Arizona republican., 1898-01-02


 Other Matters.
 James Porterie has won the medal for securing the most members to the National Guard of Arizona.
 A special train of eighteen cars of cattle will go out of the valley today for Los Angeles. The shippers are Patterson, Powell and Dunn.
 IA special to The Republican from Washington, D. C., last night says that Judge Sanford of Prescott is there on business before the United States supreme court.
 James Clancy of Goldwater Bros., yesterday received a telegram inform ing him of the death of his mother at San Francisco. He left last night to attend the funeral.
 The regular monthly meeting Of the night. Among the matters which will likely be considered is the subject of further remodeling the police depart ment.
 Dr. J. c. Norton returned yesterday morning from Nogales, where he went to vaccinate some valuable Hereford calves to prevent blackleg. He stopped at Wilcox on his way home to look after sanitary work.
 The week of prayer will be observed at the Baptist church with meetings On Wednesday and Thursday after moons at p. m., and on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evenings at 7:SO D. m. All are invited to these services.
 At a late meeting of the livestock board Messrs. W. c. Barnes and J. A. Marshall elected MT. Barnes chairman to succeed E. O. Stratton. MT. Strat- ton is still a member of the board and there is yet no vacancy in it, as many persons have been led to believe.
 The members of the high school or chestra whose we'll rendered music was one of the attractions at Professor Wasson's lecture at the Baptist church last Thursday evening were MT. John Messenger, pianist; MT. William Hal sey, violinist; MT. Charles Rebstock, clarinetist.
 Preaching services at the Presby- terian church today at Il a. m. and ' p. m. MT. Andrews will sing a bass solo at the morning service. The evening service will be a responsive thanksgiving service with a sermon by the pastor, Dr. Mckinney. Sunday school at 10 a. m.; Y. P. s. c. B. at 6 p. m. All are cordially invited to these services.
 A house belonging to R. E. Slower, one-half mile west of Alhambra, was burned last night. It was occupied by c. c. Greene, the dairyman. All the furniture was destroyed and only clothing in two trunks was saved. A summer house and an incubator filled with young chickens were also burned. Greene had $25O insurance on the property destroyed.
 The great annual meeting of the Illinois association of the valley will take place on January 12. A com mittee of the association met on Err day night and arranged an excellent programme, one of the most enjoyable features of which will be one of those delightful basket picnics for which the matrons and maids of Illinois are famous.
 First Baptist church, Second avenue and Jefferson street, Lewis Halsey, D. D. pastor: Sunday services, Il a. m. and 7:30 p. m.; bible school, 9:45 a. m.; B. Y. P. U., 6:3O p. m.; prayer meeting, Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. Morning theme, What I have written. have written" Evening topic, How man may know whether he is Christian Free seats, and a cordial welcome to all.
 Somebody traded overcoats with At torney-General Frazier at the Elks' ball on Friday night. The overcoat left for the attorney general was about as good as the one he lost It also fit him nearly as well, so that so far as the overcoats were concerned the ex- change was neither advantageous or disadvantageous. But the attorney, not contemplating a trade, had left a good pair of gloves in a pocket of the coat. He hopes that the Elk who wore his coat away will do the fair thing and at least return the gloves.
 Services today at the First Metho- dist Episcopal church, corner of Sec ond avenue and Monroe street E. D. McCreary, pastoD as follows: Sun day school, 9:45 a. m.; class meeting, 12 80 p. m.; Junior League, 3 D. m.; meeting of Epworth League, 6 p. m. :; evening service, p. m. topic, 'fOn the ThreShOld, a New Year sermon. In observance of the week of prayer. ser vices will be held nightly this week, except Sunday, in the church base ment. beginning at 7:30 p. m. There will be a short discourse each even; ;ng, followed by prayer and praise ser vice.
 The weather bureau report for Phoe- nix for the month of December shows several interesting facts. One is that the average mean temperature, 59, is six degrees higher than it has been for the same month within thirteen years. The maximum temperature was 79 on the last day of the year. The minimum, g on December g. The greatest daily range, 40 degrees, occurred on December B. The small est range, 8, on December 19. The rainfall for the month, IT inches, be- low the average in thirteen years, but