Arizona republican., 1899-04-27
NEWS
 A OF THE TOWN

WAITING TELEGRAMS. - Tht
 Western Union has undelivered tele
 grams for Miss s. E. Carleton ant , Daley Bros.
 CONCERT TTME.-The members O
 the Pioneer band have concluded tt
 hold the Sunday concerts in the even
 ings instead of the afternoons.
 YUSITI'S CASE CONTINUED
 The case of A. Yusiti, charged by I
 M, Collins with stealing his wagon
 was continued in Justice Gray's court
 yesterday until Saturday.
 1 SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC, -The
 Baptist Sunday school will hold its
 annual basket picnic at Phoenix park
 on Saturday of this week. All mem
 Ders and friends of the school are
 cordially invited to attend.
 THE CODE COMMISSION. The
 code commission finished its session
 at noon yesterday. A great deal of
 work was accomplished, but it was of
 a preliminary kind, a getting ready fo5
 the actual work of codif1cation.
 jWILCOX-WILSON. - Cards have | been issued announcing the marriage
 of Miss Susie Wilcox to Mr. D. Edwin
 Wilson on Thursday evening, May 4,
 at the residence of the brides par | ents, MT. and Mrs R. J. Wilcox, 491 l North Fourth avenue
 FELL IN A TUB. A 2-year-old l baby girl of MT. and Mrs. Charles Dor 1 sett of North Second avenue fell into i a tub partly filled with water yester- 1 day morning. She Twas discovered a
 few minutes later and u e frightened
 mother sent for Drs. Wylie and Duff field. By the time they arrived the child had nearly recovered from the effect of her bath.
 PROSPEROUS TUCSON. . Frank Cox returned yesterday from a legal trip to Tucson. He says the old pueblo is enjoying liberal boom. A large amount of building is being done. There is probably more activity in that line than has every been known there. Like many others he attributes the healthy boom to the increased activity of mining in that section
 WAS THERE KTDNAPINGS? M. Melendrez yesterday received a tele- gram from Prescott inquiring if any woman here had had two children stolen from her The sender of the telegram, a woman, says that two small children have lately been brought there. Fearing that they would soon be removed, she wants to know immediately if any case of Kidnapping has been reported here.
 A PROLONGED TRIAL. The case of Billups against the Utah Canal En- largement and Extension company was still in district court yesterday with great many witnesses to ks heard on the part of the defense. Enough Is involved to warrant a long drawn fight. The plaintiff claims damages in the sum of $12 900 caused by the overdowing of the defendants canal, resulting to him in loss of alfalfa, loss of stock and loss of health.
 THE FIVE POINTS SCHOOL-The committee appointed at the recent school meeting at Five Points will make another report to the grammar school board of trustees next Satur- day. It is working under a partial agreement from that body that if it will raise $25O the board will do the rest toward constructing a school 1 building for that district The com mittee will start sone one today to i canvass the district and it : is thought that little difficulty will l be experienced in securing the sum
 THE CHIMES OF NORMANDY.-'T think Phoenicians will be agreeably | said Fred Wood yester- | day, when The Chimes Of Normandy | is sung here b. local talent Even our eastern visitors, who are used to the | real thing will find the solos and | chorus work strong and finished It | will be cOStumeG cOrrectly-juSt as in the large c5ties-and will have all the usual accessories. Mr Chubb and the entire Philharmonic club certainly de- serve great credit for the patience and ability they have shcwn in rehear- sals"
 FUNERAL J. M. SMITH-A number of persons were present at the funeal services of J. M Smith which were held at the Sixth Avenue hotel yesterday afternoon. The dead man died early Tuesday morning. His general disposition during lifetime made for him many friends, and be- sides the sympathy extended by the Masonic and Elk lodges, of which he vas a member. there are many per- sons with whom he had como in con act in his stay at Phoenix who mourn lis loss. He is survived by a wife md three children. His remains are tt the parlors of Davis & Company, Jut they will be sent to their former lome at Bloomington, H., on Friday, or interment
 TOO WARM FOR FROST.-WiI- jam G. Burns, city weather observer, s very thankful to the many persons throughout the territory, who have contributed weather reports, and al- hough he has not been able to pub lSh all the reports they have been of great aid to him. in making general reservation. He said that difficulty las been experienced hitherto in ob- < aiming reports from the different of Arizona and the improve nent in this line is very gratifyirg dr. Burns thinks that if these reports Lre handled rightly they will be of treat benefit to the farmers generally. IF 1e was asked regarding the recent hange of weather and said that it :....I A-