Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-08


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A NEW NOTARY.-A notariaI com
mission was issued yesterday to
! Charles w. Jones of Tempe
COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS. -
Livingston W. Cleveland of New
Haven, Conn, was yesterday appoint
ed commissioner of deeds for Arizona.
APPLIES FOR LETTERS. -Appli-
I cation was made in probate court yes
terday for letters of administration on
the estate of Robert L. Williams, late
of Lehi. The estate consists of 12O
acres of land and personal property,
altogether valued at $780, The appli-
can't is the widow
THE KEMP CASE. The friends of
Henry E. Kemp who are familiar with
his business affairs said yesterday that
the execution levied the day before on
the stock of the company will prove
only temporarily embarrassing Mr.
Kemp is now at Hot Springs, Ark
His early return is expected.
J. ERNEST WALKER ILL. "A pri-
Eate letter just received in this city
states that J. Ernest Walker, who left
here some time ago for visit to his
old home in Virginia, has been very
i'll. The letter stated, however, that
he was improving at the time of writ
ing and hoped soon to be enjoying his
usual health.
THE CAMP MEETING. The meet
ings of the NJ E. church, south. at the
Albright camp grounds will close on
Sunday next. In the meantime SER
vices will be held at the usual hours.
This camp meeting has surpassed all
its predecessors in the matters of in
terest, attendance and conveniences
for those who are temporarily residing
on the grounds,
EMERY CASE CONTINUED. The
case of ]. F. Emery, charged with ped
ding without a license and set for
hearing in police court yesterday
was continued until today at
the request of the defendants counsel.
Mr. Emery decided yesterday morning
that he had made sufficient sacrifice
to his principles, that he had played
the role of martyr in the cause of
hucksters long enough. He therefore
to allow himself to be bailed
out of Jail
ASSESSING BANK SHARES. -
City Collector and Assessor Luke has !
just finished his assessment of shares /
Of stock in the banks of Phoenix |
Under Judge Sloan's decisions in the
bank taxing cases tried last winter
be can assess only shares in the
hands of owners resident within the
corporate limits. He finds Of the 5000 |
shares in the city banks only 74S
shares are in the hands of Phoenix
There are several
living just outside the
limits, but many others reside in Pres
oft, San Francisco and other parts of
he United States. The shares are as
essed by the city at sixty per cent of
heir par value. The county has as
essed them at fifty per cent
A MISSING HUSBAND. "A letter
vas received at the sheriff's office yes
erday from Mrs. A D. Reeves of
ANITA Barbara, Cal, making inquiry
bout her husband, Nose NJ. Reeves, a
lasterer contractor. She writes that
e was here about eight weeks ago
oarding at the house of a man named
ohnson. When he last wrote to her
e was getting ready to set out on a
respecting trip. She fears that some
hing has happened to him and that
erhaps he has been killed. 1t it not
nusual for a prospector to preserve f
Hence for eight weeks. There are
ections of Arizona into which he can
o without crossing a post road or
nding a way to get a letter to a post
flee for a longer time than that. !
SUIT AND CROSS SUIT. Justice .
ray has a case before him which
-ould puzzle as a wise a cadi as Sol 1
mon. The title of the case is Elvey Y
S. Renaud for treSpaSS amounting to \
55. The trespass was committed by L
COW. After the filing of the COM F
laint Renaud presented a cross-bill I
)r $40 damages sustained by the COW
the course of the act of trespass. 1t :
stated in the bill that the COW pur-
Jed by Elvey, abetted and encour-
ged by a fierce dog, had to tear down
barbed wire fence to get away. She
as so horribly cut up that her car
ISIS stuck through her skin in many Il
laced so that her beauty is perma-
emily impaired. Mr.. Renaud's theory t
that when Mr.. Elvey's claim is cut /
own to a just estimate of the damage
fused by the COW, he will not only be
wing him nothing, but that some
ing will be coming to himself for the
cerated skin of the COW.
CHECKERS. The night clerk at !,
lie Adams is becoming crackajack
the art of playing checkers. At
asst he claims he is, and asserted last L
had met n