Arizona republican., 1899-03-25
NEWs
 OF THE TOW N

H ES DOING NICELY. The physi-
 clan E of Judge w. H. Stilwell, who has
 been very low with pneumonia, report
 that be is doing nicely
 CLAY PARKER'S POSITION. -
 Clay Parker has accepted position in
 the lore of Greene, the Halter, and he | will# #ommence his duties today.
 RESUMED PRACTICE. -Captai1 J. v Crenshaw is having law offices | fit up in the Fleming building. He | wi tresume his practice within few | da.. .It
 Al AIN THE MANAGER. Manager | s. &t Patton of the Patton Grand op-
 erafiG use has agreed to again assume thd9y1anagement of the park theater-
 ThF theater has been a popular sum- l m !resort for Phoenicians.
 HEARING PHOENIX. The county 1 C ssment work has been reduced to | thk .ohoenix city proper and a few l adAining additions. The matter of asSkssing will be completed in about a mFsath, when the lists will be prepared. ALM SUNDAY. Palm Sunday will | t5 observed with appropriate services H the First Methodis- church tomof- XIV The church will De decorated Nth palms, and the sermon and music | Ell be in harmony with the occasion. | ,,IANOTHER VICTIM. Waiter Col 4lrn Of Peoria, H., is confined at the Hotel Adams by a severe attack of pneumonia. MT. Colburn has spent the last 'wo winters in Phoenix and has made a large circle of acquaintances.
 A GRAMOPHONE ENTERTAIN MENT. Professor George P. Dykes gave a lecture and gramophone enter tainment to the pupils at the Central school building yesterday afternoon which seemed to be greatly appreciated by them.
 DIVORCE SUIT DROPPED. One divorce case has been dropped from the district court docket, that ot Funge vs. Plunge. The plaintiff in the case, Mrs. Helen Funge, was Hattis Cor nelius, who died here last Wednesday morning
 LARGE TIMERS RECEIVED. - Some of the largest timbers and in the greatest numbers have been received at the lumber yards within the last few days. The timbers at the Ryder lumber yards will be used on the canal dredger near the Arizona canal dam, while these at the DeMund yards are to be used at the Indian school.
 A YOUTH AT DEATHS DOOR. - Wilson Card, boy of sixteen, living with his mother on South Third av- enue, is lying at the point of death of crebro-spinal meningitis. The history of his ailment and its cause is not quite underst tood, but it is believed to have resulted from a fall he received a couple of weeks ago while wrestling.
 SPECIAL POLICE MUDDLE. The special pOlicemen's muddle is yet unde- aia Tod H,e(T nrf1r rI,,D rested on warrant from Justice Gray's court, was tried yesterday and the case was taken under advisement- The police court cases against him and Officer Frances and J. F. Briggs, set for yesterday, were continued until 4 o'clock this afternoon
 LARGE WOOL SHIPMENT. Up to date the shipments of wool and belts from the valley by A Vandervort amount to twenty-eight carloads or about 765 900 pounds. It is estimated that other shipments have amounted to about 100000 pounds. The shipments represent probably S125, ,0OO in value, and there is in the neighborhood of 150,000 pounds remaining in the valley
 A SURPRISE PARTY. The mem bers of the senior class of the high school and Superintendent W. B. Creager and the faculty, gave a sur prise party at the Indian school last. night at which Miss Marguerite Me Cowan was the person surprised Miss McCowan is a sister of Superintendent s. M. McCOwan of the Indian school and she is the teacher of languages in the high school
 BASE BALL AFFAIRS. -The De- Mund ball team will hold a meeting some night the first of. next week with a purpose of disbanding it's crgani- zation for the season. Thomas Parish, Jr., was over from Tempe yesterday and he succeeded in arranging for game at the park Sunday between the Tempe and Yucatec hines. The partial revival of base ball may induce the De- Munds to arrange few games yet this season.
 WILL RIDE ANYHOW. The hay ride proposed by the members of B company two weeks ago has not been abandoned. The action of the last legislature relative to the disbandmenU of the territorial militia threatened to place a quietus on the projected hay ride, but the members have now de- cided to utilize portion of their funds in that manner The hay wagon will leave the armory at 8 o'clock next Thursday evening.
 NOT A MURDER. Some excite ment was caused last evening by the explosion of what was thought to be a torpedo on the street car track be tween First avenue and Center street. After the usual crowd had assembled it was discovered that some person had placed a 38-caliber cartridge cn the rail. The explosion occurred as the car passed over it and most of the peo- pie in the neighborhood were led to be- lieve that a murder had been commit ted. It was probably the work of small boy.
 FIRE PRESSURE INCREA SED - B. M. Pratt of the city water works is placing in 10-inch suction pipe at the