Arizona republican., 1899-04-08
NEWS
OF He
TOWN

\ MAY BAY PICNIC. Tho subicci
of another May Day picnic for the
schools is bsing considered.
\ NEW NOTARY. A ncsarial com
mission was issued to K. Barrett OF
Briggs. Yavapai county, yesterday.
FIREOIEN'S AIEETING.-TheP hoe-
nix fire department viii hold a regular
meeting at the engine house Monday
night
HARBER'r-WF-I I Err. AT Alham-
bra. April :. 1899 by the Rev. e. d
lMc('reary. Mir. J@siah Harbert of Phoe-
nix and Mrs. Gertrude \. Webster of
Los Angeles. Cal.
SUIT ON 4 LEASE. Suit was he
gun in district court Yesterday by
Frederick S. Newell against Charles T.
Goddard ara Rosa Goddard, TO recover
rent on the Sixth Avenue hotel.
G. \. R.-A meeting of the members
of J. W. Owen past, G. \. R, will Be
held this afternoon at the Office Of
The board Of supervisors to arrange for
the departmental meeting, which VIII
be held on April IS.
LADIES FREE. The base ball
game tomorrow will be one # unusuaa
interest. 1t will be one Of the best
! games vet played this season. At a
meeting. Of the DeMunds il VS. decided
to admit ladies to the grounds and
grand stand free
| GOOD PROGRAMME TOMORROW.
The Pioneer band Tehearsed an eX-
ceptionally good programme last night
| and the PLAYERS expect to give q. better
| concert than usual tomorrow. 1t will
not be long before the band Will again
give its concerts in the evening.
| SERMONS FOR YOUNG MEN. On
next Sunday evening at the Baptist
| church the Rev. DR.. Halsey will preach
| the first of a series Of sermons to young
men on Success in Life and How to
| Attain 1t" The quartette choir viii
give special music.
! MUSICAL RECITAL. Miss Mary
Elizabeth Halsey's music scholars
gave pleasal recital at the home OF
their teacher on Friday afternoon
| Among those who took part were
| Misses Lindsey, MCGOWAN, Coveny
| Porter, Williams, Garnett, Thomas and
Halsey.
PREPARED For BUSINESS. -Fne
Mutual Life Insurance company of New
| Y--k yesterday compiled with the tor
-itCriaI laws by filing q copy OF It's
articles OF incorporation with the terri
torial secretary and by the appoint
ment of a resident agent. Col. William
| Christy.
| IMPROVE The LIBRARY. The
| Friday Literary club held its regular
weekly meeting al the Fleming build
| ing yesterday at which 2 discussion OF
the ely library took place. The mem
bers wish to establish it on q better
| basis and something definite may be
done at the next meeting.
%-J1Cs TOx- TIL TTN-TV-IzT1.
The name of Wilbur J. Mayer Of
Mayors Station has been included in
the list Of students who were expelled
from the university, or rather i'll the
list of those who withdrew from that
Institution. Nj Mayors name does
not belong in that list. He is al home,
but was called home by the illness OF
his sister, who i very sick. He eE-
poets to return to the university in 4
few days He and his parents are il
full acocrd with the course OF the uni
yersity faculty in the late instruction.
A WINTER STORY. Louis J.
Bauer yesterday described q spectacle
which appears at the Niagara fails
only in times CT extreme cold. He said
that last winter fer the first time IL
five years the rough waters CT the
river 600 feet below the falls were
spanned by natural les bridge many
feet in length and twenty five feet
high at the center, whence it slOped
downward toward the banks. Tho
spray from the falls, which can De seen
many miles away, gathered thick5st
at this point and became frozen. Per
sons walked over the ice bridge with
out any danger.
THE SCHOOL .TFN-cJTS. The work
of the school census marshals. for this
district has b5en completed and the
.esult is a satisfactory showing. There
are in the district 1, 6S3 pupils who at
tended school last year. There were
861 boys and S22 girls. OF the whole
number fifty-fVe reside outside the dis
trict, though they have attended
school within. The pupils between
the ages of eight and fourteen are SJ6.
Divided with respect TO nationality.
the enumeration is: Born OF parents.
both native, Las; born Of parents, one
foreign bern, 169; native born, of par
.ents, both foreign. 358
WILL WELD RACKETS. A ten
mis- match will be played today between
the Phoenix and Tempe clubs at the
grounds OF the former The TEMPE
team played a draw with Mesa last
Sunday, winning the singles. but los
ing the doubles; but it was defeated
IN Phoenix last year. Or, to be more
accurate, the normal school was d.
feated by the high school. but most
CT the same players VIII be arrayed
against each other today. The Tempe
ties, however, have improved very
much since the contest last year and
they expect good results from the
singles. The match will begin at
o'clock in the afternoon and both dou-
bles and singles 'wiIl be played.
WILL IMPROVE HIS STRIP. -
A remarkable transfer OF property took
place yesterday in the saIe of property
for delinquent taxes. : spirited riv-