Arizona republican., 1902-03-20

Arizona is a better strawberry country at the worst time of the year than many places are at their best.
 WILL PLAY FAUST It is an | nounced that Phoenix lodge K. of r '. | is arranging to present Faust to tn. theater going public at an early day. | The play will be directed by d com petent manager and no trouble or pains will be spared to make it a success. SUIT FOR DIEOICE-Lilian E. Barr yesterday began suit in district court against William T. Barr for di- vorce on the grounds of cruelty. The l plaintiff also asks possession of the property and for alimony They were married in Kansas seventeen years ago and have several children. for whose custody the plaintiff prays.
 AN ARIZONA NISITOR-Alr. and Mrs. F.. w. Meddough of Detroit are in the city and were guests of the Hotel Adams yesterday. They are travelling in their private car and were here several days ago. having since visited other parts of the territory. Mir. Meddough is general counsel for the Grand Trunk Railroad company.
 NOTED SURGEON HERE-Dr J. E. Murphy of Chicago arrived here yes terday morning and is registered at the Hotel Adams. Dr. Murphy is one of the most celebrated and successful sur geons in the world and is the inventor of the Murphy button, an article well known not only to medical men but to the general reader by reason of it's universal use.
 NEW CORPORATIONS.-Articles of interpretations of the Arizona Mexican Mining company were filed in the office of the county recorder yesterday. The capital stock is $1.000, 900: the incorpor- ators are J. L.. MattoX. C. F.. Cooper, j. w. Kirkwood and C. $. Carnaghan of VenangO. Pa. Articles were also filed of the No-Ark Lead and Zinc company. with a capital stock of s. GOO. .000. The incorpOratOrs are J. H. Hammond. C. w. Walters and G. O. Rogers of St. Louis.
 A MODERN OFFICIAL.-Mr. E. NJ. Johnson of Denver supreme chancellor of the United MCderns. who is making d tour e the southwest. will be ia Phoenix April and x. MT. Johnson is a wall-knoWn business man of Denver. having been prominent in financial cf:' cles before the founding of the United Moderns, in which he participat ted. Ii is expected that he will deliver a lee turc one night during his visit here and the other will be devoted to q sociIl function in his honor.
 COMPANY DRILL.-Company E will have regular drill at the armory tonight. After drill the case of the territory Vs. T. J. Buck will probably be thoroughly discussed. Very few of the members of the company are satis- fled with the verdict. but all express satisfaction that the question, Can a member of the national guard be rested and tried before d justice of the peace for remaining away from drill or parade prescribed by law" has been very emphatically decided in the affirm ative. It will probably be long time before another national guardsman will care to test the law.
 DISTRICT LODGE |. O. q. T.-Mar- icOpa district lodge will meet in reg ular quarterly session in Tempe on Saturday evening next and the mem- bers of the local lodge are planning to attend in body. At the session of GarIlen Valley lodge on -Ionday night R. C. Stanford and Freeman Fil:e were named q committee on transporta- ton and it is proba ble that q hay ride will be arranged for the occasion. The excursion will start from the w. C. T. |. reading rooms about 6 o'clock. The delegates from Phoenix are: Freeman Fike. Minnie Wright. Nellie McFall. w F. Davis. Mrs. Davis. Ora Dom. Lizzie Gray. Edyth Knight. Ethel Dom and R. C. Stanford