Arizona republican., 1898-03-13
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Thirty thousand dollars worth of wool was sold in Pima recently for 1872 cents per pound.
 Kingman works the hobos on the streets, consequently that town is not popular with the hobo element.
 George M Sargent's name is being mentioned in Prescott in connection with the election of school trustee.
 The salary of the sheriff of Navajo county has been fixed by the board of supervisors of said county at $500 a year.
 The snowfall in the Huachucas dur ing the recent storm is the heaviest that has fallen for many years at this time of the year.
 There was a farewell party given to Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Mccullough Sat urday night at Nogales before their de- parture for Missouri, where they ex- pect to make their future home.
 Charles F. Hof, chairman of the financial committe appointed at the Cuban mass meeting in Tucson, states that after paying all expenses they had a balance of s220.50, for which amount they secured a draft from the Consolidated National bank, payable to the treasurer of the Cuban junta at New Orleans.
 Members of the Press assoclatIon who came in on the trains Thursday night say that the rain was general, says the Star. Hon. John W. Dorring ton says it was raining at Yuma when he left there and that it rained all the way to Tucson. It was a glorious rain and it means thousands of dol lars to Arizona
 J. P. McGovern, a bright and in- telligent young man of Flagstaff. came in on last evenings train, and will re- main in Prescott for some time. He has quite a reputation as an amateur actor, and will assist in, the entertain ment to be given here next week. un- der the auspices of the Catholic Knights. s.-Journal-Miner.
 The city council of Phoenix cn Mon day passed a resolution of thanks to N O. Murphy and co-workers in se- curing the passage through congress of the bill allowing municipal i'm provements to be carried on by selling bonds MT. Murphy has done some very active work in congress for the benefit of Arizona. Miner.
 A. W. Gregg, an architect from the east, but late of Phoenix, was in Flag staff last week inspecting the reform school building so as to get up the specifications for the completion of the building. says the Gem. There is about ST 900 in the treasury to the credit of the reform school building and it will be expended as soon as the contract can be let.
 The funeral of the late Mrs Sarah Jones took place Thursday afternoon from the residence of her brother, E. I. Roberts. In spite of the indictment weather the attendance was very large. The pail bearers were Col. A. O. Bro die. J. J. Fisher, Dr. D. Pentland and William Brown. Services were con- ducted by Rev. B. D. Wyckoff of the Congregational church, and interment was in the Citizens cemetery. De- ceased was very estimable Christian woman.-Journal-M
 Hon. A. F. Banta, editor of the Pick and Drill of Prescott. says he always had weakness for Tucson He work cd as compositor in the Citizen office when he first came to southern Ari- Zona, twentyseven years ago The Citizen was then published on the cor ner of Church plaza and Congress street. Since that time MT Banta has made his home all over Arizona and taken part in many of it's most excit- ing struggles. Mrs Banta accompanied her husband here.-Tucson Citizen
 Prof. Blake of the university has a relic on his hands "as a relic" He has not vet made up his mind what it is, and isn't at all certain that he will be able to ascertain. It is a horn of some prehistoric animal, and if the animal was big in proportion to the size of the horn it must have been a king of brutes. From what remains of the horn it is evident that the core was fully eighteen inches in length, and the horn was six or seven inches in diameter at its base. It was found a day or two ago by some workmen while making an excavation at Great erville.-Star
 Captain Nahoney and Lieutenant Cordier of the Cuban army who spent about ten days in Tucson. left for Bis bee Thursday night. While in Tue son the boys made many friends by their gentlemanly conduct and their earnestness. They are both deeply in terested in Cuba's cause, but they say that if war is declared between the United States and Spain they will re- turn to America and take up arms un- der the stars and stripes. The boys expect to remain in Bisbee today and probably until the middle of next week, after which they will 20 straight to New Orleans and set sail for Cuba to rejoin the army of the insurgents. Cap tain Mahoney was recently wounded in battle. That is how he happened to be off duty-having a furlough in which to recover from his wound.
 Agreeable to call the eighth annual meeting of the Arizona Press associa- tion met in the hall over the Star of flee today. The attendance was not so large as it should have been but the representation was fair After the transaction of the various routine bus mess an adjournment was had till ' o'clock this evening when they will get together for a little solid work