Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

matched, he being absent. MT Wal | bridge knew all the time that Decem-
 Der 27 was his birthday, too, but he 1 kept quiet and sawed wood. Last
 night he put OF a clean collar went
 over tc MT. Emerson's and got him. self surprised at the same time.
 SANDBAGGED FOR s2OO- An Ital-
 ian milkman from Tempe by the name of Bertraminelli was | robbed of $20O in the block
 the other night, having been lulled to l sleep by sandbag. He thinks he knows the names of his assailants, but
 he is afraid that he might not be able to prove their guilt, but only excite their ill feeling. The authorities be- | lieve they are the same persons who | assaulted and badly beat a Chinaman I a few nights ago.
 TO IMPROVE THE MUSIC. Ar 1 engagements are almost perfected for the engagement of an accomplished
 choir Of the Christian church. The first
 rehearsal under the new order will
 take place on tomorrow night at half
 past seven o'clock, instead of tonight
 as announced. Hereafter Saturday
 night will be devoted to this work It
 is expected that this special training
 of the chorus choir, supplemented >by the selections by the male quartette,
 will make the music of this church
 equal to that in the other churches of
 the city.
 HE HAD EARNED IT. HI. B. St.
 Claire received a beautiful leather medal for Christmas present and in
 Ci1 n of
 gift was a token of respect and es-
 teem from the employees of the H. H. McNeil company and must have cost 10 or 15 cents. A story, of course. all ways goes with leather medal. Dur ing the holiday rush MT. St. Claire took in the counterfeit, half dollar on a business transaction and the em- ploycs of the firm came to the con- clusion that such zealous efforts 10 dispose of goods should be suitably re- warded.
 MORE OIL COMPANIES. Articles of incorporation of the Arroyo Seco Oil and Development company were filed in the office of the county recorder yesterday The incorporators are J. F. Morgan, Charles Meyer and H. B. Earle. The capital stock is $500, 900. Articles were also filed of the Paraiso oil company, whose incorporators are Gustav A. Frost, John Dieling, T. II. Horn, D. Sholtz, s. M. Webb F. G. 'Thode, s. S. simon, Charles Golinsky, J. B. Olsen and Otto Schindzel The capital stock is s5O0O0O. There were filed articles, too, of the PaIo Alto Oil company with a capital stock of $780, coo. The incOrporators are John Dud- field, R. s. Downar. k. O. WHbo. J. C. | Franklin, J. G. Smith, E. A. Hettinger and O. W. Dunn.
 THE ROARKE DSTATE.- A peti- l tion was filed in probate court yester- day for the appointment of l.. w. Bax- t"r administrator of the estate of | James ROarke. The petition is signed | by MT. Baxter himself and by othcr | heirs of the estate. There is going to be a contest, for there is already on | file petition for the appointment of | Captain George D. Christy. This peti- | ton is also signsd by several heirs of | the estate. During the nearly four i years the estate has been in probate | court there has been So much bitter | and even sensational litigation that the | heirs now are at swords point and 1 without hope of a peaceful adjustmerir | of the affairs of the estate. The hear ing of these petitions will take place | on January 8. An inventory and ap- | praisement was filed in the estate of | Jeremiah Malcolm.