Arizona republican., 1898-12-18
NEWS
 OF THE
 TOWN

BIG CATTLE SHIPMENT. -J. E. Dunn last night shipped a Irainload of l cattle to the Cudahy Packing com = pany, Los Angels.
 e CHURCH MUSIC. At the Bapu.st 3 church today the music will include
 solos by Mrs. Moffatt and Mrs. Thar aldson, a gloria from Spohr and an an- ; them, 70, Divine Reedcemer" CBart- ,lett)
 WATER STORAGE COMMITTEE Chairman Aaron Goldberg of the water
 storage committee has called meeting
 of the committee to be held at the city hall at 10 o'clock on Tuesday, Decem-
 Der 20.
 THE ELKS' BALL. The members
 of the Elks are making extensive prep
 aration for the ball to be. given on the
 night of December 30 under the au- spices of the order. This will be the
 first of a series of entertainments to
 be given by the lodge.
 MISS STRATTAN'S FUNERAL
 Miss Anna G. Strattan died on Friday
 afternoon at the home of her sister,
 Mrs. J. A. Copeland. Dr. McCreary
 will conduct the funeral services this
 afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence.
 538 North First avenue.
 FRIDAY NIGHT BURGLARY. -
 Jesse Grains fruit and confectionery
 stand at Goldmans S coFner was burg ilarized on Friday night. MT. Grain keeps an agency for one Of the steam
 laundries and it was this department of his business that was broken into. Several packages of laundry were stolen.
 THE CROWDED STREETS. The streets of Phoenix. that is, the side walks of Washington street, were more densely crowded yesterday. than they ever were except when there was cir fcus in town, ior Fourth of July cele- bration or. a fiesta. IL is estimated that the population of Phoenix was never so great as it is now. 1 TERRITORIAL TEACHERS. The Territorial board of school examiners was in session yesterday to pass upon the papers of applicants for Territorial certificates at the last quarterly exam ination. Of four whose papers had been received only one was passed. He was William c. Halsey of Phoenix, who has been awarded second grade diploma. It is a fact complimentary to M- Halsey that he is the only sue cessful applicant in the last three ex- aminations.
 THEY LIFTED WOOD.- Early yes | heney arrested four men for stealing wood from J. w. Benham. The wood had been taken to a shack occupied by l a man named Frank Johnson on South Second street. Johnson is a cripple, having been wrecked somewhere Tn coal mine eXpIOsion, and lives by So- liciting aims He was included in the catch At a trial before Justice John stone yesterday afternoon he and one of the others were discharged. One pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the county jail for thir.y days. The fourth man denied his guilt and got ten days.
 LEGISLATIVE LEAGUE. Articles of incorporation of the Merchants Legislative League were filed in the of flee of the county recorder yesterday. This is an Oneida, N. Y., organization whose members are Benjamin Steber of Mount Vernon, and George $. Hughes and F. D. Lee of Utica. The capital stock is $500,000, divided into 50, ,OO0 shares. Phoenix is named as the principal place of business. One ob- 1eot of the company, as the papers state, is organization for the purpose of legislation. How the legislation is intended to be accomplished is not described, and the absence of descrip-
  in conjecture regarding the big capital stock.
 DISTRICT COURT. Yesterday was law day in district court. In the case of Wolf1ey vs. Brown Bros, a demurrer and answer were passed until next Saturday In the case of Kinsell vs. J. w. Walker ct al, the same entry was made. A motion for a new trial was overruled in the case of F. L. Brill vs. the S. F. P. & P, and notice of appeal was given. The same entry was made in the consolidated cases of the same plaintiff against the same defendant Judgment was given the plaintiffs ill the cases of Jungerman vs. McCreary and Drew vs. Woodmansee. In the case of Cheda vs. O'Connell the defend ant was given judgment. In the mat ter of Aubrey vs. M. and s. Garcia, suit brought to compel payment Of commission on the sale of a mine owned by the defendants, plaintiff was given judgment. me plaintiff in the case of E. s. Wakelin vs. J. D. Moni- l hon was given judgment. This action grew out of the refusal of the defend ant to extend a lease upon the room In the Monihon block occupied by the plaintiff. under a clause in the original lease.
 ChII HEN 1O1N N1I1I1 1ANOo hc audience at the Crittenton meeting last | evening was larger than ever, and Mr. | Crjttenton gave a remarkable and convincing address on "Consecration, taking for his text the fifth verse of the fifth chapter of First Chronicles: Who is willing to consecrate?" Some of the passages of scripture quoted were: Be ye holy as 1 am holy" '"The Pure in Heart Shall see God" Serve God with all thy mind, heart | and soul,'' Be ye perfect "If we have not the spirit of Christ we are | none of his," Be filled with the spirit" II a man is filled with the spirit there is no room in .thai. mans heart for any Whatever ye do, do all to the glory of God" The prayer taught by the spirit is: And the very God of | peace sanctify ye wholly" Be filled