Arizona republican., 1899-05-26
NEWS
 OF T HE
 TOM N

ANOTHER STEP. "A corps of on
 gineers of the s. F. P. &c P. yesterday
 started out on it's work of locating 3
 route to Ingleside.
 NEW MINING DISTRICT. Notice of the location Of the Copper Star min ing property was filed with the re- ! ccrder yesterday by O. M. Stewart. The i prospect is located eighteen miles 1 southeast Of Gila Bend in a new re-
 zion.
 VAQUERO'S RETURN. - ''Bertie. '' | Egbert Thomas Clark, returned yes . terday from a trip near Tucson. He ] has been doing the southern ranges and says that the cattle would be in a l thriving condition but for the general | scarcity of water. 4 FEW MORE LISTS. The work l of assessing in the county is now 1 closed SC far as the assessors are can- cerHed. but there are still a few lists
 which have not been returned. If brought in at once and before work IS completed on the books several Valua- tions may be modified.
 BROUGHT IN FOR BURIAL. -Alr. and Mrs. John Reese came down from Jerome on "Wednesday night with The
 body Of their 2-weeks-Old babe for inteTment here. They resided in Phon- nix at enc time and moved thence t0
 Mexico. They were brought back t.gO
 years ago on similar sad errand
 A BIG CROP. ". E. Messinger has
 bought the fruit crop in an apricot or
 chard of ". E. Murphy's half mile
 south of Glendale. The orchard com lprises ten acres and the trees bear an
 unusually heavy crop. Their appear
 ance is deceiving even at a short dis
 tance, but an examination reveals that
 the fruit is snugly clustered next to
 the body.
 AT THE INDIAN SCHOOL. A musicale was given at the Indian school yesterday in honor of Miss Es-
 telIe Reel, general Indian school su- perintendent, with headquarters at Washington. Miss Reel for ten years
 has been identified with the several civil departments of the government. and is now notable as the first woman who has attained the position of honof which she now enjoys.
 ELKS GOING TO GLOBE. A large number of members of the EIks' lodge will leave tonight for Globe, where a lodge is 10 be instituted tomorrow night. The del egatiOn will be accompanied by band. IL is requested that the members of the order meet at their lodge room this evening at o'clock sharp tn Ina prepared 10 escort the delegation tn the depot
 DATES BEING PLANTED. Under the direction of the experimental sta ton about twenty male date trees have been planted on the site selected Tor the date orchard near Peterson's Sid ing on the south side. Professor R. H. Forbes has received word from Washington that the female date trees will be shipped here soon. They have been given free transportation. The first shipment will consist of 100 cut tings.
 THE DREDGER AT WORK. --1'ne mammoth dredger on the Arizona ca nal yesterday took out the first bucket full of dirt. It is fully equipped, but its operations yesterday were merely a test, and the work of deepening the canal will not begin until the first of next week. This piece of machinery displaces about one and Q half yards of dirt after each dip of the bucket, and 1t is calculated that about 400 yards will be displaced in an ordinary days work.
 THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.-- .-- A special meeting of the Phoenix Li- brary association was held at the court house last night, for the purpose of a permanent organization which was effected by the election of the l following officers: President, B. Hey | man; first vice president, W. s. Pick | rell; second vice president, Mrs Fra i zier; secretary, Harry NJ. Chapman; treasurer, E. Gang. The following di- !, rectory was chosen: L. Chalmers, W. 1 c. Foster, Mrs. W. k. James and Rev | F. A. Peniclz. About twenty-five mem ! bers were present A great deal Of ! interest is manifested in the organiza- l ton which now includes Q member i ship of f1fty-eighS. There was collect ! cd at the meeting last night $44.
 AN INJUNCTION SUIT. An in i junction suit was filed in district court yesterday by Ben Eager against 5. E. | OWsley to restrain defendant from iI- | -eTfeTing with the plaintiff in pos | session of a tract of land new. occupied | by him. According to the complaint | the defendant entered upon the land | under a lease from the owner, P. T. | 8urtis. The terms of the lease de- | scribed certain things to be done by ! the defendant which tt is alleged were { not done and the leaS9 was assigned to | LEe plaintiff. who moved upon the land | last April with the intention of buying | it. It is complained that the defend | ant has tried to drive him away aHd ! has threatened his life. A temporary | injunction pending a hearing of the l cmplaint was ordered.
 PLEASA NIT AFFAIR A large as | inteTspersed freely with Ia 1 1Ie5 honored E company's new captain. J. L. 5. Alexander, at the c0mpany's ! armOry in the city hall last evening. ! j. F. Elwel who in tne |