Arizona republican., 1898-07-02
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS
Small Paragraphs of Gen.
 erdI Local Interest.
News of Phoenix and Tributary Re- zion. The DoingS of People and Other Matters.

night for Camden, N. J.
 Mrs. William B. Matthews, who has been seriously ill with fever for week past, is rapidly recovering.
 County Superintendent Grouse yes terday appointed Jeff D. Adams trustee of school district No. 46 at McDowell.
 The resignation of J. H. Trimble. constable of the Gila Bend precinct. was presented to the board of super visors yesterday and accepted.
 The ladies and attendants of the floats of the Goddess of Liberty, Columbia and the forty-fve states are requested to meet in front Of the resi- dence of B. F. Kellner on Third and Jefferson streets, at p. n-, on the evening of July 4.
 The board of supervisors met yester- day as board of equalization and will remain in session in that capacity for twenty days. Now is the accepted time for taxpayers to do their kicking, for when the board adjcurns it will be everlastingly too late.
 w. E. Butler yesterday brought suit against Harry Redwood, admins trator of the estate of Clara Pack wood, to recover on a $500 note given by Mrs. Redwood on June g, 1S91. The note is secured by a mortgage on the neA, nell, seA, sec 19, tp n, r 3 e.
 Secretary Akers returned on Thurs day night from Prescott, where he had gone to attend the wedding of his brother, MT. James W. Akers, and Miss Nellie H. Brown. The wedding was private and was attended only by the near relatives of the contracting par ties. Mr. Akers is postmaster at Prescott.
 Isom Ayres, coIored, accused of sell ing liquor to an Indian, was dis charged yesterday by Commissioner Flannigan. Ayers attributes his es- cape to a rabbits foot which had en- abled him to escape an outraged law ten times He thought this time tta- he was a goner, and he had promised his silver-tipped talisman to Joseph Boyce in the event of his conviction.
 The case of c. T. Hirst against the Glendale Fruit company consumed an- other day of district court yesterday and the end was not brought in sight. Other business transacted was the continuance of all other cases to Oc- tober. Among them was the normal school land case. A claim by Alfred Franklin, late assistant United Sta-es attorney, was allowed.
 Mrs. w. A. McGinnis, wife of the county surveyor, notified the board Of supervisors yesterday that she would leave for Memphis, Tenn, tomorrow with her husband, whose recovery Of his mental power is extremely doubt full The board will not take any ac- tion in the matter of choosing a suc- cessor to MT McGinnis until his resig nation is received or until it is ahso- lutely certain that he will never be able to resume his duties. There are already three applicants for the place.
 At the request of E. J. Hollings- head, law student, Captain B. M. Lamson was yesterday appointed his guardian in probate court. This was a strategic board. He is minor end wants to enlist in the company going out from Phoenix. He could not be accepted without the consent of a parent or guardian. He has a father, but he is travelling in the east and could not be communicated with early
 
 company.
 Mrs. A. K. Boyd, living near Glen dale, appeared in Justice JOhnstOne's court yesterday to swear out a peace warrant against her husband. She brought ocular evidence of Boyd's un- worthiness with her. Her left eye looked as if there had been a do- mestic disturbance in the Boyd fam fly. She said it wasn't the first time this thing had happened and she sus poets that her husband is end7 avoring to compel her to leave him. Boyd is farmer and follows preaching IS side line. The warrant was issued.
 Little Coquette" was played at the park last night to a good house. It is comedy constructed for laughing purposes only, and the audience was kept in a constant uproar by the witty dialogue and ludicrous situations. Hettie Bernard Chase is a decidedly clever soubrette and in the role of "Coquette" she is at her best. The piece certainly made a hit, and a bet ter pleased audience never left the park theater. Little Coquette" Will be on again tonight for the last time, and will doubtless attract a very large audience.
 United States Attorney Morrison re- turned yesterday morning from Tue son, where he had argued a motion for new trial in the case Of the gov ernment against the Copper Queen Consolidated company the day before. Judge Davis took the matter under ad visement until II o'clock yesterday MT. Morrison received a telegram in the afternoon saying that the motion had been denied. A notice of appeal | to the territorial supreme court was