Arizona republican., 1898-12-09
News of the Town

will be a game of foot ball at the parf tomorrow between the Monarchs anC Centrals. This will be the beginning O
 a series of three games, the best two il three.
 l MILITARY BALL. At the regular drill meeting of Company B, N. c. A. l last night ii was decided to give { military ball on the Friday night be fore Christmas. It will probably take place at O'Neill hall
 DISTRICT COURT.- The case ot
 Robert Duncan vs. D. w. Sparks was
 dismissed yesterday in district court al
 the cost of the plaintiff. The case ot
 Sparks vs. Duncan was tried, submit ted and taken under advisement.
 WARRANT FOR SCRIP. -The
 county is now ready to take up some
 of the scrip with which it has been
 discounting the future for several
 months past. It is prepared to issue
 warrants in-l lieu of all scrip given out
 to No. 157
 ASSIGNEE'S BOND. -G. H. Hirsch-
 field as assignee of the Phoenix Plumb
 ing company, yesterday filed his bond
 in $3,000, with Charles Goldman and
 William Melczer as sureties. No
 schedule of the assets and liabilities
 has been prepared yet.
 HOLIDAY SPORT-A series of besa
 ball games have been arranged be- tween the Prescott and Phoenix clubs to be played at the Phoenix park on December 24, 25 an 26. The Phoenix boys will play Sunday at the park with the Tempe nine.
 A SOUTH SIDE RAIN People
 U-h hn Q iv, Tempe and elsewhere on the south side wore wet clothing. It rained heavily there for a couple of hours. There was vivid lightning in the eastern and northeastern skies from o'clock un- til S.
 RETURNING TO PHOENIX. MT. George w. Hcadley, who has been ab- sent in New York fer soma time in con nection with the Prescott water works bend sale, is now in Prescott accompa- nied by MT. L. B. Harr.scn. He will be in Phoenix the latter part Of the week.
 MEETING POSTPONED The an nual meeting Of the Rio Verde Canal company which was to have been held on the 9th of this month, was post ponsd until the 16th, when President Donald Grant is expected to be here MT. Grant and MT. Linton are at the present time in New York city pro- moting the interests of the Verde pro- ject.
 THE CHICAGO CLUB.-A great many letters have been written to parties in Chicago who have influence with the presiden5 of the Chicago base ball clug urging the claims of Phoenix as a training place for that club. MT. W. L. Pinney, who started the move ment to get the club here, expects to hear from President Hart in few days relative to his decision in the matter.
 BREAKING IN AGAIN. The po- lice have discovered that the prosti- tutes who were driven from the city last spring are breaking in again. Two of them, Pearl Hart and Violet Cam erOn, who werc found occupying rooms in the old block, were in police court yesterday afternoon. They had rented those rooms temporarily, maintaining their pefmanent abodes on the reser- vation.
 HE LIKES THE VALLEY-Mr. E. c. Stickle is in the city to spend ths winter. He arrived last night accom- panied by Mrs. Stickle, and they are at the Fcrd hotel. MT. Sickle has for many years been living in Washington as the correspondent cf the San Fran cisco Chronicle Through too close attention to his work his health broke down and he decided to come t0 this valley to spend the winter months.
 A MISSING CHIEF Richard CrClker Of New York is still unac counted for His friends in New York don't knew where he has gone to. It was thought that the Tammany chief would coma to this valley, but thus far he has nC1 made his appearance. The reporters have anxiousfy scanned the lo5eI registers every night and kept watchful eye on all trains for special gar bearing the chief, but all without avail.
 A RETURNED ROUGH RIDER. - D. E. Warford, a Rough Rider of Troop B, who enlisted from Globe, re- turned to the city yesterday morning. He had been rained on by bullets at Santiago. He saw Captain McClintOck It New York a little more than a week lgo The captain had so nearly recov- sred from his wounds that he was be- ginning to walk without the aid of -rutch He expected to leave New York in a few days for Washington, where he would remain a short time. He thought he would return to Phoenix about December 15.
 CHINESE PROSECUTIONS. As is ant United States Attorney Thomas ). Bennett left last night for Globe to prosecute eight Chinamen under arrest here for being unlawfully in the ,Cuntry The number of these cases Ire increasing rapidly on account of he energy of Charles Meehan, the Chi nest inspector, of whom it is said that le can detect a fraudulent registration )y it's smell or as far as he can see it. This is a gift, for there is a certificate actory somewhere along the border ,ngaged in turning out product hard o distinguish from the genuine. MT. Ieehan will shortly visit Phoenix.
 PICKING ORANGES. - Chaplain 5.t,-t aSsrn1 b1Vn3n-plcct WAS in the