Arizona republican., 1898-07-26
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A notarial commission was issued yesterday to Oscar R. Lechler of Phoe- nix
 Judge Kincaid has been indispcsed for several days and yesterday was unable to be at his office at all. There was a flag raising at the free Catholic school yesterday afternoon, a very pleasant and patriotic event. License to marry was issued yester- day to Frederick w. Lamb of Mesa and Josephine Kay of Salt Lake. Miss Kay was expected to arrive in town last night
 The weather at Les Angeles at this season of the year is evidently abnor- nal. Judge Street, who lately went to the coast for comfort, has telegraphed for his overcoat. A telegraphic requi- sion for his Arctic overshoes and Gar muffs is expected daily.
 MT. S. M. Cullom, deputy collector of internal revenue, has lately returned from visit to Flagstaff on official business. Speaking of the climate of the Sky Light city, he says it is de lightful, but rather too cold for one directly from the generous temperature of the valley. He recommends that Flagstaff be approached by easy stages, in the course of which one may become acclin1ated and avoid the dan ger of freezing in August.
 It was lately printed by error in The Republican that Mr F. A. Hartwell, the photographer, had gone on trip to the coast. He is in town. Mir Hart well desires correction on the ground that many who desire somebody to catch the shadow ere the substance fades will be unwilling to follow him to California and will be afraid to wait until he returns.
 Yesterday morning an Indian driv ing a two-horse wagon in the vicinity of Second avenue and Washington street riveted his eyes and attention on a ten-cent watermelon On the side walk and got to dreaming about i- The team ran into buggy containing Mrs. Harry Kyle, her sister and lil- tie boy. The buggy was overturned the occupants were thrown out, but were singularly uninjured. The buggy was badly damaged. The catastrophe had the effect of dividing the Indians attention between the watermelon and the devastation it had wrought
 An inmate of the city jail considers his standing in society so high that he cannot afford to work on the chain gang. For three days he pretsnded to be sick. Yesterday he would have gone out, but he learned that the gang street. He feared that some of his l.; and would think less of him. Jaiior Rock kindly fixed it so that they could not see him. He put him into the dark cell and threatened to ovsrcome his diffidence by putting his name into public print if he continues to refuse to work
 Deputy sheriffs arrested a man yes- terday morning on a telegram from Deputy Sheriff Pete Bosha at Congress, saying he was wanted for robbery The robbery was committed last night by three men. They held up a resi- dent of Congress and took his watch and sum of money. All were ar rested soon afterward, but before they could be taken to Prescott one of them escaped. He is the man who was captured yesterday. He said his name was George Hoffman, and that when he was arrested he had S400 | which is now in possession of the Yav- apai authorities This is a story he related to the prisoners in the county | jail. If he had all that money, he | said, he would1lo the square thing by l them.
 "The Red Robin of Texas" other non EN1av1 v,Yc Ycyoy l Texas, was in police court yesterday | on a charge of drunkenness. MT
 Flannigan has been in town for some time. He has had three occupations which he has been following indus-r1- ously; haunting saloons, bumming drinks and talking about remittances. i the failure of which to arrive suggest l the advisability of reform Of the 1 postal service MT. Flannigan is man of observation and accurate judgment. He remarked to an acquaintance on
 Sunday night that the police were sizing him up and the time to emigrate
 had arrived He missed it by only half an hour, fer just that much later
 he was arrested on the charge of being
 man whose presence is not desirable He was given a f1oater in police court
 and promisd to float within twenty four hours.
 The inquest upon the body Of Morris
 Rosenberger was concluded yesterday
 before Justice Jchnstone The pro
 ceedings were brief and developed
 nothing that had not been known be
 fore. The jury found that he hat come to his death by his own hand
 The motive was not established nol
 was an attempt made to find one
 Those who knew him best are divided
 in their own minds upon the subject
 It might have been disappointed low
 or despondency because of inability t.
 find employment. But as has beel
 stated, he was not in financial straits