Arizona republican., 1898-06-22
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS
Small Paragraphs of Gen.
 erdl Local Interest.
News of Phoenix and Tributary Re. zion. The DOings of People and Other Matters.

A notarial commission was issue,
 yesterday to H. w. Hamilton of Whit
 Hills.
 License to marry was issued yester
 day to John Harmon Wilson and Lillu
 JCnes.
 A special meeting of the engine com
 pany will be held at the engine house
 tonight.
 A foreclosure suit was filed in dis trict court yesterday by Chris Miller
 against Charles M. Baum and Mary Baum.
 There were heavy rains yesterday afternoon along the S. F. P. & F., ex- tending as far south as Hot Springs Junction.
 A little son of Mrs. Joseph Wigham of Philadelphia, daughter of Judge and Mrs. Webster Street, was seized with a sudden and it was feared a serious illness yesterday.
 MT. J. S. Smith of IS University av- enue desires to thank the trainmen and passengers on the s. F. P. & P. railway train on June IS for rescuing him from his dangerous position and for the courtesies shown him on the way to this city.
 Van McGinn, young man of this city, was injured at Congress yesterday afternoon while in the act of boarding northbound train. The large toe of the right foot and a part of the second toe were taken off by wheel. He was brought to town last night
 hn hoo rI r,f terday going over bids for furnishing supplies for the territorial prison. There were two bids for the beef con- tract, but they were both rejected on the ground that they were too high. The other contracts may be awarded today.
 The board of high school directors are considering the matter of building an addition to the high school for an assembly room. There is no room in the building for this purpose The members are not agreed as to whether the addition shall be a one or a two- story structure.
 Tie meat markets are closed now from noon until o'clock and are open between 3 and '. This extended noon spell is not taken because the pro- pF;etors are making money faster than they can invest it, but because their employees need some sleep at this season of the year. They go on duty at o'clock in the morning.
 A man in this town learned yester- day that a strong flow of descriptive language is sometimes a positive dis advantage rather than a blessed gift. He was engaged in a graphic relation of an incident he had witnessed the night before. The information he was affording was just what couple of officers had been hunting for all forenoon to make out a case in court and the orator was straightway sub poenaed to reiterate his story under oath.
 A new horse lately bought by the Phoenix Wood company yesterday put dev ilment into the head of his mate, 8 staid and well-behaved animal, and the most vicious looking runaway seen in Phoenix during the present fiscal year ensued. The horseeS draw ing a heavy wood wagon, threaded their way rapidly along the more or less crowded streets to Grand avenue. They followed their career with undi- unfinished speed out the avenue two and a half miles, when they were over taken and stopped by boy on horse back. The feat was accomplished with a risk of great injury. The team was returned to the wood yard without an injury. Manager Benham asked the boy his name, but he said that didn't make any difference. The manager gave him a $5 bill, but that unknown hero was as unavaricious as he was modest. He said it was too much, S2 50 was a sufficient salary for the time he had lost in stopping the runa- ways.
 There was some heavy voting done yesterday in the election of a goddess of liberty and Columbia for the Fourth of July. More ballots were cast than had been cast since the cleo ton was opened more than week ago. But it behooves supporters or candidates to vote often now, for the contest will close next Saturday night The count yesterday afternoon was: Frankie Kellner, Al; Buelah Mont gomery, 90; Edith Jacobs, 80; Bessie Otero, 40; Grace Shields, 26; Ethel 10; Ellzafeth SnerriSt, D; Leah Kelly, 4, and Addl5 Beaver, l. The last named candidate is hand some and bright pupil of the Indian school and will no doubt be ardently supported by that institution. Miss Kate Christy's withdrawal from the contest is announced for the reason that she will not be in Phoenix at the date Of the celebration. The same announcement for the same reason is made on behalf of Miss Cora Brill, who will shortly leave for California.
 McKeH1gon's where you can get the finest hand made sour mash, bour- bon and Pennsylvania rye whiskies.
 Invalid delicac1es at Freston's. 46 North Center street.