Arizona republican., 1899-02-15
NEWS
 OF THE
 TOWN

BradleyS s undertaking establishment this afternoon at 3 o'clock
 REMOVING THE TRACKS, The
 business of shifting the street rail
 way track running through the Capitol
 grounds was begun yesterday.
 1 DISCUSSED SANITARY MEAS.
 URES- The members of the city
 council met last night to discuss san itary measures. No other business transpired
 DIED AT THE HOSPITAL James
 Brown of San Francisco died at 4he
 Sisters hospital of pneumonia yester- day morning. He had resided in the
 city about two months.
 WOOL COMING IN Several large
 loads of wool have recently been
 brought in from Goddard's corral. Fleecing at that place will engage a
 large number of men for a month to
 come.
 1 JUSTICES COURT. Three fighters were in Justice Johnstone's court yes 1 terday. Jose Ariola was fined $5, Juan 1 Enriques S10, and Francisco Para $5. 1 He was the only capitalist iH the 1 crowd The other two men were sent | to jail 1 TO CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK $ l DAY. Letters are being addressed tq 1 prominent persons of Irish birth or ] descent with reference to an early | meeting to be held for making prepa- ration for 9 proper celebration of St. ! Patrick's Day.
 | FUNRAL OF MISS GLEASON. - The funeral of Miss Ella Gleason, who died on Monday afternoon, took place yesterday at 2 o'clock from the resi- dence of the family Cn West Adams street. The remains were inferred at the Catholic cemetery.
 A VALENTINE DANCE. The Val entine dance at the O'Neill hall last night was a success. Ire crowd was large and select and the revenue de- rived will be Of considerable benefit to the city library new under formation. f'euerstein's orchestra furnished the music and light refreshments were served.
 MINUS A WHEEL. W. H. Rippey is minus a bicycle as well as respect for the present owner. He left his wheel in a rack last night in front of the Young building. Returning ten minutes later 1t was gone. He has as yet no clue as to it's whereabouts, but the officers have been notified and are on the alert.
 DELAYED TRAINS. The Mari copt & Phoenix train made two runs yesterday. The last one was to meet the westbOUnd Southern Pacific, which had been delayed several hours by storms in Texas. The local train reached the city at Oclock last night. The s. F. ?. & P. was nearly three hours late on account of the delayed Santa Fe Pacific
 END OF THE NEW YEAR.-Tha end of the observance of the Chinese New Year, which began a week ago. will occur next Sunday. The event will be celebrated by 8 banquet in Chinatown, to which the leading Cele5- tial3 have invited their American friends The dishes will be constructed with reference to the occidental taste, So that no man need hesitate Cn ac- count of the fear Of the menu.
 CYCLISTS COLLIDE. T. J. Bordr and 5. J. Darby, Jr., while riding on their bicycles on Washington street last night came together with cGnsid- erable force. Neither was paying any attention to the direction of their progress and their attention seemed divided between the sidewalk and the stars-particuIarly tc the latter at the time of the collision. No positive dam age was done except to the wheels.
 A MISSOURI PICNIC.-The Mis- souri society met yesterday afternoon at the Ford to decide the question of giving an entertainment or a picnic The latter was agreed upon and Sat urday, February 25, was fixed as the date for holding it. Another meeting will take place next Tuesday afternoon at the office of John T. Dunlap on south First avenue, where all meetings Of the society will be held in the future
 DEATH OF FRANCIS BRAUM. = Francis K Braun died early yesterday morning at the sisters hosplCal of pneumonia. He was 26 years of age and was a well known young man at his home in San Francisco. He was an associated Of several Of the clerks in GCldberg's store, who were employed with him in San F'ranciscO. Ills mother | who has been here with him, had the remains prepared to be sent to his former home for interment.
 NEW LIVE STOCK BOARD. The first meeting of the newly constituted live stock sanitary board was held yes terday afternoon for the purpose of organization Both the new mem bers, 1 A. c. Mcqueen of Mesa, and W. F. Nichols of WdlEC5x, were present Chairman W. c. Barnes of the board was reelected and H. Harrison was again chosen secretary. The reor- sanitation was followed by the trans action of routine business and a gen eral discussion of live stock matters
 MIR. BENEDICT'S BETTER JC'3. l john D. Benedict Of Santa Fe, N. M.. superintendent of forest reserves in | Arizona and New Mexico, and who arrived in the city a week ago on cf- | iicial business, has undergne promo ucn. Last Friday he received a tele- gram ftom Congressman Cannon of Illinois asking him if he would accept the superintendency of the Indian schools Of Indian Territory It didn't l take Mir. Benedict long to make up his i mind or frame Q reply. MT Cannon is | now in possession Of h:s signified will | lingness to accept. MT. Benedict lives i at DanyilIe, H.