Arizona republican., 1899-05-06
NEWS
 OF THE
 TOWN

1 A SINGLE DRONA. -1H6fe was d i single drunk in police court yesterday. ] He was fined $4.
 TURN IN TAX LIST. The county
 assessor is anxious for the persons
 holding tax lists to turn them in as
 rapidly as possible.
 A LINGERING TELEGRAM There
 is an unde.ivered telegram in Los Ap- ] geles for Alfred Ruiz, who is said to
 be in Phoenix. By calling at the West ern Union office he car have it for 1 warded.
 A CHANGE FOR FARMERS. - There is a large number of agricul-
 tural reports at the postomce which
 the officials will be glad to give out to whoever may be interested iu agri- cultural affairs
 NEW SPRINKLERS. The board Of supervisors held a meeting yester- day and occupied the greater part CT the day in signing scnoal bonds. It was decided that two new sprinkIing wagons should be purchased.
 CODE COMMISSION AT WORK. -
 The code commission is a record breaker. The work has not heen all lowed to drag. Another meeting will
 
 jOurnment of the supreme court
 BASE BALL TODAY. "A game of base tall will be played at the park today between the Indian schocl and the Phoenix nine The Phoenix team intends leaving for California by next Wednesday, stepping to fill several engagements on the way.
 A FINAL ACCOUNT. $. E. Haz- gard, an attorney Of Tucson, admin istrator of the estate of AIetha Mul.- phy, late of GiIa Bend, yesterday filed his final account and a petition for an order of distribution. The matter was set for hearing on May 15.
 SMITH VS. BAKER. The case of Smith vs. Baker was argued in Justice Gray's court yesterday. The decision in the case at the same court three weeks ago was made in favCr of the defendant, out new evidence was in troduced in the last hearing and the case was won by the plaintiff.
 A FINAL REPORT. District Clerk Foster, as special commissioner, yes terday filed a final report in the cases of the Merchants Loan and Trust company of New York against the Arizona Canal company anl the Improvement company. The document is brief and entirely formal setting forth cnly that the report of the receiver had been filed.
 RICH LEDGE. A rich vein of ore was uncovered recently on the mining property of Marcel Dugas, about forty five miles north of Phoenix in the Cave Creek district Mir Dugas has worked his mine for four years and the adjoining claims have been To- cated. At present there is consider able mining activity in that section and some rich properties being opened. 1
 A. PROSPEROUS OFFICER. Off, cer Joe Bush is enjoying a period of l prosperity. His shaving l expenses are thing of the past. Bol- 1 tons barber shop, however, is not so i Bush and Bolton bet on i the election of mayor, and now Bolton i is under the necessity of plying his ! razor through the resistant facial i growth of Bush for a period of three | 
 A NEW ARMORY. B company will move it's equipments into a hall | n the upper story of the oity hall tc- lay. Although Jhe territory has 7OeGOU Hi--hIl4t5 IGLiOLS 1OT jUS cf the national guard. B company has always been self sup sorting. The main problem encoun- cred was what to do with it's money. md since the appropriation has besn topped the company will probably be It ease.
 EFFECT OF MONOPOLIES. An Incident in the recorders office yes erday showed the direful result of aonoplies. A lady came in with an instrument she was deSirous of placing n record. She inquired the price and 7as informed it was 1.75, with the ad- iiOnal cost Icf 50 cents for revenue tamps. Why" replied the lady, hats too much Isn't there any other ecorder's office in the cfty?'' I'm cry, madam" said Charles Barnett. ne deputy recorder. but the post flee and recorders office in this own are mOnopclies.'
 MAY 5.-Yesterday was "Cinco de ) IayO," the lesser Of Mexiccis two Of independence. T. re- alls the final throwing off of the at smpt 11 restore European supremacy y the defeat of the imperia-ists at , ueretaro, followed ten days later by ne capture of Maximilian. The cele- E ration Of Cincor de Mayo is net 70 luch of demonstration as the cele- ration of September 15. l. was, in act, hardly celebrated at all in Phce- ix yesterday, and the memory of it II -as preserved only by ball last ight. CATHOLIC ENTERTAINMENT. - he exposition at the Trinity hall was E pened last night. here was a good ] ttendance and a musical programme as rendered. In a short space of I me the Catholic ladies of the Altar i-cle made a number Of articles used f y the priests for diff arent ceremonies. IS he hall was decorated with bunting { nd evergreens were distributed. pro bn l 2