Arizona republican., 1899-11-27

1 plsted -ill be placed on exhibition in one of the up town store windows. When asked what his object is in devoting so much attention to this project. Mir. Riche replied that he pre- ferred to spend his spare moments in | this manner instead of idleness. A QUIET DAY. A good many peo- pie were of the opinion last night that yesterday was a quiet day-"nothing going on." Yet when one made a tour of the town he saw number of things that were interesting to those. at least. who were directly concerned. For instance. at 3 o'clock the Pioneer band started in on it's usual Sunday afternoon concert; at the same time an exciting ball game was being played south of the Lemon hotel between the Rough Riders and the Union Stars. In another part of town a merry go- ronnd was making times lively. Many people were enjoying a ride on the street cars. In fact. if one wanted recreation he could find it simply for the hunting of it. to say nothing of the moral benefit to be derived by going to church.
 FOR MAIDS OF HONOR. - The various counties of the territory are busily engaged in electing maids of honor for the coming carnival. In Yavapai county the balloting will cease on Thanksgiving eve. In Gila county choice has already been made but the result is as yet unknown here. On this subject the last issue of the Globe Times says: Julian Willard
 
 succeeded in arousing quite an interest. A number of our business men took kindly to the proposition to have Gila county represented at the carnival by maid of honor and arranged a vot- ing contest which opened Monday morning and will close this evening. when a dance will be given at odd Eel lows hall. The vote last night stood: Miss Lucy Merritt 226; Miss Maud Kenyon, 135; Miss Fannie Davidson, 23. and a few scattering"
 BICYCLE RACK NEEDED. - The need of a bicycle rack at the Central school building is becoming more .ur- gent each day, it is said. Some one who has observed the growth of the bicycle habit among the pupils at tending the Central school says it is really remarkable. A few years ago very few bicycles were used by the pupils. Now there are over a hundred of them and as the school board has not provided a rack for their safe keeping the pupils are compelled to stack their wheels promiscuously on all sides of the building. The result is that bicycles are constantly. getting damaged, entailing expense upon those owning them. A rack would not only be an inexpensive improvement, but is badly needed. It would pay the school trustees to visit the Central school some day and see for themselves the status of the bicycle question.
 INCREASING ATTENDANCE. - There is a well founded suspicion that although the frost has not appeared on the pumpkin in this vicinity and the corn is not in the shock the youthful mind has seized on the fact that Christmas time is rapidly approaching and that if he wants to get sack of candy and a popcorn ball at the Christmas tree entertainment ii be- hoQves him to promptly enroll in the nearest Sunday school. On no other hypothesis can the alarming increase in Sunday school attendance during the past two or three Sundays be ac- counted for. The Republican last week chronicled the fact that the Presby- terfan Sunday school had 201 persons at it's session. The attendance yes terday had increased to 264. Other Sunday schools report similar in creases, making the largest enroll ments in their history. The candy and popcorn trade can read this item with renewed confidence that this is to be ar unusually prosperous season.