Arizona republican., 1898-11-29
NEWS
 OF THE
 TOWN

have a fair and musical social at the
 church this evening. No charge fol
 admission.
 THE CRITTENTON HOME John w. Ellis, state superintendent of the Children's Home society of California
 will conduct the meeting in the Crit tenton home on Tuesday evening.
 HOTEL CONVENTION. The hotel proprietors of Maricopa met in this city yesterday. Perry M. Williams Of the Williams house, and J. V. Ed wards of the Edwards hotel, were pres ent
 THE WOODMEN'S BALL. The Woodmen Circle will give a masked ball at Elks' hall on Friday night, De- cember 2. The invitations have al ready been sent out. This ball prom ises to be one of the more important social events of the season.
 AN ADDED PLEASURE. A pleas ing feature has been added for the | pleasure of the guests of che Hotel Adams. Messrs. Jackson and Ed wards, known as the Two Kings of l Harmony, have been secured to play two hours al dinner. Both are ac- complished musicians.
 BANQUET TO COL WILSON.-Mr 1 s. P. Clark Of the Ford last night gave Q banquet in honor of Col. J. F. Vii son. The banquet, a very elaborate affair, was relieved of it's poli,.cai similitude by the presence of a large number of ladies. The gentlemen pres ent were for the mOsS part prominent in democratic politics, either in the county or the territory.
 THE RED CRUSADE Rep. Laps ley McAfee Of 5he Presbyterian church Icc~ ioht lo6 ho p6 do ing at Salvation Army headquarters. Great interest in the meeting was manifested by the upraising of the hand in response to a requ est for the number of those who desired '5he bless ing of the Lord. The meeting tonight will be led by Adjutant Wood of the Army.
 THE LATE RAIN.-The late rain so far as can be learned was quite gen eral throughout central, southern and eastern Arizona and southern New Mexico. At Lordsburg there was a hard snow storm. Snow storms are in frequent there and entirely unprece- dented at this time of year. There was an exceedingly hard rain at No gales So far as can be learned the drouth in southern California was un- broken.
 
 The memorial service of the Elks will take place next Sunday, December f. Committees O. the order are now bus fly engaged in making preparation. Thosa who have flowers they desire to contribute for the decoration of the graves of dead brethren are requested to leave their addresses with Mrs. w. A. Davis or Mrs. A. J. Bradley. A committee will call later and collect the donations.
 PASTORS CONFERENCE. Tine city clergymen met at the Baptist church yesterday morning. Rev. MT. Halsey made report on looking up worthy applicants for aid. It was voted to invite MT. Crittenton to spend week here on his evangenstic tour. Rev. Messrs. Whittemore of Florence, Cook of Sacaton, Wynkoop of the In- dian mission, and Logic of Flagstaff were introduced to the conference. It was decided that it would be advisable to organize a city charities association.
 CAUGHT HIS MAN.-Sheriff George Ruffner of Yavapai coupnty came in from the south yesterday morning with a man whom he had arrested near Tucson for grand larceny at Prescott. The sheriff telegraphed to Phoenix a week ago directing the arrest of the man who was believed to be moving south. It was learned that he had passed through Tempe the day before. The sheriff then sent telegram to Tucson and followed it in person, He came upon his man last Sunday aoout four miles from town.
 A SUIT ON CONTRACT Suit was begun in district court yesterday by c. H. Holmes against c. P. Leitch un- der a contract The Gazette last spring moved from it's present quar- ters into the Holmes block. According to the contract the defer, liant was to pay S45 a month and the contract pro vided for a five year lease. About September 1 the defendant relin- quished it's quarters and returned to it's present location in the CreightoE building This suit is to recover rent for the three months since the re- moval of ;he defendant and for ex- penses incurred by the plaintiff on ac- count of the defendant. altogether amounting to $160.
 AN OVERLOOKED JOKE An ar ticle in The Republican on Sunday morning regarding the high school | normal controversy has been misun- deTstood. It was suggested that the | matter be left to a commission com posed solely of strong high school ad- herents. That was only, as appeared | on it's face. a jocular proposition made 1 by a high school man who never | imagined that it would be seriously | regarded. Some of the high school | boys who take a very serious view of | the controversy were unable to con ceive that any one should treat the | subject lightly and irreverently, and | believe that the proposition was q sample of normal school sarcasm.
 JUST IN TIME Jose NJ. Alvarez and Josefa Salazar had a narrow es- cape from the outraged law yesterday. Tbo., u-oro arractad throo months aUO