Arizona republican., 1902-02-09
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 A NICE CANE.-Marshal Kinney yesterday received a handsome cane from the penitentiary at Canyon City, Colo, addressed to the chief of police. He has received no letter yet informing him who sent it.
 CHINESE NEW YEAR.-Chinese New Year. which is one grand sweet song Of fifteen days duration, varying from pianissimo to fortissimo. accord ing to celestial moods, was working on the latter strain last night. About thir- teen thousand million firecrackers were bur nbetween dark and midnight.
 JUST ALIVE.-William Riley, who was injured on Thursday evening by a fall from a horse, was lying at the Sis terS' hospital last night barely alive. The physicians said there was not one chance in thousand for him. In fact, it was reported yesterday afternoon that he was dead. and the cowboys who knew him were making preparations to attend his funeral.
 HE CAUGHT FOUR.-Last night was q busy one for Officer Lawrence. The most interesting arrest he made was that of a visitor who had only been here one day, and who was so delighted with the country that he adopted Alkali Ike's habits at once and. filling up on red liquor. rode through the streets at d dangerous rate of speed. When arrested he had a revolver in his clothes which still further complicates matters some what. TWO disorderly Mexicans were jailed and one woman who was the worse for intoxicants.
 POLICE COURT.-There were three vag cases in police court yesterday. John McGee. who was arrested couple of weeks ago and released with the un- derstanding that he should leave town, suggested that if he was given another opportunity he could make at least | three miles in fifteen minutes. He was given the opportunity. William Ellis, a cripple and professional heggar, was sent below for ten days. Another man who was arrested on suspicion in re- sponse to a telephone message from the west end school. gave a fairly good account of himself and was allowed to go.
 FRANK PROTHERO DEAD.-Franl Prothero died yesterday afternoon ir San Francisco. He had been i'll for tht last two yeors and in the last one hat failed rapidly. He left Phoenix abou three months ago for the coast in tn, hope of obtaining relief. Frank Pro | thero was a resident of Arizona fol
 
 many years and had enjoyed a mor' exciting career than falls to the lot 0 most men. He was at one time a gov ernment scout under Chaffee and as sisted in the punishment of the Apache after the Meadows massacre. in whicl the father and brother of Charli Meadows, better known as AriZon; Charlie, were killed. He was a deput, sheriff during the term of James K Murphy. and when William Price, un der sentence of death for murder, es capped from jail he pursued him am his companion, Young, the counter feiter He overlook them near Ajo an in the fight that ensued he killed Pric and seriously wounded Young. Pro thero himself received a shot in tn arm. For several years, or until hi health failed him. he was engaged i ! mining. He was married several year ago. but for a long time he had bee separated from his wife. Prothero wa a brave officer and is said to have bee one of the most expert trailers in tn country. He was a very pleasant an | companionable man.