Arizona republican., 1901-07-15

 masters at Itipsig and Cologne. He was ab'y assisted by that distinguished virtuoso. MT. De Sousa. said to be first cousin of the great band master. A BRAVE BoY--A brave boy who was riding west on Washington street yesterday afternoon on a handsome prancing bicycle. ducked h,s head down and tried to take a fall out of d horse and buggy that was travelling in the opposite direction. Instead he took the fall himself.
 A CRAZY WOAtAN.-Deputy Sheriff Mcdonald of Cochse county arrived here yesterday morning having in GUS tOdy a woman committed to the insane asylum. She was of dlssolute character and one of those unfortnnates whose Waywardnessi so often ends in the giv ing away of the mental powers.
 BURIAL OF RICHARD PADDOCK. -The funeral of Richard J. Paddock. who died at the Phoenix hospital on Saturday morning, occurred at o'clock yesterday afternoon. His remains Were followed to the cemetery by a long pro- cession of friends though he had only two relatives, brothers, in the city.
 NOT so BAD.-It was learned yes terday that the injury to his hand sus- tained by B. F. Prince of the Phoenix Flaming mill was not so bad as report ed. It was simple cut of the finger and was made by piece of glass and not by the mill machinery The incl dent will in no way interfere with his business.
 FUNERAL OF GEO. F. COATS.-The funeral of Geo. r. Coats who died in Los Angeles last Thursday. will take place at o'clock this evening from the undertaking rooms ot Mohn X Easter ling. The services will he conducted by J. w. Owens post. c. A. R. All soldiers of the civil war residing in the city are requested to attend.
 BAND CONCERT-Th seemed to be just as many people at the band con cert last night as there usually are, not withstan1ing the fact that three or four thousand home people and visitors who are hera in the winter are now sojourn- ing in the east. west and north. The evening was cool. the grass was clean and the crowd looked like one big pie mic party
 AN I. o. c. T. LUNATIC.-The Cool Tempars are preparing for an even ings enjoyment tonight at thsir reg ular session all to themselves. It Is Company B.'s turn tO entertain and the members will put the farce comedy The Lunatic," on the boards. with a strong cast. A varied programme will ,.. nl Ion tg. Imaginable farce.
 FIRE DRILL.--A new team has been purchased for the chemical engine of the firf, department and for the pur- pose of acquainting them with the sound of the big fire bell an a,arm of fire will b. turned in every morning at [ o'clock and every evening at the same hour beginning Wednesday morning and unti. furthsr notice. The public hearing alarms at thsse hours for the time being should not become
 x-ited, as lt will only he practice work and no fire.
 DISPOSITION OF A CURIOSITY Some time ago mention was made in this paper of q skeleton of some ani- nal having a single skull and two bodies. hoth well fornef, and which was found in an old ruin east of M sa City by Mir. Fe1cemaker The skele- ton has been forwarded by him 10 the Smithsonian institution at Washington and its receipt acknowledged, though no opinion has yet hesa eniered on the identity or clagsiilc ation of the animal Pictures of the skeleton which were taken before it was sent away from Phoenix are cn exhibition al this office
 A GOOD INDICATTON.-If observa- tions made at the Park swimming baths hold good all over ths country it is safe to predict that fewer people will drown during the next fifty years han during tin ,ast fifty years. It seems 10 be a fad to learn to swim these days. and it is a good one for swimming is an accompiishnien nt that | comes Vsl'y handy when ,he boat tips over, and nowadays everybody gets in boat on-e in while. The Park baths are crowded every evening by men. women and children, and 1t is notic; able that the little youngsters can most of them swim better than their parents. In fact, there are more grown people than children who visit the pJire that cannot swim at all It is good thing for the rising genera ton 10 famiiarizs itself with the water.