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call at this store ill the next five days.
 An excursion will leave Tempe to- morrow morning at o'clock to enable south siders to attend campmeeting services at the park. The train will return for Tempe at 8 o'clock in the evening. The fare for the round trip will be 50 cents.
 The very unsatisfactory item which appeared in The Gazette yesterday concerning prominent business man and church member violating United States law has kept good many guessing. At any rate the nervous ones are ready to prove an slibi.
 Jesus Gerrero, who was arrested for stealing cordwood from A. l.. Hen shaw's place under the Buckeye canal, plead guilty to the charge yesterday be- fore Justice KIncaid and was sentenced to serve thirteen days in the county jail. His partner, who was included in the theft, has not as yet been captured.
 The city marshal yesterday borrowed two more county prisoners from the sheriff to assist the chain gang in beautifying Montgomery's addition. The county has several idle prisoners and many of them might just as well be turned over to the city marshal to work out their sentences on the streets.
 Seven head of cattle were stolen from the pasture of Neils Peterson south of Tempe last Monday night. The thieves, three in nun Der, boldly entered the field and drove out the cat. tie. The only trace obtained of the cattle was that the men were seen driv- ing them towards Phoenix the following day.
 By an Associated Press telegram re- ceived last night it is learned that J. W. Walker, of the firm of Steele and Walker, the largest general store in St. Joseph, Mo-, committed suicide yes terday in the Midland House at Kansas City. MT. Walker spent several days in Phenix about month age and made many acquaintances.
 Ralph Hall unwisely entered P. Minors ice refrigerator on Wall street yesterday and somebody closed and locked the door. The temperature in the refrigerator was lowering near zero but the inmate did not relish the joke and his temperature raised to boiling heat. The ice began to melt rapidly and Ralph to swear profusely. After keeping him locked up for five minutes he was released but he IS still the hot test man in town.
 The following real estat te transfers re. ported by Coggins & Brown, abstract ors, were yesterday entered for record {: Carlos A. Turney and wife to Guy M. Little, lot g, block 4, Churchill addi- tion; Guy M. Little to Mrs. Chas. Gold man, lot g, block 4, Churchill addition i; W. P. Hubert to M. Wormser, east 60 acres of seI sec 19, twp h., e.;S. c. Symonds and A. c. Sheldon to Rio Verde Canal company, water location and franchises on Verde river.
 The Fort Thomas base ball club has written the Phoenix club challenge to play match game at an early date. The local club will meet tomorrow near the West End house to decide on the mat ter and to play practice game. The soldier boys from Fort Thomas are go. ing to play the circuit and if they play game with the local team they will go to Prescott to cross bats with the Fort Whipple team. The Phoenix club is anxious to play them game and will in all robabilities accept the challenge.
 The business houses of the city de- serve to be commended for their prompt action in closing their stores at 6 80 o'clock in the evening" Now that they have the movement started good many of them are willing to keep closed after that hour even after camp. meeting is over. There is only one merchandise store that remains open after 6 80 in the evening; all the clerks however, have their liberty after that hour but it is not satisfactory to the other merchants and is not fair propo- sition for one to remain open ofter the other stores are closed.
 The board of equalization have raised the returns from three counties. In Maricopa county 10 per cent was raised on town and city property and the same on cattle. Fifty per cent was raised on acreage lands of Cochise county and 250 per cent on mules. The reason for the high raise in the latter case was because that returns were very low and It was necessary in order to equalize it with that of the rest of the territory. Yuma county was raised 40 per cent on acreage land; city and townaots 15 per cent; improvements 1E per cent.
 The petrifed man still remains mat. ter of much discussion. Yesterday Hi Mcdonald was accused by Lum Gray oi having shot the man seventeen veart ago and Hi in turn accuses Lum of do. ing the deed but as no petrified bulle, holes can be discovered in the mar both must be innocent. Noinquest has been held as yet on the form but good many are anxious to have it dissecteC and are urging that an inquest be held It is said that the owners are waiting the arrival of the circus to sell the al