Arizona republican., 1900-12-29

with which to while away the last
 hours of the passing nineteenth. Af- ter the conclusion of the regular lodge 1 session friends of the order may par l ticipate in the obsequies of the dying century. It has buen intimated that
 the much veXed question as to whether
 We are now living in the nineteenth or i twentieth century will be settled final
 ly on this occasion by free-for-all. go-
 as-you-please debate.
 PRESENTED WITH A PIN.-At the
 services on Thursday night attendant | upon the installation of officers of the | Eastern Star, Arizona lodge No. ?, F.
 X A. NJ, and Arizona chapter No. 1. R. | A. NJ, Mrs. J. Nj. Swutnam, the re- | timing worthy matron of the Eastern Star. was pr sen'ted with past worthy ! matron's pin. P. r. Parker, present. worthy ratron, delivered the presenta-
 tl-n address. A banquet followed the i services.
 MOVING OF THE POSTOFFICE.- The work of removing the Phoenix postoffice from it's present location to 1 its new quarters, corner Adams street and First avenue, will commence this evening at o'clock. All the fixtures will be moved and the total wicrk
 will require the larger part of two days
 and nights. The moving will interfere somewhat with tha distribution and delivery of mail, but the best possible
 service will be given the public The
 postoffice will not be opened Sunday morning at the usual hours for the de livery of mail, but will be opened be- tween the h5rurs of 12 and l in the af- ternoon at the new place.
 PROBATE COURT. The bond of the administrator was filed yesterday in the matter of the estate of Collin c. FtascOe and letters of administration issued to E. F. Pascoe In the matter of the estate of John A. Reeds estate petition was filed to sell real estate. An order t1' show cause was issued. Tn the matter of the estate of Mary A. Warran, a petition to show the invpn- tory of the appraisers was filed. The final report and account of the admin istral-or of the estate of George w. Kleiner was filed. A hearing was sslt fer January at 10 o'clock. The final acdcunt in the matter of the estate of J. E. Ayres was filed and hearing set for December 31 at ? D. m. A publish ! CTS affidavit of notice to creditors was filed in the matter of the estate of | Louise A. Christy. Bond was filed and approved on the sale of real estate by | the administrator of the estate of O. | L. Gibbs.
 police have experienced a revival of | interest in the bicycle light ordinance | with the result that two unfortunatns | Is,-- 4I,z fines. The only other case in the re- dcrder's court was that of J. W. Barnes, a one legged man, who the nigL1 before gave q vaudeville enter tainment and sold song books and {. sheet music on the street. He was for prddling without license and his guitar was taken by the off, cels as a bond for his appearance in court. He appear on time and said | in his defense that ire did not know lie was violating a city i-rdirance as he had made his living that way for years and had travelled from coast to coast. He thought the law an unjust one, as it was the only way he had of sup porting himself and wife and his box office receipts were not sufficiert to justify his paying the license Fur
  fOrmance when told t- Go so by Officer Hale, but that he continued the sale of the music. which was the child of his own genius and fer which he claimed ito have supreme court decis- ions to the pffeclt that no license could be collected for selling ones own pro- duCtiI-ns. The recorder pointed out that he could not argue the constitu- tiCaality of the law with him, but would refer him to a number of veg e'tdbie growing and vegetable peddling Chinamen hereabout who had been made to smart under it's demand. He told him that supreme court decisions might be a good thing to present dJ the council, which was tns law making power of the city, but inferred that they didn't cut much figure in the re- cOrder's court. He then set the case for o'clock today. but the defendant preferred to know his fate at once, as he had no further defense to make. The recorder then fined him the amount of one months license, $4. He said. he could not pay it and was told he could leave the guitar for security. He replied that hp could not make a living without the guitar, so he would serve his time and take the instru- ment along for company. He added dignity Go the socisty of the Jail, as he wears a dark suit and silk hat and is a very gentlenlanly ap- bearing man as well as a good street performer.
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