Arizona republican., 1898-10-05
News of the Town

SETTLEMENT OF AN ESTATE Application was made in probate court yesterday for letters of administration on the estate of Charles Wheeler.
 THE MARICOPA CLUB The an- nuai meeting of the members of the Marieopa club will be held at o'clock tonight for the purpose of electing a new board Of directors.
 1 NEW REPUBLICAN CLUB The Young Mems Republican club will or ganize a republican club at Fowler school house next Friday evening. All are invited to be present.
 A JUDGMENT. The only business in short session Of district court yes terday was the rendering of judgment for the plaintiff in the case of J. F. LaTcurrette vs J. B. Tomlinson and others.
 NEW CITIZENS Abrham Zim- mermann, a native Of Switzerland, and James Albert Leach, a subject of Great Britain, were admitted to cit : izenship in United States court yester- day morning.
 DIED AWAY FROM HOME--E E. Baird, 3S years old, who recently came ACiC II NsO-, Qltu ldSt evening and will be buried from Brad leys undertaking rooms at ? o'clock this afternoon
 FOR GENERALIZATION During the next two weeks federal court will be opened at 9:30 a. n. for the purpose Of receiving applications for naturali- zation papers Those desiring papers should present themselves at that hour
 COL. ZABRISKIE'S SPEECH. The Republican campaign will be opened in Phoenix tomorrow night at the mili- tary plaza. The principal speaker will be Col. J. A. Zabriskie of Tucson. There is no Iore polished and forcible speaker in the territory. and perhaps on dhe coast, than Col Zabriekie.
 A CHANGE OF NAME.-Judge J. NJ. Damron yesterday made application in court for a change in his name by the elimination Of the first Christian name, James" His objection to it is the familiar corruption, Jim" He prefers the second name Of Monroe" which cannot be shortened or cor rupted.
 THE NEW BARRACKS.-The Sal
  house CT Center street and. as Adju- tani Wood says, will .'go OF the stage,'' commencing Thursday evening. The army gave up it's barracks in Gardiner hall some evenings ago and until it's members occupy their new quarters is holding opsl-air meetings only.
 HE WAS FROM PHOENIX The state department is informed by A. NJ. BeaupTe, United States colsui-general at Guatemala, of the death at sea on May 15 Of Andrew Peterson, who is believed to have been a resident of either Phoenix or Williams, this terri tory. The state department is en- deaToriHg to locate the relatives of Petersen, and issues notice that his legal representatives can get additional information regarding his death by applying to the department.
 JUDGE DAVIS APOLOGY.-A Among the speakers at meeting of the Juve- nile Democratic club on Monday night was Judge Davis, who entertained the youth and beauty Of the local democ- racy with a discussion Of .he sheme, Why I am Democrat Seeing that Judge Davis is an Alabanlian, the audi ence felt that n1s speech would have been more interesting if he had ad- vancad possible reasons why he could have been anything else. Some of his more youthful and ardent hearers re- SaTded Judge Davis speech as an apol- ogy for his political belief. They be- lieyei that it was ill-,imed jus- now Ca the opening Of the campaign.
 THE ROUGH RIDERS.'-Mr. F. B. Knox, cashier of the Phoenix Ma tional bank, yesterday received letter from Mr Willis G. Nash, a New York state banker, who says: We are pleased to greet an old acquaint- ance in a new country We are sur priscd, however, to get a letter at the present time from Arizona, because we supposed that the entire population had joined the Rough Riders" and we-o now in this state booming Teddy fer governor" This recalls a state me1t lately made in the New York Journal that the Arizona Rough Riders" in New York were besieging Col. Rocsevel. begging him to get them so they could vote for him. But since they cannct vote for Teddy, they will come back to Arizona and .ote for BrCdie.
  announced yesterday at the N. 6 P. offices ;hat the train to Mesa City will leave PhC5nix at 9:30 o'clock this morning and, returning leave Mesa City at 1:30 D. ID. The next train will go to Mesa a. ; p. Ii. and remain there over night. returning to Phoenix to- mcrrow morning at 7:30 o'clock. h other words. the schedule in force for a lCng time previous to the recent change will again go in force. Two train crews will therefore be necessary instead Of cne, as under the reaent ar and Walter Porter will act as conductor on the Mesa run, Sam Harris retaining the run to Maricopa. .Reverting back 70 the old schedule said Superintendent Porter yesterday, means considerably more expense to the company than when one train crew did the work; but it is cur intention and desire to give the Mesa City peo- pie the very best service possible. l met with the citizens of Mesa a few days ago and they requested change