Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-02-12
lPHOENtN.

Miss frauClsca Alexander, Torn erly OF
Phoenix. sister OF ] l.. b Alexander, will
be married IN Los Angeles Feb. II.
The appointment Of James s. Douglas,
Jr., ~ agent Of the Commercial Mining
company, of Yavapai county was flied in
the office OF the territorial secretary.
8, K. Young, manager for the Wrought
Iron Range company. has gone TO ri
PasD. where he will meet his family and
accompany them to this city, to reside for
several weeks.
A Texas man introduced a | x.shooter
into a poker game at Phoenix the other
night. IL was recognized by the other
players as the boss trump and the man
raked in the pot.
A live bird shooting match between j.
H. Holmes, Of Phoenix, and George Work,
Of New York. took place in Phoenix, and
was won by the New Yorker by a score OF
81 to 81 out Of a hundred. The match
was for $3.50 q side.
W. A. GoOdlander bought out the A. d.
Hinton business at Alhambra on as.
signee's sale. He will now build up that
very promising trade and Alhambrs will
again have a Hrst. class commercial insti.
tuition for general merchandising.
Thursday evening. after school hours,
the freshman class Of the Union High
school organized a literary society with
the following officers: A. W. Ross, pres
ident; Miss Grace Andrews, vice Dresi-
dent; Miss Mary Smith. secretary; T. NJ.
Scott. II j. Long and A. w.. Ross, board
OF control.
William Mccarthy, who has for the last
two years been prominent In Phoenix
base ball and social matters, has left for
Klondike. He represents a syndicate Of
Chicago capitalists and his trip was ar
ranged by his brother, who has been in
Chicago for the last six months. Lee
Garrett also left for the Yukon.
Messrs. Donald Grant, OF Minneapolis,
and A. II Linton, OF Aribault, members
OF the Minnesota u Arizona Construction
company, the concern which Is building
the Rio Verde canal, arrived in the city.
Their visit here has been expected for
some time and II Is presumed something
definite will take shape from their visit
in reference TO the resumption OF work
on the waterway.
The Los Angeles Times. which came
to Phoenix Thursday, gave an account Of
a divorce proceedings there and heads II
"Sloan Was Cruel" Judge York granted
a decree diyOrcing Laura b. Sloan from
Benjamin +. Sloan on the ground OF ex.
treme cruelty. Both husband and wife
were formerly members Of the Salvation
Army" Mr.. Sloan IL still a member OF
the Salvation Army and people In Phoe.
nix who know him will regard him as
not only not cruel, but long suffering
Los Angeles papers please copy.
The estimated number OF sheep In the
territory is 500,OO0;o of these about 10000
are In the district north OF Phoenix,
where the work OF shearing Ia now in
progress. A. Vanderwort, OF Boston, has
contracted for 100000 pounds Of wool,
at prices ranging from twelve cents 10
fourteen cents. Extensive shearing pens,
equipped with machine shearers, are to
be erected at once at Peoria, by the Santa
Fe, Prescott Il Phoenix road. There will
also be a large warehouse for the storage
OF wool, Sheep are said to be worth from
% to $3.50 per head.
Governor McCord and party, consisting
OF Richard Barker, citizen member OF the
board Of control; DR.. Vickers, territorial
auditor, and A. p. Snowman, superin.
tendent of public instruction, have re-
turned from Yuma, where they inspected
the prison. The governor reported that
there are now lOS cOnyicts employed on
the canal and that six miles OF the water
way are now completed. Six more miles
remain, and when that is finished work
will commence on the big canal. The
gang OF convicts employed for some time
past in cutting and hauling wood from
the prison farm have completed the work
and as as a result Of their labors 1900
cords OF wood are stacked up In the
prison yards. Preparations are being
made to plant 1000 acres OF cottonwood
trees on the prison farm which will In,
sure a wood supply for all time.