Arizona republican., 1899-04-24
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INVITED TO A CHURCH. -C
 Irving Fisher will be at the Presby- l terian church next Tuesday evening
 Admission will be free.
 TENNIS TOURNAMENT. IA ten
 his meeting was held yesterday to se- 1 lect representatives for the game with Tempe. Leo Rosenberg and Arcn l Wormell were chosen for the doubles.
 PIONEER BAND CONCERT. -Th5 | Pioneer band concert attracted a good | audience at the court house plaza yes 1 terday afternoon, though the attend
 ance was affected by an impression that had got abroad that the concert
 was to be held in the evening. NORMAL SCHOOL BOARD. At | the meeting of the normal school board of trustees Saturday T. w. Pem- bertCn was elected president to sue l ceed H. Z Buck Bids for supplying material and construction of the new normal at Flagstaff was ordered advertised
 EXCELLENCE OF GRAIN FEED ING. The most conspicuous turn out in town yesterday was that of party Of six '"rocters'' for the Phoenix
 base ball team. The sides Of their carriage wer garlanded with sheaves of green wheat, and the motto, "GraI' fed This was to distinguish them from the Tempe "rooters' who came over a week ago decorated with all falfa.
 PIE EATING CONTROVERSY. - A pie eating contest was held Saturday evening between the messeng gers Of 1.-the two telegraph companies. It would have been declared a tie but for the judge, who assisted Ellingson to dispose of the Twentieth pie. Thus the pie medal descended to Walter, although Einlan Johnson says it was unfair, and that if the judge had net come to Walters assistance he would have won ont easily.
 A CONSCIENTIOUS ESCORT. A young Phoenix lad who was about to attend his first evening party was told by his good mother to be home by 10 p. m. Being an obedient lad, ne somewhat surprised his young com panion, whom he had escorted to the party, by informing her alt the close Of the festivities that his ma expected. him home about that time; there fore he could not accompany her to her residence. Suiting the action to the word he started for home, leaving the young Miss to find her abode as best she might.
 ONLY A BOY. Deputy Sheriff Joe Bush last night arrested a young man in the block for vagrancy. That. is the charge against him, but the real of fense is more serious. For months he has been living there without visible means of support, though there was little doubt regarding the means Of living He belongs to the class to which The Republican has frequent directed attention. The worst thing about this case is that this person i- hardly more than boy, about twenty years of age. The justice before whom he may be brought today will have a chance to slaughter two birds with one stone by giving this boy about 1S0 days in the county jail, thereby Sa Ving him from himself for long period and at the same time spreading terror in the hearts of that shameless class.
 A SMOKELESS FIRE. Tine sIFill boy exerted his pull with the Phoen.~ fire department last night and called it out An alarm was sent in from box No 25 at the corner of Madison street and Fourth avenue. The de-% partment turned cut with customary promptness and an industrious hunt for the conf1agTation was begun. There was not even so much as smoke. The department having established the a,b- sence of the fire beyond {. reasonable doubt inquired into the cause of the alarm. It was as absent as the fire. Somebody had seen a small boy break into the glass box containi1 8 the key to the excellent fire alarm system Of MT Gamewel! whereby he called the fire department and pretty much the. entire population of Phoenix together. He left hu:riedly before the crowd arrived. One good thing grew out of the episode. The department broke it's record for speed.
 A COMING CAMP. Col c. c. Bean, the owner of the Ajo mine, who arrived a few days ago, said yesterday that the future for his property was promising The main thing that ne has to battle against is the lack of water, but that evil has been removed to some extent. At the mouth of one of the old tunnels he has found a sSp- ply of water, but does nclt know the quantity. He believes that he will De able to obtain plenty of water when the shaft is sunk deeper, and he has some little hope of striking water by an a1itesian we'll There is a great deal of activity about the new AJo. The property is growing richer with depth. Many feet of lumber have been taken there within the last few months and a blacksmith's shcp, a boarding house and ether signs of d fourishing western mining camp are springing up. A well has been sunk near the Ajo, where an abundance of water has been found near the sur face. At present Col Bean is forced to haul water a great distan ,e and at no small inconvenience
 THE CATTLE STATUS. A ship ment of cattle was made to San Diego last night. Cattlemen believe that the present high price of cattle will