Arizona republican., 1900-09-20
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A NEW SOCIAL CLUB.-A meeting was held at Padgett hall last night for the purpose of organizing a social club for operation during the winter.
 WILLIAM EWINGS CASE. - The preliminary examination of William
 Ewing. charged with stealing $25O certificate of deposit from Andrew Rendon. will take place before Justice Johnstone today.
 LICENSED TO WED. A marriage license was issued yesterday to George Pratt and Annily Enas of Sacaton. The parties are Indians. t is rather curi- ous that of the last four licenses issued three have been to Indians.
 NICHOLAS CRUMP DEAD. -Nich- Olas Crump. a former resident of Los Angeles and for the past three years employed at the Phoenix bakery. died at his residence September 19, of Bright's disease The funeral will be held Saturday at o'clock D. m.
 MORE FOREST RESERVES The secretary of the board of trade has been directed to prepare a petition to the secretary of the interior to set apart additional lands in this and Yav- apai counties for forest reserves and to establish a separate district.
 CONVICTED or ASSAULT. Jesus Orosco was tried in Justice sohnstones s court yesterday for an assault upon his partner, John Teare. and his wife He was convicted and will be sentenced to- day. The partners are interested in the management of the Hardwick hotel.
 FOOTBALL.-For some time past q number of football enthusiasts have been at work organizing a team thar expects to do some creditabIe work the coming winter. They will meet again tonight at the gymnasium to complete the organization and practice work will begin at once.
 TEACHES AT TUCSON.-Miss Flor enCe Hanny of North First avenue left Tuesday night for Tucson. where she has been engaged 10 teach the fall and winter terms of school in the Sahuarito district. Miss Hanny has acquired a position as one of the most popular of the younger society ladies of Phoe- nix and win leave d vacancy that will be hard to fill in local social functions this coming winter.
 PARDON OF A BOY.-A pardon was issued yesterday for Fred Crossley. who is serving a six months term in the county jail for carrying concealed weapons, having been convicted in justices court at Tempe. The pardon was issued on the representation of several respectable residents of Tempe, who say that the boy has no criminal tendency. is harmless. and that he hap pened to be carrying a gun because he did not know any better. It was their opinion that his experience with the law to date will do him as much good as the full execution of the sentence
 AN ELECTION BET. The first re- liable election bet ir Phoenix of any importance was made yesterday Joe Puget, mining man, bet $500 on Bryan against $1o00 by Hirschfeld x Perkins Of ihe Palace on Mckinley. MT. Puget came to town with $l,OOO which he wanted to bet even up. A friend told him he acted like a man who wanted to let half his capital lie idle. He could get a two to one bet just as easy as an even one. As soon as it was learned that there was any Eryan money afoat 1t was quickly gathered in. Mir. Fuget will probably bet the rest of hls :1 900 on Bryan. so in the end it will be just the same to him as if he had made an even wager.
 A MINING DEAL. Colin Iinnons. the Prescott mining expert, arrived in the city yesterday morning. MT. Tlm- mons has just succeeded In bonding d group of sixteen copper claims at Hill- side, the property of Lavler & Wells. to q French syndicate represented by r. M. Eissler of San Francisco, who Is also In the city. Mir Esaler will short ly leave for Paris. The figures of the bond are not made public. The enter prise involves the building Of Q rail-