Arizona republican., 1900-09-13
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THE LAST WEEK.-The swimming baths It the park, which have afforded sO much pleasure to the stay-at-hOmeS the past summer will close this week.
 WASSON WITHDRAWS.- Curtis WassOn. who was nominated at the re- publican county convention for super intendent of schools has withdrawn his name from the ticket His successor has not yet been selected.
 POSTGRADUATE COURSE.-Ly- man k. Bennett. son of Mir F. G. Ben nett will leave in a few days for Orch ard Lake academy. Orchard Lake. Mich. when he will take up work in a postgraduate course. NIr. Bennett was a graduate in last June's class.
 TO FORM AN ELEVEN-Thise even ing. at the Athletic club. a meeting will be held for the purpose of organizing d football team. A number of players of former repute have stirred up consid- erable enthusiasm and it is believed an excellent eleven can be formed.
 COURT BUSINESS-In the probate court, yesterday. in the matter of the estate of Margaret Mcdowell. minor. an order was issued authorizing J. D. Robinson. guardian. to withdraw the bond of record and file new bond. The bond was filed and approved An inventory of the estate of Ckas A. Harper was filed.
 MDOWELL ARREsTED-Adm of Melbourne Mcdowell. who appeareI here last winter with Blanche Walsh at the Doris theater. will be in teres ell to learn that he was arrested several . having cruelty treated his wife. who alleges that since their marriage in June he has repeatedly beaten her.
 HASBEENS WILL PLAY.-Several weeks ago number of the former lights in baseball began practice pre- liminary to a game with the DeAiund team. The urgent demands of politics called most of the players from active practice and deferred the game. The latter part of the month the Has beens' will resume preparations anI practice daily.
 GOODRICH-JONES E. Briggs Goodrich of this city and Miss Annie Lee Jones of Pittsburg. Pa, were mar ried at 1:30 o'clock yesterday at the Van Nuys hotel in Los Angeles. The groom has lived here since childhood. and is an estimable young man. The bride spent last winter in Phoenix The best wishes of many friends will attend them.
 HORSES ARE SCARCE.-Probably never in the history of this valley have good horses been so hard to find as at present. A liVeryman said last evening that the better classes of horses are worth twice as much as four years ago This fact is doubtless attributable to the various late wars, the enlargement and equipment of many armies and the decline of the bicycle as vehicle of pleasure. "a
 NEW LIBRARY BOOKS. - The purchasing committee If the Phce- nix Library association has or Ger=d the following new books to be placed on the shelves: The Pride of jennico." Seats of the Mighty" "A Friend of Caesar" "The FarringGons." "Thz Reign of Law" "The Redemption If David Corson." Philip Winwood," "Monsieu" Beaucaire, Boy" Sen ator North" Diana Tempest" Eco" Sons of Morning"
 HOOKER WAS WISE.-It is not often that confidence men play with fire by attempting their wiles on police officers. and Chief H Hooker of the To- cal force has enjoyed the rather un- usual distinction of having been tried on a clever little game. In another column of this issue is a story of how Sheriff White. of Cochise. foiled the