Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-10-19


! gether. Track-laying will commence,
| comparatively speaking, at once There
is only one thing that will stop work
before completion, and that is bad
weather.
Nine United States prisoners We're
brought in from Globe this week and
lodged in the federal Jail The Novem-
Der term of court promises to be a
heavy one. and large number will be
in attendance, testing the capacity of
our town to accommodate them
| Tribune.
Joe T. Mckinney at Stafford, recently
purchased a very fine Kentucky mare
from Captain Nicholson of San Carlos
Mr. Mckinney says this mare is of
superior breed and he expects to give
some attention in the future to the
raising of fine horses and mares.-Bul-
letin.
The operation of trepanning per-
formed upon Manuel Roldan by DR..
Purcell a few days ago promises to be
a very successful one says the Tue
son Star. The patient is improving
and the chances are that he will re-
cover the full use of his mental fac
ulties-
Rios Barcelona, a Mexican, was run
terday. He was brought in and taken
TO the hospital this afternoon, says the
Tucson Star. The wheels passed over
one leg. but the other escaped with
bruises. The badly injured leg was
amputated below the knee.
Judge Wright, one of Tucson's ablest
attorneys, arrived in Yuma yesterday
on legal business Mr.. Wright says his
son John, ex-district attorney, who now
resides in Denver, has entirely recov-
cred from the injury he received in
Yuma eighteen months ago in attmpt
ing to board a moving train.-Tucson
Citizen.
Great preparations are being made
by both the normal and university
teams for the game of foot ball to be
played in this city on Thanksgiving
day, says the Tucson Star. This will
be the university's first game, but they
are getting down to hard practice and
will no doubt give a good account of
themselves on the gridiron.
Every man, woman, child and ami
NAL in Coconino county feels better
and happier today than they did three
days ago. The county has been bene-
flied over one hundred thousand dol
lars within that time. The cause of
rain for over twenty-four hours, and
part of the time the rain fell in sheets
Gem.
The Seventh Day Adventists are
building a neat frame church building
on the south side of the Santa Fe Pa
ciffc railroad track at Flagstaff. The
frame work is up and the work is be-
ing pushed. Rev. George o. States the
minister of this denomination at this
place. deserves much credit for sue
ceeding in building a new church edi
flee for his people.-Gem.
John Woody and William Back have
purchased the cattle interests of
George w. Mcdowell near the Little
Colorado river in the northeast part of
this county. Mr.. Mcdowell has been in
the cattle business for several years
and no doubt he has made money.
The new firm is composed of expert
enced stockmen and they will also
make a success of the business.-Gem.
S. c. Balch, Esq, a special pension
examiner, was in town last Wednes- !
day attending to the pension applica-
tion of Philip Raper, who lost foot
by being run over by a railroad train
at Prescott last September. He Sc
cured statements from Lieutenant
Wiley E. Jones and also from Private |
Rapier, the claimant. He left on the
afternoon train the same day.-Ari- /
zonian.
The work of clearing and 1eveling the !
base ball grounds was commenced yes !
terday and the boys will soon have a |
place to practice for their .
contest with the Fortuna team on
Lon Martin has been !
elected captain of the Yuma nine and /
the players are being assigned to posi-
tons as rapidly as they develop adap- |
liability Yuma has plenty OF material !
and is capable of maintaining a good !
ball team if sufficient interest is taken !
in the sport-Yuma Sun.
Stafford is makind rapid strides for
ward A strong healthy growth has |
set in. Its rapid improvement is COM
mented on by even our own people |
who happen to be away for a few |
weeks, says the Guardian. During the j
past year many new residences have
been built as we'll as number of /
adobe and brick business blocks. Ev-
cry house in the town is rented and all |
those in course of erection engaged, /
besides quite a few are living in tents
On the outskirts The schools cannot !
the pupils. Stafford needs /
another teacher badly, but owing to i
lack of funds is compelled to over
crowd the present inadequate force. /
Funds should be raised by special tax,
if no other way to place the schools on
an up-to-date footing. We have
at the present time four church
1rganizations-the Latter Day Saints,
Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian
The peace of the community as a rule
is very good considering the number
Of strangers VINO are coming and going
daily. Our peace officers are wide
awake and the rowdyism which even
during the past six or eight months
was a menace to ladies on the street, is
FAST disappearing.