Arizona republican., 1899-01-10


 busting yesterday which was not alt0- gether successful. The bronco d:d it's part admirably, and introduced some
 mid-air bone snapping contortions
 which some of the old time range rid CTS declared were entirely new. Dur ling one of the most difficult turns at ''sifting" MT Murphy lost his equi- librium and the bronco scored a touch- down, landing it's rider head first on the ground. MT. Murphy now wears a
 bump on his head which is unknown
 to the science of phrenolgy.
 A CAT POISONER- There is a
 man living somewhere in the vicinity
 of Van Buren and First streets who
 is engaged in making an improper use of Strychnine. He throws it around
 his premises promiscuously with the
 idea of reducing the cat population
 Pretty nearly everybody agrees that
 the motive is praiseworthy, but his
 method is subject to criticism. Some IOf the neighbOrS are nervous. They
 fear their small and undiscriminating
 children will get hold of the poisoned food, entailing a funeral, the ex- penses of which their parents desire 10
 avoid. They are net sure they have
 the strychnine disseminator spotted, 1 but they believe they have. and are | WILL HONOR THEM The c. A.
 R. post. the Sons of Veterans and the
 militia companies of this city are ar
 ranging for an important event which will take place in Phoenix ( n the 17th | Of this month according ito the pres
 ent plans. It may be necessary to change the date. however, if Col. Bro- die and Captain McClintock are unable to be present at that time. A letter from Captain McClintock says he will arrive in Phoenix next Sunday, unleTs further detained. The occas.op will be the presentation Of badges of ho1or to Col. Alex O. Brodie Captain Me Clintock and Norman Orma, and the event will be marked bv many inter testing features. The badge is a unique one, containing souvenirs of the civil war and the war with Spain, held to- gether by the American flag
 IA COLORED CHURCH.-The colcred citizens of Phoenix are engaged in raising money ito buy a church. They have an option on the Christian church property at S1,S0O, $500 down. There is room enough on the lot for a parsonage, which will be built later ] Satisfactory headway has teen made with a subscription list, So that there is little doubt of the first payment te- 1, ing promptly raised. The list is di- | vided into three sections, one for col ored subscribers, one for white sub | sccibers of S5, and one for tho-e who | subscribe smaller amount. Frank l Shirley is enc of the most act ve mem | bers of the soliciting committed He . lets no guilty man esc3p2. Wh~n he approaches his white acqua tanCe for a donation he begins with an assur- ance that no man is barred on a count of his color
 PURCHASED TAILINGS MT Nal colm McLeish of Denver. who spent several years in Arizona working the tailings of the Vulture mine 2. Smiths mills on the HassayamPa yesterday purchased a large dump of ta'lirgs of MT. c. L. Hall at the Mammoth mir e which is located at GGIifeld. fifty miles east of this city. Mir. NcLeish i has spent the raat year in looking fo, a suitable place to engage in cysnidi1g and during this time has trave ed over most of the mining country of the west and southwest. There are 30, GOO tons Of tailings in the Gump at the Mammoth and the number of tens is constantly being augmented by the operation Of the mine and mill there T expect TO begin work in ten days" said Mir. McLeish to a repOr.er. My :. plant is now on the way from os An geles and it will be but 3 short time 1 after it arrives before actual operations I will commence"
 THE HOLOHAN INQUEST. - The ' inquest concerning the death of Ms. Z Anna HolChan, who dropped dead at her home. 340 North Fourth straet while sitting at a sewing machine. last morning, was concluded be- { lore Justice Gray yesterday. The in \ Iuest had bsen adjourned from Satur- fay pending a reply to te'egran sent he husband, John Ho'ohan, at Globe. Cr permission to conduct an aut2p- y. The husbands reply had no bearing on he request It was merely an a. of the news of his vife's death and an instructor to have he body embalmed that it might be aken to Globe for burial. He is HOW $ n his way to Phoenix overllrd. Thee lad really been little doubt that the leath of Mrs. Holohan was due to nat lral causes. Dr. Plath had testified hat he believed the cause YVES blood / lot on the brain. When he jury 1e ;umsd consideration of the case yes erday it acted upon this testimony md found that death was natural
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