Arizona republican., 1898-01-07
CITY AND COUNTY IN BRIEF.
Small Paragraphs of General
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 Interest.
 1 The News of Dayin Phpnix aro Its Tributary Region Presented ir
 NutshelI-Doings of People and
 Other Matters.
 l The Phoenix Social club will give a
 masquerade ball tomorrow night l Quite a number of Glendale people i were in the city to attend the recent ! theatrical performances.
 ] Business at the hotels seems to be very brisk. The guests coming now i are people with money and able to pay good rates.
 Col Jerry Millay, J. B. Walker and
 Watson and William Pickrell returned yesterday from duck hunting ex- l petition on the Lower Gila. ID. Evans of Evans & Broyles' Klon- ! dyke, Ash Fork, bought a good bill of
 goods at Melczer Bros. yesterday and returned to the junction last night. Sheriff Ruffner of Yavapai brought woman named Sadie Rogers of Pres colt, to the asylum yesterday and re- turned to the county seat i1 the evening.
 The guests of the New Mills house are going on aD excursion to the falls, orange grove and Hole-in-the-Rock to- day. They will start at 8 o'clock and arrive home abou o'clock.
 A correspondent wants to see the streets made more preAantable to eastern visitors. Idle men in town. he thinks, might earn a trif1e in this way while waiting for something to turn up.
 The Salvation Army brass band will give concert at their hall next Sat urday night The admission will be 10 cents, the proceeds to go toward music and some new instruments that have been lately bought for the band.
 The livestock sanitary board on Jam- uary appointed the following named livestock inspectors to fill vacancies caused by removals and resignations: Solomonville, w. S. Carter; Nogales, John Began; COncho, A. E. Cheney; Mellin, H. Winterhalter.
 One of the girl pupils at the Indian school has proven to be an artist of considerable ability. A late produc- ton of her brush i; a winter land scape, which is on exhibition in Gold berg Bros. shC;w wudow. The scene is true to life and well drawn.
 The police court docket yesterday included one drunk and disorderly person and two vags. The Batter were as usual on their way to Je- rome They were given six hours in 1i1h fo cfo o1~f for hor niTof other outside the city limits.
 The Phoenix office of the Santa F'e, Prescott & Phoenix railroad yesterday received tickets to all parts of Alaska from Juneau to Dawson City. The railroad company is also prspared to outfit prospectoIs and miners cheaper than they can purchase the outfits 1 themselves.
 William Mccarthy will leave for | in about month. He re- | ceived word yesterday from his broth | CT ih Chicago that he had succeeded | in closing arrangements with some l men there who will back MT | McCarthy's expedition. He will take | with him a two years stock of sup plies.
 Charles ,Thorndyfe came in last | night from Reno, where he is super 1 the development of a prom ising property. MT. Thorndyke says | there is great deal of activity in that | region and the outlook is fattsring. .rhEsre>wa was a nGavy snow storm there 1 lately which broke down many of the | tents.
 Treasurer Murray yesterday turned over to Territorial Treasurer John- l stone this county's contribution of ter ritorial taxes amounting to $4S, ,560. AS. Yuma and Cochise counties have also come in. The territorial taxes of the former county amount to more than $6 900, and of the latter to more than $7,0OO.
 Joseph E. Day, living in the south western part of the county, is thin ming out the mountain lions in his and at the same time de- pleting the county treasury. His last installment consisted of six scalps for which he received $120. He is aided in his noble work by pack of dogs which tree" the lion and discreetly turn him over to MT. Day.
 MT. O. T. Bassett, an old resident of Fl Paso, died suddenly at his home in that city on Tuesday morning. De ceased had lived there for eighteen years past and became possessed of considerable means through excellent business methods. He had properties and banking interests in Oklahoma, Los Angeles and Fl Paso. MT. Bas- sett was we'll known in this territory
 A base ball game was arranged yes terday by the Victor and Pioneer hose companies. It will be played a week from next Sunday at the park The admission will be 25 cents, ladies free. The Victors' challenge was first ac- cepted by the Yucatecs, but there was an unsawed off trouble between the Victors and Pioneers so it was decided