Arizona republican., 1901-11-02
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 VIEWED THE ROUTE.-Mr. w. A.
 Drake was in the city yesterday en route home to Prescott. after spending some time in viewing the route of the
 proposed Phoenix and Benson rail road.
 BAPTIST CHOIR.-The music con-
 mittee of the Baptist church have been especially fortunate this year in th-
 organization of their choir, which in- cludes Mrs. Embree, soprano; Mrs. Thompson, alto: MT. Reedy. tenor; MT. Coggins, bass. and Miss Halsey as ac- companist.
 FOR EARLY CLOSING.!The drug
 gists of the city have all signed an agreement to close their stores at g
 D. m. each night. except Saturday night. when they will keep open till
 10 o'clock. for the months of Novem- Der to April inclusive. The new ar | rangement is effective Monday. No vember 2rd
 SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDS-The board of supervisors yesterday deliv- | cred to the Valley bank for A. P. Gun | ther the issue of bonds ordered by the board for the use of school district No. 1. The face of the bonds $20.000, with | the premium amounting to $22.0O6 was | paid into the county treasury along with accrued interest from September 1 IS. the date of the order to yesterday. amounting to $137. The latter sum. | though, will subsequently be re- turned to the purchaser. being a part of a full years interest from the date of issue. This arrangement was made l to simplify the transaction.
 ., MATRIMONIAL PRECAUTION.- Mr. John G. Sloan and Miss Retta G. | Morgan were married in this city on Thursday evening. There was TO-
 mantle element in the wedding, for l they were already married. had never been divorced and had never failed il
 their love for each other. MT. Sloan k, better known in Phoenix as Professor Beressord, who has lately been direct ing dramatic performances at the Dor
 ris thcater- MT. and Mrs. Sloan were
 first united by q religious ceremony. Mrs. Sloan is the heir to vast estates md her relatives have for some time been trying to bring about her separa-
 tion from her husband and have caused them to be followed by detectives. They believed that they could not be too closely or too frequently united against i the machinations of those who are con spiring against them. MT. and Mrs. Sloan left the city this morning. CHORUS CHOIR PRACTICE.A All l members of the church choirs and others willing to assist in the chorus choir at the union evangelical services to be held in the large tent, are urged
 to meet in the tent. corner of Second avenue and Adams street Sunday at . p. m., for the first practice. Mir. elosson, the leader. is anxious to have a large attendance at this first meet , ing that good chorus may be or ganized at once. Come and bring a l friend.
 POLICE COURT.-The city recorder fined one young man 8 yesterday for riding a bicycle without light, and
 another man $4 for carrying round in | side of him a stock of goods that would | generally be found only in a distillery. 1 The Halloween ghosts were all re- leased before daylight yesterday morn | ing and immediately sought their sev | erai retreats The police say that the 1 youngsters who play Halloween pranks generally confine themselves to
 inisplaoing signs and doing other irri- | tating but comparatively harmless 1 things. The ones they would like to
 catch in the act are the big boys that
 do real damage. and who operate under | the mask of the time-honored custom. Quite number of citizens suffered no little inconvenience and expense yes | terday in hunting up the various parts l of their wagons and other property.
 which was scattered around after the
 manner of a cyclones operations. -p--