Arizona republican., 1898-03-08

were SIX applicants.
 The board of supervisors is engaged in considering the matter of buying a sprinkler for the roads near the city.
 Lloyd Stoner, the 4-year-old son of A. J. Stoner, yesterday broke his right arm at the elbow by falling from a fence.
 No luncheon under the auspices of the w. c. T. U. will be served in the reading room building, nor funds so- licited for the present.
 The warmest feature of the Elks ball tonight will be the cake walk. The cake itself is on exhibition in the windows of the Phoenix bakery.
 Suit for divorce was filed in district court yesterday by Julia Felers against John Felers. The ground alleged is desertion. The husband is a non resident
 In a late description of an entertain ment given by Miss Nellie Walton it was enormously described as an elo- cutionary performance instead of a musical entertainment.
 Three vagrants in police couIt yes terday were given thirty days each on the chain gang, three drunks were fined $5 each, and the rider of an un- lighted wheel was let off with a $3 fine
 D. Rodriguez was arrested yesterday on charge of stealing an assortment of blankets from the house Of a neigh Dor, Bernardo Cessna. Rodriguez pleaded guilty in Justice Kincaid's court
 Rev. Lewis Halsey, D. D., pastor of the Baptist church, will preach the sermon tonight at the revival meeting at the First Methodist Episcopal church. Services will begin at 7:3O o'clock.
 Mrs. Norris. wife of one of the pro prietors of the horse and dog show, was suddenly taken ill of typhoid fever on Sunday. Her condition was so serious that it was thought best to leave her in town.
 The board of supervisors was in regular weekly session yesterday. Be- side the transaction of routine busi- ness, bids for painting the court house were opened. There were eight bid ders and the bids ranged from S450 to S1,150. The contract was not awarded
 Articles of incorporation of the Jo- hannesburg Land and Water company were filed in the. office of the terri torial secretary yesterday. The in corporators are Henry A Darling, George H. Curtis, Walter Rose, A. M. Squ1res and Donald Barker. They are residents of Los Angeles and Chi cago.
 The painted rocks south of the city are becoming an important attraction to tourists as well as citizens. The existence of the rocks has been known to prospectors and others for a long time, but it is only recently much in terest was taken in them. A la ge party drove out from town last Sun day.
 Yesterday was a busy day in probate court. Letters of administration were issued to A. D. Hinton upon the estate of Annie B. Hinton Final set clement was made in the estate of Jen- nie -Teitjen. The will of Miguel Mi randa was presented for probate and application was made for letters of ad- ministration on the estate of John Annear.
 MT. B. J. Brennan and family de parted last night for California, where they will spend few days before leav- ing for their home in St. Paul. MT. Brennan has the contract to grade the extension of the Fosston branch of the Great Northern system, a road which will give the farmers of the Red River valley an outlet for their wheat at Duluth with greatly decreased mile age.
 The Improved Order of Red Men are good entertainers. The attendance at their ball given at Elks' hall last night was not as large as was expected, but that did not interfere with the success of the function from a social stand point. The programme contained eighteen numbers, all of which were danced, and there was apparent on all sides the enjoyment of the oc- | casion. The reception committee contained the names of T. T. Power, w. T. Smith, J. Frank Curns, F. E. Jacot and Tad Longstreth. The floor ! managers were A. B. Cobb, Harry Beatty and F. E. Jacot An adjourned meeting of the Mari copa County Bar association was held at the district court room yesterday afternoon to take action in the mat ter of the death of Judge Peleg s. Per | ley. The committee appointed the day before to draft resolutions of sym pathy and regret presented it's report which was ordered made art of the court record. After this there were addresses by Chief Justice Street and various members of the bar The ad- dresses were all brief, but many of them were eloquent and all were 1 touching and were descrip i've of the many excellent qualities of mind and heart possessed by Judge Perley. | Phoenix was not without it's daily runaway yesterday. A powerful team hitched to a big wagon, was turne d loose on First street. The team came
 down the street with a chatter which
 gave ample warning to people to get
 out of the way. w. L. Tiffany was sitting at desk in Judge Ainsworth's E
 office. He was consequently safe b I
 his blooded colt, hitched to a light
 sulky, was in front of the building
 exposed to the fury of the runaway MT. Tiffany ran out and endeavored