Arizona republican., 1901-01-08
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 A GENERAL FIGHT.-There was a free-for-all fight on the reservation Sunday night, but by the time the offi- cers got there there was nothing left but the smoke of battle, hence no ar rests.
 DISTRICT COURT.--The case of ". II. Skilwell vs. the DeMund Lumber company, was tried in the district court yesterday morning, and taken under advisement. The only other matter before ehe court was thu trial of the old case of M. Rosenbu"g vs. M. F.. Hurley. It was also taken under advsement.
 HOPKINS REMAINS.-The remains of w. l.. Hopkins, who was lost on the desert in Yuma count yon the 18th of of December. were found a day or two ago by Joe Werninger. He sent word to Yuma from Mesquite and a coffin was sent to Weringer for the interment of the remains. No particulars of the mans death are known here yet.
 AN ART GIFT.-James Rennie. ore of the earliest and mos enthusiastic members of the Phoenix fire depart ment, has presented the Hook and Ladder company wish valuable paint ing, which now adorns the walls of the company headquarters. + is an allegoricai painting and is calculated to inspire the boys to more supreme effoIks in the practice af their profes- sion of life and property saving
 "A BANK FOR YUMA-Yuma is soon to have bank. The building is being finished and the officers and the money are there. The president of the newly organized institution is Levi Spar. and the vice president is C. A. Patterson, both of Williamsburg, Pa, where they are interested in the bank ing business. The cashier will be R. s. Patterson, a brother of the vice president.
 DEATH OF R. H. BAIRD.-Ray- mond H. Beard died at Kofa, Yuma county, on December 27th of lung trouble. MT. Baird was in Phoenix last fall as a delegate to the republican ter ritorial convention and made many new friends and acquaintances. He leaves a wife and a little girl two years old. Speaking of the sad event the Yuma Sun says: Deceased was thirty-two years of age, and an ex- ceedingly bright and promising young man, possessed of the respect of all who knew him and the sincere friend ship of those who were so fortunate as to be on terms of intimacy. He came to Arizona about six years ago, from Dodge City, Kansas. where his parents reside. Two years ago he removed to KOfa from Jerome, Yavapai county, and has since resided at Kofa and Cas- tie Dome, in this county, having until recently been superintendent of w. D. Luce's lead mines at the latter place."
 A STOLEN WHEEL.-Mr. J. 4. Kurtz yesterday made a mistake winch nearly cost him his freedom. He was standing at the entrance of the Fleming building, when he suddenly remembered that one of his clients tenants had not paid his rent. The next instant his eye rested on a bicy- cle. which he thought was Otto's and knowing thl1 Cito womb 10: iee1 it before nigh, he mounted !t ana was gone. The wheel belonged to II. B. Wilkinson, who missed IL ten minutes, and put the matter in the hands of the police along with deiailel descrip- tion of the stolen property, The de- scription was so accurate that when Officer Bush saw Mir. KurtZ on the bicycle an hour afterward. he recos- nized and collared both wheel and rider It was a matter of the deepest regret to some of MT Kurtzs warm- r..;1 l.. his escapade sooner, SC that they could have warrant regularly issued for his arrest.