Arizona republican., 1904-05-06

A CHARGE OF ASSAULT.-Jesus Ortiz. a woman of middle age, was be- fore Justice Burnett with a complaint yesterday charging Nicholas York with an assault upon her. The matter VII be heard this morning.
 CALLED TO ST. LOUIS.-Hon. A. c. Bernard left last night for St. Louis. He is not going to be one of the early birds at the exposition, but yesterday afternoon he received a telegram from Colonel w. C. Greene urging him to meet him at St. Louis as soon as pos sible. He does not know whether he will return directly or go on east.
 A FAREWELL PARTY.-A very pleasant surprise party was given H. B.. Freeman and his daughter, Mrs. Cora Truster, last night at the home of MT. and Mrs. C. W. Snodgrass on East Jef- ferson street. The evening was spent in various games. Refreshments were g erved and at a late hour the guests left for home wishing Mir. Freeman and his daughter a pleasant and safe jour ney. They left over the Santa Fe this morning for Galena. Kan.
 DOVES, PIGEONS ARD CATFISH. The sportsmen are being kept pretty busy these days. Dove shooting is bet ter right now than it hs ever been be- fore. and some large kills are being made The white winged pigeons came in earlier than usual this year and are getting quite plentiful; two hunters out yesterday killed twenty white wings and twice as many doves. Teal and
 6Gh ing is being done this year than ever before, the principal fish taken being catfish, which are of good size and nu- merous.
 ANDERSON ON-OLSEN.-C rds have been received by Phoenix friends an- nouncing the wedding in Los Angeles on April 2S, of MT. Quintus T. Ander- son and Miss Siverina Christine Ol- sen. They will be at home after May l5 at 1426 Maple avenue, Los Angeles. The bride is a daughter of MT. and Mrs. Sivert Olsen of Los Angeles. The groom is an Arizona product, the son of MT. and Mrs. Vincent Anderson, for merly of Globe. later of Phoenix. and now residing in Los Angeles. The young man was better known in Phoe- nix by the name of Quinn Ander- son. and after leaving here attended the university of Arizona. At the close of his school work he went to Los Angeles and is now employed in a wholesale grocery house.
 A JAPANESE BLocKADE-F L. Brill last night was in much the s3me shape as Port Arthur, if the later stories of the last cOrking experiment are true. MT. Brill hitchsd his horse and buggy in front of the real estate office of H. I. Latham. Before he had concluded his business in the office a Japanese with a horse and wagon came along and hitched his outfit to one e the hind wheels of Mir. BriIrs buggy anI went away. Mir Brill having fini~hed his errand returned to his buggy and attempted to drive away. The Jap anese anchor keld rmly after the wh- Q, had made half a revolution and MT. Brill realized that he, like the czar, was a victim Of oriental strategy.
 A SUIT FOR WAGES.-The trial of the case of William NeFkroost against the Eddy Gold. Silver and Copper Min ing Co. took place in Justice Burnett's court yesterday. The plaintiff is suing for wages due him to the amount of S52.50. lis complaint was met by an all legged contract in which Verkrcost was to take 75O shares of the stock of the company. The understanding, if there was one. was verbal, and the plailt if said that il amounted to nothing more than an option on the stock. There was no understanding that he was to pay for it by his wages. Verkroost WIS given judgment the court holding that there could have been no contract since there was no consideration, it not hay ing been shown that the stock was of any commercial value. Tie court besid took the ground that Verkroost had not