Arizona republican., 1898-01-05

Nutshell-OCingS of People and
 Other Matters.
 Mrs. Dave Goldberg is confined to her home by illness.
 c. F. Underhill of San Gabriel, Cal, arrived in the city yesterday. He is at the Hotel Adams.
 The Elite Dancing club will give a masquerade ball on next Saturday evening, January 8, at Elks' hall.
 Phoenix lodge No. 5, A. O. U. w., will install its officers-elect this even ing. Degrees will be conferred in the amplifed form.
 Applications for letters of admins tration were made in probate court upon the estates of Bernard Radell, William Cothren and Hiram c. TrIes- dale.
 A boy baby was born last Saturday night to MT. and Mrs. Thomas Den nert, living on North Second street. MT. and Mrs. Dennert were previously blessed with two girls.
 Judge w. H. Barnes of Tucson, ac- companied by his wife, will arrive at Gll6 IiOlGl UaudluS luC ldLICl pal Ol this week to remain until the close Of the term of supreme court.
 meeting of the Texas association will be held at Justice Kincaid's of flee at 2 o'clock on Saturday after noon. The organization of the assc- citation will be completed.
 The ordinance of baptism was ad- ministered at the First Baptist church last Sunday and the hand of fellowship was extended to twp new members.
 Charles A. Young, wealthy capital ist of Kansas City, is expected in town soon, letter from him engaging part ments having been received at the Hotel Adams last night.
 Mrs. J. C. Brown, wife of General Manager Brown of the Saginaw Lum- Der company at Williams, arrived in the city last night accompanied by her daughter. They are guests of the Hotel Adams.
 Secretary Charles H. Akers went to Prescott last night to attend the we'd di-g of his old friend and partner, MT. Harvey H. Helm, and Miss Florence Gould. The marriage will be solemn ized this afternoon.
 An Injunction suit was filed in dis trict court yesterday by Aurosa L. Cease against Charles Zeck and Carl Zeck to prevent them from blowing up her i1!igsting ditch, as she says they are threatening to 6o.
 Another "snide" jewelry peddler was sentenced to fifteen days in police court yesterday. When the ordeal was over he told Recorder Jobs tba. the new year was getting off on the right foot for him. The, best he had expected was thirty days.
 Expressions of disapproval of the home rule bill, in the shape of long remonstrances against it's passage are coming in from all parts of the terri tory. They are signed by republicans and by a large number of democrats.
 Representatives of the Phoenix Racing association were out yesterday a location for race track south Cf the asylum and along the electric line. The property belongs to General M. H. Sherman and he of fers the association five year lease on it free.
 P. w. Brod, formerly bcokkeeper for the electric light works, who was raralyzed by a fall from a cliff at Castle Creek hot springs last winter, left last night for San Francisco to undergo a surgical operation at Lane hospital He was accompanied by his brother. Dick Brod-
 The appraisers appointed by the probate court to investigate various proposed locations for poor farm submitted their report to the board of supervisors yesterday. The report embraces five tracts, the figures vary ing from $25 to $50 an acre including water
 There was a pleasant time at the res- idence of MT. w. S. Scott, clerk of the probate court, on Monday night He was just 31 years old and Mrs. Scott and about thirty friends and neigh bors inflicted surprise upon him. There was a bountiful dinner and end less presents ranging from a new suit of clothes down to pocket handker- chiefs.
 IA great deal of complaint is made about the condition of the sidewalk around the Central school building. Huge boulders supposed to be gravel make the walk almost impossible Sometimes complaint is made to the city council about it, but the council men say in reply that they have noth- ing to do with it. The so-called gravel was hauled there at the instance of the school board.
 Receiver C. J. Hall of the Arizona Canal company, accompanied by his attorney, l.. H. Chalmers, visited the offices of the company and took pos session yesterday. No charge was made in the clerical force of the com pany or in any of it's departments and none will likely be made immediately. MT. Hall will at once proceed to acquafnt himself with the needs of the company and the result of his in- vestigation will be made known in a report to the court.
 MT. Wing, a man living mean Lehi paid high price for lumber yesterday MT. Wing was dissatisfied with the manner of the distribution of water