Arizona republican., 1901-07-29

the guest of Acting General Agent l..
 H. Landls, who drove him about to
 points of interest in the valley near
 the city. MT. Miller will visit the Grand
 Canyon and then return home. He Is
 very much pleased with what he has
 seen here and kindly volunteered to at
 tend to the distribution of board of
 trade and other literature. by which
 eastern people may become better ac-
 quainted with the Salt River valley.
 FLOODED COLT.-The victory of
 that lowered the worlds mile recordto
 2:02% the other day adds value to one
 booded stallion in this valley and
 prompts the hope for its owner, Dick
 Hall that he may have .n his posses
 sion a record tobaggon slider. Sired
 by Nitrogen, full brother of the famous
 Iowa chieftain, the two year old colt owned by Mr Hall and pastured here,
 is the offspring of noble family. and.
 according to all appearances, is a fast animal. The colt was brought out here from Iowa last spring. Shortly before
 that Murray Howe. editor of the Chi cago Horse Review and we'll known authority on horseflesh went to Iowa to look over the animal with a view to purchasing 1t. but |, was acquired by
 Mir Hall, who refused to part with 1t. Howe pronounced the animal one of the most promising stallons he had ever seen. It will be trained for the track next fall
 BACCHUS ENLIVENS THINGS-Ed Miller, porter of the Hoffman saloon, entertained a number of colored friends and former Kansans at his home on East Jefferson street last night, in eel ebration of the anniversary of his birth. He received several handsome presents from the guests. The func- tion was a banquet. pure and simple. with choice varieties of wine to stimu- late the oratorical powers of the guests, which were fully brought into play by a series of toasts. F. F. Polk. toastmaster, made a forensic effort that will live in the memories of the hearers. He reviewed the honorable career of the gentleman who was then celebra ting the anniversary of his ar rival on earth. The peroratlon. treat ing of the things which make life worth living, was a burst of elGquence and which brought out strenuous cheers. Mir. Miller. himself, talked in a feicitious vein and he was toasted by each guest in turn.
 HOW THEY GOT RAIN.-Ernest Stroud, who has lately returned from an extended trip through the east, tells of an experience in praying and rain in Kansas, through which state he passed about a week ago and upon the day when official praying was enacted. At the stations where the train stopped the people assembled in large crowds and Invited all the passengers to join them in prayer for rain. At the last sta- ton in Kansas where prayer was con- ducted in this manner the people had been engaged In earnest supplication for a number of days. Official prayer had been conducted during the entire day. and the passengers, who had Wit messed dry conditions thrc ugh the state and were impressed with the threaten ing desolation. joined earnestly with | the Kansans in their last prayer in that 1 state. The train was held over the l time for departure. for the passengers were so intent upon their | petition for moisture. Without much l warning from the heavens the clouds | seemed to be rent In twain as the bell | the departure of the train, and | l mighty cheer went up from the pop | ulace, which. bent In prayer. offered i thanks for the raindrops, eagerly licked | up by the thirsty soil.