Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-12-16
Tempe Department.
Fromsaturd ss's Daily.

!
 J. L.. Richards. her late husband l James L. Johnston, ~do spent last
 winter in Tempe. is again here the gueet
 of his brother ". s Johnston.
 Mr. 0. J. UimeF has !uss fnished and pus q place in ths Normal laboratory q
 casa cf shelves for the storage ot chem
 icsle.
 Ths Zssetio Society es the Normal
 held oueiuess meeting fast evening.
 Mrs. Ila W. Swiggess Was elected
 president, end Mes Lulu WiDgar ssors- i tary for the remainder of the present offisiai term. Misses Elizabeth England
 and Edns Ozsun were elected to bs- ooms msm bars on their sigoins the roll of membership. This wss the first
 nesting of this B. ciesy iu the oew As- ssmbly nail.
 From Monday Daily.
 Workmen meet tonight.
 The Mtsls babe of Mr. and Mrs J J
 Rodnett ia very sick,
 Tempe enjoyed the novelty Of 8 nice white frost this morning. We require something of thet kind occasionally to make Us thlnk we sFs getting the worth of our money laid out in wood
 BorrowdsIe is loaded for Christmas
 purchasers. He is stocked up with all kinds of Christmas sweetmests and holiday novelties ard is ready to part with eny of his eboics goods fer littls ot Uncle S4m's clrcaIeting medium. h osher words drop into Borrownele's be- fors you spend al your Christmas as money
 Arthur E. Eekhart. the genial good nesuEed messenger for Wells, Fargo < Oc. on the Phoenix su6 Mesa run, met ais death very tregicaly at Tempe on Saturday night, just after dark. Mr. EekneFt also 6cted in the capacity of brakeman. While switching on the track next the depos the engine and three freight cars wsre backing down with Mr. E1khert in front and riding oD the caTs His lantern was seen 10 drop by Conductor Harris. who as soon es possible stopped the train snd hastened 90 the spos 10 find the youog msn lying on h's b. ok with hesd b tne north aad his head and right arm outside bne west rails and his body inside the track. The wheels of two cars had passed over him sevsFing the head and arm from the body rave that the clothing held it to- getheF. The body had been dragged about six feet bruisipe the heed little ou one side. A coroner's jury was em- pGnneled by Justice Cerley and yester- day morning verdict was returned in accordance with the above facte- The body WAS taken to Maes aud the funeral zas hsid et ? o'clock yeatsreay, large 1umbsr of sorrowi: 2 friends paying absir fast respects to the departed. MT Eekhnrt wes about 9 yaers old and most estimBble young man, helovs by sl who knew him. He wssss kind and obsigjDg in his disposition ard alwsys ready to do B favor for either friend or stranger. He Wes industrious ard am bilious aud took great pride in his work serving his employers faithfully and wsH. He came here several years ago and began his career in ArizoEs by driving the Pbosnix sHd Mesa stsge then owned by bis uncle Mir. Frank Miller ca the completion of the road to Mesa he secured the position be held sill his death, receiving sn occasional sdvence of salary in recognition of his services. His one fault n his line of business vas a tendsccy 10 be care less or reckless Tn bis train work more particularly whils switching seem over cor fdept of his ability to dc with safety what appeared dangerous to others. His friends had repeatedly l warned him of his csreleeeness and 1 though taking all in good part he still | seemed to be careless of his own protec- l tion. Whether his sad ending WAS due 1 to his own recklausss CT whether it wae 1 one of those unavoidable eccidsnfa of i v ~hich railroad men are constantly in l danger. will never be known. But what l ever the cause the rs suit is the se ne 1 and She poor boy cut down in the pride | of his youth has sasaliDgly bsen untime- ly summoned to that goal of eli humani- ty. Whatever hle faults, his writes far C CutDu ID b. r. c the m EGu B tuCUEbEC ey ID pathetic hesrte breatbe silent prsy 1 srs for the peace of hls soul ia the home beyond tbe grave. h tender init u'e 10 ths honor of ti.4 dsad nj the instance of she M. & P t $. E V. R k U lder Ieksr Dsvis today drRpsd sh9 express car in mourning s sad reminder of the ebeerful face that SO often greafed ths patrons of the comoany from it's doors. rom Taee,lay's Daily.
 Johnnis Moore son of Mir. snd Mrs. ] T Moore is al the Tempe Houes euffeF- dg considerably from too iutimute as ,ocieticn gish B bronco horse. The boy lse been hurt before xhhe hrsakiog 1o.sss and ~hjla bis present II jariea oF Ias mselvss would not be esricus, they lave reawekensd the aches and paias of lis previous hurt.
 Mir. W F Watts IS filing the piece n ske vaoaa5 bY the death of Arthur lckhar5 on the Pnoenix and Mesa run dr. Watts l. will be rsme n beTed was ornslly conductor on shat line but had l 10 giv= up ais psaitinn ou account of1n- uriss received 10 the line of duty.