Arizona republican., 1899-06-27
NEWS
 OF THE
 TOWN

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 LIFNSED TO WE'D. A marriage
 license was issued yesterday to George
 w. Sears and Martha Collins.
 A MINING OUTFIT. J. D. Lor-
 r9ine sent out six men yesterday with $1,200 worth of tools and supplies for
 his minen ear the Silver King.
 BOUGHT CLIFTON REAL ES- TATE. Tn his recent trip through the territory George Buxton bought lots in Clifton. He will build store on one of them for renting.
 JUDGE SCOTT'S VACATION. - Probate Judge Scott is making prep arations to go to San Diego on, 3 Eaca- ton of a few weeks. In the meantime the duties of his office will be attended to by Judge Grouse.
 NO FOURTH HERE. The effort made for races and other features for 1 the park on July 4 have failed on ac- count of the attractions in outside towns on that day and the present lack of interest manifested by the business men.
 HE WAS JARRED.-A young man employed by the Phoenix Light and Fuel company jumped or fell yesterday from the top of q 1 gas holder. about fourteen feet. to the ground. He alighted l squareig on his heels and sustained a | jar which will lay him up for several days.
 BORDONE-ZARRIGES. = M. Pros | per BOrdoue and Mme Genevieve Hor tense Zarriges were united in marriage last night by Justice JohnstoEe at the residence of the groom in the, south eastern part of the city. The wedding l ceremonies were followed by waves of | champa a@ne. clouds of reina victoriaS and congraFula tions.
 RAIN IN THE NORTH. George H. Mosher, the commercial man, ar rived from Los Angeles yesterday. MT. Mosher said that when he left there had been no rain in southern CalifOr- rta. All along the Santa Fe Pacific line in Arizona there have been small showers. The greatest rainfall was observed by him on the, s. F. r. &5 P. between Kikrland and Phoenix. WILL BUILD A BONFIRE. Al present there is not a case of smallpox in the county. The last case at the pest house was dismissed a few days ago. The county now proposes selAng that property. L. L. Plank may be
 
 he will collect all the brush on il, and build large fire around the pest house.
 OUTBOUND MELONS. = Good quantities of Rocky Ford cantalopes are being shipped from here Two cars will be sent out in a few days. Water melons are being shipped as fast as they can be obtained. There $ a good demand for both cantalopes and watermelOns, but the supply is small. The grapes escaped the early frost and the crop this season will be about doubled. *.
 LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATIONS. Letters of administration were is- sued in probate court yesterday to Pauline Converse on the estate of AL bert E. Converse and upon the estate of H. c. Converse to Emma Converse. The admiristraJTiX in each case is the wife of the decedent The dacedents were brothers and the property to be administered upon consists of real es- tate valued at about $5,000 lying on Center strset, between Washington and Adams.
 EMANUEL B. SCOTT REIN STATED. -Emanuel B. Scott will be installed today as dog catcher. The arrangements with George Brooks were temporary. The dogs were grow ing in numbers and some measure was necessary to kegp them down. MT. Brooks work has been effectUal. At the time of his appointment Emanuel had too much money to accept any position, but he was the successful ap- plicant and his eXchequer now permits him to engage in h:s old time pro- fession.
 A NATIONAL REFLECTION. A few days ago a young German gun smith here felt sick. The next day eruptions appeared on his skin. He summoned the city health officer. thinking he had smallpox. The phy- sician arrived and could not suppress a smile when he discovered the lneed- less alarm of the young man. Why" said the doctor, you haven't anything but German measles" German measles?'' replied the young man in disgust That's vat I gets me Vor being a German
 WEARIED OF POLITICAL LIFE gentleman lately from the east said yesterday that in the course of his journey he visited Columbus, O. where he met Dr. I. B. Hamblin, formerly superintendent of the territorial asy- lum. The doctor has located near the state insane asylum. with which he was formerly connected and has fallen into an immense practice. He and his wife both say they preferred Phoenix as a residence, but the doctor said that he had wearied of political life and would spend the rest of his work ing existence in his practice
 HE CLIMBED A TREE. Officer Hale is the most awkward bicyclist in town. People who have seen him on his wheel on the streets have won dered why he attempts to ride. He has been in constant practice for three weeks and has shown no i'm provement since the first. On the con- trary, he has retrogressed. Most bi- cycle riders on Washington street pre-