Arizona republican., 1901-02-10

grand jury on $3O0 bond. He pleaded as an excuse for his conduct that the woman was unfaithful and wanted him to leave the house and, being ill, he refused to do it.
 A WOOL SHIPMENT. Tine first car of wool to be shipped out of this valley this season left last night over the M. X P. for Boston. It was pur- chased of B. E. Shuster by William Ellery for Halloway, Donald & Co. It is estimated that the wool output from Phoenix this year will be between thirty and thirty-five carloads.
 PROBATE COURT --The report by the administrator of the estate of Mar tin House was confirmed in probate court yesterday. The final account of the administrator was also presented and set for hearing on February 10. A petition for letters of administration on the estate of NJ. T. Walsh was rp- ceived. The report of the guardian of James Cecil Smith was approved.
 GOT LITTLE GAME. - Messrs. II. I. Latham, Harry Willis and the Redmund brothers returned yes terday from hunting trip in the west end of the valley. They spent several days in search of game, re- ported to be plentiful there, but se- cured only a small number of birds The ducks, they say, are abundant but fly too high.
 BREAKING UP OF A HABlT.-Mr. E. F. Hams, member of the assembly from Graham, went to Marlcopa last night to meet his family who will spend the rest of the legislative term in Phoenix. Mir. Hams and Dr. Noon have been accused by their brother members of being regular attendants at Salva- tion Army services and neglecting their legislative duties. That is one form of dissipation that MT. Hams will have to forego now that the eyes of his fam fly will be upon him.
 REUNION OF TOMBSTONERS. - J. II. Behan, Tom Gregory, Judg'. Stil- well. Ben Crawford, O'Brien Moore and half q dozen other old time residents of Tombstone met here yesterday and compared notes. The varied eXperi- ences of each one of them since they were last together some twenty years ago would fill big book. Most Of Uhem have been around the world or at least the greater part of it, and all of them have had a world of experience. When they were last together MT. Stil- well was district judge, Mir. Behan was sheriff, and nearly all of them held an official position of some kind.
 WILL GIVE AWAY SHOES. The H. A. Diehl Shoe company is advertis- ing scheme whereby two or three real smart persons will each get a pair of shoes for nothing. The plan is for each one who wants pair of shoes to write as many times as possible on a postal card the following sentence: I'll. A. Diehl Shoe Co. sells the best shoes for the least money" The postal cards are to be signed and sent to the H. A. Diehl Go. by February 2S. and the writer of the card bearing the sentence the greatest number of times will re- ceive the first prize, pair of s6 shoes. Second prize "a pair of $4 shoes, and third prize. a pair of $3 shoes.
 ARE READY FOR THEM.-Rep- resentatives of the local press literally assisted by the business men and citi-
  entertainment of the members of the California Press association, seventy five of whom will arrive in the city next Tuesday. They will be given breakfast and luncheon and carriages have been procured for them Both railroad companies have placed special trains at their disposal so that they may have an opportunity to see the valley at both ends as well as in the middle. Their visit has been brough. about by Mir. w. H. Mills, land agent for the southern Pacific. He is a veteran newspaperman and will ac- company the party.
 JUSTICE GRAY'S COURT M. F. Barnett was tried in Justice Grays court yesterday on the charge of cruelty to animals. He demanded a jury and defended himself success fully getting a verdict of not guilty. During the trial he referred to his impecunious circumstances and admit ted that he had not kept bag of oats in front of his horse all the time be- cause he could not afford to. Then, too, it was not necessary, for the horse
  ing and had managed for long time to keep his blood circulating on what browse he could pick up from tho hedges. Then the horse was brought into court a living witness that he had not been starved, though he had a mighty hungry app pGarance. nhe case against J. s. Green was continued till Monday.
 DEATH OF THADDEUS EMPEY.- Thaddeus Empey died yesterday morn ing at the hospital at the advanced age of T. He has been in Arizona for the last twenty-five years and is an old timer on the coast, having lived in California and Nevada in the days of the gold excitement. He was resi-