Arizona daily citizen., 1901-01-02

The fire department will meet at 80
at their hall tonight for the election OF
officers
The Fashion closed its doors at the
close of the old year and went ont OF
business.
The Olive Leaf social club held a dance
1t the opera house on New Years eve
which was an enjoyable affair.
The ladies of the Baptist church gave
New England supper New Years eve
which was generously patronized.
A suit for divorce has been filed by
Moy Quoy VS.. Lon Toy. There has been
trouble in Chinatown.
Lcocardo Bonn and I. Bonn IS. Ma
rano Mohna is the title of suit to
duiet title which was filed this morning.
The Hot Time company played two
engagements here yesterday both to full
houses. The opera house rang with
laughter from the time the curtain went
up to the last scene.
The Free Coinage mining claim was
bonded today by William J. Clark to
Charles f. { dali for 5000, The claim
is located in the Silver Hill mining dis
trict.
The government weather bulletin
sent out from San Francisco this morn
ing TO the Citizen says the weather will
be fair tonight and Thursday and
heavy frost may be expected tonight.
In the city election held at Prescott
today there are eleven tickets in the field
rs follows: Citizens ticket, non-parti-
san ticket, taxpayers ticket, good gov
ernment ticket, independent ticket,
democratic ticket, voters ticket, peoples
ticket. taxpayers ticket. Men will
scratch their ticket today in Prescott
who never did such thing before.
The failure OF the Phoenix carnival is
attributed to the presence OF but one
man from Los Angeles. This is ilimsy
excnse. The fact is, Phoenix cannot
stand a carnival every year, no more
than Los Angeles, which is said to he a
much larger city, could continue its
iestas year after year. CarnlNais are
strange things, possessing an attraction
and magnetism only when they come
spasmodically- y-at times when the peo-
pie want something and do not exactly
know what. But to make an institution
OF carnival is bound To result disas-
trouslv to the finances Of the concern.
Otoer cities have tried it and failed and
it is not surprise to most people that
Phoenix suffered the same fate.
There was hop at Hotel Hall on
Saturday night which was an affair
much enjoyed by the young people OF
the CITY who attended. The younger
society set always feels at home at Miss
Halls where the most ri their hops are
held this winter. The ball on Saturday
was given by Miss Hall for her guests.
The music was combination Of lnstru-
ments played by colored musician and
it was unusually good. The dancers
were given the pleasure of dancing the
twostep to "Dixie," and the waltz to
other oId-time southern airs, which was
a treat for all. large genumber attended
the bali and it was one OF the prettiest
functions OF the winter. Refreshments
were served at IL o'clock, an at mid
night the guests surrounded the punch
bowl and drank to the New Year.
Lyman Wakefield has retired and
Sheriff Murphy this morning took pos
session OF the sheriff. office. Mr.. Paul
is busy today closing the accounts OF the
old sheriff and Manuel Drachman will
take Mr.. Pauls place as under
sheriff and jaior. The new guard
who snccehds J.. S Hopley is Martin
Duffy, a man whom everyone knows
who can tell milk wagon from hay
stack when they see it. As milkman
| Mr.. Duffy has been emincntly success
ful, and as guard we are willing to
| wager that nothing will escape him.
The deputies of the sheriff have not
been appointed yet. The night guard is
ex-constable IIarcotas. -
Robert Lilly, gambler,is in trouble.
He pawned diamond few days ago at
Devant's loan office and received $40 up
on H.--kater Lilly returned to the loan
office and wanted the diamond. lie told
Devant that he could get much larger
sum from another broker in the city,
but said that he had lost the $40 gamb-
ling and could not redeem the diamond
| unless Dcvant took trunk of his which
contained several suits OF clothes This
Devant consented to Don condition that
Lilly would pay the o when he re-
ceived the money from the other broker.
The diamond was handed over to Lilly
and Devant got the trunk Later Lilly
appeared and demanded that his trunk
be returned to him, but the broker
wanted to see his 500. Lilly, according
to Devants story, said, IL have mind
to kill vou right here, and with that he
pulled six-shootcr. Devant pulled
hot file from his stove and Lilly fired.