Arizona republican., 1898-05-30
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS
Small Paragraphs of Gen.
erdI Local Interest.
News of Phoenix and Tributary Re.
giOn. The DOingS of People and
Other Matters.

weather.
| The Skaguay correspondent, Mr.,
Arnold Becker, has an excellent letter
in this issue of The Republican.
The war correspondent of The Re-
publican, Mr.. T. F. Grindell, in his
San Antonio letter today, tells things
of interest to the people of Phoenix.
The funeral of Manuel Garcia took
place yesterday morning at IL O'Clock.
The fire department turned cut and a
long procession was headed by the
Pioneer band.
Mr.. D. D. Horning spent last week in
Los Angeles, returning Saturday even
ing. He says there is nothing so
beautiful anywhere as the alfalfa
fields in the vicinity of Phoenix
As yet Phoenix has not taken up the
question of Fourth of July celebration.
1t is more than probable that many
citizens OF the city will participate in
the heated festivities elsewhere.
The attention of the laundry girls
of Phoenix is directed to a clipping in
the All Over Arizona" column of this
paper. The Troy laundry of the
town OF Jerome offers special induce
mentS.
In several territorial papers recently
mention is made of c. C. Bean as a
possible candidate for delegate to v>n-
gress at the next election. Mr.. Bean
represented Arizona at Washington
once, and is frequently a visitor in
this city.
John H. Snowden, bootblack for
some time, well known here. is pros
perlng finely at Prescott, where he has
built couple OF cottages and where
he is held up to the citizens as
SHINING example of the good results
of temperance.
The many friends of Hon. j. C.
Goodwin will learn with regret that
he was badly bruised and shaken in
tumble from his horse while at drill
in camp at San Antonio The Repub-
lican correspondent states that his in
jurieS are not serious.
Mr.. A. A. Long last night received
telephone from Jake Miller, saying
that late in the afternoon a herd OF
Elks supposed to belong to Phoenix
had passed over his ranch, tearing
down barbed wire fence and STAN
peding about 1000 head of cattle.
The Tucson papers are already
claiming one of the leading citizens Of
Phoenix. Mr. James Burson dropped
in over there one day last week, asked
a few questions about lime, cement
and bricks, and now they assert that
he is to become permanent resident
of Tucson
In an inside page will be found a
complete chronology of the war up to
date. This constitutes a detailed
statement Of important war happen
ings and is well worthy of preserva-
ton for purposes of reference If
cut out and kept in a pocket it will
save many an argument.
A larger crowd than ever attended
the Pioneer band concert at the city
hall plaza last night. Everything
conspired to make the occasion a
pleasant one. The programme was
good, it was well rendered, the audi
ence was appreciative and then the
night wind, the only night wind
abroad, swept over the plaza, which
became the only really cool spot in
town.
A. z. Holmes and family left last
night for Los Angeles, Cal, where
they will make their future home.
Mr.. Holmes has an enviable business
reputation in Phoenix He served for
years as the collector and trusted
man of the Henry E. Kemp Hardware
company, and lately associated with
Marlowe, the butcher, as bookkeeper
and cashier. Mr.. Holmes and his
estimable wife will be missed by many
friends in Phoenix,
The o-1ic+r,a,+. ,,-Ja, 49, ,,1x,, II
are being rapidly made. Some of those
sending in their names have occa-
stoned surprise to their friends and
acquaintance. AS one man on
Washington street put it, ''The men
who are hurrying to enlist are the
very ones l expected TO see waiting
for the draft, and there are many
whom | have heard talking loud war
talk for some time who are somehow
slow about rising to come forward
A lot OF Indians were in town yes
tarday from the Pima reservation.
One of them went to Sam Seip's cigar
store and after making purchase
| of some smoking tobacco asked if he
could have some of the cigar cuttings.
MIR. Seip told him he could He half
filed generous pouch and inquired,
More? Mr.. Seip told him to help
himself. He stuffed the pouch to its
utmost capacity and looked regretful
that it wasn't bigger He said: 'Me
come back pretty soon.'' He re-
turned in little while with a large
handkerchief which was also filled
with scraps. Mr.. Seip told him he
ought to have brought something big
ger. "So?" replied the Indian. 'Me
soon. Wait" The next time he
brought an old shirt Mr.. Seip de.
4 tanned him at the door and handed
the shirt to one of the boys inside
The sleeves were stuffed with tobacco
stems, brown paper and whatever elst
was not wanted about the shop. Ther
the body of the shirt was similarl.
filed. Enough water was poured il
to give it weight. The openings O