Arizona republican., 1902-01-21

IELGIllllt1 IblilG htIusiL s.IOrn2nES. llttt inspected the new cutoff al HeIi-s can yCn and pronounced it all right They report that it rained and showed all the way from Skull Valley to Ash Fork. but there YVES more rain than snow. How ever. there was not as much of either as might be desired.
 BOY KILLED A LYNX-The proud est boy in this town yesterday was Charles Long, the 12-year-old son Of J. 1 g. Long. He had just returned from the Buckeye country, where he had sue 'oeeded in killing a lynx. He brought the scalp to the office or the board O. supervisors and received $1 for it. The bounty on a lynx is not as much as that on a mountain lion. But the dol lar that boy got looked bigger 10 him than an old-fashiOncd pie pan.
 OCTAVE OFFICIALS-A party of officials of the Octave Mining company came to the city yesterday morning. The members were: A. E. Hurley, the acting manager: Harry Heasley, the secretary; F. II. Leonard, and B. Ii. Collins. They were accompanied by Mrs. A. F.. Hurley and Miss Eda Leo nard. They returned to Octave this morning. Regarding the work there MT. Hurley said there were 175 men employed and there is q mill of forty tons capacity, which would be in creased soon.
 THE T.. l.. L. C.-The Epwortn league lecture course is now an assured sue cess, over 3cO season tickets having teen sold. and a fulk house is certain The committee will be obliged to limit the sale to the seating capacity Of the huroh, about 600. and those who have not already secured their tickets should do so at once. Tickets are on sale at Dr. Prdtt's office. The first number ot the course is Dr. Robert Mcintyre. of -"orld wide repute, whose subject is "Buttoned-Up People" He will speak on Friday night in the Frst AI F. church.
 4 BIRTHDAY PARTY.-A very en- iCyable party occurred ou Saturday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Shiom(n on Twelfth street in Brils addition, in honor of her son, Mel bourne 1t being his fourteenth birth day. Twenty-three of his little friends took him by surprise. bent on having a jolly good time. and they were not disappointed, as they played games. ate goodies. etc. till the falling shades of night reminded them they must re- turn to their homes, each wishing their little host many happy birthdays.
 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.-Tne resignation of Judge Ei5bey as deputy district attorney was presented to the board of supervisors, and was ac- cepted. Attorney Oliver r. Morton was appointed to succeed him. MT. Morton almost a year ago held this position but carly last summer. before leaving the territory temporarily. he abandoned it. Besides passing upon the current claims yesterday, the board made visit to the poor farm. and also made
  see where t could be recravcled to the best advantage.
 COMI..G VISIFORS-Mr. Day Weeks of Chicago and Mir. Albert Murphy of the Murphy Lumber company Of Green Ray. Wis. will shortly arrive in Pres cCtt. Mir. r.. II. Hooker. vice president of the Development Company Of Amer :ca, is also expected sosn- Msss.s. tIooker. Murphy and Weeks will spend some time looking over mining proper ties in Yavapai county in which they are interested and will then come ta Phoenix. Mir. Hooker, mo IS a so1-iu- law cf ;hc late D. N. Ferry, and A-. Murphy who have extensive landed in terosts under the Consolidated canal, -"iIl also visit that region.
 POLICE COURT.-There were three cases in police court yesterday, all ar
 
 more or less disordorly. Ed Reilly. who was dismissed on Friday to accept . position in the country. held it down sor nine hours and got back to town in time to get arrested the next day. He N as given ten days. Fd Wells was put below for twenty days ard Algerno1 Dove was told to go below and Hibernate for 100 days. lie threatened 10 commit suicide. but even that did not move the court to mercy. The court has been moved SO much before it made lln it's mind 10 refuse to be asitated. A PRETTY PUBLICATION.-T Santa Fe Railroad company has re- gently Vublished a handsome and valu- a3ble little paper covered book Of about fifty pages on southern California and northern Arizona. a specimen copy Of which was received here yesterday by General Agent Landis. It describes all points oc interest between Colorado and 1hc coast. including the Grand canyon and other northern Arizona attractions. The boo, is designed especially fer tn, 1 information of these intending to take advantage Of the excursion rate that will be made from the east on the occa- 1 sion of the annual meeting of the Ma tionaI Federation Of Wcmen's Clubs to he held in Los Angeles the coming spring and will be distributed largely