Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-08-13

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LICENSED TO WE'D. Marriage
licenses were issued yesterday to Rich
ard J. Welch and Alfredo Bryant;
Jesus Martinez and Adelaide Alvarez
FOR THE PRESCOTT MARKET
w. H. Smith the Prescott butcher, yes
terday purchased a carload of fine beef
cattle from Sears and Embry. They
will be shipped to Prescott this morn
| ing, Mr.. Smith accompanying.
THE ELEVATOR DESCENDED. -
Harry C9usky, clerk CT the works and
general boss of the construction of the
capitol building, is confined to MS
room by injuries received in she Elem
ing building late on Friday afternoon.
He was returning from a visit to the
office OF the capitol ste commission
and hurriedly stepped into the elevator
which fell all the way to the bottom
with him. The. elevator boy escaped
without injury.
NJ. E. SERVICES. Services today
at the First Methodist Episcopal
church, corner Second avenue and
Monroe street, as follows: Sunday
school, 9:45 a. M; morning service, IL
a. m; sermon by Rev A B. Embrea:
class meeting, 12:15 p. m. meeting of
EpwOrth League, 6:45' p. m In the
evening the congregation will join in
the outdoor union service. The SCI
mon will be preached by Rev J. Nj.
Weems, pastor of the NJ E church.
south. Midweek prayer service,
Wednesday, 7:45 p. m.
HE WAS IN BAD COMPANY. =
There were two DRINKS in police court
yesterday, both Mexicans, and they
were sentenced each to -Four days on
the chain gang. One of them urged
that he was not to blame. He said his
companion had got drunk at the Cen
trail saloon. Assisted by the bartender
with a bun gstarter he got him out and
was taking him to his home about four
miles away. He didn't want to go, SO
that their progress was a continual
hand to hand struggle, of which the
police at last took cognizance
A HALF DOZEN, FULL COUNT. -
City Assessor Frank Luke received a
telegram yesterday afternoon Inform
ing him Of the birth of a handsome
girl babe to Mrs. Luke, who is spend
ing the summer at Santa Monica
Mr.. Luke says he now las an even
half dozen, and bang naturally a lev5I
headed man he has seen to it that his
little family is well balanced, three of
them being boys and three girls. He
thinks it is doubtful if any other
Phoenix lady now summering at the
seaside will retU-n home with as good
interest on the money spent as Will
Mrs. Luke
CHRISTIAN CHURCH COM
PLETED. 1t was expected that the
the new Christian church, corner Of
Monroe street and Fifth avenue, could
be completed in July, but the plaster
ing of the structure was delayed up
setting the programme. The p.aster-
ers completed their work yesterday
and nothing remains to be done but
the finishing touches and the cleaning
up, and it is quite likely the building
will be ready for use next Sunday.
Today's services viii be held in the
Padget hall as usual. Sunday school
at 9:45, and Y. P. S. c. E. meeting at
II O'clock
A PENDING JUDGMENT. Major
John A. Black of Tucson returned last
night from Prescott, where he has
been attending the trial of the case of
Wolfey VS.. Burmister and Black. an
action for an accounting in the matter
of the assigned claim of the plaintiff
against the territory for his expenses
in procuring the passage Of the fund
ing act. There has been no decision
ye'-. There is pending beside this &C
ton mandamus suit by Ex-Governor
WOlfiPV a iCc +,,l
compel the commission to pay that
part of the original claim not account |
ed for by the defendants in the action |
which has just been tried.
WORK OF RECRUITING. Lieu
tenant Max Luna, recruiting officer for
the Thirty fourth regiment in the |
southwest, arrived in town from |
Tempe yesterday, where he took in !
five enlisted men. Altogether Twelve |
were enrolled here and were sent last /
night to Fort Logan in charge of E. b. !
Arnold. The list to date is made up
of E. b. Arnold, Jerome E. Merwin, |
Frank Frobel, Charles R. Cox, Louis |
Lester Smith. Joseph F'roI- |
ley, Alex NJ. Barr, Henry Williams |
John E. Bannister and Fred E North |
rup. Altogether sixty men haxe gone !
from Phoenix to the Thirty-fOurth. |
Lieutenant Luna will keep the recruit
ing office at DR. Duffeld's offices open |
until next Tuesday.
JUDGE BUCKS REURN. Judge |
Andrew Buck returned to the city Iasc |
night after an absence of more than |
year. For the last two years he has |
been engaged in the promoting of |
mines He has several projects on |
hand, the most important of which he |
is interested in himself. L, is a coal |
on the Alaskan peninsula. |
He has been engaged in trying to in