Arizona republican., 1907-01-17
OF LOCAL INTEREST

A BOYS cAP.-The police have 3 boys cap they would be glad to re-
 store to it's owner. It was picked uT
 on the plaza after the concert last Sunday.
 THE GENTLEMAN FROM NAV AJO-Hon. Robert Scott. the republi- can member of the legislative council
 from Navajo county. arrived in the
 city yesterday and will remain on the
 ground until the close of the session
 SOLD A RESIDENcE.-Creene and
 Griffin yesterday sold the Jacob Shott
 residence on East Adams street, to a
 non-resident who buys 1t merely as ari
 investment and does not care to have
 his name or the consideration made public.
 UP THE CREEK-B. A. Fowler. R. II Collins and Jack Whitney will leave this morning if it does not rain, for the Arizona head to look over the situation in respect of construction work on the proposed dam. They may return this evening and may not get back until tomorrow.
 MISS HEATING BETTER-Miss Ethel Heating. who was very badly injured last Saturday. is improving much more rapidly than her friends had any hope of expecting at the time of the accident Yesterday she was able to sit up. and she expressed a desire for something to eat.
 DRUNKEN IND IA N S - Dewitt Blackwater. Eugene Miguel. Indians. and John McCarty. were before Justice Kyle yesterday for being drunk and disOrderly. They were fined seven dol lars each. Blackwater and Miguel will have to spend seven days in the jail, as they were unable to pay their fines.
 FORFEITED BALL.. c. Wilson, q blacksmith who resides near Five Points. was arrested by Capt. Hi Me Donald for striking a son of Ed L. Branch. According to the story told by some boy previously assaulted, Wilson's son and Wilson who chanced to be under the influence of liquor. struck young Branch, errOneously thinking he was the offending boy. Wilson was held under a ten dollar bail bond which he forfeited and it was reported later that MT. Branch had secured his arrest through a war rant issued by Justice Johnstone.
 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS - A council of the Knights of Columbus will be instituted in Phoenix next Sunday and will be the third in the territory. The knights and those who intend to become knights will meet at the Hotel Adams at half past nine and xt.ftI ynarcb fn "a Catholic church. They will return to he hotel for dinner. The institution of the council will take place at the Ma sonic hall in the evening and follow ing the ceremony there will be a ban quet There are ten. resident and so- journing knights in the city and oth- CTS will join, bringing the membership 10 forty-five. There will be present a delegation of knights from Prescott and Bisbee. The name of the council will be Marcus De Niza. Eugene Brady O'Neill will be grand knight. MAN WENT WRONG was yesterday made tha- the town was being flooded again with worthless cheeks. They had been dis among half a dozen saloons. I cealed. was arrested and taken before Justice Johnstone. His statement showed that he was to be pitied rather than to be blamed. He had come to town with about $500. which he needed badly. He put it into bank and then made the mistake of getting drunk. He was induced to play and at the same time to drink more liquor. He really did not know when his money was all gone and had no recollection of giving out the checks for which he was ar rested. The justice gave him an Op- portunity to settle with the persons from whom he had secured the money by means of the checks and he was released.
 DEATH OF J. J. HEPPlER-John J. Heppler died last night about mid night at the Sisters hospital of Bright's disease. of which he had been afflicted for some time He was 90 years old and came here three or four months ago from Toronto. Canada. He was a pharmacist by profession and was employed in the Hotel Adams pharmacy until overtaken by his last illness. During his short residence here he made 9 large number of ac- who will deplore his un- timely death. His brother, w. A. Heppler. arrived here last Friday from his home in Chicago, having learned of his brothers serious condition, and was with him until the end. The body will be taken for interment tO his birthplace and childhood home in List owell, ontario. leaving this evening under escort of his brother. W. A. Heppler.