Arizona republican., 1899-03-02
NEWS
 OF THE
 TOWN

A REBEKAH BALL-The Dauch ters Of Rebekah will give a ball a EllIs hall on the night Of March s. UNDELIVERED TELEGRAMS. -
 The Western Union has undelivereC
 telegrans for J. v. Halbert and F'reC
 Ladis.
 OUT OF ITS CLUTCHES.-Rer
 Lincoln has recovered from an attack
 of the grip and will be at his duties 1T
 a few days.
 NEW NOTARIES.-Noto com
 missions were issued yesterday to Ii
 E. Brooks of Williams and Edward Week of Globe.
 HAY FOR CALIFORNIA.-Ha shipments to California continue. Two caflca1 were sent out by the way ot i Ash Fork yesterday.
 4 WOOL SHIPMENT-Two cars of
 wool went out over the Santa Fe for 1 Boston yesterday. They were shipped i by A. VanderwOrt
 l PRESENTED TO PROBATE.-The
 will of John A. Policy was filed for ! probate yesterday. The testator was 9 brother of Mrs G. B. Richmond. | The will dispOse5 Of an estate valued at $9 ,0O0.
 1 LADIES AID TEA.-The Ladies' Aid ! society of the Baptist church will hold
 an afternoon tea" in the church par 1 l0rs. Thursday, March End, from 2 until o'clock. Corner Jefferson and Second avenue. All ladies invited. l REMOVED HIS SHEEP-J. D. 1 Houck's sheep were removed yesterday from the corral in Paradise valley to a camp near the Arizona canal. FIeec- ing has been completed at the Goddard l oh 1No1o ~-or T,, to be hauled
 SIX TOWNSHIPS ASSESSED IL W. COggins, county assessor, and w. P Mealey returned yesterday.
 They have made assessments on all
 property lying in the six townships
 directly east and north of the base
 and meridian lines
 ANNUAL MEETING normal
 board Of trustees will hold meeting today in the office of T. ". PembertOn for the purpose of auditing the an nual claims R. L. Long, the recently appointed superintendent of public in struction will attend his first meeting of the board
 RUNNING MATCH.-A quarter mile running race has been matched to take place at the racing track On Tues day, March 14. The entries are John
  Goodin's Mary Nail and James Win ningham's Bird. The entrance fee will be $25 and the purse S1G0.
 MISS MOWERS DEPARTURE.- Miss Mabel Hoover left last night for the Dread Culinary institute at Wor- cester, Mass Tuesday night she gave an informal farewell party to num- Der of her friends who were at the de- pot last evening to see her off. Miss Hoover will be gone over a year.
 A SPECIAL OFFICER Officer Al GaIpin was yesterday sworn in as Q special officer with the consent of the | council. He will not be in the service l of the city but has taken the position ] of a patrOlman with the Detective Eu ! reau of Arizona and the merchants pa trol Of Phoenix, lately instituted in | this city.
 FOR THE LEGISLATURE-Th ! legislature has been entertained twice | since it convened. Its last host will | be the lodge of EIks. which will give a ladies' social in honor of the members of the legislature. The event will Oc- cur on the night Of March 15, the night before adjournment. There will be an excellent musical programme, fOllOWet 1y dancing.
 TWO DEATHS-yV. H. Van Ostian ] railroad man of Columbus, O., died }n Indiana street on Tuesday evening, lfter a residence in the city of one month. Miss Edna FIoweree, aged ff- cen, a daughter of Mrs. ShUTtlef, died -esterday. The remains of both will Je sent east today by MOhn &5 Easter ing The body of the former will be accompanied by Mrs. Van Ostian, and hat Of the latter, which will be sent to will be attended by Mrs. ;hurtleff.
 WORSE THAN A LUNATIC.-Wil- jam Green of Tempe was examined in Yrobate court for insanity yesterday md was committed to the asylum. It an hardly be said of him tha. his hind is disCrded. lie came as near laving no mind at all, as it is possible cry little more than @ dead man. Though Green was brought from 'ompe, he was only late arrival here He drifted in from. nobody nows where. or quite remembers 7hen
 ERIN GO BRAGH.-A slight change as been made in the programme for t. Patrick's day. There will be no ublic speaking at the city hall, as the lenbeTs of the St. Patrick's club state ut there will be toast-making after he banquet at the O'Neiu hall The all and banquet are separate events, ut the former will be immediately olIOwed by the banquet The dance all will be decorated by Hibernian ags and colors. and an attempt is be- ng made to import the native Irish lover, so that each guest may be sup lied with a bOquet of shamrock.
 MAY BE KNOWN HERE.-An As 0ciated Press dispatch yesterday an bounced the death of Fireman Hender- hot, which occurred in 8 railroad wreck near White Plains, Nevada 1t s feared that the unfortunate fireman vas Harry Hendershot, son of Judge IendeTshot. who launched the Hudson Reservoir G Canal cOmDany's under akings. The belief is strengthened by he fact that Harry HendershOt's lean ngs were toward railroad work, and e was educated in that line. having