Arizona republican., 1899-07-24
NEWS
OF T HI
TOWN

POLICE SERVICE CRIPPLED. -
The day police service has been Grip
pied for two days. officer Thoma-
was taken sick Saturday.
JOSEPH MONIHON ILL. JOSEF l
Monihon, one OF the best known ranch
ers in the valley, was taken quite il
yesterday with a fever and a physician
was summoned last evening.
COLORED NAN IN TROUBLE. -
Albert Johnson, coI0red. was arres;e
south Of town by Officer Dowen on Sat
urday night for indecent exposure
He will be tried before the recorder
today
CATTLE FOR THE BLOCK. =
James Sturgeon, a well known south
side stock dealer, yesterday sold -
| the Phoenix Wholesale Meat COM
pany 100 head OF fat cattle for the 10
cal market
MORE MELONS. - The Melon
Growers association will make two
more carload shipments tomorrow,
| both going over the northern route
4 car of watermeInns will be sent 20
Albuquerque and a car OF cantelopeS
to Denver.
LEAVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. --a
The remains Of Probate Judge W S.
Scott will be shipped to his former
home in Greencastle. Ind. Oh Wedncs
day night Mrs. Scott and Professor
| ". P. Creager and wife will probably
| accompany them.
| IN WORKING ORDER. The Ph0e-
nix city railway power house is again
IN working order. The machine
| which was depolarized by the electrical
disturbances a few nights ago has
been readjusted and is ready for an
other storm. Precautions. however,
will be taken to guard against eiec-
t1icaI contingencies a. the next dis
play of lightning.
SOUTH SIDE AI4MONDS.-Fro
well known southsider II was learned
that E. J. Trippeu is now in Mesa
busiIy engaged in gathering h-s
almond crop. L is understood he has
a very b0untiful yield and is well sat
isfied with the seasons showing. His
only prayer now is that Jupiter PIu-
vius will not interfere with his ar
rangements till the crop is fully gath /
cred.
CHA COUNTY RANGES-Lesters /
received from ella county stockmen i
report that stock conditions are rap
idly improving in that region. Heavy /
rains were reported. there early last I
week and their effect on the grass is
already quite noticeable 1t is believed I.
tnat further rains nave been had on
the same ranges during the last day or
two and al those who are interested
in the stock business Of that county
are jubilant over present prospects.
SECOND CROP OF FIGS. Those
who are fortunate enough to have one
or more fig trees in their yard are just
now enjoying the second crop Of that
p,
This calls to mind the matter of fig
culture in commercial quantities,
Some one will make a success of fig
culture for the markets one Of these
days and others will stand around and
wonder why they did not do the same
thing when they could just as well as
not.
YOUNG ALMOND CROP. Lloyd
PicOtte was in town yesterday from
W. J. Murphy's almond orchard near
Glendale. where ne is SUPER Intending I
the picking The orchard consists of '
about eighty acres of young trees, I
which are bearing a heavy crop OF the &
soft and paper sheIIed variety of al :
More than fiaty hands have 7
been engaged there for week and {
-he\ work VIII not be concluded for /
hree weeks. The almonds are simply Z
being sacked and sent to town Quar- S
ers viii be obtained here next Nom c
lay and a crew VIII be put to work \
helIing almonds. 1
CYCLE RACES YESTERDAY.-The a
aces at the old hacing course attract '
d a fair sized crowd yesterday, con- d
isting mostly Of old time lovers of "
port. Good records were made 9
mong the novices. The first race, v
g3lf mile event between James Ming ;
nd Walter Ellingson, was won By d
he latter in 1:22. He also won
uarter mile race in 0:34 The relay F
ace between Ross Grouse, Howard b
.ong, Ross Russell and Grover Lam 81
ey on one side. and Cal Williams, b
,arl Smith. Ed Long and Roy Mat p
asOn on the other, was won by the d
after group. Time 2:38. b
DISCOVERED a CAVE.-One OF the n
ity spr!nkling carts fell through the v
arth yesterday afternoon near the !
orner Of First avenue and Washing 81
On street, or at least It made a good Il
tart, but the entrance to the subter- @
nnsan cavern was not large enough o.
} admit anything but the wheels. To d
2 more explicit, from some cause, =
rObably the recent rains, the loose -
irt filed IN 2 former excavation for -
ne Of the many pipe lines, was packed x
nd washed to one side. leaving a cave
f no mean proportions covered over j.
Y a thin crust of alleged street pave j.
ISN'T. When the heavy cart reached f.
MS spot it broke through the crust =
reviOus to extricating the vehicle it j.
as necessary to empty the carr, which l.
aused a small food IL that vicinity. Il
SUPERFLUFTY OF WATER. A T.
)ur-inch stream of water is now con T.
antly flowing from the new well of H.