Arizona republican., 1897-09-12
CITY AND COUNTY IN BRIEF
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 Interest.

The News of Dayin Phoenix and
 It's Tributary Region Presented In
 NutShelI-DOingS Of People ana
 Jtner Matters.
 Mrs. Theo. L. Schultz returned from a visit to the coast yesterday.
 On September 13 Mrs. Clara A. Ev- ans will open her school for the winter term.
 Miss Bassett's kindergarten will re- open tomorrow morning in it's former room over Kessler-Boyle's
 Ex-Mayor J. D. Monihon is also mentioned as candidate for Third ward councilman on the republican ticket.
 Judge Fisher of Austin, Tex, judge of the Texas appellate court, has pur- chased four lots in the Novinger tract upon which he will build an expensive residence.
 w. D. Tanner of the Arizona Im- provemenlt company]s office is sui fering from a severe attack of cry / sipelas in the face, which causes great suffering.
 Serviceawill be held today at Tria ity Episcopal church at 10 a. n. Bishop Kendrick will Oflciate. Sun day school will be resumed a week from today at a. m.
 Thomaf-A4B. Varney, proprietor of the largest bicycfe Store in San Fran cisco and coast agent for the Ram bier is in the city. Before returning home he will visit the Grand canyon. ISalt river is booming and is past Iording. Yesterday the highest mark reached on the Arizona canal dam was three feet. The river is likely to remain high for some time, as very heavy rains have been falling in the mountains recently.
 Regular services will be held at the First Methodist Episcopal church to- day. Preaching by the pastor, Rev. C. J. Chase, at Ii a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at 10 a. h1:, Epwortn league, 6:3O D. m. All are cordially invited.
 A great many people who do not join in Sunday excursions will at tend the Good Templars' picnic in Dailey's grove at Mesa on next Fri day. The fare is only 25 cents for the round trip. The train will leave the M. & P. depot at half past nine on Friday morning and will return about 5 in the evening.
 Juan Lastra yesterday morning found a trunk containing clothing and many valuable papers in the name of Anton Gold, in the brush south of the M. & P. depot. The contents were scattered. The trunk mad been forced open. Lastra carried everything home and notified the authorities.
 MT. w. L. Hathaway, district man ager for Arizona of the Mutual Life Insurance company or New York, ar rived last night with his family from Albuauerque, N. M., and will reside on Center street, opposite Lamson's business college. MT. Hathaway has offices at Nos. 203 and 204 Fleming block.
 The Good Templars will meet in regular session on tomorrow evening. There were four names proposed for membership aA the last session, who are expected to join on tomorrow evening Arrangements will be per fected for the excursion and picnic On next Friday oMesa City. It is ex- pected that several hundred will join in the excursion.
 First Baptist church, Second avenue and Jefferson street, Lewis Halsey, D. D., pastor. Sunday services, Il a. m. an@ 7:3O D. m.; bible school, 9:45 a. m.; Junior Union, 3 p. m.; B. Y. P. U., 6:3O D. m.; prayer meeting. Wednes- day, 7:30 p. m. Morning theme, 'Loy- atty" Evening topic, ''The Christ Idea of Stewardship" Free seats and a cordial welcome to every one. All who are Baptists or who ever have been Baptists are especially invited.
 The public schools will be opened to- morrow. Pupils of the fourth grade living west of Second avenue south of Washington, and west of Fifth avenue north of Washington, will go to the West End school. Pupils of the same grade living east of Center south of Washington and east of Fourth street north of Washington, will go to the East End school. All other fourth grade pupils will attend the Central building. Pupils of the first and second grades who were at the Five Points school last year will report at the Centra1 building for proper classification.
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