Arizona republican., 1899-03-19
NEWS
 OF T HE
 TOWN

A WAITING TELEGRAM Tn Western Union has a message for F
 Lowell.
 A DAUGHTER BORN. There wa
 born yesterday morning, March Is
 1899, to MT. and Mrs. D. Nicholson,
 daughter.
 THOMAS TALKED. Thomas Kell,
 was in Justice Johnstone's court yes
 terday charged with addressing
 neighborfng woman abruptly. He alst
 used language supposed to be obsolete
 He was fined $10.
 REPORTED CRAZY MAN. = Word was brought to the sheriff's of
 flee yesterday afternoon that an insane
 man was running at large south of the
 park. Officers were sent out, but could l learn nothing of him.
 DEATH OF J. w. JEFFRIES. J | ". Jeffries, whose serious illness of ty- 1 phoid fever had been mentioned by The Republican, died yesterday morn | ing al the home of his daughter, Mrs 1 L. H. Orme. MT. Jeffries was an old
 NED CREIGHTON'S ACCIDENT
 Ned Creighton met with a slight acci- | dent yesterday which will probably
 confine him for week. He was struck | in the groin by piece of machinery at i the Herald job room
 FRIDAY NIGHTS CONCERT. At ! the concert under the direction of Miss i Welch given at the Baptist church last 1 Friday evening the banjo accompani-
 ment to Mrs. Porter's solo. by Miss Corinne Francis, was especially en- 1 jOyed.
 A NEW OFFICER.-L. w Francis
 was yesterday sworn is as a special city officer and resigned his position as deputy sheriff. He and officer Al Gal pin have taken charge of the Mer- chants patrol started here by Detec- tive Scott of Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago.
 NEW SUITS.-- A. H. Linton yester- day filed suit in district court against the Minnesota and Arizona Construction company to recover $31, ,O06.S6 loaned the company. Maggie Peterson began action against John Peterson for di- vorce on the grounds of abandonment and failure to suport.
 and respected resident Of Phoenix He was born in Virginia seventy-fve years ago. He came to Phoenix in 1884 and established the Phoenix bakery, which he conducted until about four years ago. The funeral will take place at 3 o'clock this afternoon from the under taking parlors of w. A. Davis & Co.
 AFTER A FREIGHTING CON TRACT.-Contracto Redmond Toohey is endeavCring to get a contract with the Canoneer Mining company for freighting it's coke and bullion The cOmpany's mine is in Mexico some dis tance south of Bisbee, Arizona. If MT. Toohey is awarded the contract he will start for the mine within two weeks with 150 horses.
 
 MORTUARY. Two deaths occurred in or near the city yesterday. The first was that of L. G. Talmage at Dr. Bat tens ranch, eight miles north of the city. He was g years of age. The funeral will take place today from the First M. E. church under the direction of Mohn & Esterling. The other death was that of John J. Irving, a native of England, aged 65. His remains will be taken to Appleton, Wis. by his wife tomorrow night.
 A CREDITABLE LIBRARY.-A shipment of fifty books ordered for the central school library, is at the depot The library already contains about 600 volumes, 450 of which were contributed by the school and the balance were purchased by funds raised by school l entertainments. New books are con i being contributed by the pupils | and interest increases in the matter the faculty.
 THE RETURN OF THE FLAG. - The Good Templars extend an invita- tion to all members of Col. McCOrd's | regiment, to the RGugn Riders and to | the members of the G. A. R., Woman's | Relief Corps and the Red Cross to at | tend the ceremonies in Good Tem,plars' hall tomorrow night at the return of l the regimental flag of the First Terri tOriai Volunteer infantry by Ccl. Me Cord. A welcome will also Ee ex- tended to all friends who desire to be present. Judge F. M. Doan will re- ceive the flag on behalf of the order
 THOUGHT HE DIED HERE. - There seems to be an impression in the east that all prominent personages who leave their homes for their health come to Phoenix. When the news of the death at San Antonio, Tex, the other day, of Joseph Medell the editor of the Chicago Tribune, was flashed the country, correspondents here of eastern and northern papers were overwhelmed with demands for additional particulars of the great journalists death. This shows that the fame of Phoenix as an asylum for -he sick is spreading.
 SCHOOL ELECTION. The annual school election will take place next Saturday. One grammar school trus- tee to succeed J. W. Kincaid, whose term expires, is to be chosen, and two of the high school board to B. T. Gillette and John A. Hill are to be elected. Two candidates are mentioned for the place on the gram mar school board, c. w. Grouse and w. lf Ii. Robinson. It is said that both Messrs. Gillette and Hill will be can dlGates for reelection to the high < school board. The names of both G. H. N. Luhrs and T. w. Pemberton are E