Arizona republican., 1898-05-29
NEWS BRIEFS
Small Paragraphs of Gen.
 erdI Local Interest.
News of Phoenix and Tributary Re- zion. The DoingS of People and Other Matters.

out ITOIu Gl6uudle ON6T lu0 D. cZ P. last night. They go to Kansa. A social dance will be given at Hey mann's hall next Tuesday night by Arizona Rebekah lodge No. 1.
 Notarial commissions were issued yesterday to Samuel R. Chestnut of Clifton and Joseph Johnston of Will liamS
 A meeting of the normal school board was held yesterday. No other business than the allowing of bills was transacted.
 The marriage of MT. l. A. Amadril and Miss Anita Lopez occurred last night at the residence of the brides parents in the southern part Of the city.
 Letters of administration upon the estate of George H. Dean, killed in a railroad accident at Tempe two weeks ago, were issued yesterday to his wife Myrtle l.. Dean-
 Nearly all of yesterday was taken up in district court by the case of Gray vs the Hartford Banking company It was continued until next Saturday. Several civil cases were set for jury trial next week.
 B. McNally, young man who has been working on a hay baler near town, was brought in yesterday, his foot having been crushed in the ma chinery. He had no friends or rela- tives here and was taken to the county hospital.
 The largest, most luscious straw berries of the season found their way into the office of The Republican yes terday. They came from Buxton's. were too large for a single swallow and were the real product of an Ari- zona bed.
 The attorneys for both sides in the order for sale of personal property was made one day last week, yesterday agreed upon Under Sheriff Henry of sale was posted.
 Mrs. s. P. Clark was severely burned at the Ford hotel yesterday morning by a flash of alcohol while trying to light an alcohol heated pan. Her injuries about the head and chest, while painful, are not dangerous, though she will likely be confined to her room for several days.
 The funeral of Manuel Garcia will take place this morning at Il o'clock It will be conducted under the direc tion of the fire department, of which he was one of the oldest members. He belonged for many years to the Yuca- tee company and retired under the regulations of the company only about two montts ago.
 no inf n perhaps seriously hurt in foot bail practice last night while playing with several other boys on Jefferson street in the rear of the court house. The injury was in the back and spine. The extent of the danger. if there is dan ger could not be ascertained on exam nation. but there did not appear to be sufficient shock to indicate an internal injury.
 The will of William Yerke was ad- mitted to probate yesterday. His es- tate consists of claims for Indian dep relations amounting to $3,Ov0. F. K Hickey. who has assisted in the prose cution of his claim. is named as the beneficiary. The claim was once re- jected by the court of claims and was then taken to the United States su- preme court, where the matter is now pending.
 Dr. Norton, territorial veterinarian, has small herd of shOrt-horns on the | farm of his father in Iowa. Tester day he received $50, the proceeds of a 16-month-old short-horn bull. When the bull was a calf it attracted the at l tracted the attention of Pro- lessor James Wilson, then head | Of the Iowa state college, the doctors old preceptor. He was about to buy it, but just at that juno ture another matter of greater i'm Dortance came up. He was appointed secretary of agriculture and the deal fell through. The animal was named Mckinley He has five full brothers which have lately been named Dewey | Sampson, Schley, Lee and Alexander The nomenclature may nul increase the honor of these ilustrious men, but 1 the calves are of an extraordinarily good strain and if anl calves are
 worthy to be called after great states men and warriors the doctor thinks these are. The naming is tribute
 to greatness, if not an honor to it. Il
 any cattleman thinks he sees an in
 consistency in this narration he is al liberty to call on the livestock editor Of this paper for an explanation. | Col. Lloyd Johnson, clerk of the su
 preme court, gave a dinner to a party
 of friends at the Hotel Adams las
 night in honor of his appointment or the governors staff His guests wer, ' Governor McCord, Secretary Akers
 Chief Justice Street, Attorney-G Genera
 Frazier, General R. Allyn Lewis. Cap tain J. A Baldwin, Dr. Wylie, Col. F
 P. Parker and Dr. I. B. Hamblin. Man
 things were discussed beside the din
 ner, but the most momentous matte
 was the confusion arising out of Col : Johnson's appointment As man
 people are aware there is Col. John stone. The names look different i
 print, but they sound the same.