Arizona republican., 1900-09-28

A NEW NOTARY. A nOtarial com mission was issued yesterday to Thom- as J. Prescott.
 THE SHOOTING SEASON.-The shooting season for ducks and geese opens October 1. The quail season is not open until October 15.
 GAVE A MUSICALE. - Wednesday evening. at her home. 520 West Jeffer- son street. Mrs. Thomas Sloan enter tained number of her friends with Q musicale.
 A MISTAKE IN DATE.-In yester- days paper October 10 was given as the date of commencement of the six o'clock closing of Phoenix mercantile houses. It should have read October l..
 SUIT FOR DIVORCE.-Frank NJ Horning yesterday began suit for di- vorce from his wife. Minnie B. Horn ing. on the ground of abandonment The defendant is a resident of Evans ton. III.
 A NEW CORPORATION. Articles of incorporation of the Dutton Oil company of Phoenix were filed in the office of the county recorder yesterday. The capital stock is S300000. The pa pers were sent here from Ontario, Can ada.
 MOVING PICTURES.-A small. but appreciative audience witnessed the cinematograph exhibition at Doris theater last night. The show is all that it pretends to be- a good collection of moving pictures, including a pleasing variety from humorous to sublime.
 BUCKEYE REAL ESTATE.-J. Ern- est Walker and J. C. Wasson yesterday purchased the J. F. Price ranch in the Buckeye country. There is an active movement in ranch property in that neighborhOod and owners believe the boom has hardly got a good start yet
 CIVIL SERVICE.-Dhe civil service examination of candidates for employ ment in the postal service was held Wednesday in the library room of the new capitol building. There were four applicants. as follows: C. r.. G. Fike. Olney Fike. Claude Early and Ms. Louise Jacobs.
 THE GUN CLUB.-The Gun club will have practice shoots at their grounds tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. and Sunday afternoon at o'clock. After these events the shoots will be each Wednesday afternoon at 1 and Sunday at o'clock. until further notice. Sunday, October :, a live bird shoot for members of the club only will be held at Phoenix park.
 \. G. A. TARGET TPRACTICE-Com- pany B, N. G. A. will engage in target practice on Sunday morning. Members of the company desiring to take part are requested to be at the armory at 9 o'clock. A team will be chosen out of the company to compete with a team from the Tempe company and a team will be made up from both to extend d challenge to the whole territory.
 ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS. Col. A. J. Duncan Ct Washington, D. C., and w. NJ. Futile. chief of police at San Carlos, arrived here yesterday morning, registering at the Hotel Adams. Col. Duncan is a special agent of the Indian service, has recently inspected the San Carlos agency and is now en route to the Sacaton agency for the same pur- pose, this being his first visit to Ari- Zona. He recently completed the work of surveying the Seminole lands in the Everglades of Florida.
 HAVE STRUCK WATER.-The So- nora Gold. Mill and Mining company. a corporation composed of Kansas City capitalists, not long ago bonded about thirty claims in the Humbug mining district. Among them was the moun- tain Chief. a property on which c0nsid- erable work had been done. and on which a small mill was erected some time ago. Several mill runs were made with satisfactory results, but the mill was forced to shut down owing to the lack of water in the well dug for it's supply. The new company began at