Arizona republican., 1901-06-15

this country. He will preach in the Christian church at II o'clock tomor- row, and in the Presbyterian church in the evening.
 JUSTICE GRAY'S COURT.-Justice Gray rendered a decision for the plain tiff yesterday morning in the case of Redewill versus Spears and Toney. Two months rent, eighty dollars, was the amount sued for The attorney for the defendants gave notice of appeal to the district court. Joe Filler was ar rested for disturbing the peace of South Seventh street the night before. He got into an altercation and when requested by an officer to subside he began abusing the officer It cost him six dollars.
 THE FOURTH.-The Fourth of July is to be pretty generally observed throughout the territory this year. Probably the largest demonstration will be at Prescott, but nearly all of the towns of the territory will be alive to some extent Jerome and Globe are advertising celebrations and Congress is preparing to represent. It Is said the little town of Naco down on the line has subscribed a thousand dollars to hear the eagle scream and Bisbee will shut up shop and visit her sister town A bull fight across the line is to be one of the features of the day.
 DISTRICT COURT.-The jury in dis trict court yesterday rendered a ver- dict for the defendant in the case of Charles Goldman, administrator of the estate of M. Wormser, vs. Sotello. This was a case involving a title to land held by Sotello under a deed from Wormser the authenticity of which was questioned. The defendant was given judgment in a former trial in the dis trict court. An appeal was taken to the supreme court and the case was sent down. The rest of the day was taken up with the damage case of Hen ry Haupt against the county to recover s9O0 damages for the burning of his house at Gila Bend under directions from the county health officer. It was the theory of the officer that the house was an asylum for diphtheria germs and was menace to the community.
 DEATH OF MISS TEACHOUT-Thc following item taken from the Des Moines Daily News of June 10th will be read with regret by many who form ed the acquaintance of Miss Gertrude Teachout, who spent last winter in Phoenix: Widespread sorrow was oc- casioned by the death of Miss Gertrude Teachout this morning at 7:45 o'clock. She was the only daughter of Mir. and Mrs. H. E. Teachout of East Thirteenth and Grand avenue. She was born May 4, 1881, in Des Moines, and was one whose bright, cheerful disposition madc her popular with all who knew her. She had been a sufferer for eight yeare with heart trouble, and for the past week had been in critical condition, yet maintained a cheerfulness to the last. Miss Gertrude had apparently every thing but health to make her happy. She was loved by all wfo knew her and the mourning hearts will be eager to testify to her noble character and kindly disposition. Miss Teachout was a member of St. Paul's. Episcopal church. She spent some time at Phoe- nix with Mrs. Jackson Byers, John Byers and Wright Cleveland returning home the last of April to the sorrow of her many friends not improved in health. and she was cognizant of her extreme condition.
 A BTSBE,E CASUALTY-The Cochise Review says that on Wednesday morn ing Mro F. H. W!ttig of Bisbee met with a painful accident. She was en- gagged in burning up some old clothes and rage which she had taken out of the cellar when there was sharp re- port and Mrs. Wittig found herself ly- ing on the ground with a large wound in her breast. A doctor was quickly summoned and foun q her suffering from bullet wound. which is extreme ly painful but not dangerous The bull let or piece of the shell, which was ex ploded by the fire, struck one of the ribs on the right side just where it joins the breast bone. Had the missile missed -the rib there Is no dC ubt that the result would have been serious The cartridge which exploded was evidently in a pocket of some of the old clothes and the extreme heat caused it to explode.