Arizona republican., 1898-01-05
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 south of Florence, last week.
 Louis James in ''SpartaCus on Fri day at Grosettas opera house, Tucson.
 They had a New Years ball at Kea- ting's hall in Florence, the young men being at the head of the affair.
 The university opened Monday with nearly all the students registering who went home on vacation.
 Bob Hume, for several years fore man of the Tucson Citizen office, is now living in Victoria and doing well.
 Judge Davis has appointed William F. Nichols to be United States com- missioner at Wilcox, vice B. A. Mich ols, resigned.
 c. T. Rogers, one of the old veter- ans of Coconino county, left last week for Phoenix, where he will pass the remainder of the winter.
 A telegram to Mrs. F. o. Poison of Williams conveyed the news of the death of her young sister, Katie Mor- row, at her home in Garfield, Kan.
 Dr. G. M. Broadway and wife of Florence entertained numerous friends on the evening of Dec. 30, the occas- ion being the doctors 33rd birthday anniversary.
 There is strong evidence of rain fall of something more than of ordi- nary character. Indications point to a wet spell of some days, says the Tucson Star.
 Judge F. J. Duffy and Constable T. F. ,Broderick of Nogales were in Tue son Monday. They report the town prospering and enjoying steady and healthy growth
 Peter Deforth writes from Beesburg. Clark county, Wis, that about twenty families from that section intend to settle somewhere in Arizona the com ing spring.
 Proposals were received at the of flee of Charles T. Cornell, city clerk of Tucson, for sweeping and cleaning the streets and feeding prisoners. T he bids were to be opened today.
 At Prescott on Saturday night or early Sunday morning, thief ente ered Ed Kastner's bed uoom and relieved him of a $150 gold watch, his wearing apparel and some loose change.
 Conductor Hanks has returned to Williams from California, where he received mineral springs treatment
 
 was greatly benefited by the baths.
 J. D. Ashe, d3O4 Colwell street, Pitts burg, Pa, wants to know the where abouts of Miriam and l.ulu -Ammond, granddaughter of George Ammond, who dt2d recently in Allegheny City. The 4o1rd of supervisors of Pima county has appointed Heory Levin as- sessor A contract was~et at $309 to l.. Zeckendorf a& Go. for furnishing anew the United States marsaafs of flee. 4 ! ii Al Dan Ross, an. old timer pf CCchise county, and who in early days supp jed 2 the Copper Queen company with lum- Der from his saw mill in the Chiri- cahua mountains, was in Bisbee last Friday.
 jim Flynn, the puglists vho achiev- ed considerable fame as fighter while in Williams and who was a popular as he was distinguished in arena affairs, is now working in the coal mines at Gallup.
 A change was made i'll the proprie- torship of the Bank saloon at Tue son on January 1. Fred | Wild:ng. the original proprietor, entered into partnership with C.. A. Donnally, who was for a long time employed by l. E. Crum on Court street.
 In his report, City Clerk Cornell of Tucson says the license collections for '9S will amount to POGO per quarter, and city expenses $5 1000 per quarter. Other revenues than licenses will come to the treasury in December next. The bonded indebtedness of the city is $2S,000. {
 The lumber merchants in Tucson have received advices from Oregon stating that Oregon pine lumber has advanced $1 per thousand and that a further advance is looked for. This is claimed to be caused by the unusual demand for ships for freighting to the Klondyke.
 At a meeting of the board of super visors of Pima county Monday it was decided that the appointment of Free G. Hughes as cler kof the board WAS made for two years ending December '31, 1898, and as the appointment of A. c. Bernard was to fill the unexpired term of MT. Hughes, he will conse- quently hold over to that date.
 Mir George Porter, Miss Minnie Groves and Thomas Holland left Pres colt Sunday for Los Angeles. MT. Holland, who is a veteran of the war, is the pioneer of Castle Greek, the site of the future famous hot springs of Arizona, and which will become to Arizona what the hot springs of Ar kansas are to that state.
 Superintendent of Schools Layton of Cdeonino county announces that there is $7,490.25 in the county school fund, which he has apportioned to the several districts as follows: Flag staff $2,93480, Williams $1,757.93, Bellemont $250, Tuba $949.92, Ere -donia $1,OO7.35, Moen Ava $400, con- tingent school fund $19025.
 The tie preserving plant at Belle mont, which cost fully $50,000 is ready to do the work designed that of treat ing ties so that they will last twelve instead of four years as heretofore. The Santa Fe Pacific put in the plant,