Arizona republican., 1898-02-19

John S. Mosier, a well known ranch man at McDowell, died at Alhambra on Thursday night of pneumonia. Repairs are being made on the northern end of the Gila river bridge, which had been slightly weakened by the late floods.
 David Clanton of Buckeye is the happiest man in town, because it is a boy, weighs ten pounds and looks like it's papa. Mother and child are doing well.
 | It is reported that there may be me- morial services for Miss Frances Will I lard at the Baptist church on Sunday afternoon. Further particulars will be given later.
 l At 2 o'clock this afternoon the min CTS of this county will meet at Elks' i hall to select six delegates to the miners convention to be held in Phoe- nix on March 1.
 Governor McCord and party will re- | turn to the city this morning. Tele- grams from members of the party state that from the moment they reached Nogales their progress has been marked by a continual ovation. i City Assessor Long announced yes I terday that he woul not make publi- cation of the notice of delinquent tax sale until the last moment under the law, March 1. He has been strongly urged by buyers of delinquent prop erty to do so at once
 There will be a patriotic memorial service at the Phoenix Baptist church on Sunday evening. All citizens not having engagements at other churches are cordially invited to attend. The service will include a sermon by Dr. Halsey and special music.
 A horseman who has an animal at the track says that he and others would like to see a purse put up for Washington's birthday. Not a bad scheme, as a side line" for the day, which will be full of novelties. A hundred or two hung up would be an incentive for two or three spurts. Secretary Charles H. Akers yester- day established new office hours. He or his accommodating assistant, Harry R. Tritle will be found ready for the l transaction of business any time be- tween the hours of g and 12, and 1 and l 5. Heretofore the official day has been between 10 and 12, and 1 and 4. Bob Doll, accompanied by Henry Burries, returned yesterday from a three days duck hunt on the Gila | river. Bob tells marvellous stories | about the ducks. He supplied all the | neighbors' children with ducks and did not forget to supply his friends also Charles V. Williams was the chef on the occasion.
 | The ladies of the Methodist Episco- I pal church south will render an in teresting programme in memory of Miss Lucinda B. Helm, the originator of the 'Woman's Parsonage and Home Mission society,"" at the church, cor ner of Center and Monroe streets. on Sunday evening, at 7:3O. All are cor dially invited to attend.
 ''This is too warm for me, so guess Rogers yesterday. Nil. Rogers is I'll run up home tonight" said MT.
 bookkeeper for Zeiger & Co. at Con- gross Junction, where his family now resides. He intimated that MT. Charles Zeiger had disposed of his in- terests on the Castle Creek hot springs
 route from the junction below Wick
 enburg.
 w. H. Harmon was yesterday exam ined in probate court for insanity and
 was committed to the asylum. The
 complaint was made by his wife. He
 is resident of Seligman, but came to Phoenix a couple of months ago for
 medical treatment. A week ago he
 alarmed his attendants one night by
 escaping from his room and hiding in some bushes near by. He was found by the police.
 The two cases of F. L. Brill against
 the S. F. F. & P. railroad, for damage for two COWS killed on the plaintiff
 ranch near Wickenburg, were taken
 from Justice Kincaid's court to the
 district court yesterday. Appeal was
 made by the defendant from a de
 cision of the justice sustaining the
 plaintiffs denurrer to the defendant's
 counter claim for S250 for damages
 caused by the obstruction of the tracI
 by the cows.
 Deputy Sheriff Pete Boushee O
 Congress was in town yesterday 1T
 search of a couple Of men wanted fol driving away some horses on whicl an attachment had been levied. On,
 of the men a Swede, was picked III
 near Five Points and locked up in jai l until last night, when the deput. sheriff left with him for Prescott Hi $ arrest disclosed another offense agains Ine law. lie was carrying a reVOlVe F and he was loaded down with cart
 ridges.
 A little 1S-months-old daughter o
 MT. and Mrs. George Boston, living il the southwestern part of town, wa ; drowned on Thursday night in a tu1 . partly filled with water. Mrs. Bostol
 was calling on a neighbor and the lit
 tie one was playing about the yart c unnoticed. When her mother hunted } for her she found her in the tub. Lif
 was so nearly extinct that though Dr 3 Mcintyre was called as soon as pos . sible, he was unable to resuscitat her. The funeral took place yesterday l The marriage of MT. Louis E. Jor dan and Miss Eva Lorraine Shurtleff 3 quietly welded more than montl ago, was made public yesterday fo ], the first time. Their friends wer