Arizona republican., 1898-07-13

John D. Payne came in to Yuma from Santa Barbara last week where he has been for the past six weeks visiting his family and enjoying the sea breezes.
 Isaac Levy of Yuma is very sick in a hospital in Los Angeles where he went last week for treatment Mrs. Levy went Friday and will remain un- til her husband recovers- A report is being circulated that Billy Marvin of Yuma was killed in the battle of Santiago last Friday. No authentic information has been re- ceived and the report is not generally believed.
 MT. Orr, who has held a position as typewriter and stenographer with Gandolfo & Sanguinetti in Yuma for the past year left Friday for San Francisco to be absent three or four months.
 The board of supervisors has been in session all week auditing the regu- lar quarterly bills. The county is a little shy on finances just now and many demands will have to wait un- til December.
 Chief Justice Street did not hold court in Yuma last Tuesday as per program. He was called to Prescott on more important business, and will not hold court there until the first Monday in September. Mrs. c. D. Baker left for Los An geles Monday of last week and will spend the summer on the coast. Sum mer widowers are getting quite nu- merous and stranger would think the population of Yuma consisted mostly of "gay young men, Captain Isaac Polhamus and daugh- ter Jennie, are home from Los Angeles and Santa Monica. While away the captain had an operation performed and a tumor located near his temple. which has troubled him for a long l time, was successfully removed. Justice of the Peace George M Thurlow of Yuma has determined to spend his remaining days in the La drones, one of Uncle Sam's recent ac- quisitions in the Pacific, as lighthouse keeper. He has already informed ! President Mckinley of his intention Many business houses and private residences in Yuma were gayly decor ated on the Fourth with national col | ors. Dr. Cotter's drug store was de- serving of special mention, as it was a perfect bower of beauty in artistic arrangement of the red, white and blue.
 The attaches of the Indian agency at Parker, including Agent Charles s. | McNichols and wife, W. B. Bacon. Mrs E. A. Sinclair, Mrs. M. B. Fennell, Dr. F. s. Martin and Edwin J. Berringer were in Yuma last week on their way ! to their respective homes for a sum- mer vacation.
 Elliott & Cox are progressing satis- | factorily with their work of getting out reliable, up-to-date map Of Yuma It will be Autographed and issued in two forms, on light but strong paper for mailing purposes and on heavy ] paper, mounted on cloth and rollers for hanging on the wall or elsewhere. | A motion for a new hearing was filed in the supreme court of the Unit ed States by the Algodones land grant company, on the last day allowed the 18th of June. It will not be decid- ed before October, but when it is the motion will in all likelihood be de- nied, and the lands in question, as soon as possible thereafter, thrown open to settlement.
 District Attorney John B. Wright was in Yuma Tuesday and Wednesday stopping there on his way from Tue son, where he has been i'll for several 1 weeks, to San Francisco. He has been ordered by his physician to take a trip and is now on his way to the
 United States new possessions, the Hawaiian islands. MT. Wright's re- covery has recently been very marked but it is thought that a change of eli mate will be necessary to entirely re, store him to his former self. APACHE COUNTY.
 The board of supervisors held its quarterly session last week. l J. +. Greer, merchant of Concho spent few days in St. Johns last week.
 There is more rain falling in Apache county this season than for many years previous.
 Supervisors Everette and Brown art now in St. Johns to transact all busi ness of the county.
 Manuel Ruiz of St. Johns has re turned from California, where he ha:
 been attending school
 George Coleman of St. Johns wht
 had his leg amputated some time agt
 is now able to be out again Sheriff Creaghe. has resigned his DO Sltlon and W. w. Berry has been ap DOintpd fO fill his I,laco
 On the Fourth of July Frank Nico
 of St. Johns, while carelessly shoot
 ing a 3S pistol, shot himself througl
 the foot.
 The St. Johns brass band can b,
 heard two or three nights in the week
 They believe that practice makes per
 feet
 The work on the academy at St
 Johns is being pushed to comp1etlon.
 P. T. Coleman, Jr., IS spending a fey
 days at the county seat. On the Fourth of July Jesus Tore
 had one of his fingers broken in tw, places while scuffling with Ambroci,