Arizona republican., 1900-09-01

VIM. G. BURNS, Section Director A BUSINESS CHANGE.-M. J. Pet ! tid, formerly in charge of one of the | largest bakery houses in Denver, has 1 bought the Arizona bakery of this city. l The business in the future will be | known as the Home Baking company. A PARIS PRIZE.-Messrs. Pratt and Gilbert of this city yesterday re- ceived word that the Mccormick Har- ves sting Machine works of Chicago. of which they are agents had been awarded the grand prize at the Paris ! exposition.
 THE TEMPE PICNIC. A picnic of the fraternal orders of the valley will be held at Tempe next Monday. Labor Day. and by request of Phoenix lodge No. ,. Woodmen of the World. as many members as possible are requested to ! be present.
 HAD HEAVY RAINS-Deputy Reve- nue Collector s. NJ Cullom returned yesterday from the southern part of the territory. He states that on Wednesday night an unusually heavy rain fell around Bowie and over a large section in that vicinity.
 WILL MOVE NEXT WEEK.-About the latter part of next week the offices of the secretary of the territory will be removed to the new quarters in the capitol building. The other officials will not take up their new office quarters until next month.
 SIGNS OF SCHOOL-In the windows of local dealers who cater to the de- mands of the spOrt-seeking school boy. are displayed many evidences that school is about to begin. Baseball par aphernalia is there in plentiful quanti- ties and there are marbles in great variety.
 BLOCKADED STREETS.-Still the streets are blockaded with branches and bodies of trees. People with teams are in peril. and the city may at any time be the loser of thousands of dol lars by reason of the neglect of the city council to remove these needless ob- Structions.
 GONE TO LOS ANGELES-Mr Gar rett Schuler left on Thursday for Los Angeles. where he has been offered a position as clerk at the Van Nuys hotel. Mir. Schuler is a hotel man of much ability and while head clerk at the HO-
 
 popularity of that hostelry.
 MRS. JOHN BECK ILL.-The wife of John Beck. of the Pioneer Transfer line is lying very sick at their home in Tucson. Mrs. Beck went to Chicago on a visit to her parents Becoming i'll. she was ordered back to Arizona by the family physician. She arrived in Tue son Tuesday and has been confined to her bed ever since.
 CHURCH SERVICES.-The pastor of the First NJ. E. church will open the regular services tomorrow. The sub ject for the morning hour will be ''The Secret of Guidance" The theme for the evening will be A Falsa Estimate of Sin" The Sunday school will meet at 9:45; the Epworth League at 6:3O. the subject being Seek Souls"
 AN EPIDEMIC OF COLDS.-In the history of Phoenix it is likely that therA has never been q time when there were so many colds prevalent as at present. According to a prominent physician the epidemic is due largely to the unusual changes in the weather. the warm days and the cold nights and will be abated either as soon as there is a change in the weather or the populace becomes accustomed to the variable conditions now in vogue.
 PROBATE COURT.-The last will and testament of Finla L. Mcclure Was probated and H. B. Wilson was ap, pointed administrator, with the will annexed. Bond was fixed at $7,00O. A hearing was had on the return in the the sale of real estate in the Caroline $.