Arizona republican., 1898-01-17

 sents a brilliant sce1e these nights. Miss Maty Gilbert, who has been seriously i'll the last week, is slowly recovering.
 Jimmie Porterie has won the, medal for sharp shooting, making 180 points out of possible 225.
 John Collins has sold his claims near Cunningham Pass in the H2rcu- var mountains to Quinn Bros
 There was another cold snap at Prescott on Saturday night. The ther- mnmeter was ten degrees below zero.
 It was rumored yesterday that the chain gang would be employed in re- moving the mud from Washington street.
 Work on the opera house that is to grace the block on Washington street between Third and Fourth avenues is expected to begin not later than Feb ruary 15.
 Many of the invaIids now in the val Icy are living in tents. Drive about the city and you will see dozens of tents dotting unimproved lots. Soms of the tents are very comfortable.
 The Four Peaks, with their snow caps, presented magnificent spec taole yesterday. The Superstition mountains, clad in white, are also in the show business just now.
 The weather yesterday was mag nificelt. A few more such days and the invalids who have been worrying over the bad weather of the last week will be singing the praises of Phoenix.
 The funeral of Mrs. J. c. Rigden. who died on Saturday night from an accidental gunshot wound, took place yesterday afternoon from the family residence northeast of town.
 William H. Moves, a member of the wholesale hardware firm of Moves Bros., Cleveland, O.. died last night. He came to the city two months ago. His body will be sent back to Cleve- land for burial.
 Dan Doolittle, formerly of the cler- ical force of the Rio Verde Canal conn pany and later accountant at the Cap ital mills, is the new bookkeeper at the Phoenix National bank, where he succeeds MT. Lnrrjmer. who was re- gently promoted.
 George w. McFar1in, the Arizona printer, who goes mining when he wants to rest, is now in charge cf the Yuma Sun during the temporary ab- sence of Editor Wi1sor, and is doing good work in opposition to the home rule" movement.
 James H. McCliltock recently re- ceived a letter from W. A. Shake, who was at one time connected with The Republican, and was we'll known in sporting circles here. Shake is row working for one of Boyce's pub1ica- tions in Chicago and writes that he is doing we'll
 A real estate man who keeps we'll pos;ed regarding the movements of winter visitors says there are 1 1,5O0 or 1000 strangers now in Phoenix, with the incoming trains increasing the number daily. All the hotels are full, the lodging houses and boarding houses are running full blast, and some of the restaurants are about ready to hang up the standing room only" sign.
 Judge J. w. Sullinger of King City Mo, and one of the leading lawyers )f northwestern Missouri, left for home last night after a ten days business visit in Phoenix. He did not see the country at it's best, but he saw enough to make him love it. He took back with him a century plant, palm, small pepper tree, an or ange tree and other tropical plants procured for him yesterday by A. A. Long. These will become adornments in the law office of Mr. Sullinger, so that he can continually breathe the fragrance of the Salt River valley.
 An unusually warm sunny day, fol- lowing week of ste rm and cold, crew an unusually large and cheerful audi ence to the Pioneer band concert at the court house plaza yesterday after roon. The band caught the infection of cheerfulness and tn. instruments in turn caught t from the band, so that the music rNas sprightlier than ever. Maybe the fact that the band is inn proving weekly had more to do with 1t than the weather, but anyhow the concert of yesterday afternoon was more pleasing than any If it's prede- ceSSOrS.
 Speaking of the terrible experience of the Dcnner party, recalled by an in- | terview in The Republican the other | day with Captain James Reed, MT ] R. H. Barker, citizen member of the 1 board of control, said yesterday that | he had met another member of that | ill-fated expedition, Postmaster Boggs at Big Bug. But MT. Boggs escaped the horrors which overwhelmed the | expedition Nearing the Sierras, he i pushed on with a few companions and crossed the mountains in advance oi the snows which held up the main body of the party and provoked can nibalism.
 William Carroway of Bloomfield Ia., arrived in the city yesterday and will remain in town during the winter
 Mir. Carroway spent the winter here three years ago. Al the beginning o
 the present winter he went to La: Vegas, N. M.. and remained there un' til he was impelled to leave by tn:
 fearful mortality among the healtf
 seekers. He was not driven away by fear He is an undertaken and ha
 been on too intimate terms With deatf &, r., IO,,+ r, d ty,e