Arizona republican., 1898-05-04
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W1l1am dOTu was dCQuiIeSu OAA RA V 1iminary examination for the Killing of Charles Ryall at the formers salool in Verde valley, Yavapa1 county.
 Mrs. B. S. Ives and children lief Yuma Monday for Santa Barbara where they will spend the summer Mrs. John D. Payne will accompan. them
 The Indians on the Colorado rive ooen cy had a scrap among themselve. last week over some unruly schoo children, which resulted in three peo ple being shot and cut pretty badly; however, not seriously.
 The Oasis is informed that Sur veyor General George Christ -has re- ceived word from the commissioner o1 the general land office at Washington that the patent to the Nogales town site will issue in about six weeks.
 Yuma county grows the largest and juiciest lemans in America. It would be a good idea to build a chamber of commerce hall around an exhibit of them, along with the other fruits which are SO successfully grown there.
 D. Marcucci, hull inspector, and A. Goodrich, boiler inspector, in the em- ploy of the government, with head quarters at San Francisco, were in Yuma the first of the week for the purpose of inspecting the steamboats on the Colorado.
 The jury in the Rodriguez murder case in the Yuma court returned ver- dict late Saturday night of murder in the first degree with the penalty fixed at imprisonment for life. Judge Street committed the condemned man to the penitentiary yesterday.
 The Globe postofive has been re- modelled and much improved for the convenience of the public. Sixty-four new keyless lock boxes have been added, making the total number of lock boxes 23S The business of the office shows a steady growth.
 Judge and Mrs. Davis left this morn ing for Los Angeles to spend a few days On their return the judge will go on 10 Tombstone to hold court there beginning on May g. He will not be here again until the 25th, when the Copper Queen case comes up.-Star.
 During the rain and wind storm yes terday there was quite fall of hail. Some of the farmers were not much : pleased with the storm, as some of them had acres of alfalfa cut and on the ground. Charles DeGrof had per haps $500 or s40O worth of hay caught by the storm.-Star.
 Capt. Polhamus and Con Cronin of Yuma celebrated Wednesday, April 27, as their partnership birthday, MT. Pol hamus being 70 years of age and Mr. Cronin 27. The same date was the anniversary of the birth of another great American, the hero of Appo- matox- Had Gen. U. S. Grant lived until Wednesday he would have been 77 years of age.
 A telegram was received last even ing by Superintendent Darlington from the deputy sheriff at Congress stating that Convict Joe Wilson who escaped from the territorial prison about month ago was captured yes terday and is being held in custody, awaiting the arrival of an officer from the prison who will leave this evening for the purpose of bringing the rene gade "home."
 Though Williams is well supplied with secret societies the Masons, one of the strongest orders in the country, is not represented by local lodge. There are about twenty-five Masons in town and a number of them met at the office of Button & Go. Wednesday night for the purpose of organization. Preliminary steps were taken and an- other meeting will be held at the same place next Wednesday night.
 Chris" a convict working in the canal camp, at Yuma, became violent ly insane the first of the week and was taken to Phoenix Wednesday evening by Guard Harrison. His hallucina- tion consisted of an idea that the guards wanted to hang him. MT. Har- rison brought back Convict George Harris who was sent to the asylum several months ago on account of a mild insanity consisting of the Booth family bogie.
 Joseph Gales yesterday circulated among our people and obtained con- tributions, amounting to $60, for the purpose of buying two American flags one to float over the public school building and the other over St. JO- seph's academy during the prevalence Of the War. Cdll0S lulmSuldlGly sent the money off for the flags. When they arrive they will be presented with due ceremony and flag presen- tation day will be designated for the notable event.-Courier.
 The sheep men as well as the men of money and merchants who have been carrying them, are in the com mon vernacular, 'in d pickle" The sheepmen figured on nothing short o1 storing their wool and receiving ar advance of 10 cents per pound, but warehouse men of Boston and othel cities absolutely refuse to advance cent, owing to the present glut in th' market. This condition, SO those in formed say, will last for sixty or nine ty days, in the meantime shutting ou a vast sum of money from northern Arizona and working unexpected hard ships all around, as the present condi tions are a regular April fool surpris' even to the best informed.-William! News.