Arizona republican., 1898-03-26
ny Griffin is confined to his room

There is a message at the Western Union for D. A Mcleod.
 Willard & Grosvenor the architects are engaged on plans for an $1,S00 cot i tage in the Simms addition for H. E. | Leighton.
 | Professor A. Heymann of this city 1 will shortly leave for Lawrence, Kan, l to take a position as instructor of a 1 turnverein.
 A meeting of the normal school board was held at Tempe yesterday, but no other business was transacted than passing upon bills.
 esse Macdonald, Arizona, repre- sentative of the McArthur Forrest Cyanide company, has returned to the Ford hotel from a visit to the soutb- ern part of the territory.
 The w. c. T. U. has secured the ser vices of Judge J. M. Davidson to de liver a lecture on Tuesday, the 18th, at the North Methodist church for the benefit of the free reading room- Hubert Mulvenon of Prescott died yesterday at Castle Creek hot springs. He was a nephew of Hon. William Mul- venom of the Nineteenth legislature and was we'll known in the territory.
 Clarence Thornton of Oakland, Cal, who has been spending the winter in this vicinity, is very low with typhoid pneumonia, and but slight hopes for his recovery are entertained by his friends.
 T. W. Hine has received a letter from D. P. s. Andrews who left PhOe nix two months ago for Dyea, Alaska with his plant and will begin saving lumber immediately. MT. Hine is in- terested in the enterprise.
 The school elections occur today. Both a high school and a grammar school trustee will be chosen. The election of the former will occur at the high school building and the latter at the Center street building.
 A meeting of the Kentucky society will be held at the district court room at o'clock this afternoon. Ladies are eligible to membership on the same terms as gentlemen and are requested to be in attendance at the meeting.
 Dick George will go to Wickenburg on Monday to move eight carloads of mining machinery to the Garcia mine. This mine was lately sold under an order of the probate court to an Eng fish syndicate. The property is said to be very promising one.
 MT. and Mrs W. Y. Rumney Of Grand avenue have planned three months trip to the Grand canyon. They will leave the valley with a party of friends the first of June and will make the journey overland, stopping at interesting places en route.
 MT. Cairns was at his best last even ing in song and sermon, and the North Methodist church was crowded to hear him. Revs. Messrs. McCreary, Scott, Weems and Halsey took part in the services. The Sunday evangelistic ser vice will be held in the North Meth odist church.
 Dr. J. M. Ford returned last night from the Castle Creek mining district, where he is interested in some copper mines The activity in this district has attracted attention among mining men in Colorado and other states, and great deal of development is expected there during the year.
 w. H. Harmon died at the insane asylum yesterday morning. He was resident of Seligman. He was brought to the city last fall very ill and was taken to the Sisters hospital. He re- covered, was discharged and was taken home Not long ago he was commit ted for insanity.
 Archie SlingerIand, who was ste nographer in the office of the Rio Verde Canal company, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Wyatt, in the country, Friday. MT. Slingerland was young man of many good qualities and his death will be sincerely mOurned by his many friends in Phoenix. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon. Harvey Rogers, well known young man in Phoenix, who has been i'll for some time at the home of w. Y. Rumney on Grand avenue, was re- moved to the hospital a few days ago His condition is much improved and it is thought that he will be able to leave the hospital soon. His father, John Rogers, of Marlborough, N. H., arrived in Phoenix yesterday.
 The war feeling is on the increase in Phoenix and all that deters d great many people from going is that they will have to serve in a private capacity They are willing to die for their country if they can die officially. In order to remove any obstacle in the way of these patriots it has been suggested by strategist that con- pany of colonels be raised for the war.
 A. B. Williams has returned from visit to Castle Creek, where he has well developed copper mine and some placer claims. The latter he is now prospecting and his visit to Phoenix at this time is to arrange for working the placers by sluicing. The diggings are wet and a pump will be required to drain them. MT. Williams believes there is gold on bedrock in his claims and he proposes to find out if this is true The old-timers say that nuggets weighing as much as $500 were taken out of these diggings many years ago, but they were abandoned on account of water coming into the diggings as soon as bedrock is reached. He will return to Castle Creek in a few days.