Arizona republican., 1898-04-17
colonel in proof of his innocence offers a reward for it's return to it's owner

F. B. McCabe of Tempe through his
 attorney, Judge J. B. Woodward
 served papers today on the normal
 school board, suit having been filed
 for the recovery of money paid to the
 old board in payment for school land
 which subsequent legislation took out
 of the hands of the board the power to
 grant title. The money thus paid in
 does not belong to the board and after
 repeated demands for its return and
 refusal of the board to act, MT. Nc
 Cabe seeks his remedy in court.
 The county delinquent tax sale was
 ended yesterday. certificates were is
 sued to purchasers and the business
 of making out certificates to the ter ritory for unpurchased property was begun. This property consists almost entirely of improvements on public lands, a class of property of no value whatever to gentlemen who infest tax sales and probably of as little value to the county, but then it doesn't cost the county anything. The sales this year amount to $6S,320. A year ago they amounted to $14,595, so that on this showing alone times are almost twice as good as they were last year. l The amount bidden in by the county is about the same as last year and was nearly the same then as the year be- 1 fore.
 Lum Sung, a Chinaman of Phoenix. wants to visit China, but is confronted by the probability that he may not be able to get back. Lum Sing is not Chinese merchant, but laborer, so that the usual course cannot be pur- sued. A description of him has been made out in probate court and 1t is ornamented with Lum Sings photo graph. But he comes under late and special ruling of the treasury depart ment, which makes it necessary for him to go to Nogales for examination by the customs officers. It is by no means sure that certificate would be issued on examination and Lum Sing has determined to remain in this coun- try until he gets ready to leave it for ever, unless in the meantime the eX- clusion act should be modified to meet his case.
 The ''Y' social held Friday evening in Good Templars' hall was very en- joyable function, and the most sue cessful of the series thus far. The attendance was large and the pro gramme varied and entertaining. A cornet solo by Miss Kay received a well merited encore. Miss Winnie White, a young and talented pianiste, rendered Annie Laurie" with express i've sweetness, and MT. Quin Anderson won the thanks of the male portion Of the audience by the valiant defense made of their rights against the at Jacks of a red-noSed female. Miss Marston's recitation was much appre- ciated, as were also. the vocal numbers completing the programme. Ices and cake carved by fair hands eased the intellectual strain of the audience. The young ladies of the society are to be congratulated on the increasing pop ularity of their social efforts. Their success as entertainers is assured.
 A woman went into a Phoenix cloth- | ing store yesterday to buy pair of trousers for her son who was about | to emerge from the short pants period. | She did not have the boy along with | her and as this was the first pair Of | long trousers she had ever had oc- casion to buy for the growing youth | she was naturally at sea. She told the l salesman how old the boy was, but | that left the length of the proposed l trousers open to doubt. Some boys | are longer than others of the same years. At last happy thought struck the mother. Hes just as tall as | am!" she exclaimed. The clerk | stepped off in an absent sort of way to get good view of her. when it oc- cured to him that the data thus af- forded was still inadequate. The face of the woman was fiery red by this | time and the clerk recalled to the sit nation in which he found himself felt 1 his own countenahce burning up.