Arizona republican., 1900-08-09
REMODELING THE COURT ROOM

1 REMODELING THE COURT ROOM. The work of dismantling the district | court room preparatory to a general | overhauling was begun yesterday. GREATER PRESCOTT. It is said there are fourteen contractors in Pres colt, all of whom are busily engaged in drawing plans for new buildings, some of them to be three stories in height COAL FIELDS DISTRICT. - The coal experts who have been examining the San Carlos coal fields have returned to Pittsburg with samples taken from different localities on the strip. It is said they were well pleased with what they found.
 DEATH OF F. D. BARTLETT. - Franklin Dickinson Bartlett, son of Adolphus c. and Mary P. Bartlett of Chicago, died at Munich, Bavaria July 15, aged 20 years. The young man spent a winter in Phoenix, making many friends who will be pained to learn of his untimely death.
 FL PASO FIRE. The store of the Liberty Supply company in Fl Paso was destroyed by fire Sunday night. There were two rooms in the store, the
 
 sortment of pictures, china, glassware, shoes, picture frames, albums, chairs and all manner of bric-a-brac. The stock carried was about $S.O00, two thirds of which was lost. The origin of the fire is unknown.
 MAKING DIRT FLY.-Superinten dent of Canals McDermott has a force of upwards of 100 men and 50 teams at work enlarging the Arizona canal on the lower section. beginning at Black Canyon road and working down. The capacity of the canal will be greatly increased by the work, which will en- able the company to deliver the flood waters (which are expected to arrive soon) to the ranchers in the lower end of the valley.
 A MOONLIGHT PICNIC.-There was a pleasant moonlight excursion to the Hole-in- the Rock last night. The eX cursionists were Misses Frankie Kellner, Buelah Montgomery, Ada Boyd, Annie Kibbey and Angie Parker, Messrs. Ernest w. Lewis, William English. Ned Creighton, Phelps Gilmore and William w. Jones. The evening was delightfully."- passed listening to the tuneful howl of the coyote and mingled with the shrill treble of the rattler. The party re- turned to the city just as the moon went down.
 GRAND LODGE, I. O. G. T.-The ninth session of the Grand Lodge of Arizona, I. O. G. T., will convene in Stafford on Wednesday, September ,, at ? p. m., and will continue in session three days. Application has been made to the railroad companies for the GUS tomary round-trip excursion rates. Delegates from Phoenix, and Tempe will leave over the M. & P. on Monday night, returning Saturday morning. While in Stafford the delegates will ex- anime the artesian belt of the Gila valley and visit Camp Arcadia.
 THE GOOD TEMPLARS.-Gard Valley lodge, I. O. G. T., has a brand new corps of officers, who were duly invested with their official togas on Monday night by D. G. C. T. Marshall. Dr. J. Wix Thomas is c. T.; Antoinette Norris, V. T.; Mrs. Maggie Reynolds. s. J. T.: Spencer McKern, Sec; H. F. Couch, F. S.. Clara Stovall. T.: A. P. Walbridge. C.; J. Bennett. NJ; Minnie Doris, D. NJ; R. H. Irwin, G.: Frank Emerson, &; and Gertrude Stovall, A. S. E. O. Reynolds was recommended to the G. c. T. for appointment as lodge deputy for the ensuing year.
 UNUSED TO WATER.-A man went before the city council individually yes terday with a wierd complaint and curious claim for damages. He was driving in front of the MaricOpa cream