Arizona republican., 1902-01-14

pTeme court. Only two mem bers were present, Justices Doan and Sloan. 4 message was received from Justice Davis saying that he was detained by the serious illness Of a members his family. In the afternoon the two jus tices met again and adjourned the court until next Monday. It is expected that by that time Chief Justice Street will have returned. The illness re- ferred to in Judge Davis message is that of a child who, according to report received here on Sunday night, was not expected to recover.
 A PLEASING SURPRISE. - Mir Lewis Baswitz, who soon leaves to fill q position with the Hyman Cigar com panY of Denver. was the recipient of pleasant surprise Sunday evening in the form of banquet at the home of his sister. Mrs. R. A. Warner. Among those present were: Miss Lucia Geof- fard of Modesto. Cal. and Miss Con stance Nemberry of Fresno; Mesdames RUbe Goldstein, R. A. Warner and Henry Baswitz; Messrs. Foster. Roude- hush, Gus Noll. Harry Holland, Rube Goidstein. Ray CottreH and R. A. War ren. After a sumptuous repast those present were most pleasantly enter tained by Miss Geoffard. who is a most ' 2 presiding at the piano.
 WOODMEN CIRCLE.-Last night was a red letter session for the Wood men Circle. Officers for the year were installed, as follows: Guardian, Mrs. Nora R. Fulton; adviser. Mrs. Eliza Mathews; magician, Mrs. May Bates; clerk, Mrs. Margaret Forbes; banker, Mrs. Lizzie Lauver; physician, Dr. l.. D. Dameron; attendant. Miss Nella Scott; inner sentinel. A. c. Mathews: outer sentinel. Clinton L4auver: man ager. J. F.. Bates. Tine clerk announced the pleasing fact that no assessment had been levied for January. This shows the grove to be in q healthy financial condition. Many new mem bers have been added and the coming year promises to be the best in the history of the order.
 PROBATE COURT-A hearing took place in probate court yesterday on a petition for the admission to probate of the will of Andrew Crawford of Chi Cago. The most of the estate. amount ing to more than million dollars. lies in Chicago. That part of it in this county consists of a section of land lying under the Arizona canal. The executors of the estate appointed in Cook county are Sarah l.. Crawford,
 
 Ter. Letters were issued to them out of the court of this county and their bond was fixed at S2,OOO. Appraisers were appointed and notice to creditors was ordered. Crawford at one time lived in this valley and Was connected with the Valley bank. An inventory and appraisement was filed in the es- tate of Charles Kinstler. who was Te- gently shot and killed by ChaVlcs Bauer near Mesa. The estate waS valued at $2. 5O3.30. The annual report of c. r. N. Luhrs. guardian of tho estate cf J. C. II. Luhrs. was hoard ard approved. \ similar order was made in the report of the same guard far of the estate of Patrick Lamb.
 POLICE COUET.-Therc were two --a,gs and a trunE in the police court yesterday. The drunk Was a railroad man who was arrested on = turda-. His work is on the section and he had not been to town for long time. tie took four drinks which went to his head and he went to jail. Having served three days he was promised his liberty tpmOrrow. one uc tre vags he'd not been in that condition long, for two weeks ago he came to tog.n with $2O0 in his, pocket. But he got against the tiger and the little brown jug, and landed high and dry and drunk. Tine first thing ne knew he was dcing the pa anhandle stunt and the police got him. The city physician said it would take at least five days more to get his nerves down to regular work, so he was sent below for rest and will be graduated from tho Municipal l. scclcy institute as soon aS he has re covered. The other VaE vas new ar rival and was charged with begging He denied it and said he was eHroute from Jerome to Bisbee in search of that same old job that hoboes are always looking for. Sentence was suspended GH this morning in the hope that he would not be here to receive if.
 FIGHT OVER A DOG.-An illustra- tiar of how q misunderstanding some times gets a person into trouble is found in a dog ease Chat caue before Justice Gray yesterday, though at al Iata hour it was not decided whether the case would be settled in court or out Of it. r. n. Blackburn, who lives about twelve miles down the valley and lgross the river. some time ago took 7 valuable dog belonging to Robert Doll down to his ranch. The dog strayed away and he could not find him fc~ awhile. The dog came to the ranch . 1r Cliotilde ZuniEa. a Mexican. and he saw it was a fine animal. so he took charge of it, and according to his story. sent word to the Phoenix officers