Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-07-19

Mrs. J. Y. T. Smith, son Bertram
and daughter. Miss Mary, arrived on
Tuesday from Phoenix. They are occu-
plying the Greenlaw house on LerouX
street and will remain for the summer.
-Coconino Sun.
Mr.. B. Schuster received a letter
from his brother Adolf. who is on his
way to Europe for a visit. He was in
the English channel near where the
City of Paris foundered when the let
ter was written. AL was well-St.
Johns Herald.
The late R. NJ Rodgers was one of
the school trustees of his district. 1t
is now proposed to appoint his widow
to fill the position CT school trustee.
These acquainted with the lady say
that DO better appointment could be
nIad.-Prescott Courier.
frank Harner who graduated from
the Prescott pubic schccl and was the
gallant trumpeter for the late Capt
O'Neill's rough rider troop, left last
night FOR Manila, where he expects to
get a position under Capt. Ramsey,
formerly of Whipple, in the quarter
masters partment.-Prescott Cour-
Ter.
Flagstaff is progressing in this year
of our Lord, 1899. Two brick blocks
are now well under way, says the Coco
nino Sun. The normal school build
ing is being completed and will be
ready for the fall term. Arrangements
are being made and will be completed
in a few days whereby two more two
story brick buildings will be erected
this year. The lumber mills and box
factories are crowded with orders, and
business men say that business is bet
ter than it has been in years. Flag
staff is thriving and prosperous these
Mckinley times.
Capt. Boyd. who was shot through
the leg by the Verde valley assassin,
IS reported to be getting along nicely.
Capt. Boyd is an Arizona pioneer and
is said to be the original locator of the
United Verde Copper Co.'S mines He
is IS years of age. After the murder,
when he lay on the floor besides his
murdered friends, he bore his suffer
ing heroically and there remarked
that he would have been so much bet
ter satisfied had he been killed and the
young men spared, as he was so much
nearer the final mortal exit than they
Prescott Courier.
Among the distinguished visitors to
Flagstaff during the week were ASH
Bey, chief of cavalry and aide-de-
camp to the sultan of Turkey, Capt.
Won Rueber of the German army, who
was detailed to this country during the
Spanish-American war, and Olivier
Taigny, secretary of the French en-
bassy at Washington. During their
stay here they visited the grand can
yon of the Colorado river and other
points of interest and left Wednesday
moring for notwithstanding Sun.
Rains fell in nearly every portion of
CocOnino county during last week
The individual who has been insisting
that there would be no summer rains
this year has been compelled to come
in out of the wet.
An important insurance case was
tried on Saturday. 1t was that CT Nc
Farland & Hooker VS.. the Svea Insur-
ance company. Last September plain
tiffs applied to the agent of the COM
pany at Jerome for an insurance pol
icy on their building in that town. The
application, duly approved, was de-
posted in the mail, the premiums be-
ing Paid to the agent A few hours
later fire broke cut destroying their
building, also their application for in
surance. When the money was sent to
IHc general agent at san FRANCISCO
he refused to accept it and ignored the
application, hence this suit for the re-
covery of the policy. The jury on Sat
urday on first ballot returned a unani-
nous verdict in favor Of plaintiffs
JOUrnal-M Miner
n. G. Layton, county superintendent !
of schools, has completed his annual |
report to the territorial superintendent |
of public instruction. The report shows I
a school census Of 684; enrolment on /
the school registers of $50; average t
daily attendance, 1872; total expendi- /
ture for school purposes including SUI /
perintendent's salary, Office expenses /
and examiners fees, S1O,495.7O; per /
capita cost, based on the average daily /
$31.61; schools closed with /
the districts having balance to their +
credit aggregating s4,796. Two new
districts have been Crganized@ during
the year. enc of which, No. s, COM
menced summer term on July 10, and /
No 4 will commence school on Mon
day, July II. Teachers for all the !,
schools have been engaged for next
year, and indications point to good /
work in the educational affairs of the /
county next school, year-Coconino i
Sun.
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