Arizona republican., 1898-03-21

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 Mrs. Robert Archer died early yes terday morning of pneumonia at her home ten miles north of the city on the Black canyon road. The funeral will take place today.
 S. R. H. Robinson came down from Prescott Saturday night and spent Sunday with his family. He reports work on the Big Bug railroad as pro gressing rapidly with a large number of men at work.
 The Pioneer band was out again yes- terday afternoon, not in full force, but in sufficient numbers to render an ex- cellent programme in a delightful manner. The attendance, as it always has been, was good.
 The Maricopa & Phoenix and the Southern Pacific railroads have agreed to make a rate of one fare and one fifth the round trip from points on the Southern Pacific on account of the. Odd Fellows grand assembly and encampment to be held here on April II.
 Col. A. L. Conger of Ohio and Mr. c. F. Ainsworth yesterday enjoyed the I the Nj. & P. on a trip to Mesa This was Col. Conger's first visit to the south side, which he now regards as one Of the most attractive districts Of the valley. The party took dinner with Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Chandler.
 County Recorder F. w. Sheridan went on fishing excursion four mi es below town yesterday morning. He caught a salmon a little more than three feet long, and several carp. The salmon was caught with a gig There isn't a continuous flow of water in the river, but there are many long. deep pools. The big fish had prob ably come up from the Colorado at the time of the last rise.
 A young man from this town and girl from Tempe visited Mesa yester- day in a buggy. On their return they were so engrossed in other matters that they forgot there was such a com mOn-place thing as a horse. The horse in revenge of the slight thus put upon him wandered into a ditch. overturned the buggy and in two senses brought his passengers back to the earth again. Some part of the buggy fell on the girls ankle and put it out of joint
 Sheriff Orme, who was expected back from San Francisco yesterday morn ing with Lester Smith, accused of par ticipation in the Kessler-Boyle rob- bery, did not come, but he is expected certainly this morning. The prelim- mary hearing of Sang Lung, also charged with being engaged in the con spiracy, has been continued from time to time until today. It would be next to impossible to absolutely prove any thing against Sang Lung without word from Smith or Forester
 ! Mir. George Robert Cairns, the re- vivalist, delivered lecture at the Baptist church yesterday to men and young men above the age of 12 only. The subject was, of course, not pleasant one, but involved subjects which for the good of society must be discussed. Mr. Cairns handled them pressive manner, and many a Phoenix boy will no doubt be glad in after life that his father took him to the lecture for many fathers took their sons there yesterday or sent them.
 On Saturday night an eastern gen tleman of considerable prominence
  ans. He retired to his room, and half an hour later there was a furious disturbance of the electric current connecting the office with 131 A bell boy went up to await the gentleman t pleasure. He found him in darkness finger still pressed upon the button. What do you want?" asked the bell boy. What do I want?" echoed 131 'I want a case of matches. and I want 'em mighty quick. I've used up box trying to light this internal gas'' The 1 bell boy lighted it without a match, for the hotel is lighted by electricity
 It is announced by Director Blythe of the Arizona section of the weather | bureau that the publication of the weekly crop bulletin will be resumed 1 for the season of 1898 on Tuesday 1 April 12. He is now engaged in mail | ing three months supply of blank weekly reports to all correspondents who have signif1ed their willingness tc act as such. It is desired that all re- ports be mailed in time to reach the office here on Monday morning of each week. The director requests all per i sons who have not yet replied to his letter of March in regard to their willingness to act as weekly cores pondents to do so as soon as possible
 c. B. Llewellyn of the department oi publicity and promotion of the trans Mississippi and international exposi- 1 tion, who is in the city in the interest of the exposition, yesterday received a number of photographs of the build ings already completed on the expo sition grounds. The buildings are O. the same general design of the world: fair, and are of almost the same mag nitude as some of those which mad. the White City" a charm to the wis itor. MT. Llewel1yn will remain 1T Phoenix until Tuesday, when Gov ernor McCord is expected to arriv' from Washington. As soon as tn commission to arrange for the Ari zona exhibit is appointed by the gov ernor and he has instructed them 1' their work, MT. Llewellyn will de part.
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