Arizona republican., 1900-07-23

LEASED HILL RANCH. Mir. Wll- liam Grier, of west of Phoenix, has leased the Preston Hill ranch, near Glendale, and will remove his family
 there in short time.
 DIR. PRATTS RETURN. - Dr.
 George B. Pratt, the optician. will re-
 turn here about August 3, having wis
 ited all the northern towns in the terri
 tory as far east as Winslow on a busi-
 ness trip in which he has met with sue
 cess.
 IS RECOVERING.-J. L. Cant, who
 was thrown from a horse a few weeks
 ago and seriously hurt. is recovering.
 He was unconscious for several days
 and has not yet regained full use of his
 brain, but the effects of the concussion are wearing off and he will be able to
 be out in a couple of weeks.
 LOOKING OVER THE FIELD. -
 Hon. M. A. Smith of Tucson arrived
 here yesterday morning and is en-
 gflaged in sizing up the situation in
 Maricopa county politically. There is to be democratic convention later on for the purpose of nomina ting a del egate to congress and in all probability MT. Smith will answer present.
 GO TO ILLINOIS. Mrs. E. M. Mills of the Mills house. and daughter, Miss Calla Mills, will leave in a short time for Springfield, H., where they will visit Mrs Mills, brother, Col. James Robert Burns Van Cleave, superintend end of the department of insurance of Illinois. They will also visit in Chicago and Miss Mills may decide to remain there.
 MONKEYED WITH A FAN.---Dr R. E. Holbrook learned long ago douht- less, that it was dangerous to monkey with the buzz-saw," but did not know that an electric fan might be just as dangerous, until a few days ago, when he thoughtlessly put his finger in a fan. with the intention of stopping it's motion. He succeeded. and as a plt mento has finger cut to the bone
 MIR. CREAGER IN DEMAND. The friends of superintendent w. B. Creager. have not decreased in number since he has gotten his automobile into opera ton. and. in fact, he is greatly in de- mand. He has learned all the peculiar ltles of the machine and is able to hurry 1t along a speed of twenty-five miles an hour. Horses about the city have not yet become accustomed to the mobile, but are rapidly acquiring fa- mlliarity with it and future 'mobilists will owe thanks to MT. Creager for his work in equine education.
 DEATH OF LENA HUGHES. Miss Lena Hughes. daughter of MT. and Mrs. William P. Hughes. died Satur- day afternoon at the family residence about four miles southwest of town, of 8 complication resulting from an aiI- ment of the stomach. She was eighteen years of age and native of New York. though most of her life has been spent in Phoenix. She was formerly a stu dent of the high school. The funeral will be held at the Catholic church Monday morning at o'clock
 THEY BEAT THE LAW. Two Phoenix bicycle riders who, in common with great many whcelmen. dc not believe in the practical utility of the bi- cycle lamp ordinance, thought they would be among those who discouu- -enanced its existence, and though they have thus far evaded arrest. ven- seance has overtaken them. They were scorching along a night or two ago when their wheels clashed together and | great was the wreck thereof. One of he riders at least had co take his head l O physician and have it sewed up be- 1 ore he could use it again. This is not | 'elated either in defense of or opposi- | ion to the law. It is simply a circum- | tance.
 LAST OF SERVICES. Next Sunday | evenings service at the First M. F