Arizona republican., 1900-10-18

FOOTBALL PRACTICE.-The foot ball men will meet this evening at 9:3O o'clock for practice in the rear of the court house.
 A CALL FOR A DRILL.-Members of the Uniform Rank, Knights of Pyth- ias, are requested to assemble at the hall at 7:3O tonight to drill for the par ade tomorrow night on the occasion of the dedication of the hall.
 RALLY AT MESA.-There will be a big republican rally at Mesa tonight and a number of good speakers will be present to discuss the issues of the hour. A special train will be run from Phoenix with a roundtrip fare of 9 cents. which is cheap enough for any one to go and have good time. There will be a big crowd from Phoenix, and a bigger one will greet them in Mesa.
 BERNAL GETTING BETTER Francisco Bernal, who was shot on Monday night while resisting arrest by Officer William Dowell and A. D. Rem son. is likely to get well. He was much improved yesterday morning and con tinued to get better all day. The wound of his brother, shot at the same time, has been found to be compara- lively harmless puncture in the shoul- der.
 PROBATE COURT.-An account of the administrator of the estate of Jehiel Hoople was filed yesterday and set for hearing on October 29. A peti- tion was filed in the same estate for permission to sell real property. Let ters of administration of the estate of H. H. Campbell were issued to c. J. Hall. Appraisers Were appointed and notice to creditors was ordered pub lished.
 PROHIBITION COAT OF ARMS. The vignette of the prohibition party of the county was filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors yesterday and the ticket will be presented today, when the business of making up the official ballot will probably be begun. The design of the vignette is a rising sun peeping across hill tops. There is printed upon the design Stand fast for the right always" All this is sur rounded by the words Prohibition Party" and Temperate in all things"
 TRIAL OF A DYNAMITER.-A man by the name of John Doe will be tried today before Justice Gray for too much cOmprehensiVenes and too little discrimination in fishing and for the wasting of giant powder in piscatOrial pursuits. His operations were con- ducted in the river below the city. The first objection to the use of dynamite in fishing is that it is unlawful and the second upon which the law is based that it is not economic of fish. The young and diminutive are sacrificed along with the big and mature, so that the fish supply of future generations is cut off.
 A PETRIFIED OYSTER.-John Lewis, whom his many friends better know by the name of Fore Paw has outranked all discoveries of strange things in Arizona. His most valued pocket piece is a petrified or oXydenized oyster, found recently along the Agua Fria. a few miles above Frog Tanks. It was discovered in a prospect hole fifteen feet below the surface. There is no doubt that it Is an oyster, with nearly half the shell attached. This discovery proves that the sea used to cover a considerable part of Arizona. for everyone knows, who knows any thing a all about such things, that the oyster is not a land bird, and if he were he would choose some other land than the arid wastes of Arizona.
 YESTERDAYS SCORE-At the Gun clubs practice shoot yesterday after noon the following scores were made, at singlesA Aitken, 6, 9. s, 9, 10. 10, 9; Dr. Wyle, s, s, s. 6, :, g.; J. Graham. :; Pinney, s. g, g, 3, 6, :, :; NJ. Graham, s, :, 9, 10; Wilson, s, s, :, 9, s. Field shooting-Aitken. 10; M. Graham, 10; Dr. Wylie, $; Pinney, :. Messrs Ait