Arizona republican., 1899-04-20
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 - gun which for some time had been standing in one corner of the room, 1 but which the day previously had been | leaned by Officer Hawley to a neigh | bor. Failing to find it, MT. Price called out to Mrs. Hawley, asking about the gun. Mrs. Hawley did not know there was rObber in the house and her re- ply was So loud as to be distinctly au- dible to the intending rObber. He disappeared immediately. Mr. Hawley was summoned, but the night visitor has not been located.
 TUCSON'S BOCM. Sam Y. Bark ley of the firm of Barkley Bros, livery men of Tucson. arrived in town yes terday on the first vacation he has en- joyed in four years. He will remain in the valley until next Monday Tucson, Mir. Barkley says, is in the enjoyment of period of good times which bear strong resemblances tCl a boom. The town is filled u2 with mining men, that is, men who have plenty of money and are looking for mines They are Tansacldng Pima county and are mak- ing Tucson their headquarters,
 THE REGISTRATIONS The num- her Of persons registered for the city election at the close Of business last night was 404. There are only three days more for regist atiOn. The list so fa'~ consists of the halt. the maimed, the blind the members of the fire ds- partment and other exempt classes and about 75 who have presented poll tax receipts. Deputy county recorders are securing the town but it is hardly probable that they will be able to raise the lis5 above 800, about half the nor nal number of voters. Thus the mu- nicipal election is invested with a great deal of uncertainty.
 SUIT FOR DIVORCE. A divorce suit was begun in district court yester- day by Evelyn M. Perkins against George B. Perkins on the groul5 Of de- sertion and failure to support The parties were married on December Il, 1897. Their married existence was shorter than most honeym00ns, for the separation occurred in February, 1898 The complaint states that the defend ant is a resident of Los Angles; that he is the owner of valuable real estate here from which he receives a c0nsid- erable rental. The plaintiff prays that she may be allowed a reasonable ali mOny and that pending the trial of the suit the defendant loe restrained from disp0sing of his pro2erty O. ,encurn- bering 1T i'll any way.
 NOT HORSE THIEVES. James DObbins, who went north on q mining trip with Newton Evans and Frank Mitchell two weeks ago, said yesterday l that the party. had been threatenod in i Prescott with arrest fer horse ste2l- ! ing. When it arrived in Cisnega cn the upper Verde one Of the horses gave i out and the party Eor9 owed a horse. i It was the intention to buy horse at i Martin s ranch few miles on. but {! when {hsy arrived there the horse had i been sold and the travellers proceeded | 0n their journey with the borrowed ! horse. When they arrived in Prescott 1 they found the owner also there and , he threatened to place them under the | clock. The matter was compromised | only after the owner was paid for his 1 horse.
 A HOBO CAMP DTSTURBED- "A aid was made on a hcb2 camp south wet of the city yesterday morning. At-ention was called to the lair of the Weary Willies and the Meandering Mikes by q man nansd John McDon- i'd whose camp they had Plundered of , hat, a pair of shoes, some underwear m old blanket and 2n ancient quilt. The Gcods were recovered and the bi5Ve5 were captured in two install EaEt.s. Four of them were landed in he city jail and four were taken to the 0unty jail. The latter quartet was brought before Justica JOhnstone yes erd2y morning. The members said heir names were Jim Burns. Tom lowing, George Morris and F. Ander- cn. All were convicted of petit lar eny and were sent to the courty jail Or thirty days
 DEATH WAS SWIFT. Howard F. fierce, whose home was at Dayton 'hio, died here last nigrt from compli- ation of diseases following 3 severe ttack of the grip in January last 1T. Pierce was a young man of B ears of age and a member of one of he most prominent families of Ohio. ie was an accomplished musician and ave brilliant promise a5 director. revious to the attack Of grip in Jan ard Mr. Pierce had never experienced ny sickness in his life. He treated he grip as light matter, but little lore than a cold, and suffered a re-