Arizona republican., 1898-05-16
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS
Small Paragraphs of Gen.
 erdI Local Interest.
NeWS of phOenix and Tributary Re- zion. The DOingS of People and Other Matters.

J. W. Field of Gila Bend is in town for a few days arranging his business matters preparatory to a season of medical treatment in Los Angeles.
 Andrew, the 1S-months-old son of MT. and Mrs. P. T. Hurley, died yes terday morning after a brief illness of pneumonia. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 4 o'clock from the Catholic church.
 Threatening clouds yesterday filled farmers with consternation. There is more alfalfa cut and lying on the ground than anybody in this part of the world ever saw before While a rain would not ruin the hay, it would greatly damage the quality of it.
 Ed Caruthers of Gila Bend has pur- chased the general store business of Gandolfo 6 Sanguinetti at that place. The latter firm carried a large stock of goods which, with the stock al- ready possessed by MT. Caruthers, will be sufficient to supply that sec ton of country until the Wolf1ey dam invites another influx of lccators. The question has been frequently | asked if a nice clean dairy lunch would not pay in Phoenix It is gen orally believed that such place where could be had sweet milk, fresh butter milk, good butter, tea biscuits and such light, wholesome lunch during the summer season could be made to pay good profit on the investment.
 B. J. Bonsall, mining expert, has ac- cepted a position at the Vekol mine and went south on the train last even ing. The men now operating that property are elated at the success so far attending their efforts, and with Bonsall at the helm, practical and ex- perienced, there is no doubt that in creased profits will develop to the in- terest of the company.
 T. H. Benton of San Francisco, who has been stopping at the Hotel Adams for the last two days, was at one time the champion pistol shot of the world. He is laden with medals won in France, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Mexico and wherever else crack shots have met in contest. He is also a grandson of Senator Thomas H. Ben ton of Missouri, and nephew of Gen eral Fremont MT. Benton left for the north last night.
 The restaurants of Phoenix do an extra amount of business every Sun day. It might be thought by most people that the reason is on account of SO many visitors from adjoining towns, but this is not the case entirely. While to great extent the visitors swell the receipts of the restaurant keeper, the real increase ccmes from home people who do not care to prepare Sunday dinners, and one day in the week like to refrain from all labor. And so they patronize the restaurants.
 Quite an additional display of dia- monds and other precious gems, to- gether with new styles of rich charms are in evidence on our streets after every visit from Col J. A. Black of Tucson. You wish to talk with him about equalization. You wish to talk with him about military matters. You wish to talk about loan association. You inquire about friends in Pima. All right, he listens respectfully, replies kindly and talks learnedly about and to all these things. But he invariably ends by insisting upon supplying you with diamonds and such like luxuries. and with the result as stated.
 The remains of the child of Julio Marron have been removed from Tempe to the Phoenix cemetery.
 The bodies of George Dean and James Toney, the victims of the rail way accident at Tempe last Saturday, were buried in this city yesterday. The funeral of Dean took place from Davis undertaking rooms in the fore noon, and that of Toney from Smiths parlors in the afternoon. Both were largely attended. The certificates of burial were issued on an application from Coroner Meyer Of Tempe, con- taining no statement regarding the finding of the jury. The inquest will be continued at Tempe today.
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