Arizona republican., 1899-10-30

lheldIlNe humidity 40 %
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: State of weather Cloudy Cloud,
Calm.
SHIPPING CATTLE.-Five cal
loads of cattle were shipped last nigh
over the s. F., P. & P to Los Angeles
and a car of prime butchers stuff vii
go north Tuesday night.
A SON IS BORN-Mr. and Mrs. r
H. Handbook yesterday morning be-
came the parents of a nine-pound boy
the first in the present generation OF
the Handbook family.
UNVEILED THE MONUMENT
The ladies of the Woodmen's Circle
yesterday afternoon chartered two
cars of the street car company to con-
vey them to the Phoenix cemetery,
where they unveiled a monument over
the grave of Mrs. Geiges.
FARMERS INSTITUTES Arf-
iona experiment station will hold a
number of farmers institutes this
winter at various places. An institute
will be held at Mesa City in the mid
! die of November and at Tempe in
| December. Dates are to be arranged
/ for at Glendale and either Solomon
vile or Stafford in the ella valley
ON SOUTH SIDE.-County School
Superintendent Fulton spent last week
| among the schools of Tempe and vi
cinity. He found them all to be do
ing good work and enjoying a prosper
Gus school year. If there is one thing
more than another that Maricopa
country prides itself in, it is it's good
schools and the absence of unruly
schools.
PRECEDING THE CIRCUS. -
Messrs. Mann and Sells, advance
agents of the circus. were in town yes
terday. leaving later with their ad-
vertising car for Tucson Mr. Sells
better remembered as Willie Sells,
having Travelled with circuses ever
since he was a young lad. His broth
ers were at one time proprietors of
one of the largest circuses in the
country.
LOOKED LIKE RAIN--Old Sol got
comparatively little chance yesterday
to peep out from behind the clouds and
the weather-wise man gravely shook
his head, saying: Wen get some
rain From all accounts cloudy
weather prevailed in Arizona and
southern California and the weather
bureau man who makes the forecasts
for the two political divisions mention
ed had a strong suspicion that
storm was central south of the inter
national boundary line.
PETITION FOR A BOND ELEC-
TION.-The directors of the board of
trade had a special meeting Saturday
night, called for the purpose of con-
sidering the water works and sewerage
questions The matter was very
discussed and the board de- !
cided to have a petition prepared and /.
circulated among the citizens asking I
the city council to call an election to /!
submit the proposition of voting $315,- 7!
900 of bonds, 5000, 600 of which are to be |
used to construct the water works and I
$115,000 to construct a sewer system.
STEALING ROSES.-The rose bush
es in the court house plaza are an OBJ
ject of considerable attention, legiti |
mate and otherwise. Some person. |
whose identity is unknown, admired /
them so greatly Saturday night that I
he proceeded to rob two of the large
bushes of their beautiful flowers. The
theft was noticed yesterday. There is
4 suspicion that these rose bushes are
robbed sometimes by persons who
lfterward sell their dishonesty
secured flowers in the shape of button
hole bouquets.
GOT a CHEAP RATE.-The Walter
L. Main show is getting an exceedingly
favorable rate from the narrow guage
road leading to Jerome. AS the show
vas prevented from going to the great
copper came the next best thing was to
get as many of the people there as
possible to go to Jerome Junction,
where the show will pitch it's tents.
The railroad accordingly made a round
rip rate of $1.60, which is at the rate
If about two cents mile. Jerome
Junction is therefore to get a show and
he railroad is giving its first big eX-
.ursiOn.
THEY WEPT COPIOUSLY.-TwO
yesterday afternoon gave
IN exhibition in weeping that was as
much of a success as the carnival
to be. A youngster hardly
more than a year old was enjoying !
himself in the middle of the street, /
nut was interrupted by his fveyear-
Id sister, who essayed to take him
ONE. The youngster began believing
nd fighting his sister. who finally be-
anne excited and commenced crying
90. So they mixed their tears, al
hough their cause was not in common, 1
nd after much exertion the older of 4
he two succeeded in her purpose. The /
air when last seen, were crying as
lough their hearts would break. but =,
ne yearIing boy was out of danger /
ON passing teams.
WHICH WAS IT?-An unfortunate j
icyclist late yesterday afternoon took !,
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