Arizona republican., 1899-02-02

 OF THE
 TOWN

LICENSED TO WED. A marriage
 license was issued yesterday to Philip
 Garcia and Jesus Ortiz.
 MISSIONARY SOCIETY. Tine We
 mans Missionary society of the Bap-
 tist church will meet on Friday after
 noon at 2:30 o'clock in the church. All
 the ladies are cordially invited to be present.
 CRAWFORD-SNIITH. Mr. Orrin J Crawford of Vancouver, Wash. and Miss Constance D. Smith of Portland 1 Ore, were united in marriage last
 night, February l, by Rev E. D. McCreary
 FIRE OFFICERS INSTALLED. -
 The installment of the officers of the l fire department took place last night.
 The usual attending ceremony of a | banquet was postponed until next Saturday night
 HATFIELD IMPROVING. - Frank
 Mayfeld. the street car conductor, upon whom an operation for appendi- citis was performed last Tuesday af- ! ternOOn, has so far improved steadily.
 Last night all indications pointed to
 his recovery.
 A TEA POSTPONED. The tea
 which was to have been given at Mrs.
 Lulu Porter's by the Baptist Ladies' 1 Aid society is postponed indefinitely that all may be able to attend Mrs | MoOdy's o'clock meeting at the
 Presbyterian church.
 AN UNWELCOME MESSAGE. - l Henry Priesler, the dairy man, re- ceived a telegram last night informing him of the death of his father in Iowa. The telegram came just in time to en- able Mir. Priesler ito change his clothes and beard the train for his former home.
 A QUICK RUM Assistant General Manager Wells Of the s. F. P. 6 F., Trainmaster H. c. Storey, Chief En- gineer w. A. Drake and MT. H. L. GarretsOn arrived from Prescott yds- terday afternoon on a special The run was made in four hours and forty five minutes.
 WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY FOOT BALL. The normal school foot ball team has decided to give the univer- sity eleven the preference for q game on February g. In case this game is net arranged, one will probably take place at the park between the high school and normal teams on that date
 NEW INCORPORATION. Articles of incorporation of the Lawrence x Clark Vehicle company were filed in the office of the county recorder yes terday. The incorpOrators are w. g. Lawrence and V. L. Clark Of Phoenix, and W. D. Stuode of Clark county, Ky. The capital stock is $20,000, divided into 200 shares.
 METHODIST REVIVAL SERVICES. The union Methodist revival services bo b011 inI,t oE Lo church, corner of Second avenue and Monroe street. There will he a half hour of bible study beginning at ?. m led by Dr. G. B. Pratt. The regular service will begin promptly at 7:30 ?. II. Everybody will be made welcome to these services.
 THE MAHARA MINISTRIES. A large crowd was present at the Patton Grand last night to greet the MakaTa minstrels. The opening chorus was Q good selection and it was well ren- dered. Several specialties were intro duced and the dancing was especially l well received by the audience. The i usual plantation songs and some reW jokes were presented. The company will give matinee this afternoon
 AMENDED ARTICLES. -Amended 1 articles of incOrp01 atiOn of 5he Irter- | national Irrigation and Improvement | company were filed in the office of the | territorial secretary yesterday. This ! is Tucson company, most of the in cOrpOratOrS living at Los Angeles. The | amendment consists in fixing the cap | ital stock at g, 900 900, shares $10, and | 8 provision by winch stock may be is- sued by the directors in payment fO ! property and services.
 ELKS' STAG PARTY. The EIks' | hall last night was a scene of hospi- taIity and good fellowship, and the | programme rendered did not omit the slightest feature which would aid to make the evening pleasant. 4 large number of legislators responded to their invitations and although guests of the occasion, were easy prey of the fun makers. They were not backward iii Eeciprocating in the tenor of the evening and joined in with the spirit of the hosts.
 DRUNK AND ROBBED. On Tues day night Deputy Sheriff Billy Moore saw three men in the vicinity Of Fi- field & GalIagher's place of business. Two of them were lying down and at the officers approach the third ran away. The two men were helplessly drunk and the pockets of one were turned inside out Near by was anne 'Whlcn nad IdIIen 10 the ground. The officer brought the two men to iail and yesterday they were taken before Justice Johnstone, who sent them to iail for five days.
 TWO SPORTING EVENTS. -There will be two important sporting events T Phoenix today. One, a purely local affair is the match race at the trotting grounds south of the city between Tiff .any's Juno J. and Scott's Rex Nam 5rinO, and the other the beginning of he annual convention of Arizona gun clubs, the programme Of which has already been published by The Re publican. Three shooters from ah-oad arrived in town yesterday, Charles Weber and William H. Cooper of the Tucson Blue Rocks. and Charles Fran is of Flagstaff. Marksmen from all parts of>the territory were expected i'll