Arizona republican., 1902-07-25

I meeting of the quartette was held last night at the residence of MT. and Mrs Shirley Christy. There was quite q company present, though the meetings at this time of the year are not in tended for entertainment but for prac- tice.
 SHIRLEY ACQUITTED.-A telegram was received at this office from Pres colt last night saying that James Shlr~ ley, who had been arrested on the com plaint of w. C. Greene on a charge Of perjury in connection with his testl- mony in the Cobre Grande suit, which was tried there this week, has been acquitted.
 LOPEZ-LOPEZ-Jes C. Lopez and Leonor Lopez were married last even ing by Justice G. D. Gray at the resi- dence of the brides parents, on North California street. There was large attendance Of friends present and big wedding feast followed the ceremony. Though the surnames of the contract ing parties were the same, they were no relation.
 WATERMELONS.-T Republican office was the recipient of two very large watermelons from MT. w. M. Wiatt yesterday. MT. Wiatt has cer- tainly been very successful in the rais- ing of large melons, and the opinion Of the Republican staff, after feasting on the fruit, is that MT. Wiatt's mel ons are not only very large, but eX- ceedingly choice.
 YESTERDAYS RAIN.-There was never a more threatening storm than one that hovered over Phoenix for about five minutes yesterday afternoon. It was two hours getting ready for the demonstration and then made an inglorious fizZle of it. It rained just enough to let the optimists win their bets, but not a great deal of money changed hands, for even the pessimists who have been swearing that it would never rain in this valley again were unwilling to put their money against such strong indica tions.
 POLITICS PROHIBITED. - Demo- cratic politics have become so prevalent about the courthouse that they have Tapped over and entered the office of the republican assessor. who has been compelled in order that he may trans act business to post a notice warning the politicians away. The notice is as
 
 for political arguments. There are meeting rooms at the rear of the hall especially provided for that purpose. We are for the county as it is and not as it may be. We hold the option of changing our opinion about November 4th.''
 RETURN OF JUDGE BURNETT Judge J. NJ. Burnett, who has been on the coast for the last month, left yes terday for the territory. He will re- turn to Phoenix by easy stages. He will stop in Prescott for some time, dreading descent into the heat of the valley, but he will at the same time be SC near that he can be sent for in the event of an emergency. Writing yesterday to a friend, he said he had seen more Phoenix people in Los An geles and the adjacent beaches than he had ever seen there before, and they seemed to have more complete con- trol of the situation on the coast than ever.
 DEATH OF DAVID J.JONES-Wort has been received in Phoenix of the death of David J. Jones oi this city al i Los Angeles last Thursday. The re- mains were buried at Los Angeles, ac- cording to the wish of MT. Jones jus before he died. His home here was al the corner of Sixth and Adams streets He left here accompanied by his wif' about three months ago. MT. Jones was one of the best known miners or | the coast, and had operated in this ter