Arizona republican., 1899-09-15

fwould seem to involve stops at many
 stations. Refreshments are popularly
 supposed to be charged for, so that by
 the time a tourist had made circuit
 of the world he would be apI to be ir
 a condition to invoke the operation ol
 the bankruptcy law. The fact is, thet
 while there will be refreshments al every station, the whole trip, trans
 portation, refreshments and all will cost only 15 cents.
 HAPPILY MARRIED. For some
 time past MT John Moore has been
 engaged in fixing up a nice little resi-
 dence property on South First street
 and it has been suspected by his
 friends that his purpose was other
 than the establishment of bachelot
 quarters Last night at S:30 o'clock
 his plans eliminated in quiet but
 pleasing little wedding ceremony a;
 the house which is to be their nome,
 uniting with him the fortunes of Miss
 Ida Mccullough. Rev Dr. Lapsley
 McAfee officiated and only the imme- diate friends and relatives of the con tracting parties were present. MT. C. w Stevens was best man and Miss
 Lavina Andrews supported the bride. After the ceremony refreshments were 1 served and the evening spent most en- 1 joyably. The groom is well known in
 Phoenix, having lived here from boy
 hood. The bride has also been a resi-
 dent Of Phoenix for several years. Both I have large number of friends who
 will hasten to congratulate them and
 who will wish them the best there is
 in this world.
 l MUTUAL SELF DEFENSE. There
 was a case in police court yesterday af- ternoon in which the foreman of the street sprinkling department and one of the drivers wera charged with fighting the night before. Something out of the ordinary was certainly going on, for when Officer Dowell arrived on the scene the men were indistinguish
 ably mixed up. When the charge was read the foreman said he would plead self defense That's just what I was going to plead" said the driver" Then I understand,'' said the re-
 corder, that you both were fighting in self defense?" Both assented that that was the understanding when they mixed up. The foreman thought the driver was going to hit him with his fis1 and the driver thought the foreman was going to hit him with a rake. It was further developed that there had been disagreement of several days stand ing and that there had been some con yersation between the driver and friend while they were on the way to the corral where the fight took place, in which it was understood that the driver was to stand up for his rights. This was construed by the court to be reconciliation and the driver was fined $5. The foreman was acquitted.
 ANOTHER BIG TOE GONE. Since Dr. Stroud returned from England he has been making a specially of the amputation of toes. This is not matter of choice with him, as he has fitted himself for otheH special lines. but it illustrates the natural perversity of mankind. Had the doctor taken special course of lectures on the sub ject of sore toes the chances are there never would have been another lame man in Phoenix. However, he is doing very well without the special course and has never yet tried to cut off toe that he did not make a success of 1t Hardly had he returned from abroad and shaken the dust of the Atlantic ocean out of his clothes till he was sent for to remove toe from the loot of a boy who had trified with the laws Of nature governing bicycle chains
  plished, he sat back in his easy chair waiting for blind man to come along and be healed, and was still waiting yesterday when a telephone message from the south part of town requested him to come down and cut off the toe Of Lorenzo SonOqui, another lad Who had fooled with a bicycle chain when it was cut of humor. The request was complied with and the boy is doing as , well as possible.
 A BROKEN RECORD. For soma time a rivalry has been going on among the deniZens Of the court house plaza in that severe muscular exercise known as drawing the long bow About a month ago Deputy Sheriff Charles Slankard told a mosquito story and was accorded the champion ] ship. Yesterday J. c. Davis, who i makes no pretensions to being a pro- | fessional liar, but who has done some l very creditable work in the amateur field, strayed into the plaza and sat ! down among the professionals. The ! was running on the sup- ject of eXpertnesS acquired by long and intelligent practice. One man told | of a marksman he knew who could 1 shoot birds from a trap bl1ndtCldeu ! without missing shot. His aim was | guided by an acute and very correct | sense of hearing. Another man had | seen a juggler keep thirty-two glass i balls in the air at once. Then MT. 1 Davis entered and told about a negro [ n Missouri with whom he was person ally acquainted and who was a most hog thief He used to :reep through the brush so noiselessIy