Arizona republican., 1899-05-08
NEWS
 OF THE
 TOWN

GRANITE FOR SUPERSTRUC 1 TURF. -Workmen will commence ] cutting granite at the capitol grounds
 today for the sub-story Of the build
 ing The granite is taken out of 2
 quarry south of the Sat river. | AS SHE HEARD IT. A little gir who attended church one cold day las wiri5er was told by her mother to re-
 member the text. Upon her return
 she was asked to repeat it. She said it was: Many are cold, but few are | frozen
 HONEY FROM THE BUCKEYE. - Sixty cases of h3ney came in yesterday from T. c. Stahl's apiary in the Buck eye oicUntry. Mir. Stahl is recognized
 as one of the principal honey mea of Arizona and is making many turns to
 help cut this industry.
 FRACTIOUS HORSE. John Gray narrowly escaped being injured yes terday afternoon on North Seventh street. He was driving a fractiouS horse, which succeeded in doing dam- age to the rig t5l the extent of $1O before it was gotten under control.
 INDIAN BAND CONCERT.-The
 
 the city hall plaza at three o'clock yesterday afternoon. There was a large attendance. The programme was a pleasing one and was well ren- dered. The band lacks the volume Of tone of the PiOceetS, but it plays skillfully and sweetly.
 CIO MORE FROM YUMA. There will be no more Yuma apricots on the market. The first crop is gene and there will be plenty of valley fruit be- fore the second crop ripens. A few boxes of California blackberries were shipped here yesterday. The boxes are not miniature nor is the price.
 DEATH OF BEN HENNESS. Ben Henness died on Saturday evening at the hclne Of his brother-in-Iaiw, L. G. Jordan, 616 North Seventh avenue, af- ter an illness Of three months. He came here from Kansas City about two years ago and was employed by the Ariz-nia Improvement company Funeral services will be held a; the house at 2:3O today.
 THE PARKER SCHOOL-Miss Jen- nie Roatman has been employed to teach the school in the Parker district, one mile west of the capitol. Miss BCG-man has been the substitute teacher in the Phoenix schools for some time and is considered an excel lent instructor. She follows Mir. COch- ran, who has done gCcd work in the schCol during the past year. as MT. Grouse did for three years previous. I19 Parker schCl3l is one of the best country schoois in the county. Under the supervision Of '.he present trustees a brick school house was erected two years ago. School has been maintained for eight months a year, and at pres art the district has mi-mey to it's credit with which to begin school next fall
 TRANSITION FROM RUSTICITY- One of the seediest looking farmers ever known to immigrate from the rural districts Of Kansas presented himself at he Hotel Adams yesterday in quest of work. Dye think I could get work here?" he ir qtired of one of he fbsM boys. T dunno,' replied the sprightly lad, 'Nbetter see the boss" Wal, ye know, I'm mighty handy" persisted the hcmesl5 tilIer of the soil, i and l know right smart about a 1cardin house. I might even wait oD | ! table,"
 FORGETFUL BRETHREN. - "A 7lOenix base ball team is coming 0 sl-uthern California next week to llay a series of games with teams in his section. The Phoenicians are un- Ioubtedly laboring under a delusion." Los Angeles Times Maybe 70. Although the Phoenix nine loesn't intend to make clean weep, it cannot avoid the recollection If the outcome Cf series of games ,,ayed here between a Los Angeles line and one Of this place net many ccCns ago.
 MAY REOPEN THE UNION. - Walter G. Filler Of Sharon, Pa. who as been in Arizona a few days in the interests of Denver capital, left last ight for Denver In his stay here he xamined the region about the Union line and was favorably impressed. he surface indications are excellent nd give rise to the opinion that there chance for good mines. MT. Filler lid he thought the Union would me time be a big properly. He will lake report on it when he gets tO enver and the result may be that it i'll bsi reopened. [ 1NGEN1OUS INVENT HON. A few ears ago Harry Creswell of this city vented a cOntIivance which ha E alled demagnetizer. It was one of lese meritoriJus inventions which ever bring an income for the reason lat it is not in great demand. It was 2 cry ingenious invention, however, nd if-Mr. CresweH has exercised the lme skill inventing a more useful rticle he would have risen to a po- tion of af11uence. It is used for de- agnetizing watch. Occasionally Q atch which has been subjected to lrrents of electricity becomes mag etized and would be utterly worth ss if not corrected. Magnets are nplOyed to correct the condition, but 1eir work is not complete and often he watch is not improved by their Use.