Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-08-20

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Precipitation - 49,
STATE OF weather Clear. Clear.
| BAPTIST CHURCH. - Sunda,
school, 9:45 a. m: Young Peoples
| Union, s D. m; union service. s D. n.
sermon by Rev. J. NJ. Weems. A cor
dial invitation TO all.
\ CONUNDRUM.-A young man re
| Gently returned from visit to 10.
Angeles innocentIy asks: why ::
southern California like TWO hands,
/ Because il is supported by tourists.
ENISHERIFF FAIRCHILD IN
SANE--Fletcler FaiTchiId for 4 LONG
| tpe sheriff of COcOnino county. was
! brought down from Flagstaff on Fri
/ day night under a commitment 10 The
| insane hospital \ brother of his
! has been for some time an inmate OF
hat institution.
| ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTED -
The heaSng OF the application of
! Richard t,iH for letters of admfnistra-
| ton on the estate of his wife. Ellen
! Gill, took place in probate court yes
eertfay- The application was granted
and the administrator bond was
fixed at $4,000
y GROWING ADDITION-City
Assessor Frank Luke made in Official
tour of ChurchhilI addition yesterday.
checking up property. He found fiji
teen residences in course Of construc
ton. Most of them were of a good
substantial character. and none were
cheap and discreditable.
A MONSTER NIELON.-AIr. G. f.
Brewster. who owns Il farm near the
experimental station brought to this
office last night watermelon weigh
ing forty-two pounds. 1t was of the
FLORIDA FavOrite' variety. which sell
dom exceeds from fifteen to twenty
pounds. but is the sweetest and most
delicious melon grown. Mr. Brew
ster is unable TO account for the eX-
rrIOrdinary size attained by this onc.
which IS regarded as Il phenomenon.
\ MAN WITH \ RECORD-The
Albuquerque Democrat says: -Llew-
eIlyn. who Killed the two policemen i'll
Denver. was a Cuban flibuSter and
has killed sixteen mem If this be
true he would undoubtedly he a valu-
able assistant to General Otis In the
Philippines and it is sincerely hoped
lie Will be captured and sent TO Mani Il
in regiment by himself. Such TALENT
should not be allowed to go TO waste
on American policemen when 50 large
i field awaits cultivation.
NJ. E. SERVICES. - Services today
at the First Methodist Episcopal
church. corner Second avenue and
Monroe street. will be as follows: Sun !
day school. 9:45 j. m: morning ser +
vice, II a. n; sermon by Rev. J. NJ. (
Weems of the NJ. E. church, south; I
class meeting, 12:15 p. m; meeting of /
EpWOrth League, Gas p. II. IN the /
evening the congregation will Join in !
the outdoor union service; sermon by /
Rev. Mr.. Black, pastor Of Bethel NJ E. /
church; midweek prayer service,
7:45 p. m.
INTOXICATING ROOT BEER -
Fernando Socc0TT0 was arrested veSter
day morning near the fOur-mile house
for instituting a l0ne-handed riot in
that neighb0rhood. He went into the
house a sober and peaceful citizen.
bought a bottle of root beer which ne
mixed with Il pinJ of whisky and drank
It. after which he imagined he was the
Filipino army. Among his personal
effects now on file al the Jail is Il bot
lie of olive oil. He didn't know where
he got it or what he intended Ia do
with it.
GROWTH OF THE BOARD. The
BOARD of trade subscription list ran up
70 301 last night and ct that notch
seemed as anxious as ever. Subscrip-
ions to the original list were re
,efved from Dr. H. E. Stroud. $50;
Secretary @ II "A Epr- 22S and tba
Phoenix Steam laundry. S25, raising
he fund to 1925. Subscriptions tol
he maintenance now amount D
'3, 612. With the amount to be re
.eived from the supervisors the board
las already in sight $4,000. The ;
list viii De further in
.reased by no less than 100 subscribers
nd it is expected that at least $500
will be added to the original fund. :
BACK FROM THE WAR-A. D. II
linton. who left here Il year ago with
'ol. McCOrd's Big Four regiment. de
ermined 10 whip Spain or die in the
ttempt. returned home Thursday !
light, having spent the months since
he regiment WAS mustered out at his
i'd home in eastern Kansas and in
Kansas City. He says Phoenix is all /
light, and Kansas City is too slow. If ]
t is a little larger thanPhOeniX. He /
vas accompanied back by his brother 4
n-Iaw. G. w Carlyle, who is also Of
he same opinion Mr.. Carlyle spent 4 J.
ear CT so here before going east in /
S91. 50 he knows whereof he speaks !
Ir Carlyle's family viii arrive in Il 1
ew days. /
PHOENIX NINE WINS AGAIN s
'Ae Phoenix baseball team Yesterday / i