Arizona republican., 1899-06-19
NEWS
OF THE
TOWN

RAIN. NORTH Reports come il
that slight rain has visited Ash
Fork and the northern country.
A SUNDAY MARRIAGE. -Lafay-
cite Morrell and Adriana Valenzuela
were married yesterday by Justice
Johnstone.
BASE BALL AT TUCSON. "A bass
ball game between Benson and Tucson
will be played at Tucson next Satur-
day, the day Of the excursion.
FEDERAL GRAND JURY. Officer
Joe Porterie was issued an order Sat
urday to subpoena United States
grand jurors, who will meet next Fri
day.
A BIG EXCURSION excursion
| train to Prescott Saturday night car
ried about sixty passengers. OF that
number thirty-two stopped at Prescot
and eight went to San Francisco
WATER TODAY Water will be
turned in the city's bitches this morn
ing. The supply has been unusually
small recently. but there will probably
be an increased supply after three
| runs
THEY FOUND BLOOD. The Mexi-
can with whom Deputy Sheriff Joe
Bush had duel on Saturday night has
not been found yet. There was blood
found yesterday on the bushes in the
vicinity in which the Mexican was
when the shots were fired. He is be-
lieved to be hidden away somewhere.
"A SOLITARY CACTUS CAR. "A
carload of cacti is being loaded a the
S. F. P. & P. depot and will leave to-
night for Omaha, where with a band
of Indians it will be placed on exhibit
tion. No products of Arizona farms or
mines were noticed alongside of the
car of cacti and from indications it is
fair to presume that the cgcti will have
lonely ride to the exposition
OVERCOME BY HEAT. H 2.
Shumaker of Philadelphia was over
come by heat on the sidewalk oppo-
site the Commercial hotel yesterday
afternoon. He was taken to a room
in the hotel where he was treated and
was on the street in the evening. 1t
was not a case of sunstroka. Mr.. Shu-
maker contracted fever in the Cuban
campaign which has left him delicate.
IMPROVE THE GROUNDS. For
week the county school superintendent
has been busy making out his annual
report. The report is largely depend
ent upon reports sent in from each
a description of the condition of the
school yards. More than three-fourths
of them say that the school grounds
are in bad shape and should be i'm
proved.
IS NEVER GOOD.-A Mexican came
into the sheriff's Office yesterday and
said that another Mexican in
the southwestern part of town was
drunk and beating his wife. He ad-
monished the sheriff to attend to the
ma tier ard a deputy was sent out.
The Mexican remained at the office and
impIored the sheriff to be lenient with
the offender when he was caught. He
said he felt it his duty to report the
case But" he continued, my friend |
was a good man when he bees sober. |
When he gets drunk he is bad After
a pause he continued, HES always |
drunk"
BROUGHT THEM TO CHURCH. -
"The controversy between the
churches and the band,' said |
the Colorado stranger. "rsminds me of
something which occurred in Cripple !
Creek when that camp was first OPP |;
ened. Many preachers visited the |
place. but could never succeed in get /
ting a congregation. There were other |
attractions for the people. One day |
preacher whom no one would suspect |
of being a preacher strolled into camp |
and rented a store. That night he |
went into the street opposite the store |
building and fired two shots from re-
volver. OF course a crowd assembled |
and was invited by him to attend |
church. He succeeded in holding Sun |
day services IN spite Of the ether at
fractions.
A RACIAL DISTURBANCE. The
band concert at the city hall plaza
yesterday evening was preceded by an |
A short, curly haired |
young man walked along the Wash
ington street side of the plaza with a
tall good natured companion who ac-
brushed against a China
man. 1t has been a custom among
the younger element in this town to !
come in contact with a Celestial when
cred the opportunity presents itself, |
and especially if the Chinamn is not
looking for it. For that reason the
brushed against took Of
tense and he supplemented the col
lision with broken English which
grated on the ears of his hearers
colloquy followed and John flashed
knife. Everything was his way for a
time, but the tide turned. queue i
was seen dangling in the air and hat |
also. The curly haired young man
had done the work. Here the contro-
versy ceased.
WANT THE BLOCK MOVED.-Peo-
pie of the south side have started a I
for the removal of the coun-
tvs block OF iniquity The people of !
Mesa originated the movement and a
number of persons in Phoenix, es-
pecially in the Murphy addition, are
Tempe is also interested |
A petition is being circulated and 1t /