Arizona republican., 1899-07-23
NEWS
OF THE
TOWN

CATTLE TO CLIFTON. A car o
cattle was sent by Johnson & Melon
aid to Clifton last night.
SONG SERVICE. The male quar-
tette will sing at the union service
this evening. The seats have beer
rearranged. Come and be comfort
able.
TWO INSTANTANEOUS = Guada.
loupe Lares was fined SIS yesterday fol
disturbing the peace. James Ian
cling was also given five-day sentence
for being drunk and disorderly.
GRANTED A PENSION. = Special
Pension Agent, G. D. Gray received
word from Washington yesterday tina.
R. J. Cartwright of Phoenix had been
allowed a pension of Sc per month.
A NEW DITCH. A new ditch is be-
ing dug at the electric light works to
| drain off the city water which ac-
cumulates there periodically There
was an insufficient grade to the old
ditch
BENEFIT SOCIAL. The young la
| cies of the benevolent society will give
an ice cream social at ST. Anthony
hail. corner Third and Monroe, on
Sunday evening, at $50 as a benefit to
the poor.
RACES TODAY. Bicycle races
will be held at the track south of
towH commencing at $3.50 this after
noon. A good list of riders will take
part and a large attendance is antici-
pated. No charges will be made al
the gate.
RISE IN THE Aqua FRA. -
Carr Wilcox, now in town, said he
h.
when there was three feet of water in
the stream. On Friday it rose to five
feet, but yesterday morning had gone
down to two feet
FROM DISTANCES. - Yesterday
morning money order was received
from Dave Turner, who sent it from
Lake Bennett in the Klondyke re-
gion. This is the first money order
received here from that section
Later in the day a money order was
received from Manila
PEACHES GO TO CHICAGO. =
Walter Hill, the fruit man, is now in
Chicago arranging for fruit shipments.
He bought the late crops at many
peach orchards here and the fruit
dried will be marketed in Chicago.
Mr.. Hill is also gathering pointers
which will aid him in his shipments
next season.
THE UNION SERVICE. AT the
open air union services this evening,
near the Presbyterian church. Rev.
Lewis Halsey will preach on Real
Religion" There will be music by
the chorus choir and male quartette,
solo by Miss Edith Kay, Miss Mag
gle Alsap, accompanist. All are cor
daily invited
MINING INCORPORATION. - Ar |
ticles of incorporation of the CONSOLE |
dated Copper Chief Mining company
have been filed with the recorder The |
incorporators are Theodore H. Bacon, !
Frank Dobney, H. P Haskell, A. B. /
Armsbury and Frank S. Parker OF /.
The company is capital /
lied at $1,000 900, with shares Of the |
par value of 81.
GEORGE ALKIRE'S CONDITION. |
A telegram from San Diego on Fri
day night announced that George AL
kire was in an extremely critical con-
dition. The doctors said his pulse was
normal, but he had been in a stupOr
for two or three days and his case /
was a peculiar one. The telegram said
that the crisis would be reached soon.
No word came yesterday.
A MAD DOG. Officer Dowell shot
and killed dog late Friday night
which had on it a tag numbered 50"
The dog had frightened a group of
people south Of town. who concluded
t had either been poisoned or was
mad. Mr.. Dowell had the same opin-
on. He had no gun with him, but Sc
cured one quickly. He would now like
% locate the owner of the dog.
SOLD FOR TAXES. -Maricopa
county has sold to Leo Goldman for
5000 the personal property of the
Iarcuvar Mining company. consisting
If a mill and other machinery.
Charles Prange Of st. Louis. u mining
nan, for many years well known in
his part of Arizona, was the principal
nan in the company. The company
las failed to pay its taxes for six
years and the county being unable to
ell its property has annually taken
t in.
SEERS VS.. BAKER. Judgment
vas rendered in Justice Gray's court
yesterday in the case of Frank Seers
IS. Marie Baker for the plaintiff in The :
mount og $50 and costs. The plain
if sued for $3.50 in all. Seers is a
minor. He came here five years ago
md lived with John Baker, who, he
laims, gave him cattle for services
N his ranch. Soon after Baker CGed, =
,ver a year ago, Marie Baker sold the
attic for s21O. Seers claimed an ad-
itional $40 on a wage account.
MR.. gibson DIDN'T GO. Robert
filson, whose departure for Neigh,
Jeb., was announced in The Republic
an yesterday morning, did not go.
lie IS pacing back and forth in the wo-
mems quarters of the county Jail
7aiting for the appointment of pro-
ate judge to determine his mental
onCition Sheriff Murray had bought
ticket to Neigh for him and dep
ty accompanied him 20 the train.
iilson seemed to be all right, or near (
y enough right, until just before the
rain started. Then he arose hurriedly |
nd said he wouldn't travel over that
ne. He said the conductor had passed
long and smeared something black
SUMMER READING