Arizona republican., 1902-01-10

10 SC west. ne ran llitD the Ei.t1Ns2tk in front of the Gregory house. Then he veered little to the right and was cast ashore on the curb near the New York store. The next tack left him high and dry on the walk Tn front of Scoield's millinery, but he was brave and putting to sea again, he made the point on the Boston store corner. When last seen he was drifting without rud- der or conpass toward the cement pier in front of the city nall.
 DEATH or REV. IT. J. KILLERS Rev. Hans J. Ehlers died at his resi- dence ten miles southwest of the city yesterday morning. The cause of death was pneumonia. The funeral will ke place at the parlors of the Presby- terian church at 10 o'clock on Satur- day morning. MT. Ehlers was about 75 years old. He had lived in Arizona for nearly a quarter of century. In the early part of his ministerial career he was a member Of the Methodist church. but later connected himself with the Presbyterian church. He was at one time cha plain of the peni- tentiary at Yuma.
 AN INTERESTING LECTURE-At Elks' hall last night. A large anu ap- preciative audience enjoyed a very entertaining and deeply interesting lecture by pr. Dhut Mac Claire. of San Francisco. on psychic vibrations in the human brain and nerves as affect ing life conditions in health and dis ease. The doctor painted pictures of the brain and nerves as fast as he described them, and gave blindfolded descriptions Of character. physical con ditions and color of hair and eyes of subjects from the audience. with re-
 mar iable accuracy. He lectures again tonight and charges no admission.
 PROBATE COURT-In probate court yesterday an order for the safe of real estate was granted in the estate of Martin Moran. In the matter of the guardianship of Guadalupe Imperial Eulalio Ruricl was removed and Jesus Leon, who is already guardian for eth CTS of the, Imperial minors, was ap pointed in his place. In the estate Of James Fox there was a petition for Sn amended inventory and appraisement. The admins Jration of this estate has been begun under letters issued to A. l.. Eemson. but subsequently there was will found and letters were issued to J. C. Philips. A receipt for the distri- button of shares Of the estate Of Charles A Williams was filed.
 HIT;. BICKNE;I-L FfOME.-Mr. NJ. o. HiCkncU. general freight and passenger agent Of the NJ. & r. 6 s. H. Y. Ial- road, returned yesterday morning from a morth's vacation. a good part ol which time he spent in traVeiiI,is. He spent the holidays with relatives in Indiana. and then went to san Fran cisco, returning via the Sunset. He said he run into some real winter weather in Indiana, and got g taste of it fifteen degrees below the zero point. but he had so much Arizona sunshine stored up in him that the cold weather never touched him. He ro- Ices with each journey tp thc east an increased amount Of inquiry about Arizona and Arizona investment. and like all Phoenix people, thinks more of the town every time he leaves it. Tn his travels Ee got into one little -.-rec: and passed another. but wrecss have become so comIccn the last two weeks that they are hardly considered rev-s any more.
 MOVE TO SECURE RAIN. - The special rain expert who announced some time ago through ;his paper that it would rain before Dec. 15 claims that his prophecy Was fulfilled by a shower over in New SIcTico. though it vas very small hole for a man to crawl out Of. Put ther- is a movement now on foot to secure cavors from the rain sod through another intiuence. It has been noted for some years that it always rains just after George Al Fire goes east to buy his spring stoGS of Gry goods. He has arranged to leave for New York about the goth for this purpose. Yesterday those who have noted this strange relation be tween Mir Alkire and Jupiter Pluvius interviewed the former and tried to convince him that it was his duty to go at once. He has given no definite assurauce that he will change his original plans, but there is hope that he may decide to deny himself 1 little Of this seasons baluy climate for the general prosperity of the valley. The arguments made yesterday were not without effect. and it would appear that Jupe thinks Mir. AiEire will yield, for in the afternoon the clouds began to gather end last night there were quite noticeable indications of the rapid approach of wet weather. On this showing it is confidently predicted that rain will come soon. anyway with in two weeks
 A SURPRISE PARTY.-The hand some new residence of Mir. r. M. MoE- nett at the corner of Second and F'il- more streets, in Churchill addition, has been completed and Mir. Mognett's family have moved into it. The build ina is a large two-story structure con taining fifteen rooms. many of them fifteen or twenty feet square, for, as