Arizona republican., 1898-10-04
News of the Town


 IN POLICE COURT- Four drunks were fined sums ranging from S4 to s1O in police court yesterday A Mex ican woman charged with soliciting is under arrest and will be tried today.
 HE WENT TO JAIL.-Lorenzo So- roqui. a Mexican who made trouble al a Five Points aICon on Sunday night and was arrested, was fined 8 in Jus tiee Johrssones court yesterday and ssEt to jail.
 FOLLOWED HIS NAEdE.- John Washington Mclean, who by reason Of his second name was almost a United States citizen but was really a subject .of Queen Victoria, yesterday foreswore alls glance to her in federal court.
 SENT HOME The body Of Eph- raim Thorpe, who died cn Sunday night. will be skipped this evening by Undsrtaker Bradley to Columbus, O., fer intaTment The mother of ahe young man will accompany the re-
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 THE PEREZ CAsE.-The case of Pedro Perez, accused of the murdar of Reymundo Valencia, set fer prelimi- nary examination in Justice John s-one's court yesterday, was continued until tomorrow Cn account Of the ab- sence in another case Of Judge Baker, the defendants attorney
 DOUBLE RESIGNATION. On ac- count Of the absorption Of his time and attention by the political campaign. Thomas E. Flannigan yesterday re- signed his position as court comnlis- sioner and commissioner Of the United States court. Judge Street immediately appointed Col. c. M Johnstone to both offices.
 MEDICAL EXAMINATION. The quarterly session of the beard Of terri torial medical examiners was begun in this city yesterday. It will be con- cluded today. There were four appli- eants for examination, Dr. Corey Of Globe, Dr. Burch CT Clifton Dr Dick erso1 of Ash Fork and Dr. ThomGson. The applicants commend the fairness and 1hOroughness Of the examination SC far as they have gone with it.
 A PRACTICAL FARMER.- Super visor Joseph Monihon's wife is away from home and he has besn left in charge of household affairs. The milk ing department has been under the op- eration Of competent young man. Last Friday Mr Monihon assigned him to another job and tcok personal supervision cf the milking himself. Since then he has dried up three of five COWS and has taught the other two to kick with great force and accuracy.
 REPUBLICAN, CLUB.-At a meeting of the Young Aiea's Republican club last night the senni-annual election was held resulting in the choice Of hn fnTf E;-cS- Laughlin; first vice-pre3ident. Thomas J. Prasoctt; second viee-p-esident, L. ". Pctter; secretary, Robert D. Wal ton; treasurer, J. ". Bolton. The club arranged fer the organization of a republican club at Fowler school house next Friday night.
 DON'T BE SCARED-P People should net he perturbed today by frequent fire alarms. There is going to be 8 good deal Of experimenting with the Gamawell fire alarm system, whose normal condition has been one Of dis order. The system has been undergo ing a severe test fer a week The test was conducted with ths big bell cut out so that the public was net alarmed. The hell has been cut in again.
 NOT WIDE OPEN.-An evening pa per last nigha, speaking of a ball to be givsn by the United Moderns next Friday night, described 1t as public ball." leaving ar inference that the doors are to be thrown wide open. This description is resented by the membeIs Of the society and the man agemen5. The ball will be in no sense public. The attendance will be upon invitation, which has already been ex- tended tn tbn-o T.-hn-- T7-aSGr1 sired.
 ITS THERE TO STAY.-The project Of breaking up the new block has been abandoned It was much easier to wan. to do it ,l1an to do it, since it trans pires that there is no statute un- dsr which it can be annihilated. The most that the board Of supervisors can do is to regulate the conduct of affairs there. They took a step in that direction yesterday by authorizing Sheriff Orrne to employ N J. Hale as special officer in that locality at a sal ary of S75 month. That is all that 1t will cost the county No costs for warrants for arrests by Officer Hale will be allowed, neither will the board allow any trial costs in eases arising frcm arrests made by the special off, Ger. It is apparent that the blcck is firmly located and is confronted by prospect Of great prosperity next win ter
 DISTRICT COURT- There was c shc-l. sessiCn Of district court yester- day, mainly spent in calling. the calen- dar and setting cases fer the October term The following cassS were dis missed: The Utah Canal Enlarge meo+ and E,xrcn sim cCooranv yS the Utah Irrigsticn Ditch company; O. L. Pease vs. Lewis ct al; J. ". Meador vs the Valley bank; ". F. Palmer ct al vs. he Arizona Improvement company. The following cases were set fer trlal: The two cases of the Merchants Loan and Trust company Of New York vs. the Arizona Canal company, October F: motion for new trial in case of c. T. Hirst vs. Glendale Fruit company, October ,: James McCann vs. F. H Jcces. October 12; Drew vs. Harmon, October 1G. The case of Lutgerding vs. the BIariccpa Canal company was con-