Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1898-05-31
NEWS BRIEFS
Small Paragraphs of Gen.
erdI Local Interest.
News of Phoenix and Tributary Re.
giOn. The DOingS of People and
Other Matters.

Arthur Hendy. the Prescott mining
man, was in the city yesterday.
Sheriff Ruffner came in from Pres
colt on Sunday night with another
contribution to the asylum
d. F. Glory. Los Angeles hay and
grain dealer, is in town looking after
part OF the crop of the valley.
Col. j. Roe Young is organizing a
company or battalion to be made a
part of the First Arizona regiment.
B company, N. G. A., yesterday be-
gan moving to its new quarters in the
O'Neill building. The rooms occupied
! by the company will not be quite fin
ished before July 1.
The w. A Watts company yester-
day finished moving its stock from the.
rooms lalely occupied By it in tie
commercial block. to the new quar-
! tiers i'll the O'Neill building.
Remember the patriotic social on
Thursday evening for the benefit of
the library fund, at the residence of
Mrs. William Pickrell,' 91S Central ay,
enue.
| Work was begun on the O'Neiil
building at the corner of Second and
Washington streets yesterday. Under
the terms of the contract the building
must be completed within sixty days.
The ball to be given by the Daugh-
! tiers of Rebekah at Heymann's hall to-
night should not be forgotten The
ladies are decorating the hall elabo-
rately and are otherwise preparing to
give their guests pleasant time.
| Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Butler, former
residents of Phoenix, returned yester-
day morning after an absence of sew
eral years. They will make Phoenix
their home. Mr.. Butler was formerly
receiver OF the Prescott land office.
/ The Charles Daniels Stock company
will play Under Two Flags for the
benefit of company next Thursday,
Friday and Saturday nights. The
company will be entitled to the pro-
ceeds of all tickets sold in the city
The performance on Saturday night
will be followed by ball.
Col. c.. w. tombstone yesterday re-
ceived a letter from c. Eschman OF
San Francisco, making inquiry on the
part of the German consul at San
Francisco about Eugene Frankel, who
is said to have died here about two
years ago. No record could be found
of the death of any man of that name.
There is a great scramble for cars
among cattle shippers. The S. F. P.
& P. are getting in a large number of
cars at Glendale, but not nearly
enough to meet the immediate demand
for shipment from that point. If the
cars can be supplied, 1000 head OF cat
tie will be sent out of the valley this
week.
General Collins, envious of the grace
and agility displayed by Col. John
stone as bicyclist, and the favorable
feminine attention he attracts, yester-
day wrote to firm engaged in the
manufacture of chainless bicycles, for
lowest prices. In order to stimulate
the bicycle folks to get toward bottom
figures he intimated, though without
, squarely committing himself, that he
thought he would buy tandem little
i later.
The friends of Mrs NJ E. Forbes
who was severely hurt a runaway on
, Sunday afternoon. were relieved tc
learn yesterday afternoon that her in
iuries were not of a dangerous char
acter. The injury to the spine which
4 it was feared might have been sus-
D tanned was not developed There
were no broken bones, nothing but the
shock of her fall and two painful scalI
wounds. She was resting easily last
night. Her physician believes she
: need not be confined longer than it is
e required for the wounds to partially
heal.
A little Salvation Army girl in Phoe-
nix has made discovery, the knowl-
edge of which would be of value tC
> book agents. sewing machine peddlers
insurance agents and solicitors of al
'' sorts. She has observed that it is
next to impossible to sell War Crys'
, and Young Soldiers" to men witt
sandy mustaches. And if a sale i:
made at all it is only after so mucf
I time-consuming jollying that there i:
no profit in the transaction. Men Will
. black or dark mustaches take thing
more seriously. They buy ''Wal
Crys" and presumably read them will
spiritual profit.
w. d. Vernum who spent the las
two winters in Phoenix for his health
9 died yesterday at his home in New
York Mr. Vernum was among tn
best known Phoenix winter residents
{, The first winter he was here he de
y rived considerable benefit, but during
the last he grew perceptibly worse. H
ago. When the boom struck tn
towns of Duluth and West Superior
Is Wis, Mr.. Vernum engaged in opera
It lions there and acquired great dea
s, OF wealth. He had lately been inter
is ested in mining enterprises at Idah
? Springs.
On Sunday evening Constabl
Frank McClintock arrested youn
az man who was drunk and wanted
II fight. He was dragged to jail H
pleaded, prayed and cursed TIL
search OF his pockets disclosed 81
and the victim wept bitterly and sal
8. that his only offense was that of hay
ing money in his possession He VIZ
/? turned into Jail amid the jeers of I'll
prisoners, who said they wished the
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