Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-08-19

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| State OF weather Clear. Clear.
| AFTER NEW Goods NJ. Craw-
ford, buyer for George H. Cooks jew
elry store, left on Lass nights train
for Chicago, where he will purchase
the winter stock for Mr.. Cooks es-
! Enlistment
A $4,000 CONTRACT. The con-
tract for the brickwork on the Mons
| EIEngsOn building On Washington
street, between Center and First
streets, was awarded to James O'C0n-
nor yesterday for $4,000
MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY.
The Junta Patriotica Mexicano has
| extended to District Attorney FIanni-
gan an invitation to deliver the ad
d. ess CT the day at the celebration Of
! Mexican Independence on Septem-
Der 16.
AGUIRRE SENTENCED. - Este
van AgIlirre who pulled another MeXi-
cans arm out Of place Il few evenings
| ago, was yesterday sentenced to thir-
teen days in the county jail. Justice
tombstone considered the offense
worth fifteen days. but as the
defendant had served two days al
ready he allowed credit on account
AUTOMOBILE FIRE APPARATUS.
The matter of replacing the present
city fire apparatus wish automobiles
is being egitated and is said to be
favored by at least one member of the
council. 1t would be an expensive
undertaking, but if it is realized now.
| that the horses are expensive and that
the expense will be CONTINUOUS. Ph0e-
nix with its broad level streets seems
to have been made for automobiles.
CATTLE THIEF CAUGHT.-Dep-
uty Sheriff Joe Bush yesterday morn
ing captured Jose QuesadO. a cattle
thief wanted at Palomas; Yuma cOun-
" for handling stock belonging to
Abel Figueroa. h was tracked this
way by Constable Dan Norris of Pa
Tomas. Who arrived in town on Thurs.
day night. Quesado had got in a half
dozen hours before. The constable re
turned to Pal0mas last night.
IN THE NEW CHURCH Al
though the building is not finished
services will BE- held in the new Chris
Ian church on Sunday. morning.
Sunday school will meet at 10 a. M,
which Will be followed by The regular
Christian Endeavor services at II
o'clock There IS no preaching this
month during Pastor FergusOn's aD-
sence, but services are held immedi-
ately after the Y P. S. c. E. meeting
by the members.
THE BUILDING BOOM. - Con
tracts have been lec for Two more
nice brick two-story cottages to b
erected Oh South Seventh avenue. The
new residence of Dave Goldberg on
North Center street is rapidly pushing
up into the atmosphere, the frs story
walls being now completed. In the
Churchill addition the two buildings
that have been previously referred 10
are almost competed and the founda-
tions are being placed for four more
residences.
LOST INTEREST IN THE WAR
A letter WAS received in this City yes
terday from Colonel John Swilling,
now in camp at Fort Logan. COlorel
SwiIling. who has been trying to 90
TO war ever since the opening of hos
tiHties between Spain and the United
States, is already in Il condition of
mind which enables him to look with
indifference upon the problem in the
east The Filipino war fills Colonel
care a continental for expansion. Cap
tain James o. AIcVey has also lost his
interest in the putting down of Aguin-
aldO'S instruction.
PAYING THE FIDDLER. Jose
Robes. a Mexican who was old enough
to have learned better fifty years ago.
was sentenced to fifteen days in jail
yesterday by Justice tombstone. Jose
commitued two grave iEdescretions.
The first was in getting drunk, anu the
second was in allowing Captain HI
Mcdonald to catch him at it. Cap
tain Mcdonald got up early Thursday
morning and when he started down
town he spotted Jose holding down the
corner of Seven h avenue and Monroe
street. while ne. Jose. in turn was
held down by full grown jag He
was Jailed with results as above
A PROLIFIC PROMOTER. Ar
ticles of incorporation of the Auto
mobile Traction Equipmer.s company
were filed in the office of the county
recorder yesterday. The incorp0rators
are James P. C-air of Quincy, Mass,
and Freeman o. Emerson and Edward
L. Tierney Of Boston. The capital
stock is 500. 900, the shares $40 each
Mr.. Tierney is a godsend to the coun-
ty recorder He appears as incor-
porator in no less than dozen ar
ticles which have bsen filed IN this
county since 'he beginning CT the
year. Most of them are mining COM
panfes. but there are beside telephone
and telegraph companies, irrigation
companies and nearly every kind Of
cOrnOra-iOn in which men NAV band