Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-07-26
NEWS
OF T HI
TOWN

! IMPROVING HIS PROPERTY. j
NJ Shott is building a nice brick addi
ton to his house on East Adam!
street.
A PHOENIX PATENT. Jean Or
teig, a resident of this place, has OBJ
tanned a valuable patent for improve
ments in horse detacherS.
LICENSED TO WE'D. A marriage
license was issued yesterday to An
tonic R. EspinOsa and Francisco +
Palma. Both parties live al Tempe.
THE VERDE WAS UP. When the
last measurement of the Verde river
was taken a week ago the flow was
$4,000 inches Since then it has risen
to 10000 inches, but is now falling off,
A NEW CORPORATION.-T New
Mexico Copper company incorporated
here yesterday for S2,500.000, with
shares of $40 par value. The incor-
porators are Joseph H. Reall. Edward
L. Tierney and F. M. Spaulding OF
Boston.
WILL PLAY BALL. The colored
BARRIERS and DeMund's ball nine have
agreed to play a game of base ball at
the park on next Sunday There will
be no key or kegs of beer on the
grounds A small admittance fee will
probably be charged.
DIPHTHER1A AT FORT M,DOW-
ELL. JEFF Adams came in town
early yesterday morning from Fort
Mcdowell. On his return he was &C
companied by DR.. H. V. Clymer. MI.
Adams has two children sick and he
believes the sickness to be diphtheria.
FEASTED ON ICE CREAM. The
members of the order Court -StonewalI
No. 6 NETT a their Headquarters in the
Dorns hall last evening. After the
installation of officers they went, forty
of them, to Hagan's ice cream par
lors, where vows and pledges were
made over dishes of ice cream.
LIFE SIZE PORTRAIT. -Attor-
ney-Genepal c. F. Ainsworth and
Chauncey Ainsworth have had life
size portrait made of their brother.
the late c. L. Ainsworth, who was
murdered by the Haldermans. The
portrait VIII be sent TO Flint, Mich.
in few days and in the meantime it
will be on exhibition at Balke's.
VARIEGATED RAIN. The rain OF
Monday night fell in spots. In the
northwestern part of town the pre-
cipitation was heavy. In the south
settle the dust At the city hall it
publican office, a little more than a
block away, ii amounted to a down
hour
WILL ACCEPT IT. Professor
Fred NJ Irish at Dubuque, Ia, sent
word yesterday of his acceptance of
the appointment on the normal school
faculty as professor of sciences and
military instructor. There will be one
and possibly two appointments made
before the faculty is complete. II is
understood that the board has settled
on one appoin tment, but the name will
not be announced until the next meet
ing.
NO PROBATE JUDGE YET. The
applicants for the appointment of pro-
bate judge were compelled to pass
another day on the anxious seat. Mr..
Messenger. contrary to expectations
and a telegram received on Sunday,
failed to come in There is almost no
doubt that he will arrive this morn
ing, in which case the sun will GER
tainly set tonight on a new probate !
judge. Next n point OF interest to |
his identity IS that of his clerk at
salary of 5000 year
THE HOME OF ROSES. j. a. XII
roy's New Palestine cottage on South |
First avenue proves that roses can be |
grown in prOfusion during the months /
of June, July, and undoubtedly Au- |
gust Some seven dozen were picked |
last Sunday out of one garden, leaving /
the garden to all appearances IN |
touched. Some Of the leading gard |
eners of the city consider this rm-
portant information to the lovers OF |
rose gardens.
THEY WANT PHOENIX FRUIT
VI. H. Chapman returned last night
from the northern part of Arizona and |
New Mexico, where he went IN the
interests of the Melon Growers asSo
cation He has distributed many
melons and says more will be sent.
Only a few canSelopes are sent 10
these local points, watermelons being
given great preference. Mr.. Chap
man says there is a large and growing
for Phoenix fruit at all the
points he has covered.
INDIAN FEATURE IMPORTANT.
Assistant Superintendent James B.
of the Indian school, re-
ceived a letter from Superintendent 5.
NJ. MCGOWAN yesterday which an
the Indian feature Of the
Omaha exposition to be a great al
traction. The band, which originally
was only chartered for one month, has
proved SO attractive that it will prob
a bly, remain two months Mr. Nc
Cowan went to North Dakota about q .
week ago 10 get 100 Sioux Indians, and
he probably has returned TO the expo .
sitiOn by this time.
THE CATTLE SITUATION. A
well known butcher here says cattle /
are getting scarcer all over the coun-
try than is reported The prices have
been raising steadily in eastern mar
kets for nearly a week. But a few
ears of feeders are being shipped into |
the valley and in the last four days
about twenty-five cars have been |
shipped from here to various points
This valley continues to supply FL
Paso with cattle for butchening pur-
poses. This is the result of the laws
governing infected cattle regions. but