progresista de Auxilios Mu- tuos CThe Progressive Mutual Pro- tection society," we're filed in the cf- flee of the territorial secretary yes terday. The headquarters of the as- sociation are at Clifton. The object of the society is to furnish relief to members of their families in the events of sicknes sor death.
 The funeral of the late IA. C.. Randall took place yesterday afternoon from the Presbyterian church. It was di- rected by John w. Owen post, G. A. R. The funeral was attended by a large number of friends and business men. Thel only memDers of the fam fly from abroad present were son. in-law and daughter, MT. and Mrs. s. A. Logan of Prescott.
 George C. Annear of Texas died at the Sisters hospital on Thursday night of lung trouble resulting from Bright's disease. Before his removal to the hospital he had been living for soma time at Tempe. He was a member of the Wioodmen of the World amd his funeral will take place today under
 
 A lady living in the southern part of town caught a large chicken hawk yesterday morning i'm a singular man ner The hawk flew at window covered with a wire screen. The birds talonls warei fastened in the mesheS and he was unable to release his grip. A neighbor coming along tied his legs together and pulled him from the F. l, T1,.o1 1,o ot-ry1y was presented to Attorney Thomas E. Flannigan.
 Articles of incorporation of the Phoenfx BroMnstone company, with capital stock of $2O,000, were filed in the office of the county recorder yes telrday The incorporatcrs are George P. Bullard, James Burson and c. Camp bell. Speaking of brownstone, a de- posit has lately been discovered near Phoenix which in some respects is bet ter than Flagstaff stoneL It is of the same color, but of coarser grain, so that for rough dressed work, a better face can be presented.
 A Mexican woman was in town yes terday followed about by a pet pig. It was of the wild species found in great numbers in the southeastern part of this territory as well as III Old and New Mexico and Texas. It bears little resemblance to the tame hog except as to the shape of the snout and it's hoofs. It is built for skirmishing and is nearly as agile as deer. These hogs if taken young are easily converted into peIts, but very mischievous and destructive ones
 Am Ltalian tamale vendor called at | the city collectors office yesterday to pay his license. He said he had been | in business ten days, but his con- science hurt him all the time, besides he was momenltarily in fear of arrest 1 The collector thought the Italian had an established joint somewhere and was reprOaching himself for his of l ficial remissness in having overlooked | it. The license anyway was $10 a quarter and the Italian put up $7.50, l all he had. It then transpined that he was only a peddler of tamales without any place of business. He got his money back.
 The railroad companies are predict ing early and heavy passenger traffic on account of the extremely cold weather which has suddenly set in in the north, nearly month earlier than usual. Those who had intended to start for the southwest will make the journey sooner than they intended. It is said that the number of winter residents in Phoenix is already greater than it has ever been at this season of the year, but it has happened that more of the visitors than usual have gone to housekeeping or have found lodgings in private families or at the smaller hotels. The later arrivals will fill up the large hotels.
 A new mining company has just been organized under the laws of Ari- zOna. It is called the Guadalupe Min ling and Milling company It is