Arizona republican., 1898-09-05
News of the Town

DIED 4 PAUPER.-August Ser trand, who died at the county hospital Friday night, was buried yesterday morning in a pauper's grave. All his stories of wealth and position told during his lifetime availed him noth- ing in death.
 NO OBSERVANCE.-T is Labor Day. but beyond banks and public of fees closing. the annual picnic of Americas working people will not be observed in Phoenix. Where there are parades and speech making in other cities. there will be none in the capital of Arizona.
 l CROWDS ATTENDED.-The camp meeting at Brill's addition was at [tended by large numbers of people yes Iterday and the street car was crowded immediately preceding and following the different services. The weather was perfect and with interesting ser mons little more could be desired in the camp meeting line
 l CALLING A PASTOR.-The mem bers of the Presbyterian church will doubtless be called upon soon to choose a pastor to succeed the Rev. Preston Mckinney, resigned The of l Il ceived many applications from all parts of the country, but it is more than probable that the choice will be made after a trial of the most promi- nent candidate CT candidates.
 DIED-William F. Spaeth. about 27 years old, died yesterday at the Sisters hospital The remains have been em- balmed by Undertaken Bradley and will be shipped this evening to Phila- delphia for interment. Mir. Spaeth has lived in the Salt River valley for the past two years, engaging in ranch l ing. but his health became so pre- carious that he was fcrced to give it jup He was taken to the Sisters hos pital for treatment only short time ago. A sister, who recently came from the east, will accompany the re- mains east.
 1 RECKLESS SHOOTING.-The hunt ing season is now opening up and iNimrods are commencing to be In evi- dence The number of 22-caliber rifles that have been bought and are in use is little surprising. They sheet, too A gentleman living north of the water works yesterday told of the practice indulged in that morning by an unseen marksman nearly a quar- ter Of a mile away, remarking that the bullets whistled around his abode as though it were located on San Juan hill. Some one is apt to be seriously hurt by reckless sportsmen one Of these days. i BIT BY A SPIDER-Mathew Nor Till, living two miles west of Phoenix was awakened from sound slumber 1 last Saturday night by sharp pain in the right arm. He soon dis covered that he had been bitten by poisonous insect though a thorough search failed to discover the little pest The pain increased and a numb feel ing spread over his whole body. As described by MT. Merrill he felt all over just as his foot feels when it is asleep. Dr. Swetnam, his physician, said it was the bite Of a venomous spider There was no swelling, but under the glass the separate en- frances of the minute fangs of the spider could be plainly seen. Las; evening Mr Morrill, was m lch i'm proved
 1 WEATHER OBSERVERS.-A con ivention Of weather bureau officials will be held at Omaha, Neb, on Oc- tober 20 and 21. All voluntary ob- servers and others cooperating with
 the weather bureau are cordially in-
 vited to be present l. is expected
 that the secretary of agriculture an6 .he chief of the bureau will honor the
 convention by their presence. Brief papers, not exceeding 1000 words, upon
 topics Of interest to the bureau, both 1 in, itc scientific subjects, are invited. On ac-
 count of the trans Mississippi exposi- tion the railroads will give reduced
 rates and moderate charges will be
 made by the hotels at Omaha. It is hoped that Arizona will be represented
 at the convention.
 MUCH HAY BURNED Ralph :. Quinn, an industrious and worthy lyoung farmer living three miles north of town on the Black canyon road, suffered the loss, Friday afternoon, Of l eighty tons of alfalfa hay in stack It
 is supposed that the fire started
 through the careless handling of
 matches and cigarettes. The hay was l in three stacks, MT. Quinn and his help
 being engaged in finishing the third, 2 when the flames were observed leap
 lES upward on the SlueS ol eHe stdch . There was time only to drive the teams laway and remove the derrick before . the fire became too warm to approach
 within fifty CT seventy-five feet. Ali that could be done was to stand by
 and see the labor of a summer season
 disappear in thin air and smoke. The |. tremendous heat created a small whirlwind, the flames shooting upward Il with terrific roar. The huge mass
 of hay did not cease burning unti
 Saturday morning.
 PROUD OF ARIZONA-Dr w. w
 Hubbard returned yesterday from ;
 pleasant sightseeing trip in southern
 California, visiting all places of not , as health and pleasure, resorts. H'
 found Phoenix people everywhere, tell