Arizona republican., 1901-06-21

Hebe is the cup-bearer of the gods. What other excuse nesd man have to become an inebriate at this time?
 PAUL HUNTINGTON'S FUNERAL
 The funeral of Paul Huntington was held at the Catholic church yesterday morning at 10 o'clock and was well at tended. Paul had a great many friends who mourned his death sincerely.
 FESTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE.-The members of the Epworth League of the First M F.. church held a social at the residence of Jerry Millay last night, which was well attended and an inter eSting programme was listened to. The Christian EndeavOr society of the Pres byterlan church spent the evening in a big trolley excursion.
 CATTLE FROM PAYSON. - Jeff Johnson Of PaNson and F.. A, Allen and J. II. Fuller of Green Valley brought down and delivered $50 head of cattle to Goldman & Co.,, for which they re- celved fifteen, eighteen and twenty-one dollars per head They report the grass and water in that rart of the country in excellent condition for this time of year anG stock men prosperous and happy. They have returned home and en route will gather up about fifty head of cattle and twenty head of horses that were lost on the way down.
 MORE PATHFINDEES. - R. J. Holmes, Will Cunningham and two oth- CT young men left yesterday for the Four Peaks country, to be gone till they get back, if they ever do. and they hope to. They were well armed with rifles, shotguns, six shooters, bowie knives, butcher knives, machetes and bolos, and their friends are very anxious for fear some one will frightan them and they may hurt each other in trying to use some of their weapons of defense. They also have a pack Of greyhounds, though most of them are black and vel low with white faces. They are well supplied with burros. for packing pur- poses, and when last seen one of them was crippled and Mir Cunningham was packing him with a firm hold on d big ear that wobbled around like it was set on ball bearings 1t is reported they are going ont for rest and recreation. but it is a safe wager they will need it more after they get back.
 ONE TOUCH OF NATl'R'E.-Had it not been for d single touch of nature which makes all boys kin. both old and young, about stCen of the younger ones would have found themselves in the police court yesterday. There is something like fifty boys between the ages of and 20 that make a practice Of going in bathing in the town ditch in the day time. some of them wear pair of pants, some of them more and others less 1t happens that in great city like Phoenix there are many houses in which people lige and all the people that live in the houses are not boys or men. There is a very popular idea that boys should wear bathing suits when they go in swimming. es,. pecially if they are going to make regular practice of :t. and with an ap- preciation of this fact some dozen or so citizens complained to the police Yesterday Marshal Kinney and Officer Russell made a raid on the boys and gathered in a herd of them. As they journeyed toward the city hall some Of the lads began crying and the mar Shal recalled the days of youth when ho was the same Kind of an offender Then he thought of how clear the ditch looked and what temptation it was to anybody except Q policeman. So he told the lads he would let them go this time. but if he ever catches them again ha will jail them for life.