Arizona republican., 1898-09-11
News of the Town


 day over the Santa Fe.
 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-At the Presbyterian church at l la. m. this morning Rev. MT Bell will occupy the pulpit; usual Sunday school services at 10 a. m.: Christian Endeavor al 7:3O p. nl.
 GETTING READY TO MOvE.-Guy McCord, son of Gel. McCord, came down from Prescott last night with the horses of his father and his adju- tant. He brings word that the regi- ment will move about September 20
 FIRST M. E. CHURCH.-Rev. S. L. Guthrie Of Tempe will preach at the First NJ. E. church this morning at II o'clock Epwofth League at 6:45 so as to get through in plenty of time to reach the camp grounds for the even ing service.
 FOR DELEGATES.-The s. F. F. & P. announces that il Will put on extra coaches on it's early train on the morning of September 19 for the use of delegates to the territorial conven- tion at Prescott. A round trip rate of one fare has been fixed.
 SURPRISE PARTY.-A very pleas
 
 F. B. Devereux at their new home, The Portland" on Central avenue, on Friday evening. Games were played until late hour, after which ice sream and cake were served
 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. First Baptist church, Second avenue and Jefferson street, Lewis Halsey. D. D.. pastor. Sunday services, II a. m. and 7:30 D. m-; bible school, 9:45 a. m.; B. I. P. U.. 6:30 D. m.: prayer meeting, ': 90 p. m.; morning theme. Separation for Service" evening theme Whatsoever and Free seats and cordial welcome to all
 FLOODED STREETS Complaint comes long and loud from Fourteenth avenue and Adams stree. to the effect that the vicinity is constantly kept in 9 wet and muddy condition from the overflow Of the town ditch. At this particular place .,he banks are weak, apparently, and should there be a good head of water coming down the result is as stated Ine attention of the is called to the defect, witE the hope that it will be remedied.
 PRESCOTT & SOUTH EASTERN wOlf2 on the new Prescott & South Eastern railroad has ad- vanced far enough that the question of station agents is commencing to Oc- cupy the attention Of - executive of icers. The locations of the stations are not entirely determined upon other than one at the junction point with the s. F. P. & P. and one at Mayors, the terminus of the road. Formal an- of these matters is antici- pated before long.
 THE INFLUX--Lccal officials of the Santa Fe. Prescott & Phoenix road say tha; an average of fifty per sons a day are arriving over their line from distant points. independent of the local travel. A great many of these passengers are people coming hero for health reasons. This class lf travel is commencing this year un- usually early and speaks we'll for season. A year ago touris. travel did not really begin urtil two months later. It is, however, as an official said yesterday: People arp finding cut that hot weather doesn't hurt 'em
 A FOOL ON A HORSE.-Last night ! fool on horseback turned the corner Of Washington and North Center streets on a gallop. Two boys were Center. One Of them. slightly n advance, was so nearly in the path of the horse that he fell on his back because it didn't take him so long as 0 gather himself for a backward jump. He arose quickly with a half a brick in his hand and an oath on his lips. The angel doubtless discharged he latter and the boy himself let the brick go at the galloping horseman, who was still in range. A Republican prayed with great fervency hat it might catch the fool on horse pack on the head and bring him IC the ground, but it missed, Ju>t as many other worthy efforts in this world fail.
 A GROWING FIRM.-N Diamond, who is at present i'll charge Of the Boston store, is enc of the best known merchants in the southwestern cOun- ry, having for years conducted large business in Fl Paso. Texas. About wo years ago MT. Diamond started the Boston store here as branch busi- ness, putting his brother in charge. The Phoenix branch proved. so wonder ully successful that it has been de- .ided to close out the Fl Paso busl- ness and consolidate both stores in Phoenix. This change will be effected l about thirty days, when the new firm under the name of N. Diamond Brother, will arrange for much arger quarters than the Boston store ,ow occupies. MT. Diamond is a firm believer in the future growth of Phoe- lix and thinks that the possibilities CT trade are uneXcelled by any point n the west
 ANDY STRAIGHTENS THINGS Walker, the janitor at he National Bank O. Arizona, called ,t The Republican office yesterday to say that a serious mistake was made when q girl passing along the street bought he had insulted her. He said le had just come out Of the bank and net a friend who he heard was going o be married soon. He knew he had .wo girls, one here and one in Los Angeles. The. friend adh...ted the correctness of the report of the inn