Arizona republican., 1902-11-12

street car. The right hind wheel of the vehicle, though, was valued at con- 1 siderably less than thirty cents when
 the fun was over.
 TALL CORN.-J. w F'orney of Glen dale yesterday brought to the board of trade rooms samples Of the kind of corn that can be raised in this valley. The stalks are twelve feet high, and the corn Is not all stalk either The ears are large and numerous, and more than all are red, reminding one of the delights of the husking bee in the far down east or middle states. l There is aa impression that only the little corn of the Mexican variety can
 be raised il this country. That is per haps the reason that no has tried to see what could be done.
 ELECTION OF OFFICERS.-Tha di- reCtors of the Phoenix Building and Loan Association held their annual meeting last night for the election Of officers. C. F. Ainsworth was elected president and Walter Talbot was i elected vice president to fl the va cancy caused by the resignation of B. Heyman, who has left the city. R. II. | Greene was reelected secretary and il. B. St. Claire was re-elected treasurer. At the meeting also the board passed upon loans amounting to M000. The association is in good condition and its business is growing.
 DEATH OF MRS. McSWEENEY.- Mrs. Alice McSWeeney, wife of T. F.. MoSweeny, died Monday, November 10, at the family residence, No. 522 East Monroe street. of tuberculosis. She had been i'll for about a year, and three weeks ago, accompanied by her hus- band and fourteea-year- old daughter. she came to Phoenix, the family ex- pecting to remain here in the hope that she might be restored to health. She was 33 years old. well known and very highly respected in her home in St. Louis, where she was born and raised. The remains will be taken to St. Louis by the bereaved husband. who leaves on tonight's train. Interment will be made in SS. Peter and Paul cemetery in that city.
 GOT TWENTY DAYS.-Jose Cruz was sent to the county jail yesterday for twenty days by Justice Gray. Some time last spring he hired a wheel of MT. Berte, who was then conduct ing q bicycle business here. He kept it till July Sth, when he suddenly dis appeared, taking the wheel with him. He was seen no more until Monday night, when he returned to Phoenix and was immediately arrested. It was learned during the trial that he had taken the wheel to Congress and sold it. Other information was wCrmed out of him to such an extent that he concluded he could hasten matters by pleading guilty, which he did.
 WHEELMEN SHOULD BE CARE FUL.-It is never 9 safe practice for 2 person riding a wheel to speed along the bicycle path between the two car tracks on Washington street with a car coming close behind, though it is done by dozens of people every day. So long as nothing happens to throw the rider it is safe enough. but one can never tell in this world when something is going to happen Yesterday forenoon Q young woman was riding wheel on East Washington street with a car rapidly approaching her on 2 down grade. She wds a good rider and felt perfectly safe but the bicycle path was slippery on account of the morning shower. and without warning the wheel slipped out from under her. Forum ately she fell to the left and was un- harmed, though her wheel was broken and her dress was soiled. Had she fallen to the right she would certainly have been killed before the car couI1 have been stopped.
 A CHURCH TEA.-The ladies of the Baptist church will entertain at an afternoon tea tomorrow from 2:3O to , at the home of Mrs. s. F. Burtis, 343 North Second street They extend d most cordial invitation to all friends and visitors in the city to come and enjoy the social hours with them.
 PROBATE COURT-A petition to re- open the estate of Aletha Murphy was granted in probate court yesterday and 5. F. Hszard of Tucson was appointed exccutoT. The hearing of a petition in the matter of the estate of Joseph Hardy was begun. There were objec- tiOns and exceptions to the petition, and the hearing was continued to Decent Der 1. A citation to the administrator of the estate of II. II. Campbell was con- tinued again until November 21. The final account of the administrator of the estate of Sarah F. Mclean was ap- proved. The hearing of the final ac- count of the administrator of the estate of Charles H. Jones was continued to November 21.
 man finds it necessary to blow in his money when he has a blowout.