Arizona republican., 1898-09-03
NEWS
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 THE HAY TRADE.-Dealers in hay and grain say that the demand for hay is rapidly increasing, but there has been no advance in price yet That. the dealers say, is bound to come later.
 THE STORY STUCK.-Among the victims of the police court yesterday was little boy who was abroad on the street after curfew time. He told a story Of having been sent on a late errand and he made the story stick.
 FEN ROUTE FROM EUROPE.-Dr. D. M. Purman, who has been spending the summer in Europe, is now visiting relatives at Fort Wayne, Ind A let ter received from him yesterday says he will return to Phoenix before Oc- Der 1.
 EXPRESS COMPANY.-There is one institution which so far has not been given proper credit in the matter of the contributions of the Red Cross society to the soldiers at Whipple. That is the Wells-FargC Express com pany, which has carried all contribu- tions to Whipple without charge.
 LAYING A CORNER STONE.-The removal of an old saw mill which has stood near the southeaster,l city limits was begun today This is being done to make room for palatial $10,00O tion who want to avail themselves of it. The date of the laying of the cor ner stone Of this institution has not
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 SENT TO THE ASYLUM-Sheriff R. N. Leatherwood of Pima county arr rived in the city yesterday morning with Mrs. Jack Boleyn of Tucson, who had been committed to the insane asy~ lum. She is the wife of Jack Boleyn, one of the oldest residents of Tucson and chief of the fire department there. She was committed to the asylum once before and was later discha1 ged as cured.
 THE CAUCUS TICKETs-It was rumored last night that a movement had been begun to place tickets in opposition to the caucus tickets before the primaries today. It was included in the rumor that Mayor Adams was at the head of the move ment He was seen last night regard ing the matter. He said that he was not in favor of any opposition to the caucus and never had been It had been suggested to him, but he said he was satisfied with the caucus tickets and believed that since they had been made up publicly they ought to be supported.
 FATHER AND SOMA pitt ful scene attracted a larg- crowd at the corner, cf Washington and Center streets yesterday afternoon. It was the arraignment of a. father by son on charges of drunkenness and neglect of his family. The son was terribly in earnest and the father was terribly in liquor. The language of the accuser was neither vulgar nor in- sulting. Both had been working al the Indian school and had been paid eff. The old man was indusiriOusly blowing in the coined sweat from his honest brow for strong drink and the sen was reminding Linn that his moth CT was at home in need of things to cat and wear. There were angry demonstrations and once or twice ar arm was lifted
 A STOLEN HUSBAND.-A Mexican woman called at the sheriff's office yesterday to invoke the aid of the law in restoring to her her husband, who had been stolen by another woman, and to punish the thief It seemed tp her a very serious matter, but looked at through the territorial statutes it is probably only misdemeanor de- Io1 in fofo A husband who would permit himself to be stolen in this manner is worth less than $50, the lowest value of an article whose theft constitutes a fel- ony. But there is another law with which the territory has nothing to do and which looks upon such offenses more severely. It is MT. Edmunds celebrated act The complainant was sent to Deputy United States Marshal Joseph Porterie.
 TEACHERS AND TUBERCULOSIS. Under a regulation lately adopted by the grammar school board, those who have been employed as teachers are taking medical examination for the purpose of satisfying the board as to their freedom from tuberculosis. Some of them have failed and they are in- clined to think that the regulation is cruel and unusual It appears to them that the disease is a sufficient punishment without the deprivation of the means of obtaining a livelihood by a chosen profession That is one side of case. On the other side are hundreds of patrons who prefer that their children should know noth : ing of grammar, arithmetic, geography and the other things that go to make up a grammar school education if the information must come to them i'm pregnated with bacil1i.
 EVIL OF ABSTINENCE There was a victim of over indulgence in temperance in police court yesterday. He used to drink a great deal without any marked bad effect, but he drank with regularity About six weeks ago