Arizona republican., 1905-03-06

tendance the members of the society of the Kings daughters, of which the bride is a member. The groom is a resident of Glendale, where he has re- sided for several years. The bride has lived in Phoenix the greater part of the time for the last ten years. Both are highly esteemed. MT. and Mrs. Brick son will make their home at Glendale
 GOING TO CALIFORNIA-Mrs. E. M. Wharton expects to leave soon for California to reside permanently. She will join her brother w. J. Me Intyre, who is train dispatcher for the Southern Pacific company at Indio, and her son Dewitt, who at the pre- sent time is away at school Mrs. Wharton has made Phoenix her home for a great many years and has a wide acquaintance. But though her home is to be elsewhere. she will not lose her interest in Phoenix as she has quite large property holdings which she will retain as investments, having in com mon with all Phoenix people, great confidence in the future of the city. Her property is under lease and on an income basis and she will probably return from time to time to look after business matters.
 A GATHERING OF SHERIFFS- There will be an outpouring of the sheriffs of the territory in Phoenix this week. Four of them are now here and another. Sheriff Tom Wills of Pinal. is at all times within striking distance. The gentlemen already on the ground are Gus Livingston of Yuma, C. L. Fowler of Santa Cruz. James Lowry of Yavapai and Harry Henderson of Co conino. They are going to meet for the good of the order and incidentally to put blocks in the way of the An derson bill which proposes tosput their offices on a salary basis. Then they will have some suggestions of their own to make to the legislators. They will not ask for increase of their emOl- uments, but among other things they will propose that sheriffs shall be elect ed to four year terms. The expense attending a canvass for the ofIice~ of sheriff is heavier than that which at taches to any of the other county of fees. it frequently happening that the candidate for reelection has to spend the greater part of his earnings for the first term.
 A COMING CoNFLIcT-It is 'ru- mored that the forces are gathering for one of the most deadly battles in this city that has ever been fought any
 
 publican's war correspondent has been permitted to inspect it indicates that the front of the lines will be on Cen ter street between Adams and Jeffer- son. though there will be notable en- agreements on various streets and i'm portant skirmishes all over the town. The ground is now held firmly by Gen eral Tuberculosis who has a force of six hundred billion well trained bacilli in daily parade and participating in active drill. The troops, however, are badly handicapped by the unusual moisture of the season and while they are fat and saucy they are inactive, cumbersome and awkward in their movements. They are incapacitated for sudden charges and it is seldom that even scouting parties can leave their camps in the mud. It is really a harmless army by reason of it's lethar- gy, but in the event of dyer weather when it can circulate with greater ease. it may become a menace to all enemies. The opposing army is under the command of General Typhus, who is supposed to be equally well reenforc- ed by soldier bacilli. but as yet they are keeping under cover. A number of young officers of the Microbe battalion have been engaged in scouting through the country for the past two or three weeks and it is understood they intend to appear in force and throw up their main entrenchments along Center street. This contending army it is be- lieved, will have the advantage as the battle-ground is much more favorable to the particular sort of warfare waged by it's troops. In fact it is ideal for them, and if they gain a foothold the way they will sweep the country will make the Japanese in Manchuria tho roughly ashamed of their boasted eX- l ploits. Large parties of human ban dits stand on the street corners daily and speculate concerning where they will get off in the event the apprehend- ed warfare shall become a reality.
 THE TOWN STINKS-It is predict ed that the present soaking of the | town is going to be followed by a great deal of sickness. It has been proved in the last four or five weeks that this is not a good place for a town. There is too much levelness in the Site of it. The water will not run off of it's own accord and there seems to be no one vested with authority to make it run. Most of the gutters except those which have been cemented lately are in an unbearable condition. The stench along Washington street from Third street to Third avenue and on Center from the postoffice to Jeffer- son is almost unbearable. First street and First avenue, between Adams and | Jefferson streets, are in almost the same disgusting condition. A few peo- ple optimistic souls, think they see one good thing that may come from out of l the stench and the sickness which may follow. They are the people who re- gret that Phoenix ever got a reputa- tion as health resort; who think that the town would have done better to stand on it's real merits. They believe now that this reputation will be dissi- pated and Phoenix will have chance to build up solidly and naturally Those who have been driven away by perpetual assault on their olfactory