Arizona republican., 1898-10-19
Arizona Day by Day
 Live News Taken From Territorial Exchanges.
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 Ahcrt 1:30 a. m. Friday last Mar shals Woody, Black and Drummond approached the Chinese dwsliing in tfsl rear Of Cofffn's grocery store and demanded admit,ance, which was re- fused. I general firing of pistol shots ensued, and after hot battle the door was opened and the officers entered. One Chinsman was found shot through the left arm, the bone being broken. A couple of opium smoking laycuts one pistol and five Chinamen were taken into custody. On being arraigned be- fore Judge Milligan bail was given and the trial was postponed. The officers say that the Chinaman commenced fir ing when the demand for admission was made.-Flagstaff Sun.
 Oscar Gibson Of Flagstaff was called to Williams last Thursday to conduct the funeral Of Mrs. William Nagiller, who died at that place October Il, 1898. The deceased leaves husband and one child who deeply mourn her loss. The esteem in which Mrs. Nagiller was held was evidenced by the large num- Der who attended the services.
 William Asay Of Thatcher and Harry W. Nash of Globe returned from the east last week They were Of the first contingent of Rough Riders who left Arizcna. In conversation with MT. Nash, among other things, he said: My father fought for four years sgainst Joe Wheeler, and I served un- der him" MT. Nash went through the campaign in Cuba, and it is very inter- esting to haar him t5ll Of these exciting times Like all the Rough Riders he adcres Colonel Brodie. Harry says there is no place like home, and no place like Arizcna.-Arizonian.
 Brother Birdno's editorial in last weeks Guardian was, we think, orig inal, but he was in labor for two whole weeks, and brought forth a jcurnalis- tic mouse. He accuses us of running for Cffice. This is not true. The office is running after us, and cur opponents are two populists; two Of the best men in town, by the way. He calls us a poor, abused little thing. We'll, we never did pretend to have the large, bulging brain posss ssed by the Tall Cottonwood of the Gila. Almost the first remark we heard when we infiict- ' a chance acquaintance. Said he: That man, Bird1o," pointing out the T2G Cottonwood, lis an awfully smart man" And as we drew near, not to lcse any Of this thrilling information, he continued: He plays a h-l Of a good game of seven-up.'' Saford Ari- zoniar
 Henry Sells, whc enlisted with the famous Bucksy O'Neill and was With him when the chiyalrcus captain fell, is hcme again. He has many humor- GUS stories to tell to his friends One rans thus: When Colonel Brcdie was wounded at the battle Of Quasimas he started for creek near by to get a drink Of water There he met Bugler Casey, comical Hibern-an No enc knew at that time that the colCnel's arm had been shattered. Casey saw the blood frcm the colonel's arm trick ling in the water as he was stooping 2 ever to drink. At that instant Mau- ser ball struck Casey. He turned to the wounded commander and said: Colonel, ws're both wounded now lets go to the Red Cross hospital What did the colonel do? He didn't do d-n thing, but jumped over the wire fence and yelled, Give it to 'em, boys and left ne to get to the hospital the best l could, and me wounded, at that Flagstaff Sun.
 The vigorous effcTts that have been put forth by some of the Holbrock cit iZens notably Messrs. Buck and Barnes, to have the national government set apart the petrifed forest near this place as national park is et last bear ing fruit. MT w. c. Barnes this week received communication frcm Fcrest Superintendent Benedict asking fer ;, further information as to the amount Of land necessary to cover the entire park and other, data necessary for the carrying cut of the national park idsa, which MT. Barnes answered as fully as possible. It is wcrth while to say that one year ago Governor Murphy sue ceeded in having the land around the forest withdrawn from entry under the land laws and last year Governor Mur- phy and Mir. Barnes call5d on Comm;s- siCner Hermann in Washington, and had long interview with him on the subject. It is matter Cf congratula- tion that this move is at last to be car ried into effect.-Hclbrook Argus.
 Tha business men of Holbrcok have after considerable discussion and agI- tation on Sunday closing agreed that ; after the first Sunday i'll November the stores will be closed Cn Sundays, and , no goods Of any kind will be sold what : evsr. The business man and their ; clerks who are confined to their places of business from fifteen to eighteen hours cut of the twenty-four feel the nesd Of having enc day in the week foI rest and recreation. Furthermore the customs Of the frontier days are gradu- i, ally disappearing through the infu- ences Of more permanently established sCcie-y With the advent of church services and Sunday schccls in towr it is proper that the business elemsn1 should adept the regulations practiced elsewhere in every well established , and orderly community. and thereby assist in giving the Sabbath day it's