Arizona republican., 1900-12-23

SECOND ANNUAL BALL. The
 United Moderns will give their second
 annual ball at the k. of P. hall on the
 evening of Tuesday, January l, 19O51.
 A NEW OIL COMPANY.-Articles of
 incorporation of the Lake City Oil
 company, an Illinois corporation, were
 filed in the office of the county recorder
 yesterday. The capital stock is $35O, 900.
 CHRISTMAS EXERCIsEs.-Besi
 the special Christmas services and
 music on Sunday the Baptist Sunday
 school will have a Christmas enter | tainment and exercises on Monday l evening.
 | CHRISTIAN SCIENCE The First | Church Of Christ Scientist, corner of Center and Jefferson streets, holds services at Il a. m.; Sunday school, 1O:3O: Wednesday evening meetings, | 7:9O. Everybody welcome.
 THE STEER TYING.-Oscar Rob- erts and Joe Bassett will decide a diff ference of opinion as to which is the swiftest cow-puncher, at Phoenix park, this afternoon. It what little betting that has been done, Roberts is a slight favorite.
 A NOTICE TO KNIGHTS.-Mem- bers of Phoenix lodge Knights of Py- thias are requested to meet at the lodge room at 1 o'clock, sharp, today to prepare to attend the funeral of their late brother, Joel Simmons.
 FUNERAL OF FRANK POSTE.- The funeral of Frank Pose, who lives near the city, will take place at 3 o'clock this afternoon from the under Tn11 D- 2 . It will be conducted under the direc- ton of the King
 OFFICIAL BONDS.-The board of supervisors held a session yesterday. at which the principal business trans acted was the approving of bonds of county and precinct officers elect. The county official bonds were those ol J. Elliott Walker, treasurer, $1O0,OOO; Sam Stout. sheriff, $10,O00: Chas. w.. Barnett, assessor, $5,000. The suretles were fidelity companies. In the after noon the board inspected the poor farm.
 PROBATE COURT-An order was made in probate court yesterday per hitting the administrator of the estate of John M. Evans, Jr., to sell personal property of the estate. An inventory and apprasenent of the estate shows its value to be $7000. J. A. R. Irvine was appointed administrator de bonls non of the estate of Charles l. Douglas. In the matter of the estate of Mary A. Warren, Major J. w. Evans was ordered to file an itemized account and make statutory statement.
 A PERSONAL INQUIRY.-Mr. Sam uel Spainhower of Tempe called at The Republican office yesterday to in quire if a young lady by the name of Miss Jessie Rickard, late of DuncOmbe, | Ia, were in Phoenix. Miss Rickard is an acquain. ance of Mrs. Spainhower's $ and wrote her some time ago that she was coming to Arizona. A few days since a letter for Miss Rickard was received by Mrs. Spainhower, who was naturally made anxious concerning her | friends whereabouts.
 OPENING OF COUNTRY CLUE The Country club will begin the year under the most suspicious circum- stances, by the formal opening of the new club house on the grounds west of the city on January 1. The ceremonies will be informal, but as pleasant as it is possible for the ladies of the club to make them, and will consist of a reception in the afternoon and even ing. The house is now completed and the links are ready for the players, in fact, a number of the golfers were playing yesterday.
 EDGED TOOLS WANTED.-About the greatest trouble that Dr. J. c. Nor