Arizona republican., 1898-08-05
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS
Small Paragraphs of Gen.
 erdI Local Interest.
News of PhOenix and Tributary Re- zion. The DOingS of People and Other Matters.

was frightened by the appearance of twelve-pound boy Both mother and child are doing well
 MT H. c. Orme yesterday received l a letter from Thomas German at New
 York, saying that Norman Orme was not quite so well as he had been. He was troubled by fever and had been somewhat depressed on recently learn ing that Ollie Norton. friend and also Rough Rider" had been killed in the second battle before Santiago. James McCann and J. B. Adams ct al yesterday flied an injunction suit in district court against John Madison, who claims to be a government en- ploye looking after his employers in terest on the McDowell military res ervation. The grievance of the several
 plaintiffs is that Madison is obstruct- | ing the old government ditch, from
 which they have been supplying their lands with water.
 Charles G. McNeil of Chicago, rep resenting the Western Union Tele- graph time service, is in this city and will call upon merchants and business men with the intention of securing 5 Phoenix the service Accuracy il
 time will fill a long felt want and NJ.
 McNeil will have the hearty support of the business public. United Stat observatory time accurately transmit : ted over the Western Union telegraph lire will certainly be appreciated. MT. Lloyd Johnston. clerk Of tt supreme court, left last night for Sal Francisco, whence he will sail on th ? Mariposa on August 10 for Honolulu That is the vessel which will carry the Hawaiian commissioners. MT Johnston will be absent about six weeks. He is making the trip mere ly for the ocean voyage involved in it. hoping that his health. which has been bad for some time. will be ben cited. Other Phoenicians who left last night for the islands are Judge J. B. Early and F. K. Hickey
 John Bender is in jail again Bender is the eccentric and moneyed French
 man who goes off on wild and period teal sprees at stated periods. He made three assaults on the Palace early yes terday morning and tore the shirt off
 an officer who tried to restrain him When Bender is arrested a large sum of money is usually found in his pock- cts. but he never pays a fine. He can add to his wealth by serving out his time. Some minimizing persons be-
 lieve that is the way he has amassed his wealth. serving jail sentences at
 the rate of dollar a day and found.
 The NJ. Ss P. railroad will run special train from Mesa and Tempe on Saturday morning to connect with the Prescott excursion train They leave Mesa at o'clock and Tempe at 6:15, railroad time This will be a
 great convenience for the south side residents who expect to go on the ex-
 cursion, of whom there are about fifty. MT. Elwell who is chairman of the excursion committee, also made ar
 engagements yesterday with the s. F P. & P. officials to have the time of the excursion tickets extended to a month upon the payment of an additional | S4.20 at Prescott. This will give those desiring to spend a month in the mountains an opportunity for a | daylight ride to Prescott and also to 1 be there for the big celebration on Saturday.
 Secretary Akers yesterday received
 letter from his assistant. Harry Tritle at Prescott. begging for a fur ther extension of his leave of absence l until next Sunday MT Tritle went to Prescott last Sunday, taking his trunk and wheel, intending to stay until i last Thursday. On Wednesday he
 wrote asking an extension until Fri day. Yesterday he wrote saying that he had not been able to gather I strength to tear himself away from his friends. He felt no doubt that he | would be strong enough to perform that herculean feat by Sunday MT. Akers granted the extension. Ac- cording to the Prescott papers there
 will be a grand ball there tonight If MT. Tritle is able to participate in it
 his muscles to such an extent that he
 will no doubt be able to overcome the
 violent efforts of his friends to detain [ him any longer.
 The weekly excursions to the coast i last night and this morning were all
 most, if not quite, as well patronized
 as those of a week ago. Among the
 passengers of the S. F. P. & P. were: Col. M. H. McCord and wife Pres
 colt; l.. s. Bowser, Fort Worth; c. H.
 Knapp, Flagstaff; w. H. Brown. Chi
 cago; J. F. Elwell, Prescott; c. H. Rich and wife, Omaha. For San l Diego: E. Varnum, C. Williams. T. M Hamilton, C. G. Williams,
 Sam G. Rogers and wife, Mrs
 F. H. Howe, Mrs. S. J. Ivy, Hi Eldred,
 wife and children, Hattie Crews, Miss
 Gray, Frank Fuqua, H. Wisner, MT.
 and Mrs. G. H. Galleger, Ida H. Boyd iP. Roache, William Cant, George | Kirkland For Ho lolulu, J. B.