Arizona republican., 1900-08-04
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PROBATE COURT.-A petition for
 the sale of real property of the estate
 of c. V. Shawver was filed in probate
 court yesterday.
 FOUND HIS WATCH.-The watch lost Thursday by H. B. Williams was found by clerk at E. F. Kellner's store
 and returned to the owner.
 WHEELS AWAITING OWNERS
 Marshal Hooker has two wheels at ths city hall whose owners can have them by proving their right to them. The name plate has been removed from each.
 JUDGE WRIGHT BETTER.-Judge Wright is gradually improving from his recent attack of illness, says a Tue son paper. and will be able to leave for
 the coast next week, where he will meet
 Hon. J. c. Herndon and L. H. Chal- mers, members of the code commission,
 and together the three members will
 proceed with business associated with
 their duties as a commission.
 COLONEL JOHNSTONE'S VACA- TION.-Colonel Johnstone, who has been quite ill since last Sunday suf- feIing from a nervous affection, left last night for the coast on the advice of his physician, Dr. Dufield. It was not certain on Thursday evening that he would be able to start, but his condi- tion was considerably improved H. is accompanied by his son, C. w. John stone, Jr.
 STANDARD OIL PAYS. The reIa- tion between the Standard Oil company and the city of Phoenix over the pay ment of the new license is not so tense as il was. The manager of the com pany, Frank J. Coyle, last night re- ceived a telegram directing him to pay the license. It isr supposed that the matter had been merely overlooked until attention was recalled to it by MT. Coyle describing his arrest.
 TEMPORARILY IN CHARGE.-In the absence of Chief Robert Fromm Of the fire department on a vacation of q, few weeks, L. NJ Francis will have charge of the GameweIl system and the electric side of the department There is a good deal of work to be done in the Gamewell system immediately. The re- cent heavy winds have disarranged the wires in so many places that it is all most impossible to turn in an alarm.
 ILLNESS OF MRS. P. T. HURLEY. Hurley & Tribolet last Thursday shipped eight cars of sheep for the Kansas City market. MT. Hurley ac- cOmpanied the shipment. Yesterday afternoon a telegram was received here from the coast saying that Mrs. Hurley, who is spending the summer there, is seriously and suddenly ill An effort was continued all day. without success, to reach MT. Hurley and bring him back.
 A LOCAL BEER DRINKING FEAT. All previous beer drinking records in PhoeniX were broken last night at the Bank Exchange by young man em- ployed in a restaurant as a waiter. He was accompanied by two other walters who had undertaken to pay for the contents of large stein which is re- Sarded as a handsome bar ornament rather than an actual drinking vessel. It contains six lit5rs, or about six and one-third United States quarts. The young man had undertaken to empty it within an hour He did little better. He finished the vessel, ate a couple of sandwiches and drank two half-liter steins to fill up the hour As he was leaving he drank another half-liter stein at the bar. The young man did not seem to be intoxicated. but he had a weary look which indicated a lack of interest in a further extension of the brewery business in this country. Noti,- ing to him any more was Anheuser Busch, Pabst or Schlitz: nothing to him were GOse Kuhle Blonde, Mumme or