Phoenix weekly herald., 1898-01-06
From Wadnesdz1aDafly.


 Miss Sharpe was 8 visitor to Phoenix today.
 Prof GriDdell went to Phoenix CD the morning train.
 Dr. Scroggs made a.professionel visit to Mesa last night.
 ProfessorslIrish and Grindell return ed from Florence last night.
 Miss Lulu Schmidt IS visiting the Misses Hsuxhuret in Phoerix.
 Tonsorial Artist Greaves is preparing his awning posts for new striped pri- son suit.
 A MT. Wright, who lives near the Frenkenburg ranch, is said to be very sick man.
 Mrs. Nj. G. Hood left last night for Tucson where she will attend the In- ssitute.
 Mr. Vanderhoof, who has been visit ing Tempe friends. left for Tucson last night where he will attend the Institute.
 MT. Smith, the Prescott butcher, is here today after cattle which are being supplied by Messrs. Brigham and Hicks.
 Law Collins has lost his December or der book for the Mesa stage line. He will re yard the finder for it's return to him.
 A csr of cstsIe and csr of hogs will be shipped from Tempe tonight. Miss Culver, who has been teaching at Mohawk, returned to Tempe this morn ing.
 Hon. J. c. Goodwin was arrested yesterday by Marshal Compton foE re> fusing to pay his road tax. The case is set for hearing before Justice Oerley on Monday next. Is is said the defense will outline it's case; first that defendant has already contributed his share to- wards the city's road improvement, sec- ondly thst ss member of the last le- gislaturs he is exempt, ard lastly, that the ordinance under which he was ar rested Is unconstitutional. He is fight ing Che case not to save two dollars but Go place his country under further obli- gstions by testing tbe constitutionslity of the law. James is willing to deny himself the pleasure of paying road tax any day in order to become patriot.
 The city council met again last night and passed the property tax levy ot six mills which has loug been considered but not acted upon until after the city assessment was complete. The oFdi- nance requiring the removal of the Mex loan cemetery wss also passed. At least the reporter is credibly informed that such is the case, but there seems to be sn air of mystery concerning this ordinance that rather bHffies newspaper men. Its passage was first noted in these columns about six weeks ago. Two weeks later a morning paper stated that the ordinance had been passed the day before. Now the self sams ordi- nance thrusts its sepulchrsl presence before the news gssherer again with the claim that it has passed. It is RinceF- ely hoped 1t has ss it IS very grave matter. The above mention is not made AS 1 good law but seemingly an uncanny thing for newspaper -sen to miz with, rnsy fshsp Rra4eyards ss they would 8 jail and ''live' newspaper men nev- CT has any use for one but prefers to handle 1t by proxy Fro ID Thnrsdsy's Daily.
 Cattle buyer Powell is in She city.
 Prof. Mango was up from the Capital yesterday.
 Caleb Perron presided at another musicale last night.
 J. B. Dunn returned this morning on the train from the south.
 E. 0. Woodmansee went to Phoenix this morning on business.
 Dr. and Mre. Chandler passed through 1 to Phoenix this morning. J. W. Woolf, Robt. Mullen and A. J. Peters 1sHHss .e .e IPAasnix this morning. The Woodmsn of sne World met sgain last night snd chopped up fey chips.
 A number of young people spent 8 pleasant evening last night at the resi- | dence of Mr. and Mrs. E.. Schmidt. T. L. Shultz still drives over to faithfully nearly every day in ordes to be there and extend 8 welcome l to prosperity as fast as she arrives.
 A. J. Peters shipped three cars of bar ley to Phoenix this morning, one from Tempe and two from Mesa.
 0. P. Borrovds1e and wife, Con Miss Luln Sohmidt and Miss Kunz went oub today on hunting ,ionic. J. Wallace Morse, sub mail clerk, is on the N. M. & A. R. R. be- ween Benson and Nogsles, filling the ,laos of Clerk Hubble, who is east.
 A. ,. Hslbers, the Tempe joker who or the past few years has been mixing ID humor, psthos and justice in Pima returned on this mornings rain.
 The Odd Fellows met Tuesday night 'onfeFrinR se verdi degrees and receiving dditional petitions for membership. he lodge seems to be erjoying reg liar boom and with bheir new building unning along smoothly they expect all inds of variee ated and highly colored rosperity.
 The musical ring of the Fifiss is again