Arizona republican., 1901-02-27
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TERRITORIAL REPUBLICANS-A A meeting of the Republican Territorial association was held yesterday. but no business was transacted and an ad- journment was taken to 9 o'clock this morning.
 THE COWBOY CONTESTS.-In quiries are coming in each day, from cowboys who desire to participate in the contests to be given here March r. and the size of the prizes will doubtless draw the best punchers in the busi- ness.
 GOLDSTEIN-COHN.- At the Baz- witz residence, 429 East Washington street. Reubein Goldstein and Miss Hannah Cohn were married, yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Probate Judge Langston officiating. The groom is em- ployed at the Goldberg store.
 RECEIVED VISITORS Professor and Mrs. McClatchie received the vis- iting members of the university fac ulty and the cadets yesterday after noon from to 3. Nine members of the faculty were present and about fifty of the students.
 TO INSTALL OFFICERS. The Knights of Khorassan will. meet on Thursday evening and install officers At the same time arrangements will be made for an initiation and banquet, to be held soon, when fifteen tyros will be knighted and great banquet ser cd
 LOST BOY FOUND-Walter Nigh, the 14-year-old boy who disappeared from the home of his father, s. w.. Nigh of Scottsdale,' last Saturday, has been located. He is working on the ranch of James Dalton. five miles west of town. The young man had no mo- tion of running off. but he just wont away without violation of his own con- fidencc.
 PROBATE COURT.-In the matter of the estate of James M. Smith, a pe- tition was filed for the appointment or J. D. Loper as administrator. In the matter of the estate of James Roarke, a hearing was had on the petition of R. w. Baxter. ct al and Wm. Eoarke and Bryan Roarke, for the appoint ment of an administrator. The court took the matter under advisement until February 2S.
 CUT WITH A RAZOR.-In Kane's barber shop. on East Washington street, yesterday afternoon, United States Marshal w. M. Griffith. met with a severe and painful accident. While in the barber's chair and while the razor was being piled rapidly over his face. the marshal reached his hand to the side of his neck. The l.. lao hand and cut a deep gash which re- quired five stitches.
 DEATH OF MRS. CHAPMAN. MT. H. NJ. Chapman. secretary of the board rf trade, received telegram yester- day morning from Washington, D. C.. stating that his mother had passed peacefully away at her home there Monday evening. Mrs Chapman had been i'll for several months with a com plicatien of diseases. She was the wife of the Rev. William H. Chapman, and was G6 years of age. Her husband, three sons and three daughters survive her and all were with her at the time of her death, with the exception of Mir. II. NJ. Chapman.
 THE FIREMEN'S BALL. Chief Fromm, Marshal Hooker and Ed Rup- pert started out yesterday to sell tickets for the firemen's annual ball. They spent two hours in canvassing a small section of the town and sold $130 worth, A great many people wanted to know what was going to be done with the money. The answer is, that 1t is to be put into the lremens treas ury to pay the expenses of those who are injurded in the course of their duty. The firemen's dances are always pat roniZed because patrons are not only assured of a good time, but they like the department.
 THE PRICE OF HAY Afew days ago the alfalfa editor set some wrong facts and conclusions before the read CTS of The Republican. He concluded that there was going to be an early de- cline in the price of hay as much as cutting would begin soon and the weight of the crop would press the market down. There is no alfalfa cut in the valley in February and none in March. There will be no new hay for more than two months and hay two months off does not greatly affect the present market. There is nothing in sight to indicate an early decline in the price of alfalfa.
 MRS. MOFFATTS WORK Al the Florence CritteIton Home mass meeting in O'Neill hall for Sun day afternoon there were about 1,0O' Phoenix people entertained and up lifted in way that they will not soon forget. Mrs. Emma Moffatt with hei wonderously sweet voice in song ano in talk did more to interest the peo- pie in the cause of helping fallen girls than has been done since the home was instituted, as was shown by tht fearful, sympathetic faces in that large audience and the way in which thu people responded when the call fol