Arizona republican., 1898-10-31
NEWS OF GLENDALE.
The Principal Thing of interest is
 GraveIed Grand Avenue


 cinct; they're last, but nct least on the ticket: For justice Of the peace, James Phillips; fer constable, James B. Phil lips.
 H. L. Betz, Frank Drake, J. McNair and Den Stcrment returned yesterday from a weeks hunting trip on the up- per Agua Fria. They brought back healthy look ard an alleged deer hide that resembles nothing 50 much as tha cuticle of an anticipated burro- Other. wise tlsir catch included couple or hcrned toads, gopher snake, and, or course, q new romance CT two.
 There seems to be nc reason why the Pcmelo or grape fruit should not thrive hare. The Rural Californian states that 200 carloads of this fruit were shipped from California this year. Hcrticulturists should investigate this. The formal reception of Rev. o. $. Fram5es as pastor cf the Me91odlsc church was held at the church on Tussday evening" DT. J. c. Andre1Ns received the pastor on behalf of the church, Mrs. Frank Warner for the Sunday school, and Miss Lettie Moss man for the EpwoTth league. Musical features contributed by members CT inc Sunday scf1o5l and league added ID the pleasure Of these present.
 Road Overseer Hill has saverai teams at work strawing the roads lead ing out of town. This will lay the dust and answer for time, but suea makeshifts afford only temporary re- lief. The supervisors should make permanent arrangements with the railroad company fer gravel so that when several wished tc work cut thelr road tax a car or so of gravel could be hauled down and the teams set to de- livering it on some rcad. This would gradually accomplish a parEansnt im- Drcvement, and if only half mile were grayeled in year it ould be much better than ten 1nil5s Of straw.
 Jerry Sullivan shipped out thfse cars cf young stoekers Wednesday.
 Al FutTiler has invented machine for cuItivating alfalfa. It has been found that alfalfa makss better growth and is not SD likely to kill cut if the soil aDout it is loosened ccca- sionally. The cultivator is very simple ppaTatus-simply two " shaped bars fitted with eleve1 scimiter shaped teeth. A patsnt has bean ap- piled for.
 Fred Longa is building quite an e1- tensive addition so, his ranch house.
 Special services are being conducted this week at the German Baptist church by an evangelist from Califo-- nia. The services will continue all Of next week.
 The rally of the campaign will be hela cn Thursday evening, November .s., will be here and the Indian school band with it's forty instruments will be present to help wiaoop things up for Brcdie
 Rev. o. S. Frambas will preach Sun day morning and evening at the Meth odist church. The new pastor and his wife are making a gocd impression in every quarter. Mr. Frambes has spent most of his life in educational work and for several years, beginning in 1880, was in charge of the Phosnix public schools.
 The magic lantern exhibition Thurs day night, including the blowing up Of the Maine, and all such novelties was not a financial success for the pro- meters. Can it be that Maine, Cuba, Manila and all such magic words that er5twhile stirred our blood are losing their spell and are no longer terms to cCniure with?
 One Of the funniest things we've hsard in a long time is the asserti1n of local democratic chieftain that he knew several republicans who intend ed to vote for Wilson. For pure and unalloyed imagination this lays it over John Phoenix or Jce Mulhatton by long odds. It's so funny that it's pcs itiveiy weepy.
 There seems to be no immediate prospect Of an increase in the water supply, but the best judges have nca the least fear that there will not b: sufficient supply later for all purposes
 Bulletin No. g Of the Arizona agri- cultural experiment station, by J. w Tourney, is an interesting and ex- haustiye treatise on the date palm il Arizona. Among others, thera is let ter from H. w. Adams about the palms on .Gle Sahuara ranch. Tha, author concludes that the Salt River valley is suited in scil and climate for growing the date palm On commercial seale Thsre is no mere ornamental pIant than the date palm and it should be ! ether.
 Olive lcige Nc. II, Daughters Of Re. bekah, meets tonight fcr cscwk. A halI dozen candidates will he initiatsd into the beautiful mysteries Of the order The now organ is adding greatly to th' interest Of tlle meetings.
 November the drug store cas- comes up in district court We slial see what we shall see.
 "A petition for the improvement O Grand avenue has been started, ant will be circulated in all the ccunir! reached by the avenue and it's tribu tary rcads, including Phoenix. So fa1 not a taxpayer has r5fused to sign ii It reads as fellows: "We. the under signed taxpayers Of Maricopa count respectfully request that the count, road known as Grand avenue, esps