Arizona republican., 1898-01-14
CITY AND COUNTY IN BRIEF.
Small Paragraphs of General
 Interest.
The News of a Day In Phoenix and It's Tributary Region Presented In aNutshell-Dotngs of People and Other Matters.

Three carloads of cattle went out of Glendale yesterday morning.
 Last evening the remains of H. I. Sharp were shipped to his old home in Terre Haute, Ind.
 The pleasant informal hop given weekly at the Hotel Adams will be given this F'riday) evening.
 Two prominent educators have paid their fines for riding their bikes on the pavement. This is sub rosa.
 The supervisors approved the bond of Charles Dana as road overseer of day.
 Recorder Jobs earned eight dollars for the city yesterday by finlng two Common drunks" each half of the amount.
 Carl Keller, Sam Seip, the tobacco mist, and MT. Thornton, the carpenter, are preparing for a trip to Dawson City.
 The funeral of w. H. Phillips, who died here Sunday night, was held yes terday afternoon at the Phoenix un- dertaking parlors.
 United States Attorney Ellinwood yesterday received letter from Flag staff in which it was stated that snow was two feet deep.
 Arizona exchanges intimate that many miners and mine operators will be in Phoenix a week from next Mon- day-convention day.
 There are good chances for spring races this year, if the new track can be secured. The new track must be accessible by car line.
 w. F. Sheridan, who came in from duck hunting expedition yesterday. says there are four feet of snow in the mountains north of the city.
 There is a cave-in on the south side of Washington street near Second av- enue, caused by the excessively heavy rainfall of Wednesday night.
 Thomas Dunleavey, who has re- sided in this city for some time, died Wednesday evening, and his remains will be sent back this evening to Min neapolis.
 William Newall was yesterday ap- pointed justice of the peace of Mesa precinct by the board of supervisors. He fills the unexpired term of D. A. Spragg, deceased.
 Horse dealers say that equine flesh in the Salt River valley, is worth, on an average, $6 a head more than the selling prices of last winter, and that there is good demand for good horses in Phoenix.
 If contractors would build awnings over sidewalks when erecting houses, pedestrians would not be compelled to wade through a muddy street to get hxyY h11i1 Is ho cyic cY af munication received.
 The ankle-deep mud in the city streets need not scare one from drive in the suburbs. Many of the country roads were in fine condition yester day, and none of them were nearly as bad as the city thoroughfares.
 On account of the break down in the electric lights the reception to Dr. and Mrs. McCreary, which was to have been rendered by the Epworth League tonight Friday), will be postponed until the first of next week, probably Tuesday evening.
 A long felt want has been supplied in the offices of Probate Judge Grouse and Clerk of the Supervisors Lee Gray. Both of them were furnished with telephones yesterday. The tele- phone business in this city is increas- ing rapidly, the number of instru- ments in use being constantly aug mented
 There was runaway on Van Buren street near Second street and an al most miraculous escape of several children who were playing in the street. It was a Chinaman's vege- table team that had broken loose. They galloped fo1 block or more, scatter ing vegetables here and there. until caught by Deputy Marshal Porterie. The Davis brothers. c. H. and James, who used to run the Mesa fruit stand, left here Wednesday night, their desti- nation being the Klondyke gold fields. They took the train for Los Angeles, and will remain there few days. John Daniels, of Phoenix, accompa- nied them and will be the third mem i Der of party that will soon be wear l ing fur jackets.
 United States Attorney Ellinwood was made an Elk on Wednesday night The operation was not confined to the usual simple process of adjusting the 6,,f ]