Arizona republican., 1905-11-02

work being carried on by the Phoenix Street Railway company in the con- structiOn of an extension from the pres ent terminus of the line from Five Points to the grounds of the territorial fair. Today by noon the grading and laying of ties will be in place for they are in place as far as the work had last night progressed. Men and grad CTS have been at work since last Sat urday morning and considering the character of the ground they have made rapid headway By the 2Oth of the month according to Superintendent Mitchell the work will be complete. The weight of the rails being laid is forty pound steel.
 NEW RATIONS-Articles of the following corporations were filed i'll the office of the county recorder yester- day: Terry Mining company, capital stock, $1,O00,0O0, incOrporatOrs C. K. Robinson, R. Knox and $. Ewing; United States Plantation company, capital stock, $15OOOO incorporators H. c. Brooks, G. D. Ives and M. c. Car roll; Marinette Nevada Mining com pany. capital stock, $1,OOO,OOO, incOrpOr- atOrs J. Watson F. E. Mott and J. c. Linden; PittsbUrg Mines company, capital stock. $1OO0O0O incorporators J. r. Sanders, c. O. Hadley and L. E. Johns: Ossipee Camps Incorporation, capital stock, $25,OOO, incorporators II. B. Young. and ?. H. SimOns; Lynn Purchase company, capital stock, $5O0, ! 900, incOTpQTatOrs L. L. Tower, H. O. Marcey and II. C. Hardon.
 DISTRICT COURT-In district court yesterday in the case of T. Herbert Taylor against Ernest w. Gragg, the trial order was vacated and the case was set for Nov. 8. The case of J. J. McCabe against w. w Cook was dis missed by consent without costs to either party. Juan Brava who had been held by the grand jury on a charge of constructive rape was dis charged on the motion of the district attorney, Brava having married his vic tim. Ysabel Duran the day before. In the divorce suit of Ethel Farrell against Edward Farrell, the plaintiff was granted a decree. The evidence was concluded in the matter of 4. L. Doran against w. H. Kay and the case was ordered submitted on briefs. In the case of Thomas McGrath against Jos. Hardy and others a suit to quiet title the plaintiff was given a decree.
 FAR OFF HEiRS-Power of attor- ney and proof of heirship in the mat ter of the estate of William Hilge, late Of this county was filed in probate court yesterday. Hilge was a baker at Tempe and committed suicide there last April. His heirs consisting of two brothers and a sister live at BUrgen- steinfurt, province of Westphalia, Prus- sia. The document was in German and is a copy of proceedings in a German court resam mbling the probate court of this country, though it happens to be a little more precise than the Ameri-
 ~T-- matter Of Identification for in describ- ing the persons who came before the court as heirs to prove their heirship and to give power of attorney there were "the tailor. William Hige; the farmer, Johann tho Gempt and the master joiner. Ludwig Hilge. The genealogy of all these persons is given as well as that of Ernest Hilge, who would be an heir if he were alive. He came to this country with his brother in 1874. William HiIge returned home on a visit in 1899 and said then that on landing in New York he and his brother Ernest had separated. Ernest had never been heard from after that by any of his relatives and therefore he was legally declared to be dead. The state Of William Hfge is estimated at 25 900 marks.
 ROLLING PRECISION PLANIME- TER-That is the Dame of It and it is kept in captivity in the surveyor generals office, being the special pride of the drafting department. Most peO- pie will wonder what that name stands for so it may be explained in common language that it is a mechanical de- vice for computing the acreage in all irregular tract of land after the tract has been surveyed and mapped. Iii