Arizona republican., 1898-03-10
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The water question in Tucson is still unsettled: likewise the water.
 An old gentleman by the name of Morrell died at the county hospital in Prescott last Saturday.
 George S. Phippney and Edward Schaub of Phoenix are registered at Brinkmeyer's hotel in Prescott.
 MT. Morgnett has sold out his stock interests on Lower Turkey creek in Yavapai county and will make his home in Phoenix.
 Mr. Raymus, who owned several thousand head of goats in the south ern part of Yavapai county, has sold out and gone to Sonora.
 A letter received from Councilman George Kilt of Tucson, who is at pres ent in New York, states that he will return to Tucson this week. much inn proved in health and well pleased with his trip.
 Burr, the insane patient at the county hospital, died last Friday morning. Burr resided in this sec tion a number of years ago but came here recently from Needles, at which place he was a porter in a saloon Courier.
 A number of young ball players went to the Papago reservation from Tucson on their wheels. They had no trouble in getting a game with the Indians who play a fair game of ball. The Tucson boys defeated the Papago nine by a score of 13 to 12.
 W. W. Burge has returned from his trip east, which only extended as far as the grading camp of the proposed Big Bug branch railroad. He saw so much active work going on there that he concluded to come back and chance a few weeks more in Prescott fer.
 Twelve patients were admitted to the territorial insane asylum during February. Arizona is credited with a large ratio of insane. This is due to the lonely life many persons lead in the mountains, to privations and, not least, to dissipation and careless habits of living.-Williams News.
 E. W. Stebbins, who until recently held an important position in the s. P. office in this city, left for San Fran cisco on this mornings train, having been transferred to the office of the company in that city. MT. Stebbins has resided in Tucson for two or three years, during which time he has made many friends-Tucson Citizen.
 The people of Bisbee are just now stirred up on the question of spiritual ism. A trance medium is holding nightly seances, and is making many converts to the faith. So, also, she is no doubt making some money as she goes along. So far she has not been able to get the ghost of Tombstone to materialiZe.
 J. A. Parks is in Prescott from the mining districts of southern Yavapai. He says he has seen about 75,000 sheep on the move since he last visit ed Prescott; that about 15,000 were sheared at Goddard station which was a rather lively point while the shear ing was in progress. A store and saloon was on hand for the accommo- dation of the camp and A. J. McPhee was general business superintendent.
 B. l.. Pearson and wife of Nogales were at the New Orndorff yesterday. MT. Pearson has been for many years manager of the Western Union Tele- graph office at Nogales. He recently resigned that position and is on his way to San Francisco and Seattle with a view of possibly going to the Klon- dyke little later. He is an uncle of R. B. Pearson of the Star.-Tucson Star.
 The base ball game on Saturday be- tween the university and public school teams was particularly hard on um- pires. The first one to line behind the catcher was university boy" On the second inning he caught bal be- tween wind and water. It tied him into a pretty tight knot and "subse- uuent proceedings interested him nc more" A Tucson boy promptly an nounced his willingness to fill the want The ball, however, shied at tht bat and made center field over his right eye and he also quit the job bu1 to an onlooker it was very evident that had boy been knocked out or every ball thrown, another always stood ready to shout play ball.'- Tucson Citizen.
 The board or university regent: held their adjourned meeting las evening and audited the bills present ed and passed upon number of rec concentrations offered by President M M Parker. The insurance of tht buildings on the grounds was examin ed into and an order was made to GOV CT all buildings with adequate protec tion, which increased the amount nov on the buildings from $33, 300 to S41. 800. The secretary was directed t, have the additional protection adde, at once. Prof. Blake of the school o mines reported the sum of $156.40 re ceived during the month on account o assays. Acting Director Toumy ren dered report of the work of the ex perimental station with recommends
 tions which were passed upon by tn board.-Tucson Star.