Arizona republican., 1896-12-05

IS spoken or as the pOSSlDle appOlntee.
 The Phoenix fire department is de- termined to secure funds for needed improvements and in order to do so has arranged for a baseball game to be played at the park tomorrow be- tween the Victor and Pioneer hose teams The admission fee will be only 15 cents. The boys dislike call ing on the public for money, although they are working in the interest of the city without remuneration. The fire men are entitled to every considera- tion and the public will probably ap- preciate their efforts to secure funds by patronizing the baseball game.
 Jack Harkins, who resided in Phoe- nix eleven years ago when it was small, but prosperous, village, returned yesterday morning. He was immedi
 ately recognized by many old-timers, who became reminiscent at the sight of the familiar face of MT. Harkins. Upon arriving here he was turned com pletely around, for the only landmark he saw was the old Commercial cor ral. For the past seven years MT. Harkins has resided in Oregon, where
 he holds the state championship for
 practical horseshoeing. He will go l into business in Phoenix
 1 It is noticed that the lease plates
 have all been taken off the s. F., P. &
 P. engines, the last one being removed
 on Thanksgiving. When the loco
 motives are purchased, the works sell i ing them adorn them with a lease
 plate unless the full purchase price is
 paid, which is rarely the case, and
 this plate remains until the engine is
 paid for. Although the s. F., P. & P.
 road has been in operation to Prescott
 but a little over three years and to
 Phoenix less than two years, it has
 already paid in full for all it's loco
 motives. Prescott Journal-Miner.
 Workmen will shortly commence
 building the extension to the Presby- terian church. The addition will be
 made. to the room occupied by the
 Young Peoples Christian Endeavor
 society. The society has grown SC
 lately that the folding doors between
 the room and the church auditorium have to be opened in order to seat the
 crowd The south wall will be eX- , tended twenty-five feet. The pastors 7 study will be located in the new quar-
 ters and there will also be an extra room for use on social nights. About
 $500 has been already subscribed fol
 the purpose.
 A few days ago smoke was seen is suing from the Alexander building corner of Wall and Washington streets 3 Several people made an exhaustive ex g animation of the building, but coult not discover what OccaSiOned tn, g smoke, and the inmates were prepar = ing to move out when it was fount : that the smoke came from the room t occupied by B. A. Fickas. He ha
 made a fire in the grate and the flu being defective, the smoke filled tn e building. Nearly every one in tn e building took out an insurance polio - from MT. Fickas and it is now hinte
 that the willy insurance man had a
 eye to business when he had the peo n pie watching his smoke.
 If Coal mining is promising to becom j. an important industry in Arizona. I e the northern part of the territory ez = tensive bodies of bituminous coal ar
 encountered north and east of tn z Painted Desert region. This coz z crops out in many places, and at on s. point has thickness of twenty-thre e feet The San Carlos coal lands Ii IS east of the Painted Desert tract an l. extend northeast into Colorado an ,e New Mexico. It comes to the surfaC It in many places, and as far as no ,r known, consists of three strata, tf 1, first two having thickness of for n feet, while the last and lower one .. le often found fifteen feet in thicknes
 One thing which has prevented tE in development of the San Carlos co; 10 measures is the fact that it is covere " by the Indian reservation, and unle' ,s some steps are taken by congress T r. work can be done.-Mining Industry.