Arizona republican., 1899-07-10
NEWS
 OF T HE
 TOWN

1 CATTLE SHIPMENTS. - Three
 care of cattle left here last night Two
 were sent to Yuma by P B. Hodges.
 and Johnson & McDoEald sent a car
 to Clifton.
 FOUND IN A CANAL. Walter
 Tyson found a veloupede in the canal
 east of town yesterday He inquired
 in th5 neighborhood. byss has been un-
 able to locate the owner.
 IT BIT HIM. James Shea lost part Of his finger yesterday He was examining the mechanism of an auto 1 matic cigar cutter. and slipping his l finger into the hole the end was cut off. MELONS FOR THE NORTH A carload of melons went north last
 night for distribution among Ash 1 Fork. W.nslOw, Williams and other places. H. M Chapman accompanied ! the shipment.
 A SUMMER RESORT. The Iron 1 springs, few miles from Prescott, are becoming a popular place for canning : few Phoenix people are 1 there new and more are going soon.
 The Phoen.cians who go there to camp do not take money from the local circulation Their supplies are shipped to them from Phoenix
 CATHOLIC LADIES' SOCIAL -
 The Catholic ladies of S. Mary's church will give an evening social on | Tuesday July Il. on the school l grounds. cCrned Third and Monroe i streets. for 3 charitable purpose. Ice | cream and light drinks will ba served i from ' o'clock on. Good music wiIl be on the programme. \ most cordial ] invitation s eXtende ( b all.
 ANOTHER MAYNARD GIRL. - Another case Of a young girl drinking in a saloon occurred about 10 o'clock Saturday night. It was in one of the 1 conspicuous saloons of this city. The girl is of a respe ectable family. The yc1qg woman attended school re- gently. She was saen in a wine room with a young man. who had induced he- to drink to inloXica5i0n before inveigling her into the saloon.
 TUMOR CN THE BRAIN-A young Indian boy was brought n from the
 SacatOn reservation yesterday and taken to the office Of Dr. Craig. He was suffering from a tum0r on the brain and showed symptoms of lock jaw. He was given treatment for temporary relief. but his disease is
 fatal He will be taken across the river today, where the Indian medicine man will petition for his cure.
 WILL RETURN TO PHOENIX. - A letter was received from Hugh Caldwell. formerly of Phoenix, but who is now living near Galveston. Tex. in which he said that he was going to Los Angeles on the excursion to the Ma tionaI Educational convention, and that on h-s return he expected 10
 come to Phoenix He believes busi- ness prospects are better here than
 n any place he has been, and will come here to stay permanently.
 NEVER SAW MIR. FICKAS. p X. Hickey. secretary of the citizens league. says he thought he had been keeping a close tab on all the officials of the city and county, but thers are a
 few things he can'E understand yet. He took a street car Iida the other day. and so did Councilman Fickas. They went the round trip. The con ductor never forget to collect the fare of Mir Hickey. but Councilman Fickas escaped the searcher Of fares. NJ. Fickas by the way, occupies more room than MT. Hickey does.
 WASN'T DISQUALIFIED. - A prominent lawyer yesterday told of tr-aI which took place n the distr5ot court here. In the process of i'm paneling a jury 2 lawyer asked wit ness if he had not been interested in the same case Oncs before in the ca pacity of juryman- The man an swered in the affirmative. The judge became interested and asked the man if he could try the case without pTeju- dice. after having knowledge of tt. Yes" replied the man: T didn't un- derstand the case when it was tried before"
 DELIGHTFUL DUST STORM. -l Phoenix and vicinity had most de- Iightful dust storm yesterday evening. i A dust storm is seldom a delightful visitation, though t is always fol- i lowed by a purified and cooler atmos- | phere. The storm last night was not ! violently aggressive, but was alI-per- | vaCfng. The dust didn't blow but i settled gently. It was not a boiling | yellow storm, but an enveIoping gray | mist which shut out the sun and | collared by a pursuing rain storm and | all the angry vim was taken out of t. ! The rain followed it UD and was itself i a gentle and refreshing affair.
 MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE -Ths i members of the Junta Patrio-ica hsld | a meeting at the court house yester- { day afternoon to begin preparation ! for the celebration of the eighty-rintn i anniversary of Mexican independence 1 on September 16. The junta reo-- i ganizes annually. Yesterday reOrga2- | izatiOn was effected by che election of ] the following officers: President, i Pedro c. de Ia Lama; vice president. i Jose Yberri; secretary, Teodoro OIea; l vice-secretary. Joe N. Romero; treas | uzer. Simon RCDles; first assistant, 1 Justo Flores; second assistant, Amado ! Vernal; third assistant. Ramon Gal | lardo; fourth assistant. M. H. Ruis: | fifth assistant. Carlos Miranda; sixth i assistant. AdOIfo Chretin.
 WANTED A GAME BROKEN UP.-I A man went t0 the police with h.s | troubles early yesterday morning | His friend was playing poker with | two men in 9 a 1NNu He had bae9 !