Arizona republican., 1898-12-04
NEWS
 OF THE
 TOWN

' OUT AFTER DUCKS.-A party C 5 duck hunters visited the Indian ressr Yation yesterday and secured numbs : of ducks and ether game The par, was composed of Dr. Craig, Harry La } tham, George Murphy and number c
 other lceal sports.
 STONE FOR THE CAPITOL-Th capitol sic commission left last nigh
 for the north to make an investigatf3I , of various stone quarrieS
 BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL meat
 ing of the territorial board of education
 was held at the office Of the governor
 yesterday Only routine business va! l transacted.
 AN EDITORS IMPRESSIONS
 Patten yesterday afternoon purchasac
 the F. B. Clark residence, at the co -ner
 of Van Buren street and Thirteenth
 avenue, which he will occupy in a few
 days.
 Meeting cn Tuesday.-There will be
 a meeting on Tuesday at 1:3O at the Methodist church south for the organ
 ization of a local branch of the Chil- dren's Home Society.
 AN ESTATE SETTLED The es-
 tate of w H. Cothren was s5ttled in
 the probate court yesterday, and dc
 cree of distribution was ordered. The
 estase, worth about $4.O0O, gees to the parents of the deceased.
 1 GUARD AT THE PRISON.-Mr. Will 1 Buck has received an appointment as guard at the territorial prison at Yuma. | He left Phoenix las, night tc enter upon the duties of his new position. He is q capable man and Nill make a good officer.
 MRS. HOWE'S DEATH.--The re-
 mains Of Mrs. Julia A. Ward were sent
 to Kewanea, H., On Thursday night
 accompanied by Ms. Sloan, cf San Francisco, a sister of the deceased, and Miss Julia Howe, daughter. The de- ceased came here tC spend tle wintec with her daughter, Mrs. s. H. Quigley. Her death occurred on Wednesday night. She was 7S years of age.
 KENTUCKY HORSES SICK.-Dr. Norton made flying trip to Tucson
 Friday night. He left here over the Mariccpa road, arrived at Tucson at 1:15. visited cna of Col. Epes Ran dolpa's Kentucky horses and prescribed fer it's illness, boarded the 2:30 train for Phoenix and arrived here at o'clock yesterday morning. If that was not a night call, there never was one made said the dcctcr when he ar rived in Phoenix.
 WHY SICKNESS PREVAILS.-An cas- end schoolbOy went hone Cn Fri day afternoon and enlight2ned h;s mother regarding the cause of illness. Said he: T know why people is sick S, much. Its these ere little germans a-foatin' around in the air, an folks FJ loo -7l mother ask5d him wher= he had re- ceived this revelation. He said the teacher had divulged in the course of a talk cn the subject Of health.
 FOCTBALL-T The Tigsr football team. which consists of Sam Purdy, | left haIfback; Bailey Kennedy, right halfback; Tarne Lincoln, fullback; 1 France Kendrick, left guard: David Mercer, right guard; John Bennett. ] center rush; James Kennedy, light end; Elmer Ksndrick, right tackle; Clarence Sutherland, left tackle; Wal ter Tyson, quarterback. played satur- day below the West End schcol cou-e and beat the convent team. Score, 15 to 0.
 HE WAS IN THE WAR.-Two trunks wlre in police court yesterday. Each was fined $4. One Of them was picturesque character and claimed credit for having suppressed Spain and in the course Of the struggle was wounded in tha abdomen. Furtaer in quiry brought out the fact that he was in Phoenix nest Of the time between the declaration Of war and Ihe oa5sa tion of hostilities. He was nC,. as was at first supposed, a member ot the hnt hal n more formidable corps krcwn as the 5teenth Mouth Shooters. to wi h Phoenix contributed a ful rs giment.
 SALVATION ARMY. Lieutenlnti Ella Shepherd, of the Salvation Army, who has been with the lccal ec1ps fo- he last three months, will leave t0- night for San Jose. Her departure will )a preceded by farewell meeting. The ! 'ed crusade, which las b52n in progress or the last two weeks, will end today. l The army is preparing t. give free Christmas dinner on Christmas eve. Soma assistance fer tn s worthy project will be required. It ought to be freely given. for this dinner will furnish to many an unfortunate all the brightness le will see in the approaching holidays,
 THE GUN CLUB.-The Phoenix Gan ! Tub is getting ready fir business ! gain. A meeting will be held soon for reorganization. The club will begin ield work about December F. A ter [ 'itorial tournament Will be arranged 1ut the date cannot be imms diately xed. That will be d=psndsn. upon the r late of the Territorial Medical Asso- iatiOn, to be held here. The tourna> nent will take place a day Or twc later 'hsre are mere good sho.s among the { cctors than in any ether class Of len. This Aascu.apisn deldlness cf c i'm is sometimas unju stly attributed 10
 habit acquired in the profession.
 TWO RUNAWAYs.-on Friday night
 horse tied to one Of the posts which upper. the porch to the building occu 4 {sd by CCff-e AIS restaurant becam ',