Arizona republican., 1898-06-16

ms once yesterday.
 John Johnson, an expert stenograph- CT lately arrived from Baltimore, has accepted a position in the S. F. P. & P. offices
 County Superintendent Grouse has appointed John F. Butler school trus- tee in district No. 21, otherwise known as the Murphy district
 Notarial commissions were issued by Governor McCord yesterday to Alex Rheinstein of Phoenix, Henry M Will lis of Phoenix. and Charles T. Lynch of Jerome.
 A rear room of the S. F. P & F. passenger depot is being fitted up for battery room. It will be in readi- ness by the time the new Postal wire is brought into Phoenix
 Marriage licenses were issued yes terday to Robert Fulton Jones and Elizabeth Ashmore, both of Phoenix The marriage was solemnized by Rev. Dr. Halsey of the Baptist church
 MT H. c. Orme yesterday received letter from his son Norman, who is with the Rough Riders. At the time of the writing he was at Tampa ex- POSlAh6 dA OlO-1 u CluDdl lOl SuUd-
 Articles of incorporation of the trus- tees of the Christian church Of Tempe were filed in the office of the county recorder yesterday. The incorporators are M. H. Meyer, w. S. Austin, Mrs. Amanda Richards, Mrs. Mamie Gage and William Goodwin.
 The last performance of Comrades" was given at the park theater last night. The company will appear to- night in big double bill consisting of the Imaginable comedy entitled Fur nished Flats," and the screaming farce, "An Irishman's Troubles"
 Yesterday was the day set for a meeting of the Globe road committee The chairman, however, postponed it to give persons interested time to go over the proposed route and prepare estimates for making up bids. The chairman will announce the date of the next meeting in due time. Pros poets for the construction of the road are bright
 In a late account of the generous pre- sentation by MT. H. M Murphy of fifty volumes to the free library it was stated that he was a resident of New Jersey and that he was temporarily re- siding in Phoenix accompanied by his wife. MT Murphy's home is at Newark, N. J., and the lady who ac- companies him is not his wife, but his sister.
 A select, though not a very large au- dience, attended the recital given by Mrs. Florence Scarborough, the dra- matic contralto, and Miss Kathryne Wilson, the pianiste, at the opera house last night. Those who were present regarded those wao were not as unfortunate, for Phoenix has seldom been visited by two such pleasing and skillful artists.
 Officer J. A. Porterie was arraigned in his cell yesterday on a formal charge of the murder of Pasqual Con zalez. His preliminary examination before Justice Johnstone will take place place today. In order that there may not be annoyance by a morbidly curious crowd which would choke Wall street, the examination will like ly be held at the sheriff's office.
 Miss Ada Kelly, who has taught in the Phoenix public schools for nine years and who has always given the most excellent satisfaction to pupils. patrons and school officers, took the examination for a territorial life di- ploma at the last examination. Her papers were found to be fully up to the to entitle her to the well earned and merited recognition by our territory Phoenix is to be congratu- lated on having such an accomplished teacher in her primary schools. Miss Kelly is spoken of in the highest terms by the superintendent and board of trustees. The little tots that attend her school are most happy under her care and instruction. Miss Kelly's many friends will be much pleased to learn of her success in receiving the highest testimonial the territory can give and wish that other teachers Of the schools might initiate her example.
 The voting contest for a Fourth of July goddess of liberty and Columbia has not reached the stage of excite ment which impels supporters of the various candidates to squander money for tickets, but then the election is yet young and the latter days will be marked by a rush. Two new candi- dates were introduced yesterday, one of whom stands aL the head of the list. The vote of the original candidates was unchanged since the day before. The count stood at the close of busi- ness yesterday: Frankie Kellner, 40; Edith Jacobs, 30; Ethel Mckinney, 5; Kate Christy, 6; Elizabeth Sherrett, 5. The plan of voting may not be clearly understood. In the first place no registration is required. There is no means of unlawfully procuring the election of any candidate. All the tickets left at each polling place are charged to the proprietor of the store in which the ballot box is located at , cents each. At the close of the election he will return those unvoted