Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1901-01-08

to scare up the teacher and children
of the Five Points school. He sue
ceeded so we'll that the teacher tele-
phoned for Officer Joe Bush, who hired
an express wagon and gave him a free
ride to the city Jail. He was too drunk
to answer any kind of a charge yester-
day, but is billed for a court appear
ance today.
AN EARLY MORNING DEATH
Mr. Fifer, who has been living in
BrilPs addition near the Crittenton
home. died early yesterday morning of
consumption. His remains will be sent
to his former home in the east for
burial.
RECORDERS COURT.-The city re-
icorder had three cases yesterday as the
Iwind-up of the Old Christmas festivi-
ties. Two of them were DRINKS and
were appraised at S. each. The other
was an unfortunate wheehman. He
had been out In the country Sunday
afternoon and did not get back till
late. His light went out on him before
he got to the city limits and he said he
was too sick and tired to stop and
light it. He had almost touched a
tender spot in the recorders heart
when he confessed to having ridden his
wheel for the last four years without a
light. This sort of a confession cost
him three dollars, but it was honest
and was good for his soul.
RECKLESS DRIVING Sunday af-
ternoon two couples, each in different
buggy, were driving on the Tempe road
near the asylum when the gait of their
respective horses suggested a race
that without any preliminary arrange
ments proceeded to take place. The
speed became so great that one Of the
carriages when it came to little
piece of uneven road, tipped over and
the other being close at hand, ran into
the wreck. The occupants of both
buggies Were spilled by the roadside
and one of the drivers was quite SER
iously hurt
TREE TRIMMING.-Now is the time
of year when the gardeners not only
have work to do on their own
preserves, but are around remind
ing every householder who Is fort
uate enough to have few trees
that they need trimming at so
much per. And they are right
about it to. Those who may doubt
the sincerity of the knight of the prui;-
ing hook, should take a look at the
city plaza where Gardener Morris Is
doing an extensive job of tree trim
ming. He is not doing 1t for glory or
for the purpose of an advertisement,
but simply because it ought to be done
Trees in this part of the country are
worth looking after and taking care of.
CAPTAIN JACK CRAWFORD
Phoenicians may have an opportunity
to hear Captain Jack Crawford, the
poet scout, about the latter part of
February. Within a few days he will
go to California, where he will deliver
a series of lectures, returning east the
latter part of the month. There Is no
more popular figure on the platform at
this time in either the east or the west.
His lectures consist in readings from
his own poems, which are marvels of
beauty and sweetness from his own
prose productions. and stories generally
Of his own adventures, which have been
sufficiently numerous and alluring. The
greater part of his life has been spent
in the west, most of the time as a scout
and latterly as chief of scouts with the
United States troops. But In spite of
his environment he is an educated and
refined gentleman. He never fell into
western recklessness and never took
an intoxicating drink. He had prom
Used his mother that he would not.
PROBATE COURT The January
term of probate court was opened yes
terday. 1t Is hard to distinguish one
term of probate court from another,
for like a Justices court, the business
is continuous and it is supposed to be
open every day in the year, except Sun
days and holidays. Like a Justices
court too, 1t may be opened at night, in
cases of emergency, for the issuing of
marriage licenses, for instance. The
first business of the new term was the
hearing of the report of Il. J. Bennitt,
guardian of the estate in this county
of f. A. Poyen. The report was APP
proved. In the estate of Lind!ey II.
Orme, the accounts of j. G. Hammel
for $50 and Mrs. White for $25, were
approved George p. Billiard was APP
pointed the legal representative of
Ruby Jacobs and Pearl Jacobs, minors
and non resident heirs of the estate of
NJ. Wormser. In the estate of c. II.
Pierce, the hearing set for yesterday
of motion to set aside the estate for
the minor heirs was continued. A re-
port Of the sale of personal property of
the estate of Ramon Gonzalez was
filed and the hearing was set for jan
uary 10.