Arizona republican., 1898-12-23
NEWS
 OF THE
 TOWN

U nam l.. Simpson ana MarY henneQy. = K. OF PA meeting of K of P e lodge will be held at Castle hall to e night for the purpose of conferring thu
 second rank.
 = INJURED IN A RUNAWAY. -G. F Lampey was the victim of a runaway
 at Tempe yesterday and was brough
 home seriously injured last night. CHRISTMAS TREE. The M. E
 church south will hold services or
 Christmas eve. There will be heav-
 fly laden Christmas tree to which all
 are cordially invited.
 MISS MOSHER'S FUNERAL. The
 funeral of Miss Florence Mosher will
 take place from the family residence
 425 West Van Buren street, this after , noon at o'clock. Rev. pr. McCreary will be the officiating minister.
 NOTARIAL APPOINTMENTS -
 Acting Governor Akers yesterday ap-
 pointed James l.. King of San Fran
 cisco commissioner of deeds for Ari-
 zona. and w. w Wilson of Casa
 Grande, Pinal county, notary public.
 AN ENCOUNTER An encounter
 occurred yesterday evening in tue
 lower part of town between City Jailor Rock and Bafa Magnani. An attempt was made to take Rocks gun rom him, in the course of which he was beaten on the head .,
 TO SELL CHURCH PROPERTY. - The trustees of the First Baptist church of Tempe yesterday made application in district court for permission to sell certain real estate belonging to the church. An order granting permis- sion was issued.
 THE BALL TONIGHT. The mili- to 63J1 in Of ho crnr 7lt1 his staff will occur tonight at the O'Neill hall. Invitations were sent out week ago and the attendance will no doubt be large and the event an enjoy able one.
 DREDGER MACHENERY.-The bus mess of removing the machinery for | the huge dredger for the Arizona canal began yesterday Three six-horse teams carried out the first installment. A great deal more is still lying a. the s. r. P. & P. depot.
 REDEEMING SCRIP. Clerk T. E. Dalton is the busiest man in town now issuing county warrants in exchange for scrip. Yesterday he had paid off all certificates to and including 636. About 200 more certificates will be ready for redemption today.
 THE WOODMEN.- Woodmen camp No. held an interesting meeting last night. There were thirty-seven mem bers from Mesa and fifteen from Tempe The team from Mesa exemplified the unwritten work on a candidate. Re treatments were served and there was a general good time.
 DEVELOPING MINES. The Hall group of mines in Cochise county are being developed by Lombard, Goode & Go. of Chicago under the direction of MT H. K. Macdonald MT Macdonald yesterday returned to Phoenix from visit to these mines and other interest ing mining properties in Cochise county.
 COMING BASE BALL. The De Mund base ball team under the leader ship of Assistant Captain Mosser is practicing every afternoon at the park and is showing great improve ment. It will greet Prescott in the coming series with a strong lineup and will give them a few points on the national game.
 SIMPSON-KINNEY. MT. William L. Simpson and Miss Mary Kinney were married yesterday morning at g o'clock. An elegant wedding breakfast was afterward served at DeMers. Both the bride and groom are quite well and fayorably known in Phoenix. MT. Simpson has been TOT more than year connected with the Hotel Adams.
 CHRISTMAS CHARITY. Mrs. TaI- bot is receiving donations of clothing from ladies of the valley which will be sent to needy families residing here today and tomorrow as Christmas of ferings. There is a special demand for children's clothing, and Mrs Talbot will be glad to receive contributions r. enue.
 SHIPPING PROVISIONS. MT. H. J. Sisty yesterday shipped large con- signment of provisions to Placeritas camp, where he is operating in com pany with MT Slater Montrose, for merly of the Adams hotel. They are | working the Bedrock mine, gold | property, with excellent results. The | ore is hauled six miles to the Yarnell | mill, where ten stamps are pounding | out the values. i
 MIR. WRIGHTS DEMISE. On Mon | day at the Sixth Avenue hotel Mir | Lindley c. Wright passed away. De- | ceased was 30 years of age. He grad | uated from the Vanderbilt university | in Tennessee at the head of his class, | and afterward won medals in chemistry | at that institution. He was a member | of the Methodist church south of this | city. Among his friends and acquaint- ances he was esteemed for his many | excellent qualities and the purity of his life.
 SHEEP ARE SAFE. A number of | parties arrived in the city yesterday | from the north and all report that | there was but very slight loss of sheep | from the deep snow in the mountains. | The snow is melting fast in the Verde valley where there are said to be 50,- | 900 head. Nothing further than was contained in the article published in yesterdays Republican has been heard | from the bands caught in the snow in Ton:o Basin. It is believed by sheep men that these bands will suffer con loss. Cattlemen say that the