Arizona republican., 1898-11-19
NEWS
 OF THE
 TOWN

proved yesterday.
 LICENSED TO WE'D Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Ed
 ward Miller and Laura Henshaw; Rev. w. l.. Black and Kathleen Maynard Knight
 THE LAS PALMAS.-Messrs Smith
 and Rainey, the promoters of the Las
 Palmas enterprise north of this city, will return to Phoenix on December 1
 to make further improvements in the property.
 YOUNG MEMS NIGHT.- At the | young mems night at the Baptist
 church on Thursday evening there was
 talk by Rev. Dr. Halsey, and music 1 by Miss Kay, Miss Kennedy, Miss Hal | sey and MT. William Halsey. SHIPPING ORE.- William Melczer of Phoenix has shipped threa carloads of copper ore from his mine in Sonora i since active operations were begun at
 the mine short time ago. George
 Hardwick. proprietor of the Hardwick htel in this city, is at the mina looking hotel in this city, is at the mine look 1 ing after the work ,h9re. He is an equal erty. WHOLE FAMILIES COME A few months ago Mr w H. Philips of Yer mont, H.. came to Phoenix on visit. He was so pleased wi,h the country and the climate that he determined to remain here and induce others to coms. Last night he was joined by his son, MT. J. c. Philipps, successful attor-
 ney, who will engage in practice in Phoenix.
 THE PENNEY ROAD RACE The
 Pinney road race has bcen postponed on accoun, of the poor condition of the country roads. Three different courses
 have been selected for this race, and
 they are all now in such bad shape that the riders did not car5 to race over either of them. Several entries were received, but each rider said he had rather ride it after the frs heavy rain The race will either be run later in the winter. or else the prizes (which were all bought and on exhibruon) will be used for tack rac5s after the holi- days.
 SACRED HEART ACADEMY.-T The pupils of the Sacred Heart academy held their monthly rehearsal yester- day afternoon, Of the literary, musical and rhetorical exercises of the past month. The programme was very interesting and entertaining, showing the progre ess. made by the pupils in these branches. Many of the chil- dren's parents were in attendance and expressed themselves as very much pleased The Sisters will be pleased to have the parents of children or other persons interested in the Sacred Heart academy, attend these monthly re- hearsals The next one will take place on Friday, December 16, at 3 D. m.
 ALL ARE BUSY - Andrew Kozik came down from Castle CreeA yester- day where lie has bean working for Messrs. Deity and Sparks, who are de- veloping some claims in that district. When seen by a reporter fer The Re publican he said: We have struck some fine ore in this new mine, and believe it will become a mine of much importance very soon. The mine has a tunnel 100 feet in length, and number of shafts. the deepest being eighty feet. All over Castle Creek district there is general activity. All of the boys are working, the big mines are running full time and there are more prospecIors in that district than ever before. Castle Creek will have some big producing mines in few years
 TO RECOVER A DEBT.- Attorney L. H. Chalmers, for the Phoenix Ma tional bank, yesterday began two suits in district court against the Denvcr-Phoenix Land improvement company to collect on two notes given by the defendant to NJ. Wormser and assigned by him to the plaintiff The notes were for S2 800 and were signed by William Bayard Craig, president, and A. E. Pierce, secretary of the company. One was given in January, 1893, and the other a month later. Payment was made upon them for some time, but after awhile payment Of even the in terest ceased and the plaintiff was compelled to pay $3S3 in taxes upon land upon which the defendant had given a mortgage securing the notes. There is yet s, ,43S.53 due.
 SLOW, BUT SURE The law is slow but not without a moderate de- gree of ceT -ainty. In July of 1897 an attachment suit was filed in the dis trict court of this county and sum mons was issued. Several things hap pcned afterward. The administration of the court changed, a new district clerk came in o office, one judge died and another was appointed: court terms came and went the war with Spain broke out and Spain was fought to a standstill; an empress was assasSi- mated and the FashCda affair arose and subsided There was much other his tory made in one part of the world and another, but amid it all that Mar icCpa county attachment suit was not forgotten. The summons was returned to the district clerks office yesterday, marked served"
 LAVELLE AND READY FREE. - The preliminary examination of A. E. Lavelle, T. Ready and Henry Wilson. charged with complicity in the manu- facture of document purporting to be +bn will Of James RO9TlIP was con cluded befCre Justice JohnstOne yes terday The defendants were dis charged. There was really no evil dencs against them. There was only an assumption by the prosecution that Lavelle had forged Roarke's name and that Ready had borne false testimony l The matter of the validity of the so-