Arizona republican., 1899-11-24

Baron. pressure ......29.94 5000
Tenn. dry bulb 49,. ...42 60
Tenn. wet bulb =. ......40 80
Tenn. maximum =. I'll 60
TEN. minimum e. ....42 40
Rel. humidity Sc. ......S4 %
Wind. direction &c. ..S w
Wind. velocity ......2
Precipitation ...... ..... o
State of weather Clear. Clear.
FOOT BALL TOMORROW. The
Monarch and the Indian school will
play at the park tomorrow afternoon.
The game will be called at 2:3O.
WAITING TELEGRAMS. - The
Western Union Telegraph company
has undelivered kilograms for Miss
Kane, Miss Josie Johnston, John Case,
James Devine and j. H. McNichols.
FROST PREDICTED. - The wealth
er bureau yesterday prognOsticated
frost this morning. At the hour of go
ing to press it looked. or rather felt, as
if the prognosticator had had a straight
tip.
MORRISTOWN'S POSTMASTER. -
John Q. Adams of Morristown, and
formerly a member of the Phoenix po-
lice force, is in the city for a day or
two on business. Mr.. Adams is in
charge of a general store and station
at this important railroad point and
has lately been appointed postmaster.
THE CITY PASTORS. At the
meeting of the city pastors held on
Wednesday, officers We're elected as fol-
lows: President. Rev. L. Halsey; vice
president, Rev. c. A. Cowan; secretary
and treasurer, Rev. L. A. McAfee.
Meetings will be held semi-monthly.
The Thanksgiving services will be
held in the Christian church with SER
mon by Rev. DR.. McAfee.
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION. -
The society of the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution will hold commemora-
tive service on December IA, the cen
tennial anniversary of the death of
George Washington. The programme
as far as outlined will include an ora
ton by Rev. L. A. McAfee, D. D.; a
poem by Rev. Lewis Halsey, d. D.. and
vocal and instrumental music.
TOO MUCH WATER. There ought
to be good deal more land in this val
ley under irrigation than there is at
present. Adams street, between Elev-
enth and Twelfth avenues, was flooded
last night. The water going to waste
would have been worth many dollars
to an alfalfa field. Somebody should
be held responsible for the flooding of
streets and roadways, for somebody is
undoubtedly to blame.
REAL ESTATE MOVEMENT. -
There was yesterday sold through the
Phoenix Trust company two tracts in
the Brown addition adjoining the Brill
addition. One of them of sixty acres
was sold to Thomas Murphy of Detroit,
and the other, forty acres, to L. J. Rice
of this city. Mr.. w. H. Robinson Of
the company says that the demand for
real estate in the valley is more active
than ever before within the last five
years.
ADMIRAL SCHLEY'S RETURN. -
Admiral Schley, the fire department
dog, has been returned after mys-
FERROUS absence of a week. He disap-
peared from town, leaving no clue to
his whereabouts. The department made
inquiry in all directions. A couple of
days ago he was picked up in jerome
by the city marshal, Billy Blanken-
ship, who sent him back on the train
from the north yesterday morning.
THE LIBRARY BALL. The ball at
O'Neill hall, given for the benefit of the
library association last evening, was
well attended and a very pleasing So
ciety event. The music was excellent
and the merry dancers enjoyed them
selves till a late. or rather, an early
hour. The library is a most commend
able enterprise and the willing work
ers who so successfully managed this
the first annual event of that kind I'M
dertaken by the society, are entitled to
great credit for the harmonious way in
which everything was carried out.
MORE INDIANS COMING. - An
Albuquerque paper says: Charles E.
Orr, who has been here the past week
talking up the Phoenix Cowboy and
Indian carnival, but incidentally Sc
curing some pupils for the government
Indian school at Phoenix, returned yes
terday afternoon from a visit to the
Nacimiento country, where he secured
half a dozen or more children. The lit
tie mixed people are expected to ar
rive in the city the last of this week,
when they will be taken to the Phoe-
nix Indian school under the personal
charge of Mr.. Orr"
THE NEW HOSPITAL. A larger
number than usual attended the meet
ing of the Phoenix Hospital association
held at the city hall on Tuesday night,
and enthusiasm in the enterprise
seems to be growing. a fee of So is
charged for membership in the asso-
citation and during the evening four
teen names were handed in. A COM
mittee was appointed for the purpose of
canvassing for memberships, and an
other committee was appointed to So
licit funds for the institution. A vote
of thanks was rendered the press of
the city and the meeting adjourned to