Arizona republican., 1899-04-15
NEWS
OF THE
TOWN

I ditch is almost completed and water
will be turned in within few days.
+ COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY. -
The city council will probably hold a
! meeting Monday evening to transact
business relative to registration.
PICTURE OF NEW WORKERS. -
! Photographer Mealey has just finished
fine picture taken at tn New York
picnic.
DUNN'S HABITAT. Ed Dunn is in
: again. By lin again" in Dunn's case,
! OF course, means in Jail. Drunkenness
and peace disturbance. equally, OF
course, brought him in.
! NEW HOUSES. p. J. Peters, who
| recently bought some property in the
Montgomery addition and J. Ernest
Walker will sCon build three Or four
new houses on the property
! FUNERAL YESTERDAY. The re
mains of George L. Godfrey, who died
Wednesday, were buried yesterday. A
| large attendance was present at the
funeral Services held at the parlcis OF
Davis & Co.
/ LADIES TEA The ladies of the
Baptist church had a large attendance
at their tea on Thursday afternoon
Refreshments were daiGtily served.
/ Miss Mary E. Halsey gave a skillfully
rendered piano selection, and III s. Z.
! H. I3dor of Chicago sang charmlngly.
| mourning FOR A BROTHER. =
! A gentleman in Blenheim, Ontario, is
anxious to. learn OF the whereabouts of
brother named John T. Moore, a man
about fifty yeats OF age. If any Of the
readers of The Republican can give his
address TO the Rev. L. Halsey it will be
gladly received.
/ MAY DONATE QUARTERS. Some
members of the city council have sug-
gested that 3 company, n. G. A, be
allowed the assembly chamber and a
small room adjoining in the city hall
for it's headquarters and ordnance
stores. If this is allowed the company
: will not likely disband.
ENABLED TO BREATHE.-A sailor
named Hughes, who had been with
, Dewey at Manila. had the operation of
trachaeOtCmy performed on him last
Sunday The operation was made
necessary by a groIwth in the throat
! which prevented his breathing. He is
/ recovering from the effects OF the OPP
| Grafton.
! MILLER STILL OUT. Miller, the
life convict, and Smythc, the eight
year man, who walked out from under
/ the shadow of a guards nose at Yuma,
! have not yet returned to that institu-
ton Nor has the guard again cast
i the shadow of his nose ever them. A
telegram yesterday afternCC conveyed
! the surprising information that they
were still abroad.
/ RETURNED FROM YUMA. SHEER
off Murray returned yesterday morning
| from Yuma, where he had taken Josiah
Anderson. Anderson bore himself
with fortitude, but as he neared Yuma
he became more and more depressed.
The escape of Miller and Smythe from
the penitentiary occurred the day of
the night on which the sheriff left
| there on his return
SAME MISSION BOTH WAYS. -
June Freeman, who was well known in
Phoenix, returned yesterday from Los
Angeles. Mr. Freeman left this city in
/ quest CT a coed field for young men
but he returns on the same mission
! Like many others he says that the
once famous Los Angeles is overdone
He said that the smallpox is almost
stamped out in that city. The record
of cases since its beginning numbers &
few mere than 100.
IN FROM RELIEF MINE. George
Hamlin returned last night from a triI
to his property, the Relief mine
twenty-five miles northwest Of town
1t is a gold property on which 900 feet
CT development work has been done
Fifteen shafts have been sunk along
the ledge, 100 fee: apars the deepes,
ona Of which is 200 feet Mr.. HamliT
says he does not regret having done
any of the work, and believes he has {
promising property.
BAPTIST CHURCH MUSIC. THE
music at the Baptist church on Sunday
will include selections by the quartettt
and a solo by Mrs. Charles Howard
LcdOr of Chicago. In the evening the
pastor will preach the second of a ser
les of sermons on success, the theme
Being, Habits Which Help or Hinder.
All interested in making life a success
are invited. Services at II a. m. anC
1880 p. m. Bible school, GAS a. m
B. Y. P. T., $50 p. m.
DEATH OF ROBERT DUNCAN. -
Robert Duncan. prominent minin;
man, died last night at the Lacy Plac
, north of the city after an illness o
nearly two years. fIu was formerly
superintendent Of the great Treadwel
T mine IN Alaska. He was a passenge
on the steamer Cor0na. which wa
wrecked off the British-American coas
in 1897. His fatal illness resulted from
l exposure in the water and on land 70
several days before he was picked II
by Indians.
a RAILROAD WRECK. &C. P. Lyn
r dali a Home Mutual insurance mar
r who arrived yesterday from Los All
e geles, reports a railroad wreck abou
ten miles south CT Globe. He was
passenger ON the train from Bowie. o
the morning of April II. The trail
had just entered a cut. The rear truck
. of the passenger car Were derailed. Tn
train had bsen moving at the tate {
forty miles an hour and the first fOl