Arizona republican., 1899-06-06
NEWS
 OF HE
 TOWN

1 Roberts, the Prescott butcher. was i 1 town yesterday arranging for a ship ment Of cattle for his use in Prescott
 NINE APPLICANTS. The tw days teachers examination opened a | the Central school yesterday. Ther
 were nine applicants.
 1 MADE ONE. A license to marr,
 was issued yesterday to Mont Ander sen and Clara Engart. They wart | married at the Catholic church las night by Father Novatus
 MRS. WALKERS ILLNESS. N IS J. Ernest Walker, who has been i'll fOl
 several days, was no better yesterda!
 and her condition was regarded as eX
 tremely critical.
 LOST HIS HORSE. Will Orme i,
 minus a valuable gray riding horse
 He tied it at the court house Sunday
 night and returning for it later dis
 covered his loss. The saddle and
 bridle were also missing.
 CHANGE OF TIME. A slight
 change has been made in the time oi
 the s. F. P. & P. passenger trains No
 ? will now leave Phoenix at g D. h.
 mountain time, and No. 1 will arrive
 at g: 40 p. m., mountain time
 NEW CLAIM Notice of location
 of the "Oriole No. g. was fled with the recorder yesterday. The claim is
 located nine miles east of Wicken-
 burg and is an extension of the prep erty now being worked by the Ardath Gold Mining company.
 THREATENED THE BLOCK. "A telephone message was received at the sherin'S office from the bIcck yester> day that Juan Diego was there drunk and threatening to destroy property and human life. Deputy Sheriff Joe Bush went after him and brought him to jail.
 GETTING READY FOR TRIAL. - About fifteen men implicated or wit nesses of the recent shooting affray in the Harvey eating house at Ash Fork were brought down on the train to Prescott on Sunday to attend the trial of the man who killed disn- washer there a couple Of weeks ago.
 THE SUPERVISORS. The board of supervisors was in session yester- diay engaged in auditing claims and other routine business. A petition was received from Tempe praying for thla appointment of NJ. L. Spear to be justice of the peace i'll place of Justice Culver of that pr9- cinct, who has lately resigned.
 CHILDRENiS DAY EXERCISES. - The programme of the Children's Day exercises of the Christian church, held at the Coed Templar hall Sunday night, consisted of songs and recita- tions, and Rev. L. o. Ferguson deiiv- cred an address on missionary work. A liberal collection was taken to De used for missionary purposes.
 ANOTHER INSTANCE. The fam fly of H. M. Weirick and his niece, Miss Mabel Wleirick, left last night for the east, Miss Weirick returning tc her home at Chicago. She came here not long ago with a well defined case of tuberculosis and her complete re- covery is but another instance of the wonderful cures effected by this eli mate.
 A CHANCE TO HUNT FOR IT. = The case of Charley Wong, a China man who was arrested last Saturday for being unlawfully in the country, was continued yesterday for ten days to give him an opportunity to find his certificate, which he claims to have had. He said he received it in 1894 Gel. J. Roe Young, then In dian agent at SacatOn.
 PETTIGREW VS. COLLINS. The case brought by Mrs. Minnie Petit grew to recover $15, the price paid to 4. Collins for a pony recently, Was5 tried in Justice Gray's court yesterday ard decided in favor of the plaintiff. The judge discovered that the defend ant was not afflicted by total blind ness and that his misrepresentation Of the animal was not unintentional.
 HAGAN MAY GET WELL. Tine condition of Lew Hagan, who was gut by J. J. McKelligon on Sunday was somewhat improved ast night and his chances of recovery are good. As was thought, the nerves in his neck which controlled his ar -icuIation had only been temporarily impaired and yesterday afternoon he was able to indistihctly utter a few words.
 INTERESTED IN BLACK WAR 7IOR.-A party of Philadelphia cap- talists, Messrs. Henry A Fry, Charles ,. CollOney, E. J. Houston and Ernest !. Tustin, arrived from the north last night and are at the Hotel Adams These gentlemen are interested with NIT. James A. Fleming in the Black Warrior property. MT. Tustin was lere Cn business connected with this property less than year ago.
 RAIN ALL OVER A Redewi1, who has just returned from the north, says that the recent rain covered all he northern part Of the territory. It vas not shower but a steady fall. Mr 3edewin says that during his trip rom Flagstaff to Ash Fork the pre- cipitation of both rain and snow was heavy. MT. Redewill thinks that the afmers this year will again receive a nigh price for alfalfa in California. He says that the rain in that state came tco late for the crCps and if anything. did more damage than good.
 BIG HOTEL BUSINESS. All the lOte-s in town have discovered that heir business so far this month is heavier than it was year ago or than it has ever been at