Arizona republican., 1899-03-13
NEWS
 OF THE
 TOWN

IS OUT AGAIN. -CEarrett Kane tn
 night clerk of the Hotel Adams. wa 5 on the street yesterday after a siege ( l the grip. He expects to return t
 work today.
 WAITING TELEGRANIS. - Tn 2 Western Union Telegraph company ha
 Undelivered messages for Mrs. Eliot
 Pierce. George Meeker, HeroId Brook
 and Mrs. John Burns
 READY TO PLAY. The member , ship of the Phoenix Tennis club hL
 been increased to nineteen members
 The tennis court has been equippeC
 and a complete outfit has been re ceived.
 NOTED SINGER ARRIVES. Mime
 Genevra JohnsUone- Bishop. the note;
 singer of Chicago, is a guest of the
 Hotel Adams, having arrived in the
 city over the NJ & P. yesterday. She
 will sing at the Methodist church
 March A.
 CARELESS WITH FIRES. -Seyera merchants Of late have been in the
 habit of burning rubbish in the alleys after night. The fires are at times un- l comfortably close to large buildings and a little precauti0n might not be unadvisable
 BLANKETS GALORE. On almost
 any afternoon one may see ., display of Navajo blankets airing on the ban 1 isters of the Ford hoteI. The aggre- i gate has been purchased by an eastern
 visitor and they represent ii value
 probably $50.
 l FOUND A BLANKET. ~-Officor Al Hawley found an imitation Navajo 1 blanket in his rambles last night and he left it at The Republican office. The owner may have the blanket by inquiring at the business office and proving property.
 SALVATION ARMY SERVICES. - The Salvation Army was out last night in larger numbers than anybody in Phoenix had ever seen. The army is in the midst of a successful series of revival services. It's efforts last night were crowded by the accession of Tommy Gordon, who will make an en- ergetic and useful member.
 TUG OF WAR FANS. The resi- dents, especially the Mexicans, living about the M. 6 ?. depot, are deriving not little pleasure from the tug of war eqQuinmenCs which arrived there recently A tug of war is a new wrinkle in sports of the city, and visitors about the M 6 F. of evenings are greeted with the perpetual yell which issues from the uaorganized teams.
 NO CAME. The DeMund base ball team las received an answer 10 a let ter recently sent to Tucson fer the purpose of arranging a ball game, The terms demanded by the Tucson team are too severe for consideration and there is no likelihood that the match will take place in the near future. The Phoenix team has ID other game in view and base ball matters are ap9ar- ently at low ebD.
 ALL BUT ENDED. Twenty sheep shearers who have been employed at Goddard's cCrraIs, left last night for California, where the shearing season | will shortly begin Several more have ] gone to Tysons corral at Antelope. where a herd of from 10000 to 0,000 is waiting. The shearing in this val i ley is now almost ended. The work at D. E. HOuck's on the Cave Creek road i will be finished tomorrow when the last . sheep in MaTic0pa county will De !. ShOrn.
 LOCAL PLAYWRIGHT.-Mrs. Rich ard Castillo is writing short comedy with Arizona for the scene Of the plot It represents a frontier military post with a night scho0. attacked, and the cnarac.er is an Indian The
 
 tutor finds much difficulty in teaching him to spell words on the blackboard, the Indian claiming that his pictures form the only feasible reproduction of an occurrence. The play in one act can be produced when completed in Q little over one hour, during which sey- arI laughable complications are solved.
 FUNERAL OF MRS. INGILs. - an error announcement was made yesterday morning that the funeral of G. ". Ingils would take place yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock. It was meant thal the funeral of Mrs. Ingils would occur. Mr. and Mrs h. yils were married in this city net long ig0 Mrs. Ingils, who was Miss Helen Ierzog. was in i'll health but of late lad seemed to improve until she was seized with q hemorrhage. During a brief residence in Phoenix ;he made many friends who mourn Ter loss and symp3thize with the sor- owing husband. The funeral services conducted by the Rev. E. A. Penick ] were held at Bradley's undertaking OOms.
 DISTRIBUTION or WOOD. A wood hauler saw the moon over his 1 eft shoulder last Saturday night Yes erday morning he went out to the : place after wood. He load { d two wagons. hftched four-horse { cam to the front wagon and was about l o attach the trailer to it when some 5 hing frightened the team. The heav- s ms were sraightway filled with dry 5 cottonwood. It was sprinkled along 5 he road for two miles, when one of E he horses fell and was dragged Q s ruaTter Of a mile further His dead s weight impeded the runaways and they s were brought 10 a standstiE. The B allen horse is probably lamed for 5 fife, which will not be very long if he B $ badly lamed {
 UNQUALIFIED OPINIO%. - The 3 Rev. Richard Hardin of Browns Val 5 d. T