Arizona republican., 1898-07-15

| One or the 5. F. emplOyeS or IucSOG lost wheel some two or three week ago. The other day he found it hid den in the brush about two miles iron town.
 ~ Mrs. William F. Cooper and children will leave Tucson the latter part of the week for a months visit to her sister, Mrs. w. H. Sutherlan, at Drip ping Springs.
 Mir Lyell of Tucson mentions an early association with General Shafter while the latter was stationed at the lower Pecos. The general was then called plain "Pecos Bill
 Clerk of the Tucson district court Clinton D. Hoover, left on Sunday morning for Santa Monica, where he will spend his vacation of about two months During his absence his place will be filled by his deputy MT. Davis According to Mr. Charles Cornell. Tucson city clerk and judge, who ia interested in the issuance this month of city directory, there are 2,600 names in the body of the contemplated publication. Upon MT. Councils es : timate of total. Tucson has a popula- tion of 10000, based upon four persons to one thus recorded There are 200 Chinese, not counting the gardeners.
 The spirit of improvement in Tue son seems to be as active as ever. New buildings are going up in every quar- ter of the city, and many old ones, both residences and business blocks. are undergoing repairs which will put them in splendid condition. No boom: ljust the common everyday move that Tucson always had. Now is the time to see the hole in the ladder and crawl in. Tucson is the future great city of the southwest.-Tucson Citizen.
 Upon the retirement of MT. Blank to Oracle, the strategy board, with headquarters at a prominent cigar store down Congress street, faded from view Mr. Blank was a leading spirit on the board, while Adolph Michael son officiated as statistician, every reader to haul down a Worlds alma nae of the early sos to prove up. The board became quite animated at times. Among it's membership was Joe Scott. Charley Shihell la star member), Joe Perry, Sam Drachman and Bob Leath- erwood. Frequent American triumphs had tendency to weaken the useful ness of the board. It no longer exists. l-Tucscn Star.
 The man who wants an office should show by what right or title he claims to be supported by the public He should show what he has done for the public veal, what he has accomplished by way of public improvements. or wherein he has advanced the public service. Claims to public favor or public support should be based on something more than the fact that the candidate has always fed at the pub lie crib, or has everlastingly stood on the street corners, taking the time of busy people. begging their support, as a beggar asking alms Let those who are worthy, those who have earned recognition, be preferred to places of
 public trust. Thus will the public service be mproved.-Tucson Star. YAvAPAI COUNTY.
 R. L. Brady, the Congress merchant, is visiting Prescott.
 Robert DeLarge is in Prescott from the Agua Fria.
 |, James Humphries of Senator has re- turned from attending school at Lords burg.
 The Graham county contingent of volunteers, headed by Wiley Jones, ! arrived in Prescott the other day.
 A metallic voiced graphophone is running ringing opposition to the sa-
 loon singers in Prescott just now. Architect Grosvenor of the Phoenix : firm of Willard & Grosvenor, arrived in
 Prescott Friday from Holbrook where his firm has some work in hand. The idea of erecting monument to the memory of the late Captain O'Neill is received with great favor by the general public of Prescott.
 c. R. Deen, his wife and 11-year-old daughter arrived in Prescott the other , day from Silver City, N. M, having covered the entire distance on bicycles. They will go on to Daggett, Cal, by . the same conveyance.
 Thomas Whitehead became men, . tally unbalanced in Prescott a few
 days ago and was taken in custody, , and is now being cared for at the Sis ters' hospital, pending the outcome of correspondence with his relatives in Georgia.
 Recorder Johnson of Prescott, who has been looking the matter up, says that the new internal revenue law re- quires stamp of 50 cents on all deeds
 involving values to the extent of $500; deed conveying valus of over $50i
 require S1 in stamps; less than $100, no
 stamps.
 Special Night Watchman Sam La
 tham is at the Sisters hospital in
 Prescott suffering from painful wound sustained under rather unusual conditions, a few nights ago. He sat
 down in chair when his pistol drop ped from the scabbard upon the floor : and was discharged, the ball penetrat-
 ing the inch and a half wood bottom ] of the chair upon which Latham sat , entered the 1eshy part of the leg. rang l ing upward, inflictirg gaping and
 ugly wound The leg is sweiled very much; the wound has been probed to