Arizona republican., 1901-07-14

THE TAIN TRIAL.--Deputy Sheriff A. A. Johns of Prescott passed through Phoenix yesterday on route to Yuma county to subpoenae witness for the Fain trial.
 A MINGLED MEMBER. -- B. E. Prince of the Phoenix Flaming mill was so unfortunate yesterday as to badly lacerate one of his fingers in the ma chnery of the mill. The finger will be saved. though. and he will suffer noth- ing but pain and the loss of time. DIR. RICES CONDITION.--Dr. Rice. pastor of the Christian church, whose serious illness was mentioned in these columns two weeks ago, has sufficient ly recovered to fill his pulpit this morning at Il o'clock. but his physic- ian thinks 1t not advisable that he preach at night. Consequently there will be no evening services.
 PRESERVING FRUIT.-The board of trade is keeping up the good work of preserving fruit for exhibition pur- poses next winter. Next week MT. Ream, foreman at the Arizona Experi- ment farm. will bring some fine speci- mems of peaches. plums, grapes. etc, for this purpose and will assist the sec retary of the board in preserving them. Mir. Ream has had n great deal of ex- perience in this work and his help will be valuable.
 PROBATE COtIRT,-Maria Valencia was examined in probate court yester- day on a charge of insanity and was committed to the sylum. The estate of Bautista Merletti was assigned to the heirs the administrator was discharged and the estate was closed. In the es- tate of Eurida Gilmore a petition to ! assign the estate to the minor heirs was set for hearing July g. The final | account of the administrator of the es- tate of E. c. Frankenburg was approv- ed and a decree of distribution was or dered.
 NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of incorporation of the American Meat Conserving company of Arizona were | filed in the office of the county recorder yesterday. The capital stock Is N,0o0,- | GOO; the incorporatoIs are J. B. Hans | Ter and Edward Hansler of New York, Articles were also filed of the fol- lowing: The Pittsburg Wrapping Ma chine company, capital stock $2,0O0,o 900. incorporators R. F. Erdman. Thos. Sul- | ly, Fred Morris and others of New York; the The Zenith oil and Refinery company, capital stock $500,OOO incor- porators H. R. St. Claire. William Full Ter and others.
 CITY ASSESSMENT ROLL.-City Assessor Luke is improving these bright sunshiny days in working up the citys assessment roll. which has come | 10 be a job of considerable magnitude. as the property valuation he thinks l this year approach very nearly to So, COG, O0O This, of course, will include | church and public properties and the property of widows and a considerable part of which is exempt, so the city tax collection win be on an amount somewhat less than that. Last years assessment roll reached total Of | s4, 262, ,O00, and since then some of the additions have been taken in and there
 has been notable amount of improve
 ments made during the last year. The
 work on the assessment roll begins about July lst, and the roll is supposed
 to be completed by the third Monday in September. ,.,... O.
 WHEN SIDES WE'RE CHANGED. The death of Hon. George F. Coats
 recalls a curious alignment in the mu-
 nicipal election in 1889, when. as the re-
 publican candidate, he defeated John k. Loosely by the narrow margin Of
 three votes for mayor. The town then
 was strongly democratic and the
 churches were not as active in local
 politics as they are now. Neither were
 they SO powerful in membership. Loosely was an old-timer, a saloon
 keeper and very popular with all
 classes. MT. Coats was popular, though
 perhaps not so intimately known by
 the voters of Phoenix. Contrary to expectation the saloon influence was exerted almost solidly for Coats. and
 what was an even greater surprise. the
 church vote was almost solidly cast for Loosely.
 RELIEF AGAINST MOSQUITOES. A gentleman of Phoenix desires an
 advertisement of the following fact. for the benefit of suffering humanity: He
 heard day before yesterday that the
 fragrant leaf of the pepper tree was
 a mosquito preventive. He had had a grsat deal of trouble with mosquitoes,
 and as pepper leaves cost nothing, he
 determined to make an experiment. He crushed a handful of leaves, rub
 bed them over his face and hand and
 composing himself upon his cot,
 sprinkled the bruised leaves over his
 nightie. He was not bothered by mos
 quitoes. One more audacious than the
 others. or one whose olfactory organs
 were defective, came near just once and began tune which Suddsnly
 ended in a dismad squawk. The ma
 rauder hastened away and neither he
 nor any of his compatriots were heard
 or felt any more that night.