Arizona republican., 1899-05-24
NEWS
 OF T HE
 TOWN

A V AA !
 A WAITING TELEGRAM. The
 Western Union has a message fol John L. Burrows.
 LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
 Letters of administration were is-
 sued yesterday to B. $. Jones upon the
 estate CT L. c. Talmadge.
 A COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS. -
 Governor Murphy yesterday appointed
 Wirt E. Humphreys of Chicago 1om.
 missioner of deeds for Arizona.
 NATIONAL CHANGED HANDS. =
 The National steam laundry has again
 changed hands. Kibbey & Edwards, who held temporary possession partly
 in behalf of clients. have transferred
 the ownership to Edward Avery for a
 cash consideration of g., 500. All out
 standing claims have been liquidated.
 MINING ACTIVITY NORTH. Hot Springs Junction is making a reputa- riOn for itself as a distributing point [ for the mines in that district And re-
 cent reports say that the. mining inter- estS about there are assuming large proL 0rtions. Wagon roads are being 1 built to various points and lead to
 many new mines and prospects.
 CATTLE SHIPMENTS. -E. A. Tovrea shipped two cars of beef cat tie north last night. One was billed
 to congress and the other to Jerome.
 Mr Tovrea has a meat market there and is one of the few business men of 1 that stricken city who survived the fire The price Of beef cattle is keep | ing up well, but figures on stock cattle | are tRmbling.
 LOOKING AT THE LIGHT. Sec retary Akers, returning from Prescott l on Monday night, rode On the engine from Glendale. The engine had the l electric headlight. Some distance ahead there was a dog in the middle of the track lest in contemplation of the one eyed monster. He forgot to move before the train reached him and has never moved since.
 WORK ON THE VULTURE. The working of the Vulture on q big scale is contemplated. Preliminary surveys are now being made from the mine to Rrill's siding with a Siew tu putting in a pipe line The mine naS always been dependent on the water in it's shafts. The mine was abandoned ten years ago, though it has lately been worked in small way.
 HIGH SCHOOL RECEPTION. - The reception given by the graduating class tG the juniors at the high school last night was a pronounced success. There were present at the reception the members of the board of trustees and the high school faculty. "A few representatives of the two other classes were also there. Tho affaiT lasted until a late bour
 COMPANY B'S ARRANGEMENTS. -On next Thursday evening B con- pany will give a reception to its newly elected captain, J. L. B. Alexander. This is the first of four arrangements which fellow each other closely. The company will take a hay ride cn Saturday and on the following evening It will be present at the Decoration ceremonial at - the Presbyterian church. It will also take part in the services on Memorial Day.
 FIFTH VICTORY RECORDED. - Word comes from Azusa Cal, a small town near Los Angeles, that the local base ball team was defeated by the Phoenix nine yesterday, the score be l ing g to O. The decision was not awarded by default, but splendid and satisfactory contest was hard fought. The team is now on its way home, having left Azusa late last 1 night. A. DeMund, the manager, re- 1 turned yesterday morning satisfied | with the trip.
 MONEY IAIMURED. An effort is being made to induce the board of su- l pervisors to authorize an appropria- | tion from the Alamo school fund for | an extension to the school house. It ! is held by some that the payment | would be illegal; that the law only | provides fer payments from. a reserve fund for current expenses of the | school. The money is sufficient to build the extension required, but if not permitted to. be expended in that manner it will (be necessary either to levy a special$tax O. to bond the dis tTict
 FALSE REPORTS.-For two weeks California fruit growers have taken the trouble to keep the eastern conditions Of this valley. They report east that California apricCts will be placed on the markets two weeks iE advance of the Arizona fl uit, and ex- plain also that their fruit is of a Su- perior variety. They have warned the buyers that this valley is likely to ship green and inferior apricots. The local shippers have been sending apri- cots to Los Angeles fer the last ten days.
 M'KINLEY'S RESPONSIBLE. - J. M. Crombie, representing the Nelson & Baker Pharmaceutical company of DetrCit, covers a great deal Of terri tory between his trips here about four times year, and he said yesterday that this country is enjoying greater degree of prosperity than ever before. He says that everybody is buying | stock in copper companies in De- trOit, causing an additional stir. He was asked yesterday his opinicn con the bearing which the new ,00O, ,000 copper combine at New York will have on the copper markets. He does not believe it will lave any to lower the prices because