Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-11-19

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Rel. humidity 800. SO so
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State of weather PIT. Crdy. Clear.
BELATED TRAIN.-The S. F., P.
& p. passenger train from the north
was several hours late last night.
THE BAND CONCERT-The Pr
oneer band concert will be rendered at
change has been made on account of
the chilly temperature.
A FRATERNAL COMPLIMENT. -
]. Z. Williams, proprietor of Coffee AIS
Place, last evening entertained his
brethren of the Odd Fellows lodge of
this city by serving a nice oyster sup
per in his parlors after the lodge ses
sions.
AT DEATHS DOOR. Mrs. s. E.
Miner, mother of r. Z. Miner, is lying
at deaths door at the family residence
on North Central avenue, her ailment
being an attack of acute pneumonia.
Her many friends will deeply regret to
learn of her affiiction, and will hope for
her speedy recovery.
LUMBER CONTRACT FILLED. -
H. w. Ryder has just completed his
contract to furnish the lumber for the
repairs on the Arizona canal dam, the
shipment comprising twenty-five car
loads of Oregon pine lumber. shipped
direct from Puget Sound, and aggre-
eating almost 100000 feet. 1t is being
hauled to the dam by D. H. Goodin.
JUVENILE TEMPLE VISITORS. -
This afternoon members of Willing
Workers temple in Cartwright district,
headed by Grand Superintendent of
Juvenile Temples Green, will pay a
fraternal visit to Busy Bee temple
which meets in the Christian church
at o'clock. This visit will be in the
nature of surprise, as it has not been
announced to the home temple.
UNPAID CITY TAXES-The time
for the payment of city taxes expired
yesterday with only about $1,000, a lit
tie more than one-fourth of the taxes
paid. The unpaid taxes are therefore
delinquent, unless the city council eX-
tends the time for payment. 1t has
been the custom of the council for sew
eral years to make such extensions,
and it is on account of that practice
that so many taxpayers have neglected
to come forward.
RAILROAD ELECTION.-A meet
ing of the stockholders of the Santa
Fe, Prescott and Phoenix railway COM
pany was held last Wednesday at noon.
The directors elected were the same as
last year: F. NJ. Murphy. d. NJ. Ferry,
c. c. Bowen. Simon ]. Murphy, n. X
Fairbank, G. w. Kretzinger, Robert
McCurdy and f. B. Gage. The Prescott
and Eastern stockholders meeting was
also held at noon of the same day. The
directors elected were the same as last
year, as follows: F. NJ. Murphy, D. NJ.
Ferry. c. c. Bowen. Simon J. Murphy.
n. X. Fairbank, G. w. Kretzinger and
Jay Morton.
PROBABLY FATALLY INJURED
James Campbell a horseman, well
known in the valley, was badly and
probably fatally injured yesterday af-
ternoon. He was driving a light rig in
the neighborhoOd of Five Points and
leading a horse. Suddenly one of the
wheels of his vehicle collapsed and
Campbell fell to the ground under a
y
the opposite direction. A wheel of the
wagon passed along his right side, over
his shoulder and across the top and
side of his head. He was taken to his
home and a physician was called. At
ter an examination of Campbell's in
juries he thought they would likely be
fatal.
PEARL HART AT YUMA. Pearl
Hart, the female bandit, is now in the
territorial penitentiary. where she will
likely remain for the next five years,
less time for good behavior, which she
will not earn unless she adopts mode
of life different from any she has fol-
lowed since she came to Arizona. a
fool jury of Pinal county having ac
quilted her of charge of holding up
stage and having been discharged by
Judge Doan in disgrace, another jury
found her guilty of robbing Henry
Bacon, the stage driver, of a revolver
and other property. She was sentenced
to five years at Yuma. Passengers who
came in from Maricopa yesterday said
she was taken past there early in the
morning with big cigar in her mouth
rivalling the efforts of the locomotive
to charge the atmosphere with smoke.
WAS SURPRISED AND PLEASED.
Mr.. S. A. D. Jones of Los Angeles,
agency director there for the New
York Life Insurance company, spent
yesterday in Phoenix, the guest of
r. Allyn Lewis. Mr.. Lewis showed him
the main objects of interest in and
about the city, and Mr.. Jones was
pleased and interested. Il have been
passing through Arizona for years." he
said to a Republican reporter, with
out realizing what a magnificent coun-
try you have here. The Salt River val
ley is a revelation to me. 1 have lived
in California all nv life and l assure