Arizona republican., 1898-07-01
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS
Small Paragraphs of Gen.
 erdI Local Interest.
News of PhOenix and Tributary Re- zion. The DOingS of People and Other Matters.

Twenty ladies met at the office of Dr. Clymer last night and organized a branch of the Red Gross society.
 District Clerk Gill yesterday turned into the county treasury S36O which had been deposited in his office as jury fees in civil cases.
 Mrs. Margaret Cline died yesterday at her home seven miles west of Phoe- nix. She was S4 years of age. The funeral will take place at 10 o'clock today from Smiths undertaking par lors.
 On account of the threatening weather of last evening no perform ance was given at the park theater. Little Coquette," with Hattie Ser nard Chase in the title role, will be played tonight.
 James L. Cant is gradually absorb ing the cattle interests of Arizona. Unless he is restrained he will some time be the only cattleman in the ter ritory Within the last year he has bought half dozen brands andranges. Yesterday he bought large herd of B. H. Winters.
 MT. J. L. Irwin has ranch east of town from which he comes to town every morning with large wagon loaded with watermelons. That they are fine, luscious melons is attested by the fact that he disposes of the load every day. On Tuesday last he sold 1000 melons before sundOwn, and his sales reach close to that number daily.
 The trial of Jose Beltran, charged with stealing a watch from J. E.. George, was begun in Justice John stones court yesterday, but was con tinued until today on account. of an absent witness. Beltran was brought into court, his head swathed in ban dages to cover the judgment visited upon him by the kangaroo court tue day before.
 The negira from "block fl" began yesterday under instructions from the city council early last month. The women are scattering to all parts of the town and some Of them who de- sire that they may not be lost sight Of have posted notices as follows: Miss - has removed to No. - - Street." This information intended
 
 tage to the police.
 Word reached Phoenix yesterday Cf the killing of Andy Darnell by man named Frank JohnsCn. Darnen was cousin of N. J. Hale of this city. He was a native of Texas and a typical frontiersman He was one of the best known cowboys in the south estern part of the territory. He Was not quarrelsome, but he was mar velcusly quick and correct in the use of the gun. Hence in the absence oi any particulars of the killing it is supposed that he was taken at a dis advantage.
 The case of C. T. Hirst against tht Glendale Fruit company dragged slow ly in district court yesterday. Nearly the wohle day was taken up with thf cross examination Of the plaintiff Notice of appeal was given by the de' l fendant in the cases of eight Japanese i laborers against the Anglo-AmericaI Canaigre company. A. B. Williams better known as Coffee AL" was mad a citizen of the United States. He Ii a native of Canada, but has residet in the United States ten years, sever of which have been spent in Phoenix w. w. Kunkel and Miss Lillian Cliff ford were married by Judge Grouse a Mr. Kunkel's residence in the westerl part of the city on Wednesday night MT. Kunkel took every possible pre- caution to prevent publicity and bu for an unforeseen circumstance hi most intimate friends would not nov know that he is married man. Tn wedding was set for g o'clock, an uu usual .>our. Judge Grouse attende lodge and when he left and started i another direction than toward hom suspicion was aroused and he was fo lowed to MT KunkePs home. The report of the public schools l Phoenix for the last year was COT cluded yesterday by Judge Kincai' the clerk of the board. It makes
 very favorable showing. The a' craze daily attendance was S6O, gai over last year of 140, more than 20 p; cent The rapid growth of th schools within the last three years shown in other figures. The gain the year before last over the precedin year was 100 and the gain the yea
 before that was eighty. It is que: tion how much of this increase cOmf from the growth of Phoenix and hc much comes from the growing pop' larity of the schools.
 Santa Monica is having a feast {
 good things On Sunday night NJ o J. W. Irwin of San Francisco gave . most delightful lecture on Christ
 Art" fully illustrated with a fine a
 sortment of pictures. On Monday e
 ening he gave his stirring and thrill
 ing lecture on Cuba, Spain, the Phi :. ippines and Uncle Sam. These le |. lures are the initial ones of a seri'
 f distinguished lectures that MT. Mi
 Ter of the Arcadia hotel is providir
 for his guests. The glorious Four
 will attract the biggest crowd San