Arizona republican., 1900-12-01

! and many people will never learn any ! thing, but it must also be taken for granted that patron at least remem- | bers a thing while it is being told to | him, and if in a hurry, he hasn't time | for a kindergarten illustration. For example. a patron says, Give me John | Does office; it's not on the list" The answer is perhaps. One. naught, seven four; ring and give the number. Tn 1 all probability the patron would have been smart enough to ring and give the number if it could be found. and as he asked for information and not
 for education. he hates to spend the time practicinS with Central, who
 knows the number and should immedi- ately connect the lines.
 NEW RATIONS.-Articles of incorporation of the Hercules Copper company were filed in the office of the
 county recorder yesterday The in-
 corporators are A. B. Marshall. F. P.
 Hatfield. C. w. Fuller and E. NJ Boyd
 The capital stock is $1.OOO. .OOO Articles
 were also filed of the Morongo Milling
 company, whose incorporators are s.
 A. Coolidge. Dr. C. E. Stoner. w. J.
 Dawes, IS. E. Rothery and w A. Innes
 The capital stock is $3OOO OOO.
 DEPARTURE OF MIR RANDOLPH.
 MT. Charles C. Randolph, the former
 owner and editor of the Republican,
 left last night for Washington. D. C.
 Mir Randolph was for many years the
 efficient Washington correspondent for
 the New York Times and other jour na!s and is prominent member of the Gridiron club. He has been appointed correspondent for the Denver Times, and will act in the same capacity for this paper. He has not yet disposed of his handsome residence property in Phoenix. and his family will occupy it until spring.
 CORRECTION OF A STATEMENT. A few days ago the Republican, in mentioning the appointment of MT. A. C. Mcqueen to be live stock agent of the s. r. P. & P. said that the ap- pointment had been made to fill the vacancy caused by the death of $. P Behan several months ago. That was an error for shortly after Mir Behan's death, MT. F. F. Pattee was appointed to succeed him and filled the position to the full satisfaction of the company. Not long ago, MT. Pattee was com pelled to resign to attend to his private affairs, and Mir. Mcqueen was appoint ed to succeed him.
 HUSTLERS.-Th first prize in the Success magazine subscription contest was won by MT. Leonard Johnson. of Chicago. who spent part of last win ter in Phoenix, the guest of his cousin. MT Pliny A. Tharaldson. MT. John son will be remembered as an excel lent tenor singer. taking part in the music in the Baptist and First Metho- dist churches: The prize is $500, which, with his commissions. will prob ably net him more than $1,000. He se- cured S90 subscribers in Arizona and Colorado in about three months. The next competitor, w. C. Michael. a col leSe student. received $250. He secured S4 subscriptions.
 KILLED THE WRONG CAT.-An- ton Anderson. of the Bank Exchange. is the owner of a peculiar breed of black cats of unusual worth and in telMgence. One of them lad a leg crushed yesterday, and MT. Anderson asked Col. JOhnstone to get the first peace officer he saw to come and shoot it. The first officer was Joseph Bush. who said certainly. He hated to kill anything but it always gave him pleasure to put a dumb animal out of hopeless misery. Officer Bush got his Winchester and seeing the black cat out on the roof of a shed. took careful aim and fired. The cat leaped into the air and scampered across the roof. out of sight. Col. John stone said. Joe. that cat seemed to have the use of all it's legs Tt looks that way to me" said Officer Bush, but Andy wanted it killed, and he must know if it's a cripple" The of fcer followed it and getting another shot. put a ball through its head. At that instant Mr Anderson appeared on the horizon and screamed, You've killed the wrong cat" I'm awful sorry" said Officer Bush. but all back cats look alike to me-"
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