Arizona republican., 1900-12-19

LICENSED TO WED.-Marriage li- censes were issued yesterday to Charles H. Alexander and Maude Hill; Leslie A Hart and Lela Reid.
 SHIPPING HORsEs-E. F. Kellnsr shipped two car loads of Salt River valley horses to Fort Worth over the M. & P. & g. R. V. railroad last night.
 JUSTICE GRAY's COURn-In Jus Nice Cray's court yesterday the horse stealing charge against Francisco Es- trella was dismissed on motion of the district attorney. A judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff for S9o.97 in the case of Peterson versus Platt.
 RAILROAD MEN.-Superinten Porter of the M & P. 6 s. R. V. rail- road says he has seen more idle rail- road men here in the last week than ever before. It is probably one result of the telegraphers' strike which neces- sitated the laying off of great many train crews.
 COUNTING UP THE CARNIVAL The carnival committee is still gath ering up odds and ends of the late car nival and within few days will be able to make a detailed report to the public. All bills are being paid as fast as they are presented. So far, nearly 1000 have been put in.
 HART T-REID.-Married at the resi- dence of J. H. Burris, South Twelfth avenue, Phoenix, at 63O last night by Gilbert D. Gray, justice of the peace, owen Leslie Hart, of Cornville, Yava- pal county, Ariz., to Miss Lelah D. Reid of Jerome, in the presence of a few of their special friends. MT. Hart is a ca.tleman and has prepared home for his bride on the Verde river to which they will return after spend ing a few days in the capital city.
 UNDOING HIS WORK.-Col. c. w. Johnstone yesterday filed his maiden suit in district court. It was an action for divorce by Conception Lopez vs Vicente Lopez, in which Gesertion and failure to support, are alleged. The ground work for this suit was curiously laid by Col. Johnstone himself in his capacity of justice of the peace five years ago. when he united the parties in marriage. Thus he is now about to enter upon a career of destruction, tearing down where he formerly builded.
 THE COUNCILS NEW FURNI- TURE.-The furniture for the new council chamber was received yester day and will be put in place as soon as the new rooms can be made ready. The furniture is of a very solid and ornate kind. a wide departure from the belongings of the old council. Cost has not been taken into consideration in procuring it, but the council has been economical so long that it can now af- ford to be lavish. The air of prosperity about the municipal chambers, too, will be worth something in the way of an advertisement.
 NORTHAMPTON WANTED. - Mrs Martha G. Hite, P O. Box 316, Phillips burg, Kas., writes to Mayor Gang of this city requesting any information that may be obtainable regarding the whereabouts of her brother, William Leeper. She says Mir. Leerer came here about two years ago, and when she last heard from him about six months ago, he was living on a small piece of land in the suburbs of the ely. His health was poor at the time and the writer fears that he may have died. Anyone knowing about Mir Leeper will confer a favor on his rela- tives by writing to Mrs. Hite.
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