Arizona republican., 1899-07-01
NEWS
 OF THE
 TOWN

mission was issued yesterday to Ralph
 A. Smith of Jerome.
 PUBLIC INSTALLATION. - The
 officers of the I. o. o. F. and Daugh
 ters of Rebekah will take place to
 night.
 LICENSED TO WE'D. Marriage
 licenses were issued yesterday to B.
 Howard Inan and Pauline Franklin; :;
 Jose Contreras and Maria Gomez. I THE VERDE WORKS. Tn front of the store of B. Heyman there is a
 good display of pictures of the United Verde works which burned in the fire
 few days ago.
 LION SKINS FOR SALE. A Mex ican named Zenovia brought two lion
 skins to the board of supervisors yes
 terday He killed the original owners
 of the skins near Otero's ranch.
 A NEW HOME.-Mr. C. H. Morris,
 foreman of The Republican job de-
 partment, has just completed a hand
 some cottage on the Tempe road which
 he will soon occupy with his family | IMAN-FRA ANKLIN.-Mr. B. Howard l Iman and Miss Pauline Franklin were
 married last night at the home Of the brides mother on North Third avenue. 1 The lceremony was performed by Jus 1 tfcc C. ". Johnstone.
 AN EX-GOVERNOR. -Ex-G Governor
 John M. Irwin has been appointed
 minister to Portugal. MT. Irwin is
 remembered by many of the older residents of the valley. He was gov ernor of the territory at one time.
 LETTERS OF INQUIRY. A letter was received at the office of the board of supervisors yesterday from J. F. Shaw, notary pubic of Somerset, Tex, making inquiry about Liston and Arthur Brooks, who are wanted to eX- ecute certain papers.
 NO RAIN NORTH. Visitors to the valley from Castle Creek district re- port that no rain has fallen there and the ranges are in bad condition from the long drouth. The rains of last week seem to have visited only the southern portion of the territory.
 IT WAS WARM. The government thermometer said it was but 110 yes terday, but the people on the streets placed the temperature at 120. Some of the sidewalk thermometers re- corded 115 during the afternoon. Every one agrees that it was the hot test day of the year.
 NEW CORPORATION. Articles of incorporation of the Phoenix Novelty Works were filed in the office of the county recorder yesterday. The in- corporators are Fay H. KnOwlton, D. w. Belden and T. D. Bennett. The capital stock is S3,000. The object of the incorporation is to transact a gen eral business in bicycles and electrical supplies.
 Among the trophies brought back from n- tain Queen of a launch in the navy to Robert Grigsby. Captain Queen years ago was employed by MT. Grigsby as an engineer The cane is handsome stick of the bread-fruit tree, highly 1 polished It is as tough as hickory and as heavy as 1ignum Vitae.
 PROSPEROUS ARIZONA. A. Red 1 ewfll has returned to Phoenix from an extended trip to southern Arizona. i He says the southern portion of the | territory IS in most prosperous con- dition. New mining camps are spring 1 ing up, and there are signs of prosper | ity on all sides. Tucson, he says, is i destined to become, a great mining i center, and Globe, MT. RedewilI i will be the Anaconda of the | southwest.
 GROWTH OF TREES.-A few days i ago The Republican, published an ac count of Officer Hale trying to climb | q tree with a bicycle. Well yesterday | the city bought a new wheel and last l night Officer Hale mounted it. In the | of an eccentric ride he bumped | up against Officer Joe Bush. When | he gathered himself from the ground | he exclaimed. Well I'I be darned. | Trees are growing up around here thicker than the devil"
 WILL CELEBRATE. - Prepara- tions have been made for a celebra- tion of the Fourth of July at the Ev- ans ranch eight miles west of Buckeye. | There will be roping contests and bronco busting feats that will be we'll worth the ride to Buckeye to witness. The celebration will be a Arizona holiday, and those who have experienced the pleas ure of an Arizona blowout will be tempted to go to the Buckeye celebra- ton, even if they have to walk.
 A WSLL EARNED REST. Mrs Clara A. Evans will leave on Sunday evening for Los Angeles to attend the of the National Educa- tional assocat:on. After that she will ehaperone a party of young ladies up the coast by steamer. They will visit san FranclSc0. Portland and seattle, | to Phoenix in September This tour of recreation has been well earned by Mrs. Evans. for she has been steadily engaged in teaching day | and evening classes for thirty-four months.
 LOOKING FOR HARRIS Sheriff | Murray has received a circular letter from l.. H. Wilson, 115 Dearborn | Stfrept Chicago making iuOI1iry for ono ". E. Harris. who left that city in last to work some supposed " rich pIacers in Los Cerrillos. N. 9I | When Harris arrived in New Mexico | he wired that the ground was not | promising and that he would search | for other fields. Since then nothing | l, a,S haan hoard from him and if = |