Arizona republican., 1902-10-19

doctor will remember, for it wac only luck the snake did not shoot first and bring the doctor into town. IF had his eye on a bunch of quail and in- tended to approach a little clCser be- fore drawing a bead on the birds Some impulse prompted him to look where he was stepping, and casting his eyes toward the ground he saw the snake coiled and ready to strike. within very few feet of him. He forgot all about the quail.
 GEORGE MCDONALD DEAD.- George Mcdonald, son of Captain Hi Mcdonald, died yesterday afternoon at t4 o'clock of consumption at his home, corner of First and Lincoln streets. The funeral will take place this after noon at o'clock from the undertaking rooms of Merryman & Holley. George Mcdonald was one of the best known young men in the city. He was thirty years of age and was a native of Cali fornia but he had lived here the greater part of his life. He had been in ill., health for the last two years. Last spring his condition grew worse and it became certain that he could not long ! survive. During the last week his death had been daily expected. He was mar ried about a year ago to the daughter of w. c. Sharpe. He leaves, beside his wife a baby.
 A BURRO THIEF-Juan Rivera and Filemon Soils. charged with stealing three burros from Mexican named Delayo near Walnut Grove were be- fore Justice Burnett yesterday. There was no doubt of the guilt of Rivera, | r., nd fo county jail for fifty days. The case against Soils was not quite so clear, in fact it was so doubtful that it did not appear that he could be convicted. He had what purported to be a bill of sale for three burros. The document was believed to be forged, but then it did not describe any burros which Soils claimed It did describe one of tho burros in the possession of Rivera. To prove anything against Soils it would have been necessary to bring a lot of witnesses down from Yavapai county. His conviction even if it could have been obtained was not believed to be worth the expense which would neces- sarily attend it. The case of Ignacio Robles. charged with exhibiting a dead ly weapon, was taken to the court of Justice Gray on a change of venue
 STRANGERS IN A STRANGE LAND.-The most unfamiliar thing about Phoenix is the postoffice. not withstanding all the other changes that have taken place here within the last have taken place here within the last 10 years. Yesterday business man who has lived in the city for the last years went to the postoffice to get several money orders cashed. The money order clerk did not know him, and neither did he know the money order clerk. | The clerk asked him if he could be iden- tified Certainly he could dc that; al- most any of the clerks ought to know | him. But it curiously happened that there was nobody about the office who did He related his experience in the | hearing of another man who until re- | gently has had business at the money | order department almost every day for ] several years. He had occasion to ap- ply for the payment of an order re- gently and had to go out and be identi- ! fed. There is prevailing opinion that there ought to be some one about the office for the identification cf the old settler.