Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-11-01

Forty-three pupils are enrolled in the
Casa Grande schools.
The examination of Sydney Page for
the killing of Chris Robertson at
Pearce resulted in his being bound over
to await the action of the grand jury
The trial of Ramon Pinero. charged
with murder in Graham county, re-
suited in a conviction and the death
sentence being passed up the muir
derer.-COpper Era.
Mrs. j. Moores. wife of the Casa
Grande station agent. was called away
last week to Atlanta. Texas, by the
serious illness of her mother. Mrs
James. mother of Baxter James.-Flor-
ence Tribune.
Mr.. George Crocker of the Southern
Pacific company has presented a Ii
brary of $50 volumes to the employees
of the Sonora railway. Suitable quar-
tiers for the gift have been provided in
the depot building at Nogales.
A negro in the Lordsburg Jail at
tempted to burn a hole in the building
through which he could escape. He
had not figured on the smoke and was
well nigh suffocated before jailor res
cued him and put out the fire.
smaller children arrived from Heber
Monday and Tuesday morning they
went to Mesa, where they will spend
the winter. The older boys. Tom and
Nose. will go observation-disclosures Ar
gus.
With natural gas in abundance, 4
railroad to the gulf and liquid air
plant, Pearce Evans water wheels
along the river. and a cordage factory
among the good things promised for
the near future. why should not Yuma
boom?-Yuma Sentinel.
f. b. Maldonado is making eXtens-
i've improvements in his store at Casa
Grande. says the Florence Tribune.
Chiefly noticeable is a fine iron awning
in front. w. c. Smith, formerly of the
Casa Grande Trading company, has
entered the store as partner.
The masonry work for the iron bridge
over Canyon Diablo is almost COM
pleted, as is that on Canyon Padre
The Santa Fe Pacific company is re-
placing all their wooden bridges with
iron. which will add to the safety and
increase the business facilities of the
road.-Winslow Mail.
r. x. Newman George Kier) and
Mrs. Annie Shaded We're married il
Flagstaff last Tuesday. Both peopll
are known in Kingman where Mr.
Newman is we'll liked by his acquaint-
ances. Mrs. Shaded was divorced from
her husband at the last term of coul'
in this county.-Kingman Miner.
Mrs. Albert Jennings and child ar
rived in Florence Tuesday from No
gales. Nothing has yet been heard
from Mr.. Jennings, who mysteriouslN
disappeared from Minas Prietas sons
time ago. Any one knowing of hi!
whereabouts will confer a favor bl
writing to her here.-Florence Tribune
In Graham county court Charla!
Gardner. convicted of stealing a year
ling, got three years; William Corne
Illus, stealing COW, three years; Sam
uel Rodriguez, convicted of morder il
Clifton. life imprisonment; FelecianC
Hernandez, murder, life imprisonment
Serapio Acosta, assault with a dead!
weapon. seven years.-Copper Era.
Many improvements are being mad'
in the Sonora railway, running from
Nogales to Guaymas and now unde
lease to the Southern Pacific company
1t is stated to be the intention to raist
the equipment and roadbed of this lin,
to the main line standard. and that al
extension of the line into the neighbor
ing state of Sinaloa is being seriously
considered.
The examination of Al Ezakiels upoE
the charge of murder was held in Jus
tice Culvers court aSturday morning
Only two witnesses were examined, ]
A. Wakefield and Mrs. Alice Walters
They testified to the facts as alread!
given. After hearing the evidence Jus
tice Culver held Ezekiels to appear be
fore the grand jury on the charge o
murder.-Tucson Star.
julius Kruttschnitt, general manage
of the Southern Pacific, passed through
Tucson by special train Friday, bounC
for San Francisco. He has been cas-
in an endeavor to have the quarantine
on the Texas line on passengers out o
New Orleans raised, but APPARENT!
without success. The quarantine
brought about by yellow fever. say
the Star. has killed the S. P. business
out of New Orleans.
Charles F. Hoff of the Sunset Tele
phone company is here securing sub
scribers for the local circuit, says thu
Florence Tribune. and is already as
sured of some thirty. which he think!
is doing very well for Florence, consid
ering that Tucson started in with bu
twenty-eight.
Ell Paso papers report that engineer
of the United States coast and geodeti'
survey have been in that city making
observations with a view of establish
ing a correct astronomical observation