Arizona republican., 1898-02-16


 George Hammond, wno was convict ed on Monday afternoon of trying to steal an overcoat from Dr. F. J. Hart of Tempe, was sentenced by Justice Kincaid yesterday to thirty days in the county jail.
 The Maricopa & Phoenix train ar rived from the south yesterday after noon more than four hours late. The cause of delay was an accident. the exact character of which is not known. on the Southern Pacific east of Fl Paso.
 One of the finest ball programmes ever printed in this city was that distributed among the dancers at the masquerade carnival given by B company on Monday night. It was a marvel of the art and to MT. Morris, foreman of the job printing depart ment of The Republican, is due the credit of it's production.
 c. F. Morrell, district deputy Ari- zona B. P. o. E., yesterday received a dispensation for the institution of a lodge at Silver City, N. M. The orga- nization will be effected on February 23. There will be forty-four charter members. MT. Morrell will be ac- companied by Selim Michaelson.
 Joseph Cope leaves this morning on a trip to his silver claims near the Sil- yer King mine in Gila county. MT. Cope also owns an interest in a gold mine in the Tonto Basin country which has @ two-stamp mill. He is also in terested in mining claims in Yuma county which he visited recently.
 The board of supervisors yesterday adopted a resolution requiring that hereafter all supplies for the county must be purchased only on an order from the board. The resolution has two objects. One is to enable the clerk to check up the purchases, and the other is to curtail the volume of them.
 W. W. Wall of this city has received notice of the award of a contract to carry the mail from Hot Springs Junction to Castle Creek hot springs. The schedule is from the junction to the springs, leaving the former point at a. m. and reaching the springs at 12 noon, and from the springs at 1 D. m., to arrive at the junction at ' p. m.
 Cards are out announcing the we'd ding at the First Presbyterian church, Solomonville, at noon on February P, of MT. William B. Kelly and Miss Ruth Jefferson Guernsey. Mr. Kelly is a son of George H. Kelly and the busi- ness manager of the Solomonville Bulletin. Miss Guernsey is a daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. H. c. Guernsey of Solomonville.
 MT. Charles Benjamin of San Fran cisco, who has been a visitor to Phoe- nix for two weeks, left last evening for Mexico. He will go to New Or leans and New York and possibly abroad before returning to the coast metropolis. The gentleman was thor oughly delighted with the climate and | will visit this section next year. com ing earlier in the season, however. Special letters of administration were issued in probate court yesterday to Oscar R. Leckler upon the estate of John c. Hulzebusch. Hulzebusch died more than two years ago and his estate | is still unsettled. G. T. Switzer was appointed, but for some time he has been so ill as to be unable to attend to the business of the estate. His ap- pointment was, therefore, suspended.
 The story published in The Repub- lican of a quartette of runaways re- gently, all caused by broken bridle bits, has directed public attention to the need of a bridle bit inspector. It is understood that a man with official ambitions is having an ordinance i drawn up creating this office, and he has been interviewing the councilmen on the subject of the probability ot l his appointment to it. The inspection covers not only the bits now in use but those in the stores exposed fo1 sale.
 The social given by the Baptist young people last evening was well at tended and very enjoyable. Refresh ments were attractively served and the egg rolling gave unlimited amusement to all. The musical programme in- cluded selections by the orchestra ant
 piano solos, Bohns Spring" and
 Padarewskis ''Minuett" by Miss Jen.
 nle Welch; cornet solo, ''Largetto" by
 Miss Edith Kay, and two vocal solos
 T Fear No Foe" and Lullaby" by
 MT. L. w. Coggins. The church par
 lors were handsomely decorated.
 Helen Streit, little girl whose par ents lire on South Third avenue, wa: reported to the police to be lost las
 night. She was last seen early in th4
 evening by another little girl aftel
 leaving Wells shoe shop on Wes
 Washington street. This little .gir , noticed that when she reached the av
 enue she did not turn down it. bu , went on down Washington street. Sh
 had not been found at late hour Sh
 was described to the police as 10 year , old. She has dark hair and was wear ing a blue cape and a light colore,
 dress.
 Frank Zimmerman, hobo who es
 caped from the chain gang a day D , two ago, still owing the city nor ! than sixty days, was captured yester , day by Marshal Hooker near the Nj & F. depot after an exciting chase il
 which most of the population of tha part of the town participated. Tn marshal began firing in the air to ar rest the fugitive's flight, but he onl
 accelerated it. He kept drawing dow
 on him a little moro and more Unt1