Arizona republican., 1899-04-16
NEWS
OF He
TOWN

CODE COMMISSIONERS cod
commission is awaiting the arrival O
some eastern books of authority, tbs
lack of which has greatly impeded it!
progress.
ASSESSMENT WORK. he county
assessment work has been almost com.
pleted. All that is left consists of ths
Bennett addition and one block within
the city.
HAY RIDE.-Next Saturday evening
the regular meeting night of the Coco
| Templars, that organization VIII give
hay ride, paying a fraternal visit tc
the Floral lodge at Cartwright
| CANAL BOAT.-The boat portion OF
the large dredger on the Arizona canal
will probably be launched Tuesday
1t will have to ibe towed up the stream
short distance to receive the ma
chinery.
OFF FOR YUMA. Sheriff Murray
and Deputy Standard left last night for
Yuma with three convicts: Burt Har-
rls, fifteen months for burglary, and
Rodriguez and Gdlardiola, three years
for murderoUs assault.
BURGLARIZED THE YARDS.-Thc
Office and yards of the Valley Lumber
company NCAC Jul la leu SO1IG lI-HS
Friday night. Coats, harness u and a
few other things were stolen. The
burglars have not been locased.
A TENNIS TOURNAMENT The
tournament held by the Phoenix Ten
mis- club, Jr., was won by Roy McQuigg,
singles, and Roy McQuigg and Hal
Bennett, doubles. The latter played
against Stratton Copeland and Arthur
Nicholson.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
The civil service examination for posi-
lions in the departmental service and
fer the railway mail service will be
held Monday, April II, at the Lamson
business college room, corner First
avenue and Adams street, al 9 a. m.
sharp.
PHOENIX RIP VAN WINKLFS.-
Some breezy morning in the near fu-
ture the capitalists who own tbs shacks
in the business portion, will awaken to
find that business he 5 moved to the
new buildings which men with enter
prise have built in a modern way and
cdfer for reasonable ents.
GOOD ORE. One of the PLAYERS in
the Congress ball team which arrived
last night said the operators of the
Congress mine were taking out an OK
ce9tionally good grade of ore from
the second shaft en- the 1 ,700-foot level
new shaft is being sunk on the prop
erty and a large force of men is en-
gagged.
TRUSTEES MEFTINt-The gram
mar school board CT trustees held a
yesterday. The committee ap-
pointed Al a recent meeting in Five
Points to ascertain IL suitable loca-
ton for a new school house. conferred
with the board, but the members CT
the committee require one week more
before reporting
FROM THE RENO COUNTRY.-C-
NJ. Thorndyke and James Mccain ar
rived in town Yesterday from the
neighborhcod Of Mt Reno. Mr.. Thorn
dyke is interested in mining property
there. He believes there VIII be great
activity in that district the present
season. On account OF the heavy
SHOWS little has been done this spring.
UNWILLING OF A MONUMENT. -
There will be an unwilling of monu-
nent at the cemetery this afternoon to
which the public is cordially invited.
by the Woodmen of ths World, which
Odge will conduct the ceremonies.
They viii leave the Elks' hall at
o'clock and, preceded by the Pioneer
g2nd, will march through Washington
street to this cemetery, where the ser j
ices will take place.
LECTURER CCMING.-The Good
Tenplars have engaged J. H. Camp |
DELL, Il well known lecturer Of Iowa, tn (
give a course Of lectures in Arizona. /
NJ. Campbell will probably arrive in |
Ninslow on April 20, and he will lee /
IRE in Flagstaff, Williams, Jerome, /
Prescott and other places in the north, /
before arriving in Phoenix. After ?
eries of lectures here he viii tour
he southern and eastern part CT the |
erritory.
RAVEN (MINE.-Information has /
zen received from the Raven property /
rear the Union mine, sixteen miles |
lorth of town. The shaft is down /
bout seventy feet and the ledge is !
growing larger and stronger. The /
operators are having a slight amount |
# trouble with the water which ac-
at the bottom of the shaft /
nd necessitates hosting frequently. |
The property will likely develore into |
good mine.
FUNERAL OF MRS. NORMAN c. /
services over the /
emains of Mrs Norman c. Wilson, |
whose death occurred unexpectedly on |
Wednesday evening at her home, 6l8 |
North Second avenue will be hold 1t /
he Presbyterian church at 1890 Mon
lay morning, the Rev. Ferguson of ths |
Christian church Officiating Mr.. ]. 7. |
father CT Mrs. Wilson is.
from tn cast Sunday eveaN
n n attend funeral
LOST TWO PRISONERS.-COn- |
itable Bob Fraser of Tucson arrived in !
own yesterday morning and returned |
asst night with the two most important |
criminals in the county jail. They are |
4eandrO Imperial and Ricardo Ann !
DISCO, who shot Deputy Sheriff Mobino
while resisting arrest for horse-steal- !
ng. The shooting took place near the /
Mexican line in the Ajo country. 1t
vas believed to nave occurred III this
but ii has since been learned