Arizona republican., 1899-03-26
NEWS
 OF T HE
 TOWN

from collecting taxes on stock had been appealed. The Western Invest ment Banking company has petitioned for a rehearing.
 BANK TAXES PAfD.-The National
 Bank of Arizona yesterday paid into
 the county treasury $1 400 in taxes un-
 der late decision of the supreme court
 to which injunction suits instituted by
 various banks to restrain the treasurer
 JURORS DRAWN.-The trial and
 grand jurors for the April term of
 court, It used to be the May term.)
 were drawn yesterday. The grand
 jury will come together on April 10
 and the trial jury week later Dis
 trict Attorney Flannigan announces
 that he will proceed without a deputy.
 NEW OSTRICHES- new os- triches arrived at the farm yesterday,
 and fifty more were expected last
 night They are not coming by either
 the s. F., P. & P, nor the M. & P, nor cross country. They are billed by the
 incubator route. The incubatOrs are
 found to be quite reliable, and much
 more prolific than the old birds.
 DEATH OF MISS BLACKWELL
 Miss Lily Lyten Guest Blackwell of
 Baltimore, died suddenly in this city
 last night of heart failure, She ar rived here less than a week ago, ac- companied by her father, MT. J. L.
 Blackwell a prominent resident of Baltimore The remains will be taken home by her father, who will leave the city tonight.
 ANDREW BRONX DEAD. -Andrew Bronx, who until sixyears ago had been a resident of Phoenix for several years, died at Skagway on February IT, Death was probably the result of apo plexy The old man died alone in his cabin and his bcdy was found the next morning. He was a gambler by pro fessiOn, a gambler who played for the love of gaming. He had been playing iE hard luck for several years and had lost large sums of money. He leaves widow and children at Placerville, Cal.
 THE NORTHERN NORMAL. A meeting of the normal school board was held yesterday and reorganized by the reelection of H. z. Buck president, and James H. McClintock as secretary. Bills amounting to S1,200, many of which had been hanging fire for year, were taken up and allowed. Other routine business was transacted. The board will leave tonight for Flagstaff, where meeting will be held tomOr- CH lOI lI1S plLl jOSC OI GoIdDIlSIIIIo IIlC northern normal school under the act of the late legislature. Tie completion l Of the building will be ordered and ar engagements will probably be made for opening Q summer school which will | likely be made prominent feature of the northern institution.
 ENCOURAGE PAYMENT OF POLL | TAX. "A special meeting of the ! city council was held last night at 1 which an ordinance was passed pro ! viding voters must first show a poll | tax receipt issued by the county before ! being permitted to register. The ques- ion was raised that this action might | incur expense to the city, while the 1 county would realize any benefit but i t was concluded that those who desired | to register could follow the usual method of paying their poll tax. Aside rom the passing of an ordinance granting permission to construct a cement sidewalk on the south side of Adams street, between Center street md First avenue, little other business vas transacted.
 MERCHANTS PATROL DIFFI- GUILTY. The merchants patrol con- >lications were partially settled in the ,Ourts yesterday. 4 charge of dis urbing the peace had been entered against Al Galpin, L. M. Francis and George McClarty, night watchmen, and It the trial yesterday in the recorders Ourt the first two were dismisSed For disturbing the peace by 9.n aggravated assault the latter was fined $25 Nr. dcClarty was also found guilty of harge of carrying concealed weapons md was fined $50 He gave notice of .ppeal in both cases and was held un- fer an appeal bond of $500. The case # assault with a deadly weapon of which he was a defendant in Justice trays court Friday was dismissed -esterday on account of insufficient ey- dence.