Arizona republican., 1898-09-02
News of the Town.

| THE BAPTIST UNION.-The meet ing of the board Of managers of the Arizona Baptist Young Peoples union in this city next Sunday afternoon, will be held at the residence of the sec
 retar;f Ms. A. B. Buckley, 525 North n hird avenue, instead of at the Bap- tlst church as previously announced ADVERTISING NEFDED.-The Ma tional Bank of Arizona yesterday re- ceived telegram from New Castle, Wyo inquiring i: there was any place In Phoenix where a consumptive could
 be cared for. The bank replied that ther., was. all of which shows that a wider advertisement of Phoenix is needed.
 A MYSTERIOUS FIDDLER A drunken Mexican was fined $4 in po- lice court yesterday and a warrant was issued fer q mysterious vegetable peddier who has been elrding the vigi- ;ance of the Iciice. They have sue ceeded in coming uron vegetables fresh frcm his wagon, but the peddler himself has always been just a little ahead.
 THE STURGEON QUARANTINE A meeting of the live ctcck board was held yesterday ;. F. Sturgeon, the south side cattleman whose differences with the territorial veterinarian, Dr. ]. c. Nortcn, were described by The Republican yeste1 day, appeared before the board accotapaniey by his attorney, Judge Baker, to see about his cattle held in quarantine on the order of Dr Norton He does not insis.. on the removal oi the cattle, but objects to the payment Of the guard at s2.50 a day until December 1. He wants to put On one oe his own men as guard. n'he Gc:for declined to en- tertain tie. pior1s ition and his action was .sustaircd by the boa, d.
 COL M-COED'S REGIMENT.-From -priva1e lttter--received in-Phoenix it
 s leasned tnat Gpk MsCerd- has, ser eelved ofders from Washfn gtbn to re- eruft the companies of his Volunteer 1cgints nt to thsir full limit. It is stated that the New, Mexico companies have been little derelict and will re- oeive the attentions of the recruiting officer who Is 70 be appointed. The orders frr.n the war department al Washington aie taken to mean tha. the regiment IS to be retained in the service. The companies at Whipple are o:.ly SIX snort of their maximum. Col. NcCord has that many men there ready to be mustered in, so the re- crultlng %iii he =hort job
 LANCE THE CRFATOR.-L. L Plank. who returned from Flagstaff yesterday, brings new story concern ing John Hancn. the noted character of tae Grand canyon. A young lady :1sitor aho viewed the grand and beautiful scene fer the first time. turned from it lcng enough to inquire:
 MT. 1ancc. nave you noticed any chances ii the cany cn?" That gentle man was equal to th. occasion. In his own in;mitable Way hr said without hesitation: No. mum; not in the least from the time me and my pard-- ner made :t." The 1api- of the young lady is nct quctei
 CRAZE RNjSING.--I has been rret;y we'll settie'' that tEe raising of Musca; grapes in this valley does not lay. The sixty acre vineyard on the Adams ranch near Glendale is being destroyed tC make room for the culti- satior of grain and alfalfa. All whc nave tried the cultivation of Muscat grapes for the market have had sim liar experience. The Thompson Seed less, though. has been found to be a profitable crop. :. few years ago A l.. Smoot of Mesa, after trying in t&in to make eSpe nses odt of Muscats grafted the Thompson Seedless upon .he stalks and orc yea the crop net ted him S150 an are.
 THE SUMMERS VERTEBRAE- The Herald we2ther prognosticator announced an Wednesday evening, Au- gust Si. that thc lot weather was over for th!s season. Tho announcement was Lased on ihc snpr osition that the rains had so cooled the surface of the earth that the sllil would not have time ill his shortening working hours to heat it up again. The theory seemed reasonable Cn its face. but the sun successfully dicproved it yester- day and showet. the4 Herald what it was capable of dcilg at any season Of inc year. According to the weather wise the backbone of the summer has been broken several times within the last two weeks. Tut tre vertebrae has evidently been repaired and seemd about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon to be as good IS new
 FORGOT HIS WEES NAME-A man named ". F. Moore living about four miles east of town. visited the county recorders cf!ice yesterday on curltus crrand. Re wanted to learn the Christian name of his wife. He was sen. across the hallway to the of flee of the probate judge. MT. Moore was mudGleG and was unable to give Judge Grouse a pointe. in the way of the date cf his ma, riage. which would facilitate the search for the lost name NeitEer could tac forgetful husband explain satisfactorily why he wanted to recall the naIne. It had something to do vaguely with an application by Senoria Miranda and Anita Brava for "a marriage license. Scnorita Brava was either the daughter or niece of Mrs. Moore. her husband could not re- member which. Anyway she was not get of age and there wac objection to the marriage cn the part of Mrs. Moore CT her husband. who could not dis tincily remember which Ona enter