The Phoenix herald., 1880-09-17

We would call the attention of our citizens to the meeting at the Court House, tomorrow night, at o'clock, for the purpose of raising funds for the esta 3lisement of q Catholic church at this place.
 Judge C. X. Tweed arrived by this mornings coach from San Fran cisco, all will hereafter be associa- ated with Captain Hancock, in the practice of law
 Alter today the town dItches will be dry for about two weeks, which is male necessary by the cleaning out of the main canal. This work will cost about g 1000, and is done once a year.
 MONDAY
 S. E. Patton IS building dwelling nexs to the Telegraph office
 The Board of Supervisors will meet again next Saturday. I. Aaron arrived from the Tiger mine this morning and leaves soon for Pinal where he wall start i'll busi- ness.
 Don't forget the ratification meet ing on the Plaza tonight: Seats re- served for ladies and their escorts
 Attention is called to the auction safe of the furniture of II. Ellis in to-days HERALD.
 The stakes of the A. c. F. R. have bsen driven from MaricOpa to Phoenix coming into town on the west side
 About twenty-five men will be set at wor.z tomorrow morning cleaning ont the Grand Canal. It will take about three weeks.
 A joint meeting of the r. & A. II. and I. O. O. F. will be held in their lodge room tomorrow night, for the purpose of considering necessary repairs to their room.
 The Republican ratification meet ing set for Saturday night which was postponed owing to the bad weather will take place tonight.
 The owners of the Grand Canal - stock, which was sold at the last delinquent sale, have, by an order of the Board, until September 22, to redeem it.
 $ Draper, Superintendent of the Red Cloud mine, Silver District, on -the Colorado River above Yuma, has {, advertisements in to-days HERALD , calling for proposals to haul 20 tons of ore per day and also supplying wood and charcoal. Read them.
 I \. Rarstow, President of the Tempe Democratic Club, has been appointed Justice of the Peace of that Precinct, and Dan NoCnGn, an other good Democrat, has been made Registering officer at Gila Bend: instead Of Sam Webb, resigned.
 Mir John Dargie leaves Wednesday for California and, after a short va cation, will be assigned to some other point by NYm E Hooper ( Co. He has peen joint manager at this place for q long time and he has many friends who will regret his de- parture-
 Last evening a number of our citi Zens met in the Court House to dis cuss the ways and means of erecting ~Gatholic chu:ch in our town, Prof. | Hopklaks acting as Chairman. A committee, consisting of the Chair, E;ssher Gerard, Jesus Otero, J. II. Castcnada, Benj Valasco, of Mellow ell, and E. T. G eeson, Of McMillen, was appointed to solicit assistance from those favorably disposed to the project. The congregation has, al ready, a block ia the north-easterl 1 portion of the city and also about 20,- 900 adobes. This evening a grard ratification meeting will be held on the plaza, at | 71s o'clock. Music by the Phoenix | Brass Band, who will play some new | campaign music, especially prepared 1 fer this occasion. Judge C. A. | Tweed, who arrived last Saturday | from San Francisco, will address the i people, and will he followed by the ! nominees of Saturdays convention. i Let every Republican and Democrat | turn out Seats will be provided for | all, and the scene lit up by large bon fires. Come one, come all.
 TUESDAY.
 M L. Peralta has returned from his trip.
 Tonight is band practice, all mem bers attend.
 J.T. Porter has gone on a business trip to Glo0e.
 A grand Republican rally will be held at Tempe next Saturday.
 Judge Griffin, while driving wagon last evening, near Dennis place, was thrown from his team and seTerly injured, all the cause of runaway animal frightening his team.
 The article in last nights Exposi- tor concerning the Republican nom ipations was an insul. to the Repub- lican s,dtrons of that paper. The Expositor should bear in mind that it's readers are entitled 10 the respect due gentlemen even though they may belong to different party from which they arc paid to advocate.
 WEDNESDAY,.
 Lots of our citizens are playing Tanner today
 A. Coeka is making the HERALD handsome bookcase.
 The new music lately ordered by the Phoenix Brass Band has arrived James HOOK mas duNcTlIseu HIS wife. Rebccca, as having left his bed and board, and he will not be &c.
 The Ladies Literary Society are making preparations for a grand masque ball on the 15ih of October. Ira Wood, of the Yulture mine, is ia t;ic city on business, and reports considerable life and business at his place.
 To-day is Tom Kepper, or Day of Atonement, aJewish holiday, and is observed by our Jewish residents by fasting.
 The gentlemen appointed to solicit subscriptions to build q Catholic