Arizona republican., 1898-05-19
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS
Small Paragraphs of Gen.
 erdl Local Interest.
News of Phoenix and Tributary Rs- zion. The DOingS of People and Other Matters.

Samuel Green, living west of town. ] had his leg broken in three places last i Tuesday by horse falling on him.
 The home of MT. and Mrs. Richard 1 Vinson was frightened on the morn ing of May IT by the birth of daugh- ter.
 marry Carpenter of Yuma spent yes terday in town, leaving for home last night He will start to New York months.
 All members of Phoenix Engine ! company are requested to be present at the fire department hall Thursday. May 19, at o'clock p. m. By order Of Robert Fromm. secretary.
 Miss Alice King, for long time a teacher ill the schools of Phoenix, died at San Diego on May IL Miss King went away from here two years ago and left many friends who will hear of her death with sorrow.
 Articles of incorporation of the Gold King Mining company were filed in the office of the territorial secretary yesterday. The incorporators are J. H. Carpenter and Pierce Evans The principal place of business is Yuma, and the capital stock is $2,500,000.
 Suit for divorce was begun in dis trict court yesterday by Sarah Brown vs. G. P. Brown. on the ground of cruelty. The parties were married in Hannibal, Mo, twenty-four years ago Nothing is said in the complaint of their married life until year ago, when it is stated that the defendant threatened to kill the plaintiff and drove her from home. He is now re- siding at Congress.
 Constable John Beck returned yes terday morning from Globe with w F. Schaller, against whom an indict- ment had been found for an agra vated assault on Helma Shipman, the little 6-year-old girl of a widowed peighbor. Schaller denies his guilt and claims to be the victim of spite work. Since his return a great many people have come forward with stor- ies of similar offenses, some of them of a particularly revolting character.
 Louis C. Davidson of Grand Rapids, Mich, died in this city late on Tues day night. He was 45 years of age and had lived in this city since last fall He was accompanied by his wife, who will leave tonight for Grand Rap ids, where two sons reside, with the remains. The funeral services will be held at W. A. Davis undertaking par lors at o'clock this afternoon. Mem bers of the order of Modern Woodmen, of which the deceased was a member, are-requested to attend.
 Jackson Mognett, brother of F. NJ ma iod tn Mrs. Naomi E. Jackson. The mar riage was preceded by a romance of a generation. MT. Mognett is 65 years old and his bride is AT. They were lovers thirty years ago, but their mar riage then was prevented by the ob jection of Mrs. Jackson's parents. They were separated and moved to different parts of the country. Mrs. Jackson has been twice married, has been divorced from both husbands and is the mother of ten children. She came here lately from Oregon, met her first love and the union of yester- day followed.
 A couple of weeks ago E. s. Wake lin began suit in district court against J. D. Monihon to compel him to exc cute lease to the property now occu- pied by the plaintiff as a drug store under a provision of the lease into which the parties entered five years ago. A few days ago the defendant began action against the plaintiff in forcible entry and detainer in Justice Johnston's court. Yesterday suple- mental complaint in the original suit was filed praying for temporary injunction restraining MT. Monihon from proceeding with his action in the justices court. The restraining order was issued, the plaintiff furnish ing bond of $500.
 This is not such big world after all. A few years ago when Harry Tritle was at school at New Haven, Conn.,, his classmate, roommate and bosomest friend was E. E. Garrison. MT. Tritle returned west, and MT. Gar rison completed course at Yale col lege and began the practice of law in New York. A desultory correspond ence was kept up. Yesterday MT. Tritle received a letter from Mir. Gar rison at San Antonio, Tex. He, is one of Rocsevelt's college cowboys, and had been assigned to c company, Captain J. L. B. AleXander's command. Among his comrades are. Jordan, Woodin and others of MT. Tritle's par | ticular chums in Phoenix
 Judge w. H. Stillwell yesterday re- ceived notification of his appointment as army paymaster with the rank of
 major. Some time ago Judge Still well applied through eastern friends
 for position in the active service He J desired the grade of colonel, and cer- tainly nothing below the rank of
 major, but what he particularly want
 ed was service in the field At this
 time it is next to an impossibility for one without military experience to SC
 cure such place as Judge Stiilweli
 wanted, but the one just rendered him puts him in the way of attaining his
 ambition in the event of a continu- ance Of the war, for no doubt many an active officer of