Arizona republican., 1899-02-04
NEWS
 or THE
 TOWN

WAITING TELTGRhNE. - Th, i Western Union has undciitc:cd lcIc
 grams for J. R. Wilson. Mrs. 4. j
 Wampler and Mrs. Jcssio Iigley
 BAIDED 4 RANCH. Two wagon covers were stolen On Thursday night from the ranch of Broomell brothers | three-quartefs CI mile north of Phoe-
 nix park.
 1 FstiiE- lIi EASEMENTS. -A gen i tlcman f0und a leather case vest ardav i CCntaining clerical ve=tments. Tie name Of the owner of the case. Rev. Father Seraphin, Wl5 printed on the i inside. The property was left 4t this office
 1 STRING IS COMING.-3pring is no- 1 far eff though departing wintat. l turned yesterday and blew back an icy 1 blast. The cOJtonWOOds are turning green, not with leaves, but nlatging ] buds, from which the odors of spring are being released.
 FIRE DEPAhl MINT BANQUET. The banquet which usually attenGs the annual installation of the officers
 cf te'e fire department will take place at the engine house tonight. The in staI2tion occurred On Wednesday night, but on account Of the light at tendance the incident Of the banquet
 was postponed.
 REVIVAL SERVICES The re- yival meetings in the Free Methodist church continue with interesting ser
 vices The evangelist will preach on
 full salvation from 8 bible standpoint Sunday morning. The meetings will
 continue next week.
 PLUCKTNG THE OSTRTCHES. -
 The osTiches on the Arizona ostrich
 farm just west Of the Indian school
 are to be deruded of their feathers next Monday and Tuesday. This pluck
 ing Of the birds will be an interesting
 performance which can be seen at only
 two places in the United States This
 will be the last plucking of the season.
 EXAMINED FOR BURGLARY. -
 Alex Garcia will be examined in Jus tice JohnstOne'g court this morning on charge of burglary committed at the home Of Joe Ca-ino south of tho river He broke into the house and stole a trunk belonging to a man named Moreno. he tried to unlock it. but the iCclL successfully resisted his ingenuity. He then carried the trunk into the brush kicked an end in and abstracted the contents.
 \ FUNERAL JOURNEY. \ brother cf>AI. P Forbes who died at the Sisters hospital, arrived yesterday morning from West Harvey. Ia The body, which had been embalmed ard was held at the Davis undertaking rCcms, was sent east last night The deceased was fer many years ticket agent of the Grand Trunk line at To- ! rCltO, Canada. He spent last winter | ia Phoenix and derived some benefit. t but on his return north lost during the | more than ke had gained.
 SEVENTH DAY ADVEN NTIST5. -f Services will be held eaoa Sabbath . Saturday, in the new church build I ing, corner Third and Pearce streets, by J. E. Evans. Sa5blth school at 9:53 !. 9. nl.; preaching at 10:&5. A series of bible studies will be given, commenc- ing tonight, February 5. at ..30. pre- ceded by a scnS service. All who desire to study the scriptures are earnestly requested to attend these studies. Subject for this evening, The Bible"
 CITY EXTENSION MEETING. -- There will be 3 meeting at Five Points tonight of property owners in the mat ter Of an extension e the city limits. There is 2 difference Of OpiniCn by res dents Of the northwestern additions 3n this subject and in University ad- Iition there is just ICA a majority Cp- 5Cs2d to the expansion of Phoenix, hough almost to 8 man they are il avor of retaining the Philippines and f never letting go cf Cuba. The 0b- ect Of tCniSsCt's meeting is to agree lpCn some plan Of concert of action lpon the petitions lately filed by the ity in the district court
 CONTRACTOR I40VELL'S BOND JOMES. The bond Of Tom Lowell Of Benton, Tex, contractor of the new s apitcl building, was received yester- lay and was approved by the capitol ite commission. The amount of it is 250C0 and it was furnished by the American Surety company of New ! OTk The bond is dated January Sl. he twenty days within whieh Mir. 10ven would have to file the boad 7Ould expire today. but he had a mar in Of several days to spare, since he f ad compiled with the law tie mo- T. 2ent the aond was issued The con Tactor will arrive in Phoenix :n 2 Il eW days and work on the building Y ill be commenced soon thereaftar. C
 4 BIC MINING DEAI4-Two prOmi- ent mining men, James Breen and i c0rge Mitchell, superintendent of the V Eited Verde COmplny's snelter5, are town. They have just concluded 9 ig mining deal by which 2 lot Of . 9pper claims owned by 1Lr. Brean T. ear Santa Ana, Sonora. have passed :; } Mir Mitchell ia consideration of Y 250,000. Mr. Mitchell already owned v property, so that altogc laer :, e has Q group Cf about ITO claims. The II re is of an exceedingly rich quality, ~ }me Of it running as nigh as g per -. 7nt There is sc much of it that ". ~ Clark, who once visited the rToD- ~. .ty, said there was s 000,Q COG in eight - IT. Mitchell is supposed to know as - -uch about the business of smelling ii 5 any man in America. E5o is rec 47 gnized as one of the Wo@ld' $ auta3ri- es on this sdbject.
 A DAY STAR.--A considerable par i the population Of Phoenix was star t7 5zl16 at nllaa2y yesterday Venus. c le morning star, was distinctly vis-