Arizona republican., 1898-10-22
News of the Town

FLOUR FOR EXPORT.-Two car leads of flour were shipped to Prescott last night, making eight carloads for the northern trade so far this month. THE LADIES' CLUB The Ladies Thursday Afternoon club enjoyed a pleasant meeting at the home of Mrs. Lauver day befOre yesterday after noon.
 BASE BALL. The Fire Depart ment club and DeMunds nine will meet at the park at o'clock tomor- row as fees. A good game is looked for There are no scrubs in either club.
 DIR. PURMAN'S RETURN.-Dr. An cil Martin yesterday received tele- gram from Dr. D. M. Purman saying he would arrive in Phoenix tomorrow night The doctor was at Kansas City at the time the dispatch was sent.
 MRS. YOUNG'S DEPARTURE. - Mrs. T. Roe Young has gene to the Vekol mine to reside. She will be sadly missed by the Red Crcss society and the Ladies' Aid society of the Christian church, cf both of which or ganizations she was president.
 A CIRCUS CAR The advertising car of Wallace Bros circus came in from the south yesterday morning. A crew cf artists with Hiking for bright warm colors decorated all the blank walls and bill-boards in town and went north with the car last night.
 TrNnT event of today will De the foot ball game at the park between the Indian school eleven and the high school team. This is the initial contest of the season. Both teams are wall matched as to weight and presumably so as tcs skill.
 PROBATE COURT The admins tration upon the estate Of the late Frank w. Smith was ended yesterday by the discharge Of the administrator, an order Of distribution and the ap- pointmant Of Mrs. Josephine Collins, Smiths widow, guardian of the minor heirs of the estate.
 MUCH ALIVE A report reached the coast yesterday morning that ex- Governor L. c. Hughes Of Tucson was dead. Photographic inquiry was made at the office and at Tuczcn. The ex- governor was found to be not only not dead, but alive and whcoping things up for Wilson.
 SENT TO THE HOSPITAL A. J. Wellborn, a young man who latsly ar- rived here from the east. was sent to the county hospital yesterday after noon He was so i'll when he came that it seemed that his journey was worse than useless. His condition ex- cited the sympathy Of charitably dis possd persons who contributed to his support.
 DIED AT THE HOSPITAL Jamss Murray, an inmate of the county hos pital, died at that institution yester- day morning. The cause Of death was consumption. Murray was 90 years of age, miner and 2 member of the miners union at Gibbonsville, Ida. The union there was informed cf his death and the body is he'd pending a reply.
 NEW SCENERY The first install menl of the new scenery fer tfe opera house has arrived IL consists Of the drop curtain and enc of the interior pieces. There are altogether 100 pieces Those ccmpetsnt to judge say that it is the finest scenery ever brought int9 the southwest, much finer than the new scenery of the Bur bank at Les Angeles. It was painted by A Werbe of Kansas City.
 DISTRICT COURT There was very little business in district court yesterday The case Of Abrams, as- signee of the Bank Of Tempe, vs. the Phoenix Naticnal bank and A. J. Daggs was dismissed for want of pros ecut:on. The cases of Duncan vs. Sparks, and Sparks vs. Duncan, were continued for the term. Judgment fer the defe ndant was ordered in the case of Daggs vs. Warren. There will be no court today, as Judge Street went tc Prescott last night to render de- cisions iii cases which he has had un- der advisement.
 KINGS DAUGHTERS TEA The Kings Daughters of the Baptist church were very successful at their tea last evening. The church parlors were crowded. The attractive pro- gramme is given below The rsfreSh- ments were praised by all. Each guest received g. floral favor Following is the programme: Duet, Miss WeIch and Miss Halsey; recitation, Miss Bella Forbes; vocal solo, Miss Early; selec- ! ticn, Miss Olga Coggins; conundrums i; recitation, Ed Stcner; reading. Miss Welch; recitation, Miss Alice Halsey; recitation, Miss Mamie Stoyall: piano solo, Miss Welch.
 BOY, PEAR AND BICYCLE Er- nest Ross, a boy Of F, came cut Of a fruit store near the postoffice yesterday absorbed in and absorbing a pear of extraordinary excellence. He mount ] ed his bicycle cblivious to the fact that buggies were still in existence and , that the horse was not yet extinct. A man was driving down street and the boy was slowly turning in front of him. As soon as the driver noticed that the pear had hypnotized the bcy he pulled up the horse The animal