Arizona republican., 1898-04-25

| The Mormon services at the opera
 house were well attended yesterday
 Judge Kibbey spent a few days at Florence last week on legal business.
 The Southern Pacific Sunset limited I train will be withdrawn on the 18th of this month.
 The Jerome News states that Buckley O'Neill has gone to Washington on war business.
 Governor McCord and his daughter were the guests of ex-Governor and Mrs. Hughes at Tucson Saturday last. Members and visiting knights of lodge No. 2 K. of F., Vivian lodge, are requested to meet at D. m., Monday, to attend the funeral of Dr. Futile.
 The body of Mailie Irvine, the little boy who was drowned last Saturday, will be buried today, the funeral oc- curing at 10 o'clock this morning. The day of rest seemed more like a day of unrest yesterday. It was warm, but people did not seem to mind that at all. They just kept on a-stirring. They are roller-skating in Tucson, and from the rink the patrons go direct to the natatorium. This looks like new kind of Turkish bath combination.
 Sonora Gallardo and Professor Mango of this city gave a concert at Tucson Saturday evening. It was largely attended by the elite of that city.
 The funeral of pr. A. M. Futile will take place this afternoon at o'clock under the direction of the I. o. o. F. Relatives are expected to arrive in the city this morning.
 Alfred Fred Richmond. well known in Phoenix, by the death of an uncle in Kansas, has fallen heir to $50,0O0. Fred's many friends will be glad to learn of his good luck.
 The Woodmen of the World will meet at their hall at 2 o'clock this af ternoon to attend the funeral of Dr. A. M. Futile. By order of the com mander, A. G. Matthews.
 There is strong probability of meal rates taking a high jump in this town soon. The restaurant men say they are losing money now trying to cen tinue on the present price list.
 R. T. Hartman and his family now reside at Nogales. MT. Hartman has tried life in all the principal towns of Arizona and should be well equipped with information as to places, persons and prospects. He is in charge of mining property in Sonora.
 Two patriotically inclined adopted sons get into quite a TOW yesterday evening in one of the saloons over the question as to which of them was the best '"Merican bhoy." They were sep arated before harm was done further than few face bruises.
 J.-F. Steele, young man who has been stopping at the experimental sta tion farm for the last two years, died on Saturday night of spinal meningitis complicated by typhoid fever. He was A years old, and his home was at Greeley, Kan, where his relatives now reside.
 Uncle Tom Holland and E. J. Bonsall have returned from a trip to the min ing properties of the former. The re- port is not made public at this time, but that Uncle Tom has good thing there is now no doubt, and it will not be long time before the property will be known extensively.
 Jose Castillo died yesterday at his residence on Monroe street of pneu- monia He leaves a wife and four small children. His mother, Mrs. Ygnacia Brazil, from Prescott. was at his bedside He was related to P. Salazar, editor of Ell Observador Mex icano. The funeral will take place to- day from the Catholic church.
 Jim Moss was unfortunate enough yesterday to lose his blankets and en- tire outfit which he had prepared for a mountain trip. According to Jim's story, it's very simple. He placed them in the alley in the rear of Goldman's store while he went into a wayside sa- loon to get a glass Of beer. When he returned the entire outfit was gone.
 A meeting of the newly organized Commercial club will be held at the Hotel Adams tonight. An Oppo- tunity is afforded the business men and oth- CTS of Phoenix to assist in doing some thing for the town and valley now. No other public body formed for ad- vancing the interests of the city was ever launched in Phoenix with so great prospect of success, or ever enlisted at the beginning the support of such a large number of business men. nellSlOn QOeS not appear to lnteT' Vene to any great extent with the de- sire of our citizens for war news. Some take little church in theirs and top it off with bulletin. Others listen to a song by the Salvation Army and then walk block or two away to swallow bulletin with float" Still others yesterday might have been observed mumbling prayers while they eagerly devoured the news. And some few there were who placed no mask over the aperture from which emitted en- phatic expressions not given in either bible or dictionary.
 The Republican yesterday published a story of two Mexican clerks, a man and a woman, employed at a Phoenix