Arizona republican., 1900-08-25

$15, ,000 and goes in it's entirfty to Mary P. Richardson, she having bought out the other heirs. In the matter of the Douglas estate, a hearing was had on petition for an accounting from the administrator, s. r. HOefer. The date was set for August 2S. A hearing of a petition for an accounting in the mat ter of the estate of Wm. H. Allison was continued to August 25.
 THE CAMP MEETING.-Rev. MT. Caton will continue his Bible talks to- day at the 10:30 a. m. service. After noon o'clock service will be led by Rev. MT. We ms. Evening service at 7:30. All invited to each service. Dr. Lowry breaches at the evening servlce and is an interesting speaker. Rev. R. P. Wilson, DID,, editor of the Pacific Methodist Advocate. is expected here today and will assist in the services during the balance Of the session.
 PRISONER ESCAPED. - Friday morning while working with the chain gang cleaning up South Center avenus Z, Robert De Baud, a youthful prisoner, working out fine for drunkenness, made his escape. While Officer Jerry Sullivan. who was in charge of the gang. was looking in another directi n De Baud disappeared. The police made no great effort to catch him, believing that he would leave the city, and thus relieve the municipal eXchequer from the habit which it had acquired of boarding young De Baud gratis. It is thought that he left on the early train.
 FOR PROBATE JUDGE.-Mr. V. \. MOrford is a candidate to succeed him self as probate judge of Marlcopa county. his announcement having be n duly made in accordance with the un- written law of politics Mr. Morfcrd is well known to the citizens Of the county, having cast his lot with PhJe- nix when it was but a village and haV- ing given the best years of his life to the upbuilding of the valley. His re- publicanism is unimpeaChable and his labor in the party ranks is too well known to call for comment. He has been faithful in the discharge of his official duties and if nominated will make a clean canvass and in all prJba- bility a successful one.
 FOR THE LEGISLATURE.-C conventions are seldom embarrassed ny
 
 good annual salaries are attached. But when candidates are sought for to spend thfir time in d campaign that can bring them only a two-mOnths job with small pay. good men are scarce. But it is reported that A. P. Snowman, editor of the Mesa Free Press. is one of the few that are willing to make the sacrifice. MT. Snowman is fully in formed on the needs of this county and territory, is thoroughly competent and is man who will make hard fight for his convictions. His republicanism faithful party worker. His character is unassailable and he lives on the South Side. fact to be considered by those politically wise. If nominated ne will make a strong fight and will be heard from on election day.
 DANGER IN SOFT DRINKS. - Things are mt always what they seem, and that mild and some times consid- cred effemirate, connection. the soft drink, is not so harmless as it sounds. There is dire, deep danger in it's decep- tive sweetness. Messrs. Joe Cassou and Ernest Hall. two well known young gentlemen about town can tes- tify from their own experience. One night, recently, they sauntered into a drug store and ordered a couple of egg drinks. An hour later they were con vulsed in the agony of internecine war