Arizona republican., 1899-03-17
NEWS
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WAITING TELEGRAMS. - Therl are telegrams at the Western UnioI
 for E. o. Woodwork, Ed Shumate ano
 Elmer E. Mayberry.
 READY FOR A MATCH. = The
 Phoenix Tennis club is anxious to meet
 the Tempe club. 4 game may be ar
 ranged in the near future
 WORK RESUMED TODAY-Work
 aI the capitol grounds is still suspend ed. A carload of concrete is expected 1 this morning when the laying of the 1 concrete foundation will be resumed.
 REJOICING IN A FIRST BORN.--
 MT. and Mrs. Claude Bewley are re- 1 joicing in their first born. It is boy. it's actual weight is nine pounds and it's l birthday will fall on March 15 If each 1 year
 ENTERTAINMENT AT CART 1 NRIGHT.-The residents of the coun-
 try around the Cartwright school house were entertained by an exhibition on i g gIaphophone last evening by Mr l Harry NJ. Chapman, and for over an hour the audience was kept in admira- l tion of the songs, talks, marches and i speciality pieces.
 FRUIT OUT OF SEASON.--Charies
 H. Pierce received some early fruit yes terday from the ranch of Coffee Al" :" 1 The assortment consists Of, apples, i peaches, and even cantelope5. Mir | Pierce was very much surprised when he received the fruit out of season and : he conjectuIed that it may have been
 raised in a hot house.
 i THE BILLIARD EXHIBITION 1 William A. Spinks, the billiard expert, showed big crowd of Phoenicians something new in shots at the Bodega last night. The balls went as if they were directed by magic. In a game with r. P. Trott, one of the best of
 local players, or rather in an exhibi- tion in which MT. Trott held a cue. MT. Spinks ran 300 The exhibition shots were marvellous.
 NOT A SANGUINE TROUPE-The amateur theatrical troupe, under the direction Of Mrs. Richard Castilla. will not be of the blood and thunder va riety, but it will present a farce con- edy. Under that role better results are looked for. It is further proposed that the company resolve itself into a club, and deposit it's share uf the receipts which at first will be used cDly for the purchase of costumes and other equipments.
 EMPIRE STATE GOCIETY.-The members of the Empire State commit tees are requested to be a the park be- fore Il o'clock on Saturday morning, and to see that the physical and men tai wants of the people are well sup piled. Each family is requested tC bring provisions, table cloths and dishes for 9 basket picnic The com mittees will furnish tables, coffee, cream and sugar. There will be music by the Indian school band.
 DEATH OF GROVER LEE.-Gcover. the 14-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. Frank P. Lee, died yesterday afternoon after a prolonged illness. He came to Phoenix with his parents from Oregon about two years ago and gave promise of a bright future. He was an unusu- ally bright lad and in his classes in the public school took front rank. Sev- eraI months ago the boy went into . decline and gradually lost strength un- til the end came. The funeral services, conducted by Rev MT. JTergll- son of the Christian church, will take place at the family residence in Bcill's addition, this afternoon at o'clock.
 HE WAS A PROFESSIONAL -Thc guests at the Hotel Adams were pleas antly surprised last evening wnap they were favored with several selectiO.ls by George A. Smith MT Smith ID con- pany with E. E. Mccoy arrived yCster- day. He has a splendid baritone voice and was freely encored 1 He rendered selections from ''The Bohemian Girl" MT Smith has traveled with many noted opera troupes, among which was the Emma Abbot company and the BostOnians. | He was at one time engaged as the l vocal man for Gilm0Te's famous Dand. i
 CVTTrT J7nD n C,,;+ begun in district court yesterday by | Horace Bliss against the Maric0pa, i Phoenix & Salt River Valley railroad | to recover 5000 damages received in ! being struck by the defendants train | between Mesa and Tempe on May 14 of | last year. It was in this accident that ! George Dean was killed. Bliss sustain | ed a broken arm, with which, he al | Ieges, he suffered six months, incur i ring an expense for medical services Of | $500 His loss of time is estimated at | S1 000 and the rest of the claim is de- | signed to compensate, for permanent | injuries
 FORGOT HE WAS MARBTED- Phoenix comes to the front with the ! most singular case of absent-minded- | ness on record. Less than ! mOntk | ago a young man holding an official | position was married. Yesterday he | had occasion to communicate with her | by telephone. Ringing the instru:neut | and getting the number he had asked | for he said in reply to a response from | the other end of the line, "Is that you, Miss -?' addressing his wife hy her maiden name. His associates in the | office gave him the horse laugh and the i lady at the other end joined in the merriment. The young husband stammered and retired from the in- strument covered with blushe5 and | confusion.
 TUG OF WAR DDLE.-N0thing more came of the tug of war contest yesterday. At 8 meeting of tho man agement with the representatives of | the teams no agreement could he Ii reached. The management nronose.l !