Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-07
NEWS
OF THE
TOWN

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which occurred in the press rooms 0
the Herald Office.
TENNIS MATCH. John Stelzreid
was over from Tempe yesterday to ar
range a game of tennis with the loca
club. He was successful and the
match is billed for next Saturday. 1
will take place in Phoenix
| BARTLETT-DEERI - Married
at Glendale April 6, 1899, at the resi-
dence of William H. Bartlett, by the
Rev. E. A. Penick OF Phoenix, Mary
Wentworth Bartlett to c. w. c. Deer
ing.
VICTIM OF AN ACCIDENT. S. B
Wickersham, who fell from ladder
about a month ago. striking on the cor
ner of his work bench, and sustaining
serious injuries, has suffered a relapse
and is again confined to his bed. He
was able to be around last week and
over eXerted himself with this result.
TNOUIRING FOR A BROTHER. -
Mrs. S. Morgan of 1885 Ridge avenue,
Philadelphia, writes The Republican
making inquiry about a long lost
brother by the name of John A.
| Thomas. The writer heard last sum-
mer that he had removed from Hills
boro (probably New MeXico) to Ari-
IONA.
A BIG SALE. The pride Of the
West" mine near Crittenden, On the
Santa Cruz river. has been sold to a
Colorado company. a few hundred
thousand dollars have already been eX-
| pended in developing the property. 1t
! is situated in an active mineral belt in
which the Westinghouse company is
extensively interested
NEW LITIGATION. = Two suits
were filed in district court yesterday
The first is by Charles F. Ainsworth
against Hans j. Ehler, Elizabeth Ehler.
E. Irvine and w. T. Smith to quiet
title. The other is an action by
Michael Balrow VS.. Warren Dido, ap-
pealed from Justices court. The mat
ter at issue is a gray mare worth SIS.
NECKTIES AND APRONS. To
night the Good Templars will entertain
their friends in their hall in the Padget
building in a necktie and apron social.
The ladies, both guests and members,
are expected to provide the aprons,
unhemmed, with ties to match, and
the gentlemen will do the sewing. An
interesting programme will also be
rendered during the evening.
NINE. BISHOPS RECEPTION CAN
|CFLLED. Owing to previous concert
ton and concert to be rendered to
Nine. Genevra Johnstone-Bishop at
the residence of Watson PickreI to-
night has been cancelled. After
short season in California Nine.
Bishop will return east, where she is
to appear in some of the May musical
festivals of the different large citiss.
Better STAY HOME. John J.
Collins, a returned soldier from Manila,
offers advice to the young men OF the
city who are contemplating entering
the service. He was discha- ged last
December on account of debility He
said the rainfall in the Philippines is
excessive and many diseases result.
He believes that no one should go
there, especially as soldier, without
first knowing his small chances of
living in good health.
BONDED THE REX. Captain J.
D. Burgess bonded the well known Rex
mine near Florence to some English
capitalists last Wednesday. The R5x
is an excellent copper property, con-
tanning an eighty-fC-t ledge. The ore
is high grade and strips in the vein
of fICm five to eight feet run twenty
two per cent. The expense of operating
the mine could be lessened on account
which could furnish water power.
HE IS UNNATURALIzED. MIR. r.
H. Drane was yesterday appointed
municipal registering officer. Said he:
L met one man today who has lived
in the territory fer twenty years. He
is foreign born and yet that man has
never 0een n&turalized. Here he has
been enjoying all the comforts of th5
Methodist religion in Phoenix for ten
years and still claims allegiance to
Queen Victoria. III bet nell die I'M
naturalized and go to heaven in that
condition.
BURNED A HOUSE. Somebody
fired and destroyed a tenantless house
near Alhambra on Wednesday night
This was the house in which Assembly
man James Arthur of Pinal county
was guaranteed while he lay under
suspicion of the smallpox. 1t is certain
that Mr.. Arthur had nothing worse
than variOlCid and the doctors are not
sure that his ailment was nothing
more than harmless cUcaneous erup-
ton. But some fearful soul did not
want to take any chances and built a
bonfire of very good frame house.
A QUESTION OF RESIDENCE. -
The democrats are busily engaged in
trying to disable each other before the
coming city convention. Some of the
asplrants for the nomination for city
are trying to hamstring A S.
Arthur, another aspirant, by giving
publicity to a report that he is not
resident of the city Mr. Arthur de-
tends his residence b. claiming that
since he has been elected secretary of
the fire departmnt ne has been living
at the engine house. He is willing to
move into the city hail if that will es-
tablish his status more firmly. Before
he became an habitue of the engine
house he lived six months in the Stein
egger building. He admits that he
owns house and lot outside the limits.