Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-08
Additional Local

was walter Davis. The winner was
Wayne Davis, the nemes being con-
founded through their similarity.
TO FOREcLOSE A MORTGAGE
Suit was brought in district court
yesterday by l.. j. Rice against FL
len j. Skinner and her husband. +.
Nj. Skinner for the collection of a
note of $3.50. given by them to Clar-
issa Curtis. The note is secured by a
mortgage on Iot in Highland addi-
ton.
NEW CORPORATIONS. Articles
of the following corporations were
filed in the office of the county record
er Yesterday: Monongahela Gold Min
ing and Milling company, capital stock
$l,OO0,000, incorporators J. A. Benton.
w w. Sweet r. Bingham and others:
Delaware Oil company, capital stock
100000. mcOrporatOrs Il. ID. Foster. H.
a. Werbe and A. NJ. Fellows
GRAND FRATERNITY REPRE-
SENTATIVE.-Menti was made in
yesterdays issue of The Republican
of the consolidation of the United Mod
erns and the Grand Fraternity under
the name of the latter. Captain c. II.
Robinson past president of the Asso-
ciated Fraternities of America will be
AiNiS WIS NNth anu VIII tdnNdSS TINS
city, Tempe and Mesa. Captain Robin
son has been visiting Prescott and Je-
rome during last week.
OFFICERS OF THE MYSTIC
SHRINE.-The annual election of Of
ficers of Fl Zarihab Temple of the
Mystic Shrine took place last night re-
sulting in the selection of the follow
ing: Illustrious Potentate, r. y. Fred
ericks, of Prescott; Chief Rabban. f. \.
Shaw. of Proenix; Assistant Rabban.
V. L. Clark; High Priest and Prophet
y. \. MorfOrd: Oriental Guide, Selim
Nicholson: treasurer. George II. N
Luhrs; Recorder. George w. Vickers;
Representative to the Imperial Coun-
Gil George w. Nickers. The installa
ton of the new officers will take place
the first Monday in January. i
THE SMITH HOUSES.-Mrs. w. L.
Nichols, wife of Territorial Auditor
Nichols, is having n great deal of trou-
BILE on account of the multiplicity of
the so-called Smith houses in the city.
She and her husband have lately NOV
ed into the residence formerly occu-
pied by the family of the late John V
Z. Smith at 517 East Adams street
Those of her friends who were not
Immediately aware of her removal have
since been able TO find her only after
the most diligent inquiry, involving a
visit to all the Smith houses i'm Phoe-
nix
AGED AND lNSANE.-Juana Aid
race was before the probate court yes
terday on a charge of insanity. Com
plant had been made against her by
her sOn-in-law with whom she had
been living in the southern part of the
city. The relatives of the old woman
said she was eighty three years old. !
but her extremely white hair and gen.
orally withered appearance suggest
that she might very easily be a cen
tenarian. She was brought into court
accompanied by a little Chihuahuan
dog about which she talked all the
time. At least she could only be under |
stood to be talking about the dog The !
rest of her conversation was so badly !
mixed with Yaqui words that the regu-
lar interpreter could not understand |
her.
Kelly, that is the name he gave. was
before Justice Burnett yesterday az /
ternoon. Kelly is the hobo who on Sat
urday night snatched a Navajo rug
from in front of the curio shop of r. .
ISLANDERS within the block His hearing !
was set for this morning. ]. s. Raines /
was also before the court for drunk |
enness and disturbance of the place. !
He is sixty-eight years old and he
said that was the first time he had
ever committed an offense against So
ciety and the first time he had ever
been arrested. The court was inclined |
10 look upon his outbreak as an in !
stance of the sowing of wild oats late !
in life and so decided to give him a
chance to reform. His sentence was
suspended Three MeXicans were
brought up charged with drunkenness
and peace disturbance. They were fin /
ed sums ranging from s. to 81. and all !
hu< one of them went to Jail
THE SUPERVISORS.-The board of
supervisors met yesterday in regular
session. the first formal meeting'o of the !
board in several weeks Since the
adoption some time ago of a resolu- |
ton by the board fixing a rigid time
for the presentation and payment of
bills against the county. meetings have
been less frequent. Most of the bust |
ness Of yesterday was purely routine.
relating to the auditing of accounts.
There will be another session today. !
Proof was made to the board of the
publication of the local option election
notice, the proper order was made and
the local option district is at last es-
tablished. This might have happened
month earlier but for the failure of
the Democrat the official paper OF
the county. when the publication had
almost been completed. Then there
had to be an advertisement for "A new
official organ and after one had beer
selected, all of which took time, the adj
Nertisement had to be regularly pre-
pared again. 1t was supposed that
some disposition would be made yes
terday of the old vexing pest house
question but at the time of adjourn
ment that subject had not been reach
ed Action will probably he taken on
it today.