Arizona republican., 1899-02-08
NEWS
 OF THE
 TOWN

Y Perez and Bethsaeda NJ Otero.
 AT DEATHS DOOR. Mrs. T. J
 Bryan seemed so near the end of life
 yesterday that death Twas expected al. most mOmentarily. An attorney was
 sent for to prepare her will.
 SPECIAL s. A. SERVICES. -Adiu-
 tant Shano and Captain Morrison oi
 he Salvation Army at San Francisco
 arrived in the city yesterday morning.
 They are making a tour of the coast
 in the rescue and children's service
 They will remain in the city several
 days, during which special services will
 be held.
 MANAGERIAL PRAISE. -Manager
 Patton of the Patton Grand yesterday
 received a telegram from Manager
 Clark A. Shaw of the Burbank theater,
 Les Angeles, saying that Tennessee $
 Farther" had made q great hit there; 1 that the company was strong and that
 the quartette was the best ever heard
 in Los Angeles.
 RULES AND ORDER. At the Christian church last night Professor
 Tipton lectured on Rules and Order "
 The talk was well received and was q
 source of much instruction. After the lecture an organization was effected,
 the object of which is to study the intricacies of parliamentary decOrum. There were no legislators present.
 HUNTING GOLD AND COPPER. - | William Black and J. H. Devereux, a Colorado mining man, will leave for Lower California next Friday night to
 look up gold and copper mining prop critics. They will go to San Diego and I take steamer from there to the lower l extremity of Baja California. They l have lately returned from a trip to | TontO Basin.
 | THE FIREMEN'S BALL. The fire department annual inspection and pa ] rade will take place on February g and on that night the fremen's ball will occur The boys intend to make | the affair something to be pleasantly remembered in after years. While the attendance at the ball will not be ex- elusive standard of good reputation | will be required for admission. It will be, anyhow, a respectable gather 1 ing.
 | AN EXCLUDED CLASSY French woman, Marguerite Bernal, who inhab- it's the reservation, was in police court 1 yesterday for appearing on the street on horseback Her defense was that she was riding slow and so modestIy clad that even her feet were concealed i by her long skirts, all of which was admitted by Officer MollOy, who con l tended that she had no business on horseback within the city limits in any garb. The court toCk the same view of it and fined her s. She was told that there was no objection to her riding in the country, nor even to her passing through town, but she could not ride aimlessly about within the city limits
 TH ' TNTNT ZYNTT
 Extensive preparations have been made to make a success of the enter tainment which will be given at St Anthony hall tCmOrrCIE night. The cake walk will be the principal fea- ture and while no colOred gentlemen will participate there will be three couples Of alleged equal ability. The programme will be as follows: First part. piano solo, Mrs. B. W. Persons; vocal solo, Mrs. Williams; banjo solo, Miss Grace Shields; There May Be Others" Mike and Clay" violin solo, Mrs. Joseph Monihon; recitation, Miss Hurley. Second part-Duet, Mrs. Xiii roy and Professor J c. Wasson; zither solo. MT. Simmons; recitation, Miss Nellie Kennedy; pickininny song, Miss Murphy; cake walk.
 THE OLDEST MAIL CARRIER. - Charles H. Pierce has resigned his pO- sition as mail carrier to go into busi- ness for himself. MT. Pierce may be said to be the pioneer mail carrier of the territory. His was the first ap- >pointment after the free mail delivery was put into Phoenix six years ago. He has witnessed a great deal of eX- pansion in six years. Then the service was confined to the city limits. It ex- tended north to Van Buren street, | south three blocks, west to what is now Seventh avenue, and east to Sev- | enth street. It was possible then for an active carrier to cover the territory alone. MT. Pierce's service until year ago was continuous save for the | brief midsummer vacation allowed by ! the department. But year ago he took a lay-of on account of ill health |
 HONOLULU MUCH OVERDONE. - F. Ohnick, who went to Honolulu six i months ago on behalf of himself and | ether Phoenix parties, with the object l Of looking over the field as location for an electric light and gas plant, has 1 lately returned. He said that on ac- count Of the passing of the govern | ment of Hawaii from one form to an ether nothing can be done now. It is impossible to obtain a franchise or q 1 charter. There is no authority at present in either Hawaii or the United | States to grant 1t. 1t IS dCubttuI, MT | Oknick thinks, if any sort of new en- terprise would be Temunerative in | Honolulu The city is already over stocked with capital and men with | projects of one kind or another. There | are no gas works in the city but there l are several electric light plants which, | with the assistance of the moon, fur nish the city all the light it needs at reasonable rates. ts+ .lt.,-.....
 A HUMAN .WRECKER. Jesus Saiz was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Bush at the block yesterday morning for roll