Arizona republican., 1899-05-04
NEWS
 OF THH
 TOWN

A FALL GAME SATURDAY. The Phoenix ball team has arranged z game with the Indian school for neX Saturday. It will be played at thG park.
 NEW HOUSES. There is talk O improving some property between Polk and Taylor streets on Fifth
 street. Plans have been drawn and
 five or six houses may be erected there
 sC0n.
 NOTICE OF LOCATION. W. AI
 Campbell yesterday filed with the re
 order notices of the location of three
 mining claims, the Dewey, White Hill
 and Bryan. The claims are in the
 Maricopa district near Kyrene.
 LICENSED TO WED. Marriage 1i-
 censes were issued yesterday to the fol- Towing couples: F. P. Drew and Den2
 Benton of Mesa. John Lehman and
 Alice J. Quesenberry, and Edwin Will son and Susie Wilcox of PhOenix.
 THE NEW WELL. Work is pro-
 crossing on the new well at the city
 water works At the surface the well
 measures 40x25 feet, but tjIe dimen- sions grow smaller with d1pth. The
 well is now about fifteen feet deep, and so much rock is encountered that
 blasting is necessary.
 WILSON-WILCOX. The wedding
 of MT. Edwin Wilson to Miss Susie Wilcox will take place tonight at the future residence Of the bride, enc and three-Quart6r mile northwest of the city on Grand avenue, and not at the residence of the brides parents in this city as was at first announced.
 CARS THIS MORNING. If no o5he- mishaD occurs there will be three cars on the main line of the Phoenix City Railway company this morning. A broken generator belt was glued together few days ago and tested before it had dried properly, causing the work to be done over again. It is now thought to be dry enough for use.
 DEPRIVED OF A SIGHT. The paying of an election penalty which l9as billed to take place on the streets yesterday afternoon did not occur. Frank Lisenbee was willing to go through the ordeal of riding a whel- barrow and drinking a keg of hser if possible, but his partner in the enter prise crawfshed. George 2. Brooks did not show up with the wheelbarlow nor the beer, and Lisen'bee did not press him.
 VICTOR HOSE COMPANY ELEC- TION.- At a meeting of the Victor Hose company on Tuesday night tha following officials were elected: Henry Taafe, president; J. ". Simmons, vice-president; William Price, secra- tary; Lamar Walker. treasurer; Fau Johnson, foreman; William Simmons. assistant foreman; Thomas Linvi!le and William Kirkland, poll ;eIneD. and Dr. Dumeld, surgeon. This last is 3 newly created office.
 A CALIFORNIA PIPE LINE R. P. Morgan, who is at the Commercial, arrived from Ontario, Cal, yesterday. He says a pipe line is being built from Pomona to Ontario, a distance of six miles. The setting of the orange trees at Ontario indicate there will be 3 good crop nsxt year. There has been little rain in that section this year and there are few signs Of any more. Tie supply of water at Pomona comes from wells.
 DELIGHTFUL LAWN PARTY. -. l1E- C VI dS q OC445nlIII 1dN Il IJcti y c-L the handsome residence of. Secretary and Mrs Charles H. Akers on Central avenue last night It was given in honor of Miss Walker Of Kansas, niece Of Secretary Akers. The broad porches and lawn were eiaborately decorated with electric lights and lanterns. There was dane ing, followed by delicious refresh ments, and altogether it was the pleas- antest social event of the spring season in Phoenix
 4 LATE FROST. Last Tuesday night, or rather yesterday morning, was the coIdest period for the season within many years. Many of the older residents say it was the coldest they ever experienced. Tn exposed places there was a heavy frost and in some places thin ice was formed. The frost played an eccentric trick in Captain CalderwCCd's vegetable garden wess of the city. The garden contains young tomatoes, corn, potatoes and peas. bore any mark of the frost except the potatoes, which were sup posed to be harder than the others. The vines were only slightly bitten and so far as can be learned no dam age was done anywhere The latest previous frost that had occurred in ths valley within almost a quarter of 8 century fell on April 20.
 WEATHER CONDITIONS ABNOR~ MAIL. The weather complications this year would almost make one. be lieye that the month of March is a se- Quel to April and May. March, which has been noted as a windy month. came with all the glow Of an eastern Indian summer, while some days in 4 pril would have made the fortune of 3 windmill agency. Within the last few days there have been several frosts in the valley It has been necessary to build