Arizona republican., 1901-03-01

path too is in dire need'of repairs and in many places is hardly ridable.
 MIR. WALKERS CONDITION. The physicians of Mir. J. Ernest Walker pronounced him last night very sick man and agreed that his condition was such that the utmost rest and quiet was required.
 To STOCK THE RIVER.-Wiliam FraZee, in charge of the dam at the head of the Arizona canal, was in the city yesterday. Mir Frazee is much in- terested in the stocking of the Salt river with fish. Last year MT Frazee put a few catfish in the river above the dam and expects to put in many more this spring. He hopes eventually to make the canal head a great fishing resort
 PRICELESS CHICKENS.-- A gen. tleman who travels considerably through the valley, remarked yester- day that 1t was an impossibility to buy chickens at anything like reason- able prices. small frying kind costs from sixty cents upward, and good sized chickens bring seventyfive cents and eighty-five cents. Eggs, too. are higher and prices have been raised in the restaurants on nearly all egg dishes.
 THE WASHINGTON STREET M1- RAGE. The water mirage which is always obsergable from II o'clock until . from the eastern entrance of the cap- itol grounds is unusually plain just now. Washington street seems to be Il r,,,, f,A Naainr plaza. The reflection in the water of street cars, wagons and persons cross ing the street as far east as Center IS quite distinct. The mirage may be seen at its best about noon.
 NEW CORPORATIONS Articles of incorporation of the Green Valley Oil company were filed in the office of the county recorder yesterday The in- corporators are John X. Hammersmith. r.. r. Weaver, A. l.. Hart, Jr., Robert II. Turner and Alfred l.. Atwood. The capital stock is $S0O, ,00O Articles were also filed of the Dowling Consolidated Gdd Mining company. with capital stock of s3O0 GOO. The incorporators are J. w. Downing, Frank w. Page, c. w. Baker. John w. Clue and H. l.. Baker.
 A DIFFERENCE IN HORSES Whether or not Joseph Wilson stole horse from T. s. Egboff of Wlcken- burg, is a question that Is greatly aSl- tating Justice Burnett. Wilson was on trial yesterday He declares that the horse which he is charged with steal ing was bought by him from two Japanese. The two Japs were brought into court yesterday. and declared that the animal in question was not the same horse which they had sold Wii- son. More evidence was required anu will be heard at a resumption of the hearing today.
 AN INFLUX OF TRAMPS.-Accord- ing to the local public there have been more tramps here during the past few months than ever beforJ. The officers are constantly making war on the visiting tramps, but it seems to have ID effect in keeping them away, they preferring to take chances of a cell in the Phoenix vag houst. with the equable local climate, as against free dom in a land of frost. Every day from two to half dozen are arrested and jailed for vagrancy. Last night Ofi- ttlS oulliNdI anu Iid ' NtPlultu tN' specimens, and after divesting them of guns and knives, placed them in jail.
 COMING OF THE SHRINERS.-The special train containing the ShrinerS, who are en route to Honolulu, will reach Phoenix about noon today. The visitors will be entertained here dur ing the afternoon and leave late in the afternoon for the coast. A committee consisting of Nobles, NJ. H. McCord, j. J. Sweeney. Thomas Armstrong. Jr., F. J. BennirS, c. M. Shannon and p. P. Parker will meet the visitors at Mari copa. All Shriners, their wives and the Daughters of Isis are expected to meet at Masonic hall at noon today to escort the visitors up from the Santa Fe depot.
 PROBATE COURT.-In the matter of the estate of James Roarke, hear ing was had on the petition of Bryan and Wm. Roarke and R. w. Baxter, for an administrator. An order was grant ed appointing O. H. Christy, with a bond of $70,OOO In the NJ. Wormser es- tate there was a partial hearing for a partial distribution. The hearing will be continued to March l. In the mat ter of the estate of George C. Brown, an order was issued for the publication of notices to creditors. In the matter of the estate of George Bauer were filed the vouchers and power of at torney of Mrs. Caroline Bauer. An or der cf final distribution was issued. In the matter of the estate of Julius A Nober. an inventory of the appraisers was filed.
 THEY READ IT. MT. H. A. Diehl has for long time had a sneaking no- tion that a good many people were veading his advertisements in The Re- publican. About two weeks ago he caused to be published in his regular