Arizona republican., 1899-11-21

rem wet DuiD ........44 80
Tenn. maximum 80. ..65 20
Tenn. minimum go. ..44 43
Rel humidity ..... 81 "a
Wind, direction -. ...E SW
Wind, velocity ......
Precipitation 49,. 100
State of weather Clear. Clear
WAITING TELEGRAMS. = The
Western Union Telegraph company
has undelivered kilograms for Ella
Goodin, ]. F. Kelly and Fred Long.
AN AGED CANARY BIRD. "A
canary bird belonging to Mrs. Ben
Butler died last Sunday. Mrs. Butler
had owned the bird eighteen years, and
it was two years old when it came into
her possession.
WOODMEN WILL ASSIST. - The
Woodmen of the World at a late meet
ing decided to assist in the parade on
the first day of the carnival. An in
| vitation has been extended to the
other ten lodges of the territory.
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION. A
meeting of the board of managers of
the society of the Sons of the Amer
lean Revolution will be held this
(Tuesday) evening at o'clock, in the
office of the registrar, ]. Ernest
| Walker.
SOME SWEET POTATOES. R. P.
Pierce of Glendale yesterday contrib
uted three sweet potatoes to the board
of trade exhibit They weighed ten,
ten and three-quarters and eleven and
a half pounds. Thy were grown by
the sub-irrigatiOn process.
TIME TO PAY TAXES EXTEND
ED. AT a meeting of the city council
yesterday evening the time for the
payment of city taxes, which expired
last Saturday. was extended to the
| second Tuesday of December. No
other business was transacted.
HOSPITAL MEETING-Th new
hospital project is meeting with much
| ncouragement. There will be a
| meeting of those interested in it at
| the city council chambers this evening
! at o'clock to perfect the organization.
1t is desirable that all who are inter-
ested, and this should mean a great
many, will make it a point to attend.
THE GOOD TEMPLARS. - Last
night Garden Valley lodge held an en-
thusiastic and well attended meeting.
companies for entertainment, with NJ.
E. Collins and Miss Stovall as cap
tains. On next Monday night the I. o.
G. T. Dramatic club will give it's first
entertainment, presenting the farce,
The Stage Struck Yankee This be-
ing the maiden effort by the club, the
show will be open to the public.
CRITTENTON ANNIVERSARY
the Crittenton home today, will be
celebrated the third anniversary of its
establishment in this city. There will
be devotional exercises this afternoon
between ? and o'clock and the even
ing will be devoted to a musical pro-
gramme and addresses by the local
pastors. 1t is also desired that the
friends of the home will recognize the
event by the donation of whatever they
may feel able to give, whether it be
cash. dry goods, groceries, produce or
anything else of value.
FOOD FOR THE GRAND JURY. -
RaouI Averne and John Nolan, arrest
ed on a charge of burglarizing the Del
monico restaurant one night last week,
were before Justice tombstone yester-
day for examination. Nolan, who had
been released on his own recognizance,
was discharged. Averne, of whose
guilt there was no doubt, was held to
the grand jury in the sum of $500. Re
fugio Gotta, who stabbed Rafael Mon
togo on Sunday, was bound over for
81 200 and furnished bond. Tomaso
Taliamento was convicted of an as
sault on Jesus sails and will be SEN
fenced today.
COTT--Last night the Rev. L. o. Fer
guson went north to fill his engage
ments as grand lodge lecturer for the
Good Templars. Tonight he will de-
liver a lecture in Congress on Rough
on Rats" and will meet with the lodge
after the lecture He will speak on to-
morrow night also. He will lecture in
Prescott on Thursday and Friday
nights, returning to Phoenix on Sat
urday night. Those who have heard
Mr.. Ferguson's addresses pronounce
him equal to any imported lecturer
that has been brought to the territory.
THE COLORADO'S BLACK CAN
YON.-Captain J. A. Mellon, the prin-
cipal navigator of the Colorado and
one of the oldest, was in the city
couple of days last week. His stories
of steamboating on that stream are
very interesting, especially the journey
through the Black canyon. 500 miles
from the mouth. The current is so
swift that the only way to ascend is to
pull the boat up by means of iron rings
fastened in the rocks forming the sides
of the canyon. The walls are so pre-
cipitous and high that the stars are
visible at midday in the little strip of
blue sky.
ON MISSION WORK. Rev. Law |
renee Reynolds of Nogales is expected |
to arrive in Phoenix next Saturday
Rev. Mr.. Reynolds is the presiding ell
der of the Mexican work of the NJ E. /