Arizona republican., 1898-10-26
News of the Town

G. Belknap and Alice Nj. Lanca
 FINED s10.-In the hog killing case of Nelson against Paris, the defendant was fined S10 in Justice Kincaid's court yesterday.
 PUBLIC LIBRARY.-T The entertain ment on Saturday afternoon at Mrs H. F. Rcbinscn is fer the benefit of the public library.
 SOME PEARS.-W. H. Easterwood exhibited at this office yesterday a bunch of thirty-three Wakefield pears weighing eleven pounds. They were raised south of the city.
 KAY-SEARS.- Cards are cut an nolncing the marriage Of Miss Ella Sears, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. NJ. Sears, and Mir. Harry Kay, cn Mon day evening, November '. The we'd ding will bs celebrated at the First Methodist Episcopal church.
 BASE BALL SUITS The new base ball suits fer DeMunG Brcs'. team were received at Pinney's yesterday They were manufactured by Spalding Bros., Chicago. The lettering on the shirts is Phoenix D. L. Co" The suits are inter-scholastic, Yale gray.
 THE REGISTRATION The exact number Of names on the registration list is 4,S21, gain Of 400 over the list two years ago. Considerably more than 5000 names Wera entered. Mere than 100, though ware found to be dupll- cated and about fifty were transferred to other counties Still net gain of eleven per cent in the voting popula- tion is not a bad showing.
 BOX CAR INHABITANTS Three box car inhabitants were in police court yesterday. They denied with in that they were hobos. All claimed tc. be honest mechanics, some moulGers. others machinists and oth- CTS something else Their cases were continued until 'tday. In the mean time they were released on their own recognizance with the understanding that they emigrate before the time set for the hsaEing
 4 MERCHANTS CARNIVAL 4 merchants carnival and industrial fair will be given under the management Of the societies of the First Methodist Episcopal church. \ number of prom inent merchants of the city have all ready signifed their intention to make a fine display Of goods. Opportunity and space will be given all others who dssire to do the same A fuller an ncuncement Of particulars will bs made in the her future.
 THE LAW PASSED UPON.-Thcm- as Roberts was trisd in Justice John stone's court yesterday on charge of carrying gun The weapon WAS found on him last Sunday night by Constable McClintock who arrested him In the face Of this circumstance nine of the twelve jurymen voted tc- acquit, either upon the ,hec-y that the arresting officer was the victim Of an optical illusion and there was no weapon in the case, or else they con- cluded that the law making the pack ing of a gun an offense was impropsr. unwise, should never have been enact ed and was not worthy of recognition by juries.
 A CONTINUOUS DRUNK- Will liam McClosky was 9 puzzle to the po lice officials yesterday. He was ar rested the night before for drunken ness He was not ab1crmslly drunk and there seemed to be 10 r=ason why hs should not be ready for trial yes terday morning. But at 10 o'clock he was in a much verse shape than he was the nigh. before. He was drunker than ever at noon and at the rate he was going there was 10 likelihood that he would ever get sober in this world. Late in the afternoon he began to grow intelligible and was able to ex- plain tc the jailer that 9 Mexican cut side had passed bottle through the window to thirsty friend. The friend passed the bottle to McClcsky.
 LAFAYETTE'S MONUMENT. The of Maricopa county so far as have been reported to County Superir- tendent Crorse. have contributed s65.S3 to the Lafayette monument. If half the counties in the United States have dcne half as well enough money has been raised to build the biggest and finest monument that sculptor has ever dreamed of. At any rate, there will be a great deal mere money than can be used for this purpose. The pub lie schools of Chicago alone ccntrib- uted s20.000. That is no doubt much more than will be received from any othe-c ity, since the idea Of the monu- ,ment had its origin in Chicago. The contribution from the Maricopa schools is divided as follows: Phoenix high school, S10.80; Phoenix grammar school, s39.97; Mesa, s10.21; Wicken- burg, s1.30; Highland, 95 cents; Will scn, 60 cents; West End, s1.25; Lehi, s185.
 THE ANDERSON CASE.-The sec end trial Of Josiah Anderson on a charge of murderous assault cn J. M. Mullen was concluded in district court yesterday afternoon and the case went to the jury. At midnight no verdict lad been found and it was believed that there was little likelihood Hf an agreement.
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