Arizona republican., 1895-12-15
ABSOLUTELY PURE

on several good citizens yesterday and soon had a large sack of coin. The merchants are showing the proper spirit in the matter and what they in vest in the matter Will be returned with interest.
 Next Wednesday night at Tempe will be given a dramatic play called an Unconditional Surrender" A local artist of the butte city has painted iitwelve pieces of scenery that are in deed worthy of mention. The club has been rehearsing for some time and is confident that the affair will come off without a hitch. The proceeds are to go towards a church.
 A. c. Willis, a teamster called at Jus tice Morris court yea .erday and want ed to swear out a warrant for the ar rest of Frank Ayrich, bartender in Thalheimer's. He stated that Ayrich had abused and kicked him, two of his ribs being broken. Willis when under the influence of liquor is inclined to be very abusive while Ayrich has the rep uta.ion Of being a peaceable man.. John P. Irvine, the electrician, who disappeared from the asylum last Tuesday without saying tha. he was going, is located in Globe. A telegram was received by a friend of his in this city yesterday to the effect that he would return Tuesday The check that he was supposed 10 have taken with him was his own check. It is supposed that he went to Globe for the purpose of putting in an electric light
 The local public schools close next Friday for a holiday vacation of twp weeks. The territorial Normal, the Mesa, Alma and Tempe schools have already closed and teachers generally are preparing for their annual meet ings. The territorial teachers associa- tion will meet at Prescott next Tues day and will be attended by number of Maricopa teachers, including c. o Anderson of Mesa, and A. H. Fulton of Tempe. The Maricopa county institute will convene Monday, December 23. The Stafford dramatic company will put play on in Jacoibson's hall about New Years, the proceeds to be given to the family of Horatio H. Merrill, who i was killed by the Indians last week. It will also be presented at Thatcher and Pima for the same purpose. This is commendable in the company, but | the company's action is no more worthy than the action of each indi- vidual who con tributes 50 cents to wit ness the play, or the hall owner, who donates the use of his hall, or the or chestra that furnishes music free.
 Secretary Bruce Per,ey yesterday re- ceiVed letter of inquiry from the far east and among other queries the writer wanted to now if Phoenix was safe from the al acks of the blood thirsty Apache. The eastern papers have got their reports distorted and magnified a hundred fold and some papers have got the report so far mixed 'lhat this city was in imminent danger of being attacked. It is a safe venture to say that not one eighth of the popu- lation of Phoenix has ever seen an h. i dian of fhe Apache tribe The sooner the people learn the geographical loca- tion of Phoenix the better it will be for the city and the country at large. l There is in Phoenix a youth who boasts skeptical belief and who parades his pet hobby upon every possible oc- casion. The young man attends Sun- day school and of.en attempts to argue with his teacher. Last Sunday visit ing young lady relieved the regular teacher and upon her the guie,ess youth began to unload his troubles. The lady listened quietly for few minutes and then said: Well, MT. Blank, you are becoming quite well known as a doubter, are younot? I read about you the other day" The young fellow asked where she had read of him. ''In the bible,'' was the answer. 1.-The fool saith in his own heart there is no God'' Now there is one less disciple of Ingersoll in Phoe- nix.