Arizona republican., 1902-03-09

audi: the books Of the clerk treasurer and marshal. An ordinance to grant a rohisa to the Phoenix x Easter rail read company for q right O. way along Third South street WAS rllcc1 on it; first reading. \ proposition was received from II. L. Chandler to fur nish power for pumping purposes ana ii was referred to committee.
 Mrs. Y. V. Wright left yesterday morning for Grcenville. H.. to visit ner father and mother. who are ill. Sh. will be away fer several weeks.
 W R. Caraway has leased q tract Of land from A. J. Chandler. under tn pumping plant south of Mesa, and viii plant it to cantaloupes and garden truck the coming season.
 James Johnson. secretary of the Utah Irrigation Canal company. was bus mess visitor in Mesa today.
 \ returned missionary reunion has been arranged for March 2S. Therc will tc 2 picnic at l D. n. in Anus erent hall. At 2:3o D. n. q programme will he rendered, consisting of the follow ing:
 Address of welcome. President C. l.. flakes.
 Chorus. prayer. chorus.
 Remarks. Edgar Hunsaker.
 Song, James T. l.. Lizonbee. Remarks. II. M. Lewis.
 Missionary Experience. Park Harper Quartette. James Vance and company Speech. Harvey Harper. Jr. . Remarks. James C. Shrine. Recitation. Albert Fifeld. Missionary Experience. Allen Brooks Speech. Alvin Stewart. At D. rl. the following programme will be rendered in the hall: Song by the missionaries.
 Prayer.
 SoHS by the assembly.
 Dancing will then commence with q ,-ith the following:
 Song. Peter Magnusseu.
 Sons. David Hibbert
 Remarks. James T. I.izonbee.
 Quartcite. T. F.. Pomeroy and com- pany.
 Song, Thomas W. Jones and com pany.
 Recitation. Eli C. Openshaw -.ir. T. C. Rogers. Uncle Henry as he is known and called endearingly by everybody who knew him. passed away this morning at Ia o'clock very sud- denly In fact. but few people outside Of his immediate family know of his illness. and the sad news is terrible shock to the community and will b. to his many friends when they learn | of the death of this F-timable man. Mr Rogers had not been seriously sick until Friday night. when ha was at lacked Witi S2asmG resulting from 1 heart disease, at 9 o'clock or Friday night. Friday he came up to Mesa i and seemed as well as usual although he had been troubled with q cold for q number of days. All that lovin; hands could do was done. but his time had come, and he passed peacefully away. Uncle Henry Rogers was tt7 ! pioneer of the Mormon colonies in Ari- Zona. having been called by Presider , Young to go into Arizona and estab- i fish q colony carly in the 7O's. and i settled at what is now known as Lehi. | where he has remained to the day O. 1 bis death. faithful to every trust com nitted to him. He Was first counsellor. ! to President C. R. flakes of the Mar i icCpa stake. having filed q position in l the stake presidency ever since the or ] ganiZation of the stake. He repre- i sented his county in the legislature one : session. in which f'e served his coli stitUonts faithfully. He has labored much with the natives i beth on Salt river and the tribes as i far south as Mexico, and numbers his i converts to Christianity by the hun | dreds. and his experiences in his tray l els to and among them would make d volume of interesting reading. show | ing the interpostion of Providence in ! his and their behalf as remarkable : as has ever been writer. I1is funora, ! will be held in the tabernacle at Mesa ] Surday, March 2. at ? r. m.