Arizona republican., 1898-10-26
EXCURSION TO MARICoPA.
Entertainment by Superintendent Por-
 ter Yesterday.

Entertainment by Superintendent Por-
 ter Yesterday.
 Superintendent Porter of the NJ. & P. yesterday entertained a number of his friends on an excursion to Mari copa Maricopa in itself is net very interesting place. but under such a genial host as Superintendent Porter an excursion to any place may be made interesting. The invited guests were: Secretary and Mrs. Akers, Mrs. N. O. Murphy, MT. and Mrs. Walter Talbot, MT and Mrs. w. Porter, Briggs Good rich, Mrs. G. W. Vickers, MT. and Mrs. M. H. Williams, Mrs. Charles c. Ran dolph, Mrs. Schriver, Mrs. Churchill, Mrs Pugh, Mrs. Creighton, Mrs. Web ster Street, Mir and Mrs. Pickrell, Mrs. T. E. Dalton, MT. and Mrs. Frank Cox, Mrs. B: Cox, Mrs. Leitch, .Mrs. Jessop, Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. D. A. Abrams, Mrs. Frazier, Mrs. Howe, Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Kibbey, Mrs. Kessler, Mrs. Leonard, Mrs. Griffin, Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. M. H. MeCord, Mrs. NJ. Drachman, Mrs. Gage, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Miller, Miss King, Dr. nu Mrs. A. J. Chandler, Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Burtis, Mrs. Chalmers, Dr. and Mrs. Martin, MT. and Mrs Fickas.
 Refreshments were 1ot forgotten. The following menu was thoughtfully provided by Mir. Porter:
 Country in Europe
 Descendant cf Ncah.
 Wizards of Grit.
 DESERT.
 We'd All Like to Take It.
 Comforteth the Brain ard Heart
 Dissolved Klondyke.
 HE BAPTIZED HIMSELF. A Man Who Mistook Steve Polish for Soap.
 There is one taxpayer in Maricopa county who felt like opposing the court house ring yesterday. He was looking for place tc, wash his hands. Some body, who, he thinks, was officially connected with the court house, sent him upstairs in the annex. He went up the rear stairway from the sheriff s office. At the end Of the corridor there is a nice wash basin. Above it on the wall is a small and artistic locking soap box. The taxpayer turned the water into the basin and looked about at the luxurious surroundings, proud that he was permitted to help contrib ute to so much grandeur. He hung his hat and coa. cn hook and fixed to enjoy himself. He held his hand un- i der the running watsr for a minute and then he investigated the soap box. That is where he began to err. They have been putting up stoves in the court house and Janitor Seth Byers and William Dcheney have bean shining them. They had half a stick more stove polish than they needed and they | put it into the soap box.
 The taxpayer got hold of it. He rubbed it vigorously and was evidently surprised that it didn't produce much lather. But perhaps he thought it was tar soap. After vigorous washing of his hands he put more stove polish ou them and rubbed it Cn his face. The odor was a surprise. The taxpayer let the stove polish fall into the basin. Then he took it up gingerly between his thumb and finger and smelled of it again. He put it back into the box and began trying to free himself from the pollution. The more he rubbed 1t the brighter it shcne and the farther 1t spread toward his elbows He took a handkerchief from his coat ard rubbed his hands. The hs ndkerchief turned black without sensibly Tightening the hands The taxpayer began swearing softly This excited the mirth Of Bailiff D. F. Greenwood, who was sit- ing outside the farther end of the cor ridor. It seemed funnier to Mir Green wood because he knew that it was not soap the taxpayer had been fooliug : with He laughed aloud and for the first tima was seen by the taxpayer. who grabbed his hat and coat ard fell down the back stairway.