Arizona republican., 1899-01-04

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 TOWN

 : at ' o'clock this evening will be Only ) Two" Corner Second avenue and lief ferson street. All are invited.
 THE SCHOOL FUND. The first work of County School Superintendent
 Fulton was the apportionment of the
 school fund. The apportionment this
 time is $2S,124.80, the largest ever 7 made. The money will be available
 today.
 I JUMPED SOME CLAIMS. Mrs.
 Anna Shipp has returned from Gila
 Bend, where she went to locate five
 claims that were lost to their owners
 because they failed to complete their assessment work by the first of the new year. The names of the claims
 are the Bloodhound Siberian, Arctic, Apache and Layana
 A NEW SUPERINTENDENT Mir 1 Dan 4lcDermot.t, who has been en- ployed by the Arizona Canal company for many years as z3njerC, has been tappOinted superintendent Cf the canal to succeed Mir. John Norton. MT. Me l Dermott assumed the duties of his new position on Monday. He is a capable
 man and will make 9 good superintend- ent.
 THEY TURNED THE CURRENT | ON.- While an empIoye of the electric I l i've wire entering the AGheuser saloon
 the current was turned on and a short
 circuit was established. The shock threw the empf0ye from the porch of 1 the building without seriously injuring 1 him. The porch was set on fire, but the flames were quickly extinguished. POLICE COURT. - Yesterday was
 not a bad day in police court. Three disturbers of the peace and two drunks were sentenced to three days in the city jail. There were also two tramps. | Ons of them was given fifteen days or fifteen minutes to get out of town. He said he would net require so long time He was anxious to reach Tucson as soon as possible in order that he might open a plumbing shop there.
 MOVING OF OFFICES. Assistant United States Attorney Bennett is get ting ready to move his office from the court house to mak9 room for District Attorney Flannigan. No contract has been made for federal quarters, but in the meantime MT. Bennett will move the effects of the office to lis private office in the Valley bank. No arrange ments have been made yet for the quarters of Deputy Collector CuIlom. GONE TO SONORA. Professor George TreadWell left last night for SO- nora. where he will examine a number of mining properties, chief among which are the copper mines near Santa Ana which are being developed by easterners. These mines w5Te brought out of obscurity by Messrs. Shirley and Vanderbilt MT. George Mitchell, the smelting man of the United Verde mines, accompanied Professor Tread well to Mexico.
 THE HANSON ACQUISITION. -
 Marshal Hooker yesterday received telegram from Prosecuting Attorney Videt of Lander, Wyo., where Ben Hanson, a prisoner in the county jail, is wanted for murder, saying that Sheriff Morse had made application for requisition papers and that as soon as he received th8m he would start for Phoenix. Hanson maintains 3 silence 1 about his Wyoming performance, and 1 from no other source have particulars of the crime charged against him been 1 received.
 A DEALER IN SADDLES. Officer i Nolloy yesterday arr -sted Pedro Lopez, | who seems to be a chronic dealer i'll saddles. A couple of days ago he of fered a very good saddle at Wood f deIl's for $3 A week before he sold | another saddle at the same place, ! giving another name. But fe has a i wealth of names, for yesterday after noon a Mexican boy called for him | under the title of D0minguez The i saddle at WooddelIs is described as having a California tree and bears the i stamp of J. A. Plattner.
 FIRE IMPROVEMENTS = The ! work of removing the stalls for the | horses at the engine house was finished | yesterday. The stalls are new in the | rear of the engine and hook and ladder | caIt instead of in front of them. ! Contractor Evans has arranged an in | genious contrivance by which the i driver of the engine can open the doors f from lis seat when he gets ready to . start. By pulling cord which hangs | over his head a latch is sprung, raleas- ing one end of a swinging shelf which | lets a heavy weight fall to the floor. 1 The weight is attached to tie door by | puIleys and it's fall causes the door to | swing open. i
 THE CITY COUNCIL. The city | council met last night in regular monthly session. Mayor Adams was i unable to be present. After heap of talking and no accomplishment the | council passed the usual monthly bills . and adjourned until tomorrow. Cap tain G. B. Norton was there to confer with the council regarding its effort to transfer the old Dutch ditch to a new line in front of his premises. The city is held at the eastern line of Captain Nortcn's property by a restraining or der from the district court. The sub ject was gone over last night in friendly and informal manner. No conclusion was reached but the mattsr will be taken up again tomorrow night.
 PHOENIX TOO RICH FOR HIM. = Geo- SC Kelly has found the climate of Phoenix too rich for his blood. Kelly is 2 mac of the most pronounced type, a product Of California. He brought girl here with him She claims to be his wife. Last Saturday Kelly was ar