Arizona republican., 1900-08-14

is MT. H. F. Liston, who was formerly
 discipfinarian at the Phoenix Indian school.
 A BOB-TAILED SUMMER.-The | present Salt River valley summer Is short at both ends. It began so late that many pessimistiC souls predicted ! that they would have to make up for | it in the fall, but the other end has
 the appearance of having been cut off
 to match. The days are not especially | frosty yet, but the nights are so cool l that the resurrection of blankets and
 comforters has begun about a month ! in advance of the usual time.
 BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. The
 members of the territorial board of equalization assembled in this city yos-
 terday for the August mes ting at which
 all valuations other than railroads will | be capitalized, the railroad assessments ! having been disposed of at the June meeting. All the members are present. Territorial Auditor G. W. Vickers and Messrs R. N. Fredericks of Prescott.
 M. P. Freeman of Tucson, and Michael Ohl of Graham county. The first day was spent in a comparison of returns | from the counties.
 DEATH OF CHRISTIAN SCHEN- STROM. Christian Schenstrom died
 at his home, Holback, Sweden, June 29, 1900. MT. Schenstrom came to Phoenix
 in the winter If '9S. seeking health. and for two years made a brave fight for i.. His high courage, cheerfuIness and courtesy and personality of unusual
 charm endeared him to many who met him here. To his chosen profession,
 architecture, he gave taste and talent united witch skill acquired in the royal school at Stockholm and during eight years work in the well known New York firm, Eidiitz. Tn Ph-enix h. was associated in business with MT. Jam5s Creighton.
 PHOENIX VISITORS IN FRISCO While most of the Phoenix people wEn go to California stop at southern points. many of them go on for a visit 10 San Francisco, which is said to b the biggest city of it's size'in the world There are probably more Phoenix peO-
 pie in San Francisco this year than in any preceding season. A former resi-
 dent of this city writing back from
 there m. ntions that in a single day he saw on the street J. Thalheimer. II. Obenauer. J. Silverman. w. J. Bushley,
 w. T. Smith, MT. and Mrs. A. F. Mes singer, Mrs. B. Heyman, Mrs. J. A.
 Kurtz and Miss FlOy Kurtz of this
 city, and J. V. Edwards of Maricopa.
 He describes the weath=r as so cold that an overcoat iS very necessary at
 night.
 PROBATE COURT. Probate Judge Morford was at his office yesterday af- ter a short, but very pleasant vacation
 on the coast. The first item of busi- ness which had accumulated in his ab- sence and which was outside the jur-
 sdiction of Deputy Clerk Ned Creigh- ton. was the case of w. N. Vaughn, ac- cus5d of insanity. Vaughn is the man who was picked up at Beardsl5y station a little more than a week ago, believed to be insane. Immediately after his ar r. st and during the earlier days of his detention he did not seem so far off, but
 his craziness developed. He was com mitted to the asylum. The ground work of an interesting case was laid by the filing of a petition by Dr. H. A. Hughes for the removal of $. P. Hoefer as administrator of the estates of Charles l. Douglass and his wife, Anna
 1. Douglass. Charles I. Douglass died first and MT. Hoefer was appointed ad- ministrator de bonis non. Upon the death of his wife MT. Hoefer was also appointed administrator of her estate l. is charged in the petition that claims against the estate of the former have