Arizona republican., 1901-06-30

for the Prescott July Attn celebration
and will accompany the special train
which starts from Phoenix at $3.50 a. m.
on that day.
| NORMAL BOARD MEETING,-Th
Normal school board held Il meeting
yesterday afternoon in the office of Ma
jor McClintock and a new visiting COM
mite was appointed. as follows: II. u.
luck and A, j. Peters of Tempe and
Rev. l., A. Penlck of Phoenix.
IRON SPRINGS sPECIAL.-Frelght
train for the north viii Monday morn
| ing leave Phoenix passenger depot at
$50 and carry special passenger
| coach fox accommodation of Iron
Springs tourists. Owing to the contin-
ued hot weather a large number have
been booked.
CATTLE FOR BUCKEYE.-Mr
James $. Day Of Buckeye, came up
yesterday to meet a shipment of the
Bennett cattle he rec ntly purchased at
| Del Rio and whi1h he is removing to
his Buckeye ptstur $. He will unload
at Glendale and drive across the coun
| try, as that is a nearer point or bet
| ter road than from Phoenix. Mr.. Day
says everything looks prosperous in
the Buckeye neighbOrhoOd and much
better than a year ago, though even
then Buckeye was considered ia
vored spot in the valley
COUNTY QUARTERLN REPORTS.
The county officials are all busy pre-
pairing their quarterly reports to b. pre-
rss.yN,.
| Tuesday. County Treasurer Is work
| ing harder than anybody else He has
dsarranged his telephone SO that it
won't work and Notwithstanding the
hot weather he keeps his office door
closed A card hung on the outer knob
states that those de:iring to engage the
treasurer in conversation about dogs
or other trivial subjects need not APP
ply.
EXCURSION TO PRESCOTT The
Prescott Fourth of July committee,
which has in charge arrangements for
their three days celebration. is sparing
no energy or expense in perfecting pro-
grammes and detail. Balloon ascen-
sions, horse races band concerts and
fireworks will be the order of the day.
All business houses will practically sus-
pend operations, while the attaches will
don their gala attire and make merry.
Phoeniclans in goodly nun;ber are con-
templating attendance at these festiVi-
ti5s. The Knights Of Khorassan will
so in body ard during their stay viii
organize a new lodge at Prescott.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH MUsIC.-It
t.. ,1,,l.
Prof. Johnston's engagement as direc-
tor of the Christian church choir for the
lmmer II is learned that efforts will
be mada to secure his services again
n aXt fall. The choir of the church has
made marked improvem mt unLar his
instruction and is now rendering music
Of high order. Special anthems will
be sung today at both the morning and
evening slrvice1 and Prof. Johnston
viii also render vocal solos. The choir
win not disband during the summer
but expects to continue regular re-
hearsals and To furnish music at the
Sunday services.
PASSED Up BUFFALO NJ. and
Mrs. J. +. Walden returned yesterday
morning from several weeks visit
in tAe sdst They went first to Ne
braska to visit VIA relatives, then
east to Chicago, Detroit and other
Michigan points. Ii was their intcn-
ton to stop at Buffalo, but the porter
overlooked his duty and failed to put
them off. They report a very pleasant
timr. Lew Walden who went east with
them, stopped when he got To Chicago.
That was good enough for him. and
he thought he would stay two or three
weeks longer and try some # It. Nj
Walden says Detroit is a better plaCa
than Chicago for two very good r=a-
sons. On is taat 1t Is not :, much
too much larger han Phoenix, and the
other Is that it is not 50 dirty by ssv-
tTal.
THEY CAME DOrBLE.-There We're
two fire alarms last vrning, both were
genuine and neither fire amounted to
much, though rhe second one had the
making of fine blaze If it had been
left alone. Tn firsl alarm was sent
i'm by telephone about s o'clock and in
order to call out ;ha nremen box - was
rung. The fire proved TO he In the alley
back Of the New York Stoy, and was
extinguished before any damaga was
done. The second alarm came less than
an hour later from box - and the fire
proved to be at the warehouse Of Rob
ert Doll on South Seventh avenue. II
is the old iron building that formerly
stood where the NichOlIDn block now Is
anC is used for a hay barn The struc-
ture has wooden doors and some On
doubtless through The throwing away
Of q cigarette or cigar set fire to the hay
in front of the doors 1t spread TO the
doors and in a few minutes more would
have mad a real irc.