Arizona republican., 1898-09-11


 having had good time. A great many people who would have gone remained at home out of respect to the victims of the fire disaster.
 The people of the Texas Bend district near Stafford got subscriptions to buy lumber, the work was donated and they now have fine 2OxS5 foot school building. MT. T. O'Bryan donated the land, besides some cash, and all but one or two in the district donated lib- erally. The property loss by Tuesday nights fire at Prescott Vii. reach about S5,000. The house owned by J. Nj. Aitken was insured for s1,0C0 and MT. Davis had about $500 or se00 insurance on his fur niture- The residence of Judge An drews was also insured, the exact amount not being known
 The work on the new railroad to Naco has been completed and the camp moved to Land station Wednesday, where the laborers will De put to work replacing the light rails with new and heavier ones. The work will be com menced on the Benson end and pushed toward Fairbank
 On Tuesday night while John Jund was out eating supper some sneak thief entered his place from the rear and stole his money drawer, contain ing about twenty dollars in change and some valuable papers. The till was found in the back yard but it's con- : tents were gone as well as the sneak. TNogales Vidette.
 One of the largest rattlesrakes that has ever been captured in this part Uf the country was procured a few days ago below town and now occupies a secure position in a glass case in Lem Shattuck's saloon. His majestyship is said to be over six feet in length and has sixteen rattles.-Bisbee Orb. i The country around the city is one vast eXpanSe of green as far as the eye can reach. Grass is reported as almost a foot high in some places in southern Pima With ons or more good rains before cold weather sets in splendid feed for stock ol the ranges through the winter is assured.-Tucson Citi- zen.
 The funeral Of Mrs. H. T. Andrews and Celia Nyreen, the victims of the fire at Prescott, was largely attended Thursday afternoon Services were held at the Methodist church. Busi- ness houses closed from 3 to 4:30 o'clock p. n. and court adjourned for the afternoon on account of the fu- neral.
 J. Marts. another one of Bisbee's contingent to Uncle Sans packers has returned here. He was with the army at Santiago and went through the same hardships as did Brandon and Peppers. He was also sick for several weeks in the hospital there with the fever. He is still weak from the effects Of the dis ease and it will be some time before he is able to resume work.-Bisbee Orb. Most of the brick Xiins are in full blast in the valley turning out brick | by the thousands to supply the differ ent buildings now in course of cree tion. Surely the days of the adobe are numbered. Brick can now be manufac- tured almost as cheap as the adobe, and with the addition of Haverslack brick making machines now being put in op- eration in the valley, which will have a capacity of 10000 brick per day. a revolution in the price of building may be looked for-Tucson Citizen. Charles Smith. a laborer who for some time has been in the employ of John s. Williams in his quarry above town, died last night at his room in tie Kilmer house of typhoid fever. De ceased has been a resident of Bisbee since January last. But little is known of him, as he very seldom as- known if he has any relatives living or not. Smith was a man Of middle age, rather slender and Of sandy complex i ion.-Bisbee Orb.
 It is now thought that the reception to be rendered to the Rougn Riders will have to be postponed for some time. A number of the boys will visit their homes in the east before returning here and it will be some time before they ali arrive here. A few will proD- ably arrive this week and the balance will return one by one. The plan at present IS to await the re-urn of them all and then give them a. banquet and reception to be concluded with greI,i j ball. This would seem to 5o the nlUst advisable. as then the boys would all be here to attend while a reception giv- en to few would have to be repeated fer every Ole of the boys -Bisbee Ora. so'svct iitis; wmkcy sdwFh Tue noto Seth Levenworth of the Corona Min
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 i At a recent meeting of the public school board stringent rules were adopted for the government of the school next year. In these provisions the board shows a decided inclination to leave the entire management of the school in the principals hands, and will look to him alone for successful term. There is also a decided stand taken against interference of parents, who will be restricted to reducing their complaints to writing and presenting it to the board in this form. If this should be disregarded and an effort made on the part or the parent to ere ate a scene at the school building au- thority is given the principal to send the children home with the offending parent There is every reason for be- lieving that we will have a profitable school year, and it is the duty of the patrons to back up the institution with their approval-Jerome Reporter.