Arizona republican., 1897-12-14
CITY AND COUNTY IN BRIEF,
Small Paragraphs of General
 interest.

It's Tributary Region Presented In
 a Nutshell-Doingso of People and
 Other Matters.
 This is ahe last day for the pay ment of city taxes without Lhe penalty.
 Edgar Jones, quite we'll known among cattlemen ,throughout Arizona, has a forfeit up for bronco riding contest with Johnnie Moore the victor in the contest with Will Goodin last Saturday.
 The board of supervisors yesterday directed the publication of notices to bidders on contracts for county print ing and for furnishing all county sup plies. Bids will be received until January 3.
 Articles of incorporation of the British Steamship and Yukon Gold Dredging company were filed in the office of the county recorder yester- day. The incorporators are San Fran cisco people.
 Two vags were given thirty days in police court yesterday. Both claim ito be painters by profession and at any rate they were decorating the town when they were taken in. They found means to buy nose paint by solicit ng small sums along the street.
 County Superintendent Grouse yes terday made an apportionment of the county school funds. The appor- tionment amounts to 4,525, which is 25 per cent of the whole fund. In the apportionment Phoenix receives $4,812; Tempe, $1,143; Mesa, $1, ,075. and Nephi. $406. Other amounts ranging from $373 down to $50 are distributed among the other districts.
 Henry Smizer, a brakeman of the s. F. P. & F., died yesterday morning from injuries received in falling from the train between Prescott and Ash Fork on Saturday, night. He was en- gagged in passing coal from the tender to uha engine At sharp curve the tender lurched and Smizer was thrown to the side of the track, falling upon a pile of stones. He was brought down to Prescott and put into the hos pital.
 On Thursday evening next Supe- intendent s. M. McCowam Of the Phoe- nix Indian school will give a lecture at the Baptist church under the au- spices of the Ladies Aid society. MT. McCOwan's lecture will be preceded by music rendered by the Indian school orchestra of ten pieces. This is the superintendent first appearance as a lecturer in this city, and as he is an able and eloquent speaker he should be and will be welcomed by a large audience.
 Ramon Alvarez a-d Ramon Cruz walked directly into the meshes of the law yesterday. They went into Jus tice Johnstone's court to begin a civil action against another Mex can to re- cover wages due them. It happened that the justice had lately issued war rants fer their arrest for horse seal ing. The complaint was made by the man they were now proposing flo sue. The officers had been unable to locate them and the justice recognizing the names, directed them to be taken to jail.
 Company B, N G. A., WIS inspec. ed last night in the rear of it's armorJ on DaSt Adams slreet, by Captain J. A. Baldwin, U. s. A., inspector-ge1eral of Arizona. Captain Lamson, command ing the company, did not receive 1o- tice cf ;he inspection until g o'cIoek in the morning, butt turned out thirty two enlisted men and two officers for muster. The company is now drilling in double rank and the boys say they hope they will never be compelled to drill. in single rank formation again from lack of sufficient men D form the double rank.
 Last Sunday was the thirty-s cond birthday of that good hearted Ar kansan. William Dowen. He cele- braited the event by a grand dinner at the residence of MT. and Mrs. B. P. SurghnOr Om East Adams street. Nothing was lacking to make the din- her a success from either a gas.ro- homie or social view point, and it was most thoroughly enjoyed. The gueds were James Tarmey, Marshal Hi Hooker, J. W. Hutchinson, MT. Pope, George Mcclellan, Robert Grigsby, B. P. Surghnor, Richard Clifford, George A. Mfntz, FrNd Branch and William Speair.
 Detective Jennings, the We,ls-Fargo guard who killed Ed Cullen, the ban dit, at Stein's Pass last Thu-sd night, was living in Phoenix until within less than year ago. He was employed on the Hotel Adams until it was completed and after that was janitor at the free library. He is an old resident of iuhe territory and lived in Tucson for man wears. A pro pensity to fight without regard to con sequences was a characteristic which brought him to the notice of Detective Thacker of We11S-FargO whom f1oo ev press company began taking precau- tions against the Black Jack gang last spring.
 Assistant United States Attorney Franklin returned yesterday morning from NogaIes, were he had been sum moned in the matter of a.he <eizure of couple of small bands of cattle be- ing smuggled across the line. The seizures themselves were unimportan' though the litigation may establish