Arizona republican., 1898-09-16
News of the Town


 Indian school, and accessions are yet on the way.
 A RELATED TRAIN.-The train from the north was an hour late last might, having been detained at Ash Fork by delayed westbound Santa Fe Pacific.
 BEAUTIFYING THE CANAL A force of workmen was engaged this week in cleaning the banks of the Salt River Valley canal of weeds and un- derbrush.
 A CAR OF CATTLE.-W. T. Farr, proprietor of the largest meat market at Albuquerque, yesterday shipped carload of fat cattle out of the valley over the s. F. P. & P.
 PLEASANT SURPRISE A few friends gave Mrs. George w. Delevan a complete surprise on Wednesday af- ternoon. Cards were played, after which a delightful lunch was served l THE OLIVE PICKLING.-The busi- lest place in town just now is the pick ling works of the Arizona Improvement company on North Second avenue. l The product this year, which is the | first of the enterprise, will be three carloads.
 l A $5 DRUNK.-The business of the police court yesterday was concen- trated in a drunken and disorderly per son who had undertaken to pre-empt the Palace the night before. It took the combined efforts of the night police men to land him.
 HEGIRA OF DEMOCRATS.- Fifty democrats bought tickets for Prescott lase night. Some of them were dele gates to the l;ot which will be insti tuted there today, but most of them were private citizens who were only going to see that everything is done on the sQuare.
 | A BOY IN JAIL.-F'red Hockney, youth, was taken up yesterday evening for disturbing the peace of William | Limbrock by addressing him loudly and fiippantly. It was decided that the morals of the boy and society would 1 be better served by holding him in l jail over night This morning he will be turned over to the school au. thorities.
 | A PROMINENT EDUCATOR-Pro- lessor Floyd N. Loveland, whose ser vices as supply teacher were so accept able in the high school and at the nor- nal, is principal of the high school at AZusa, Cal. Professor Loveland is a graduate of Cornell university and was for a time member of the fac ulty of his Alma Mater He is we'll equipped and successful teacher.
 MITCHELL'S PROMOTION- The advancement of Major Mitchell to the | lieutenant colonelcy of the volunteer regiment at Whipple barracks will in jall probability cause promotion all along the line. According to late re- rorts from Whipple, Captain Russell will in all probability be promoted to the vacant position of major, and Ad- jutant George Christy will be given the captaincy of the Phoenix company. | SCHOOL HOURS.-In order to avoid keeping the scholars of the public 1 schools until 80 o'clock each evep- ing, the board yesterday adopted the rule of dismissing school at 11:30 a. m. and taking up the studies again at | i p. m. Although announced before hand that studies would begin at S:30 a. m. each day, this was not actually done until yesterday. Under the pres ent arrangement it is hoped to give an hour and half for dinner during the entire school term.
 FREIGHT INSPECTOR E. J. Roberts, late of San Francisco, arrived in Phoenix yesterday to take a posi- tion here as joint inspector of freight. Mir. Roberts is an expert on classified iiions and weights and all disputes on those subjects arising on either of the local railroads will be referred to him for adjudication. The office is a new one for Phoenix and clearly demon StrateS that it's importance as a ship ping and receiving point is being ac knowledged by the railroads in general. At the same time MT. Roberts in his position will prove of value to local business men in adjusting differences that may arise between them and the railroads. Until lately MT. Roberts was connected in a clerical way with the transcontinental freight business. 1 A POLICE DOG-Emanuel B. Scott. the official exterminator of dogs, is as sisted in the pursuit of his profession by a dog whose life he spared The l dogs have grown wary of MT. Scott. When they see him approaching With 1 a wire moose they suddenly remember 1 that they have an appointment else i where. If it were not for MT. ScOtt's | fCur-fOOted assistant he would be un able to do any business with the dogs a. all. When the dog catcher sees idog subject to execution he points him cut to his own dog. The animal jumps from behind the wagon and gets into a fight with the doomed dog, or otherwise engages his attention by friendly demonstration, while the dog catcher slips up behind with his wire noose. MT. Scott will ask the city council to put his assistant on the mu nicipal pay roll.
 THE CHASE IS OVER-Deputy Skeriffs Henry George and H. M. Davenport returned yesterday after JHoon from the chase after George l Moudy, the slayer of w. B. Casey. It was with some surprise, if with no overwhelming satisfaction, that they learned that Moudy had preceded them, surrendered himself and had been dis 1 charged The dusty and weary officers were inclined to believe that something ought to have been done to him for the unnecessary trouble he had caused Sneakino of MOudy William DOhnneV