Arizona republican., 1896-09-27

mentioned in large type, but micro scope fails to show where Pohenix is located. This is libel on the city, for we have a population of 12,000 and have right to resent being ignored by 1.-the makers of the maps, especially when a flag station like Kyrene is given preference.
 Ray, the 14-year4old son of W. J. Murphy, died on Friday night at the family residence on Grand avenue, of typhoid fever. While in Flagstaff spending the summer he contracted mountain fever. and was brought home by his mother one week ago, but the disease had too firm hold on his system to yield to the best medical skill, and he passed away at midnight. Miss Laila, the oldest daughter, is also in very critical condition, and not expected to survive. The father will arrive from the east on Tuesday morning.
 Schrader, the bogus divine healer, has given Phoenix the Ego by" He left Fl Paso in high dudgeon because the people didn't have faith enough in his healing power" He went to AL buquerque and now we will miss seeing this charming fraud who prants around as having the gift of our Savior by walking on the water. He will probably be able to perform that feat on the lake of sulphur and birthstone | popularly supposed to be in the un- known depths below. AS Schrader will not come, we will have to be con- tent with the less holy freaks in the coming circus.
 Harry St. Claire was mad enough to chew hay Friday night. He rode into town to attend lodge and when ready to go home found his horse missing from where it had been tied. He walked home, pouring maledictions and something else upon the head of the sneaking thief who stole his horse In the morning he reported the theft at the sheriff's office. He was overjoyed when informed that his horse had been found. It had not been stolen at all, but being carelessly tied, had broken loose and wandered around town to take in the sights on its own hook until captured
 At the regular quarterly meeting of the Young Peoples Union, held in the M. B. church on Friday night, a very entertaining programme was given, consisting of special music, essays and short addresses. The subject under discussion was Home Missionary Work" The officers elected for the coming year are: President, Dr. G. B.. Pratt; vice-president, H. G. Feellings :; treasurer, L. A. Sherman; secretary. A. P. WalbriGge These officers are with one member from each of the five societies in the union, constitute the executive committee Efforts will be made to hold the sessions on Sun day evenings hereafter.
 Mesa Free Press: We understand that a movement is on foot in Phoenix to change the place of meeting of the Educational association from Mesa to Phoenix on the alleged ground that Mesa cannot accommodate the visiting teachers. The parties who make an assertion of that kind are either ig- norant of what they talk about, or they wilfully and maliciously prevari- cate. Mesa can comfortably and abundantly accommodate every teach CT in the territory and have room to spare. The attempt referred to so far
 as the alleged reason thereof is con- cerned, is based only upon the selfish desires of some conceited nobody.
 Prescott Courier: A. St. John Gay
 lord, secretary and manager of the
 Highland Canal company. of Mesa, is in Prescott on a trip combining busi- ness with pleasure. He reports agri-
 cultural interests fourishing in his section, there being 2S,OOO acres ot } land under the canal system of the Highland company, much of the land
 under a high state of cultivation, but land still left for new corners He says there are silver mines tributary to
 Mesa, which would be worked, with the remonetization of silver, thereby doub- ling the population of the town. While
 hard times have retarded that rapid advance of hhe Mesa section, still the country has been and is going ahead A report was brought into Bisbee
 Thursday that a dead man had been } found on a hillside above town. A
 coroner's jury was formed and left fol : the scene. The body was found an6 from all appearances was dead
 and walking on the other shore. The jury was about tc decide that he met his death by ovel
 indulgence in liquor, when the sup posed corpse gave a sepulchral yawn and sat up, looking in astonishment al the crowd around him. Some of thu jurymen were so affrighted at the re markable apparition of living deat man that they tumbled pell-men dow1 l the hill. The man was a Mexican wjh(