Arizona republican., 1901-06-19

| tian Endeavor society of the Presby terian church will give a trolley party on Thursday evening, which promises
 to be very pleasant and novel affair.
 THE s. A. JUNIORS.-The Salvation
 Army juniors picnic on Monday was
 a decided success. There were oyer
 eighty children in the party. and it
 took eleven wagons to carry them ali
 and another wagon for the commlssary
 supplies. The picnic ground was near
 the Ivy Crossing on the river. nine l miles below town, On the way home | they prepared a college yell" with which they greeted the townspeople
 as thsy entered the city. It is Who l are we, Who are we the z. \. Juniors.
 See See. See!"
 THANKFUL CHINAMAN. A Chinaman with the Christian name of l Henry Young, called at this office last night to publicly express his thanks
 to Dr. Plath for having cured him of a malady of the eyes. This notice is not
 charged for at so much, or anything per line The eyes of a Chnaman be- ing set In his head somewhat differ
 ently from those of the western races with respect to angularity, must pre- sent a difficulty which only a skillfu oculist can overcome.
 SOME NEW CUSTOMS.-A man who has grown tired of farming in an
 eastern state, recently came to Phoe-
 nix. int nding to buy a ranch. He has
 spent several days looking over prop critics. meanwhile studying the habits of the natives. He was sitting in the court house plaza yesterday talking to a new-found acquaintance. This" said he, lis the goldarnd st town ever see. The folks set up all night an eat" He was referring to the per- petual saloons and the perpetual lunch wagons.
 KEEP TO THE RIGlIT.-Marshal
 Kinney has opened up a campaign uf education against the public. He re- quests the newspaper. to make refer ence to an old time custom that has been found worthy one-that of keep ing to the right when riding bicycle or driving. If all people would do this collisions and many runaways would be avoided and pedestrians who have oc- Casion to cross street could make req ''Aa''''A NtAl' blt'Nl'Ai h' Np HUN iAlLill street area passing vehicle is likely to require
 MN AGAIN, OUT AGAIN-Pathfind r Hi Hooker and party. consisting If Messrs. Remson, Fisher and Sullivan. returned home yesterday after month of exploration in the TontJ Basin coun- try. They found lots of things, but nothing .hey could al a gold mine The only thing they had of any i'm portance when thsy got in was the 'taiiings' of the commissary depart- ment. They will stock uo anew today and this afternoon will again take 10 the hills. They are looking well and feeling better than they look.
 MARICOPA BOOMINC.-J. V. Ed wards. a Maricopa capitalist. was in the city yesterday. and says things are booming in that great commercial cen ter H. already has considerable part of the town site covered with his hotel and mercantile buildings, but is en- gagged in the erection of another stare building. It will b. of adobe and is 54 feet long and "A feet Wfde and two stories high. Incidentally, two stori s is something of a sEy-scraper in Mari cOpa. He says the nights there are still too cold for outdoor sleeping, and the fame of the place is growing among tourists
 DISTRICT COURT.-Tne cost bonds in the following cases ordered to Yav- apai county on change of venue. W re fixed by Judge Street yesterday, at S2O0 in each case: The London Company vs. The Phoenix National Bank; The London Company vs. W. r.. McDaniel ct al; the Western Invest ment Company vs. r. P. Daggs ct al P. P. Daggs and w A. Daggs vs. th- London Company e a. fn the case Of Bertie Adams vs. w. E. Adams mo- tion to sat aside the modification of an order for an injunction was set for hearing on June %. The trial Of the injunction suit of John II. Miller vs. | Y. H. Jones. growing ont of a fierce water dispute at McDowsl, was finished and the case was taken under aGvis ment.
 NEW USE FOR OIL.-It is said that the Southern Pacific company has sprinkl5d is roadbed with oil for eight !, eight miles west of Tucson. The oil cakes and thus holds the dust down. | removing a Very disagreeab'e feature | Of summer travel over that part Of the | road. This Information will be hailed ] with delight by Phoenix people. for 1t | is reasonable to suppose from the "oil i talk that there vii! be q hundred pro ducing wells hereabout in snort time | and no doubt oil will then be so cheap | Phoenix can sprinkle the streets with l it and do away with the noisy old ! water carts. oil will hold the dust, and | water only holds it till the next cart l comes along. It is being rapidly dem | ons;rated that water is only good to wash with, except as temporary lga-ghfft