Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1898-06-01
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS
Small Paragraphs of Gen.
erdl LOCoI Interest.
News of Phoenix and Tributary Re-
giOn. The DOingS of People and
Other Matters.

cred telegram for Albert Collins
Ed Dunn, tic frouIent. WIS arrested
again yesterday for talking loudly
profanely and vulgarly on the street.
The McDougall-Gage company TODAY
VIII move from Its quarters adjoining
the Valley bank to the room in the
Monihon block lately occupied by. the
Covert curio store
| On account of the change OF time
which goes into effect today on the
| MaricOpa & Phoenix railroad, mail
will be closed at 7:3O p. NJ from now
on instead of 8 o'clock.
Ten cars Of cattle were shipped OUT
| from Phoenix over the S. F. P. & P.
yesterday. Today sixteen cars will
go out from this point over the same
line. six from Glendale and five from
Kirkland
The board of supervisors was in
session yesterday. The day was
chiefly taken up in auditing claims
against the county. A few applica-
lions for school land leases were laid
. before the board.
F, Word was brought to the county Jail
last night that a woman was wander
ing around in the neighborhood of
officer was sent down to bring her in.
She was Pearl St. Claire, the morphine
fjend.
An attempt is being made to con-
solidate two school districts in the
Buckeye country. The matter was
presented to the county superintend-
ent and was recommended by him.
Now the board of supervisors has it
under consideration.
James Parker will be hanged at
Prescott day after tomorrow forenoon
In the absence of proper place in or
about the Jail to build an enclosure
as the law requires, the execution will
take place in Sheriff Ruffner new
barn, which will thus be given a grue-
some dedication.
An appeal bond in the matter of
the Roarke estate was filed in probate
court yesterday by Alexander Stevens,
for whose appointment as admins
traitor some of the heirs OF James
Roarke had petitioned. Miss Cora
L. Brill was appointed under a petit
ton of other heirs. Yesterday was
the day on which the appeal could be
perfected.
J. A. Ryan of San Francisco died at
the Sisters hospital late last night.
He was about twenty-eight years old
and had been here about three months.
The body was taken to Davis under
taking rooms. A few days ago the
Sisters received a letter from a San
francisco attorney saying that Ryan'a
mother in anticipation of his early
death desired that his body be sent
home for burial.
Phoenix is becoming the recognized
fruit center in the southwest. Buxton
& Co. yesterday made shipment OF
apricots to Los Angeles. This might
seem to people who still believe that
| southern California is the great fruit
center of the southwest. like carrying
Goals to New Castle. Other shipments
were made to Chicago, Kansas City.
Denver, the City of Mexico, Galveston
and other Texas and Kansas points.
| A free reading room has been OPP
ened in the Baptist church, to which
all, especially young men, are invited.
| 1t is furnished with the daily papers,
illustrated papers, magazines, books,
etc. For the present it is in charge OF
the young men of the Baraca bible
class of the church, one of whom will
be in charge every evening from Z
o'clock until 9. Contributions Of
reading matter will be gladly re-
ceived and may be left with Mr.. B. T.
Gillett, corner of Washington street
and Second avenue.
In the case of the ella Bend Res
ervoir and Irrigation company vs..
W. IL Linn ct al. argued before the
supreme court of the United States
last month, decision was rendered
yesterday affirming the decree Of the
court below. A dispatch from Nc
Cannon & Hayden, received last even
ing by Ex-Governor Lewis Wolfley, in
forms him that the court was equally
DIVIDED. and motion was at once
made for rehearing. This will
cause the matter to go over until next
October.
There was a partial settlement ID
probate court yesterday in the estate
of the late DIR. w. w. Jones. The way
in which this estate is being brought
out of the hole is complimentary to
the business management of Col. Rid
ley, the administrator When the
doctor died his affairs were very much
involved and it was estimated thai
his estate would pay about 35 cents or
payment of Is cents. There was quite
large herd of cattle which every day
, grew more and more valuable. The
debts have all been paid in full, there
is something more than $4,000 in the
, bank and there is enough more prop
erty to be sold to amount with this
deposit to from $4,000 to $4,000.
Francisco Bustamente was in Justict
Johnstone's court yesterday charged
!, with an aggravated disturbance of thu
peace. II was proved on him, and h.
was sentenced to fifteen days in TIT
county Jail. When the sentence wa
announced. Interpreter Porterie wa
looking at map of Cuba trying to 10
cate the harbor of Santiago. He hear'
the sentence, but without remoVin;
ACC0IINT FIT