Arizona republican., 1901-04-04

| stock is $25O,00O
 JEWISH PASSOvER.-The Jewish Passover, which the strictly orthodox Jews celebrate for eight days, began | last evening.
 GOING TO ESS.-President | F, M Murphy will leave this morning on special for Congress where he | will spend the day. He expects to go to Castle Creek Hot springs tomorrow.
 CHURCH GROWTH.-The Baptist church held it's monthly business meet ing last evening and fourteen persons were received for membership. Dele gates to the Arizona Baptist associa- tion were appointed and an invitation was extended to the association to meet at Phoenix next year.
 CANDLE IS BURNING-Ross & Megquler lighted their fifty-five-inch candle at o'clock last evening, and it started upon its contract at the rate of about an inch an hour. The guess ing covers a wide range and it can be predicted at this time that some body will lose.
 GOING TO CALIFORNIA.-Mr A. J. Shepard, special agent of the Man chester Life Insurance company of Boston, who has been spending the winter on a ranch near Phoenix, yes terday shipped a carload of house. hold goods over the s. F., P & P. to Los Angeles where he will spend the summer.
 ELKS' BANQUET.-Last night was the annual installation of officers of Phoenix lodge No 335 B. P. O. F. Messrs. George Purdy Bullard w. c. Foster M O. Bicknell and F. II. Ly- man, the newly elected officers, were duly installed in their respective posi- tions. after which an excellent man. quet was served by Coffee Al. Speech making and 9 general good time fol- lowed till late hour
 PROBATE COURT-In the probate court yesterday J. D. Loper was ap- pointed administrator of the estate of James M Smith. In the matter of the estate of A. r. Snowman a petition was filed for family allowance. Vouch- CTS were filed in the estate of Anthony Nealan. In the estate of Anton Ole son hearing was had on exceptions taken to the report of the administra- l'I' III Spili' liioldilt'S lnt tAitpllbilN were sustained, and in some they were not.
 ANOTHER RUNAWAY.-Th was another runaway in Phoenix yester- day, for which there was no excuse, except that the horses wanted to run, and they did so. A buggy was driven into the Ambrose corral and the hors s hitched to a post. They got excited reared back, broke their hitching rope and ran out into the street around two blocks and back into the corral again As they entered the corral they ran against watering trough and broke the buggy.
 DIVIDENDS TODAY-.Those fortu- nate enough to be holders of stock in the Grand, Maricopa and Salt River Valley canal companies will today re- ceive the dividends declared on their stock last week. More than $20.000 will be distributed to about one hun dred and fifty stockholders. ranging from a few dollars each to several thousands. This will be new and pe- culiar experience for the old stock holders, who have heretofore been paying Irish dividends" There have been paid in assessments on the stock of the Maricopa canal over seven hun dred dollars per share in years past, and almost as much in the Salt.
 GOO GOO EYES.-The local lodge A. O. Y. w. will give a Goo Goo Eyes, social on the night of Apri' 17th in Py- thian hall, the social being open to the public. It was explained that this social takes its name from the fact that each lady present is expected tol hide behind a screen, through which only her eyes may be seen through a couple of holes in the screen. Each gentleman will purchase the pair of Goo Goo eyes that most please him and the ladies will be permitted to look just as bewitching as they know how. After the sale there will be refresh- ments and dancing.