Arizona republican., 1901-01-05


Pedro Ortiz filed his bond in the sum
of 81, 900 as administrator of the estate
of Manuel Ortiz and letters were issued
to him.
A PICTURE BoOK..-M. o. Eicknel
received a Christmas present from the
Frisco line. 1t Is conveniently
bound collection OF advertising matter
and pictures and the gift was doubt
less prompted ny desire, to have sore
east-bound passengers routed that
way. But whether one proposes to
travel or not, the picture book is worth
looking at and 1t don't cost anything.
DEATH OF BERT DUFFY-Bert
Duffy died at his rooms on Washington
street, Thursday night, of lung trouble
He was rs years old and a printer by
trade and came here from Jordan.
Mimi, not long ago. He was q most
estimable young man and had excellent
letters of recommendation from former
employers. He leaves mother, two
brothers and 'our sisters. The re-
mains will probably be sent home for
interment.
WILL GO TO CUBA. - Professor
George A. Treadwell will leave in few
days for New York city, and in the
latter part of the month he will sail
for Cuba to report upon number of
iron and Manganese mines. He would
have gone some time ago but for the
yellow fever, a thing he does not like to
meet up with in a foreign country at
his time of life. If he was a little
younger and at home he wouldn't care
so much.
MINING TRADE JOURNAL =
Matte and Bullion" No. of VOL 1, of
which has just been issued, is the only
mining trade paper published in Ari-
zona and. compares favorably in APP
pearance, matter and Advertising with
any similar journal published IN the
coast 1t is semi-morthlv publica-
ton and was printed at Tucson. though
the title bears the date of Phoenix
and Tucson" The publishers, Fred
erick Webb and Geo. f. Cox, announce
that it will be shortly issued frcm
Phoenix.
DIED ALONE.-Jose Rodriguez,
native of Hermosillo, died some time on
Thursday night at the house of a Mrs.
de Flores, 125 East Madison street.
Though there was probably nothing
myterious about his DEATH he had no
physician in his ten days illness. The
case was reported to Justice Burnett,
who held an inquest upon the remains.
The jury said death had resulted from
natural causes. Rodriguez had lived in
Phoenix about ten years. He had been
penniless for a long time. Mrs. de
Flores let him have q cot at her house
and gave him the clothes in which he
died.
QUIT THE RANCH.--Jeff Duncan
of the fire department was in mourn
ing last night and refused u be cont
forted. The toothless, lame, salt, CT ip-
pied and blind old badger that was
found stumbling around in the street
few weeks ago, in a spasm Of IN
gratitude, wandered away from the
engine house, off the Dlasa and
thencely. For long time he has been
gaining in health under the kind treat
ment of the firemen. Sight r5turnel 10
one eye, his appetite picked up. new
set of teeth appeared and altogether ne
became too aristocratic for his ass0ct-
ations and it is sup2os d took to the
tall timber.
THE THIRD AOr.-The third act of
the holiday drama in which John King
plays the leading part, was. pulled OH
in the recorders court yesterday after
noon. 1t will be remembered that in
the first act, which was presented New
Years day, he was arrested for drunk
enness, fined four dollars, business
house went his bail. and paid it when
he jumped It. Act III found him in JUS
tice Burnetts court where he secured
a pardon, January 3rd, through fortu-
Dafe circumstances. Act III found him
before Recorder Jobs again. His hard
luck story fell on unsympathetic ears.
The court said something about ten
days. and the defendant remarked that
he had never been on the chain gang
in his life. The court announced that
he would have a very new and mover
experience. shortly. Two bicycle cases
were filed, but the defendants sent In
SO each, gentlemanly way Of pleading
guilty.
PHILIPPINE LETTERS Judge N.
A. Morford yesterday received letter
from L. 3. Arnold, soldier 1T A'aga,
the island of Luzon. The letter was
regarding a young man named Harry
r. Nelson, whose death Was reported
here some months ago. Nelson is also
a Philippines soldier At the time of
enlistment he was under age and hav-
ing no relatives, at his request Judge
Morford appointed Arnold his guard
ian to authorize his enis-ment Arm
old writes that his ward Is well and
has saved $780, They will both come
back to Phoenix in about six months.
Arnold says that a great many Of the
boys of the Thirty-fourth regiment,
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