Arizona republican., 1921-03-10
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JURY DISMISSED-when a jury in i the superior court failed to reach d verdict last night in the case of Mrs G. $. Weider charged with obtaining money and property by means of a bogus check, Judge Stanford dismissed it.
 WILL LIVE HERE-O. B. Marston, travelling representative of F. c. Weber
 X O., has purchased the Marshall Humphrey residence on West More land street. His family has arrived in Phoenix and this city will be the fu- ture home of the Mansions.
 UNDELIVERED TEL E G R AM S. The following undelivered telegrams are at the local office of the West
 ern Union: Ed F. McCombs, Guy Lambken, Andrew Haln, Mrs. R. c. McFall. Mrs. M. E. Graham, Scott Co., burn, Laura Vaughn.
 THESE WILL WED-Licenses to marry were issued yesterday to Harry McDaniel, 30, of Phoenix, and Thelma Gaddis 24, of Mesa; and Joe G. Mag dalina. A, and Julia Brito IS, both of Tempe.
 DELEGATE EWANTED-Anyone who would like to represent the chamber of commerce and the city of PhoniX at the twenty-fifth annual meeting of the American Academy of Political and Social Science at Philadelphia on May 13 and IA is requested to get in touch with the chamber of commerce. to which organization the invitation has been extended.
 ON LIQUOR CHARGE-After a hearing before United States Commis- sioner Hencke yesterday, J. J. Adding ton was held to answer to the federal court on charge of having distill- ing outfit, quantity of mash, and some "moonshine" whislxey in his pos session. Addington, with Bill Barrett. was arrested Friday afternoon by fed eral officers after they found the still east of Scottsdale. Barrett pleaded guilty Saturday to the. charge and was held to answer to the federal court. HELD TO ANSWER-Stanley New | ell of Mesa yesterday was held to an-
 swer to the superior court by Justice Henry J. Sullivan on a charge of
 transporting intoxicating liquor. He
 was released under a bond of s10OC which he furnished. The complaint
 was made by Constable O. l.. Pickens
 of Mesa, who alleges he placed Newell
 under arrest at Thirteenth and Van | Buren streets and that before he could
 take bottle of liquor from him New
 ell threw it to the pavement, break
 ing the bottle and spiling the contents | gasoline.
 l JOHNS GHOST RESPoNDS-Tht ghost of the late John Barleycorn re- | sponded in police court yesterday as l five cases were called. Four of the cases were charged outright witt drunkenness, while the fifth was
 charged with driving an automobile | while under the influence of liquor l H. A. Smith and Bill Spitz each paid fines, while Jimmy Langston chose .
 jail sentence. R. B. Gilson failed tr respond to his name and forfeited 2 cash bond. J. A. Mitchell, charged with driving an automobile while in-
 toxicated, will appear in court Mon. day.
 VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT
 Jury in Judge Lyman's division of the
 superior court yesterday returned 2 verdict for the defendant in the case or Matilda Witha and her husband, Jo. seph Witha, against the Maricops | Creamery company, asking for sS.o3I
 damages. Mrs. Witha alleged she wa.
 damaged in that amount after being
 thrown from an automobile in whicf
 she was riding after a collision be tween it and a truck belonging to ths creamery company. The accident tool place on June 5, 1920. she alleged. a the intersection of Third avenue ant | Adams street
 g l Nfst'NSS SOit H0AINS1 Declaring that he has been damaged tt the extent of s12,sS5,63 through breacl of contract by the city R. E. Shea ha brought suit against the city of Phoe
 nix. Shea alleges that on Decembel IS, 1920, he entered into a contrac
 with the city to excavate a trench fol the laying of redwood pipe for tn, clty's Verde river water project. Aftel
 the contract had been entered into. h, says, the city changed the route of tn, pipe line against his wishes The prox unity Of trees and other growths alon, the new route, he alleges. made tn work of excavation more difficult an, It was accomplished with greater ex pense. Under the contract for the orig inal route of the pipe line, he says. h would have made a profit of $S,243.9. but after the route was changed. h
 alleges, he lost the profit and was dam aged Tn addition in the sum of s6, ,693. 4