Arizona republican., 1898-02-21

With an ear down close it is pos sible nowadays to catch some o1
 the early twitters of the politician.
 Purdy, of the far-famed Pacific
 Grotto, seems never to tire of that fine
 new sidewalk between his place and
 Washington street.
 Hon. Frank Cox left last night fol
 Tucson to prosecute the Stein's pass
 train robbers, whose trials will begin
 tomorrow before Judge George R
 Davis.
 In the fire at Gila Bend recently not
 only the house of F. L. Welcome was
 destroyed, but the old Murphy home
 stead, owned by s. B. Hazard went with it.
 At the revival services tonight at the
 First M. E. church Rev. s. A. Thom- son, D. D., will preach. Miss Chingren and Miss Utley will sing gospel solos. The services will begin at 7:30 o'clock, and everybody will be made welcome.
 Joe Sparks of the M & P. is winning an enviable record with the patrons of that road. His long experience with the Southern Pacific renders it un- necessary for extra instructions to issue to him, and his uniform cour- tesy fixes itself upon the attention of travellers.
 MT. Holmes says that in a day or two his property on First avenue will be in a condition for the public to visit and inspect. When the rubbish is cleared away it will be a pleasure to show visitors one of the handsomest blocks to be found between Chicago and Los Angeles.
 The Creighton building on First av- tnue will not recognize itself when the painters, frescoers, artists and Jim Creighton complete their plans and work upon it some day this week. The outside is newly painted and corniced. The inside, rooms and halls, are paint ed and frescoed in a handsome style, and altogether a general repair and renovation which causes it to com pare favorably with it's more new and pretentious neighbors.
 Deputy Sheriff Pete Boushea of Congress was in the city the other day after a couple of men who had taken away a couple of horses upon which attachments had been levied. This meant that they had been guilty of horse stealing. He captured one of the men named Dick, a Swede, but he could not find the other. Yesterday Collector A. A. Long located him, man named Hatzefeld, well known in Phoenix and who had been engaged here for some time in peddling.
 The Baptist church was filled last evening and the services were of great After a brief tribute to Miss Frances Willard, Dr. Halsey preached a sermon on Washington, the boy who honored his parents, the citizen who served his country, the soldier whose sword was ever drawn in de- fense of truth, the Christian who was true to his profession. Mrs. Freeze sang the Star Spangled Banner" with skill and power. At the close of the service two candidates were baptized.
 A rate of one and one-fifth fare has been secured for the territorial miners which will be held in Phoenix on March 1. All of the rail- roads have given this fare, and it will no doubt have the effect of bringing a greater number of mining men to the city on that day. The let ter from the Southern Pacific which was received yesterday stated that persons desiring to take advantage of this rate should buy full fare tickets from their home agents and upon their arrival here they will be provided with return tickets at one-fifth fare.
 Mayor J. c. Adams will call upon the business men and citizens today to decorate for the reception of the gov ernor, the supreme court and mem bers of the territorial administration tomorrow. Many persons from vari- ous parts of the territory have signi- field by letter or telegram their inten- tion to be present at the festivities to- They ought to be made to feel that it is an occasion of welcome to all the people of the territory and this feeling can be no more cheaply and at the same time more forcibly expressed than in a lavish display of bunting.
 The Pioneer band delighted an audi ence of about two thousand gaily at tired citizens at the city hall yester- day afternoon. Spring suits were in the majority and highly complimentary remarks were heard coming from strangers in the city regarding not only the band, but the aristocratic ap pearance and manners of the people. It was indeed a pleasant bouquet to the visitor from the east and he ap- preciated it. The programme was par ticularly a fine selection, and every member of the band well earned the applause that greeted the finish of each number. Quite generally was heard expressed the hope that the Bird Waltz" should not be found missing in next Sundays list.
 Topples are blossoming and the des- ert is a flower garden. T took a drive out on the desert today" said guest of the Adams yesterday, ''and I was surprised that there was So much grandeur in the wild wastes at this time of the year. The dainty little poppies make the desert look like flower garden, and the scene is really one of great beauty. They tell me that in another week or so the entire desert regions will be a mass of these peoples of different colors. The burst ing buds of the cottonwoOdS and ash