Arizona republican., 1901-12-08

rates will be given by the railroads, and it will be pleasant outing. A PICNIC PARTY..-Quite a crowd of District 14 people and several friends from the city, spent yesterday as a pie nic party at Camel Back.
 THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
 PREACHER.-This will be the sub
 ject of Pastor Zumwalts sermon in the
 First Christian church this morning at Il o'clock. At half-past' seven this evening he will present Echoes From
 the Tent Meeting" Mrs. O. A. Turney
 will sing at both services, and the
 chorus choir will also render special se-
 lections.
 A BIRTHDAY SURPRISE.-T Tine many friends of Miss Bertha Slankard
 rendered her a very pleasant surprise
 party. Thursday evening. in honor Of
 her eighteenth birthday. The evening was pleasantly spent with cards. inter spersed with music; after which dainty refreshments were served. Miss SIank-
 ard was the recipient of many hand some and useful present. Among which
 was box of handsome cut flowers from California.
 FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCI ENTIST.-i4 South Center street.
 Services: II a. n., subject: Sacra-
 ment:" golden text: But l say unto you. I will not drink henceforth of this
 fruit of the vine, until that day when
 [ drink it new with you in my Fa-
 ther's kingdom" Matt. 26:29. Solo by Mrs. D'Alta Gilland, Come Unto lie. !"
 (Coenen). Sunday school I2 m. Read ing room open daily with all the Chris tion Science literature on file.
 ORPHEUS SOCIETY CONCERT.- Tine first of the series or concerts to be given by the Phoenix Orpheus society. will occur on the evening of Dec. 18th. The chorus of thirty-fve voices is un- der the leadership of MT. A. M. Bsn-: ham. An excellent programme will be rendered, consisting of chorus. quar- tet. solo and instrumental numbers. by the best musical talent of the city. and it cannot fail to make an enter tainment that will please the public. Tine place for holding the concert is not yet announced.
 JOSSEY'S SUCCESSOR.-Mr George ". Webb. who is now in Tucson, re- ceived a telephone message yesterday from Nogales announcing his appoint ment as Chinese inspector, to succeed F. F. Jossey. deceased. The papers were sent to him to NoSaies and will be forwarded from there to Tucson. N;r Webb has been in the service fo-. eight years. He was appointed a line rider at Nogales in September. 1893, by sam r. Webb. then collector of GUS toms. and he has been connected with the Nogales office ever since that time. The place pays g. per diem and S3.50 extra per diem when travelling. This is more than any Chinese inspector ever received in Arizona
 NEW RATIONs-ArtioIes or incorporation of the following conI- panies were filed in the office of the | county recorder yesterday: The Tex ] La oil & Refining company. capital stock S5.OO0. coo. incorporators. Noah ! Allen. l.. A. Hamburger, George E. 1 Lang. of Houston. Tex; The Iowa G l California oil company. capital stock ! S500,009. iacorporators. F.. q. Snodgrass, | W. Cook. C. Morrison. C. L. Dudley r.. | Agart, J. D. Hamilton. of ,Keokuk. Ia; ! The American District Telegraph com ! pany, capital stock S20O coo. incorpora- l tors. II. D. Bennett. c. F. Johnson. | Frank Jaynes, F. H. Lamb and Henry !. Bostwick. of San Francisco.
 DEATH OF MYRON l. M'KUsICK.-i Mir. Myron I. McKusick died about . o'clock yesterday morning at his rooms ] Cn North Third avenue after a resi- l dence here of about two months. He ! came here from his home in Saltwater. ,tllln.. alLeE a stay CT some tune IT ] Denver, his illness being caused by q 1 severe attack Of pneumonia last winter. ] He was a single man and vas highly ! respected and very popular in Stil'- 1 water, where he spent most Of his life . and where he was quite prominent so- cially. He was associated with the l Thresher company. His | brother-ir-law, MT. w. K. Wurdeman, learning of his serious condition. came on to be with him during his last hours, but arrived yesterday morning, just q little to late to see him alive. He will . take the remains home for intermenJ, leaving on Tuesday morning. MT. Wur- deman says he is very favorably inn pressed with Phoenix, what little of it he could see in a day, and it is not i'm proba ble that he will return and make Phoenix his home.
 PROBATE COURT-An order was ing special letters of administration to ". w. Edwards. Of the estate of James D. Bonthron. A bond was filed and the letters were issued. A petition was filed for letters upon the estate of Will jam Church, lately resident Of Den Yer. but whose estate in this county. consisting of money amounts to S6.50O. The application was made on behalf of the widow. The will Of Lawrence s. Tough was admitted to probate. and l. the widow. Honora L. Hougn, was ap- pointed executrix under the will. Her
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