Arizona republican., 1902-12-01

CIVIL ENGINEER PORTER.-Joe> Porter left last evening for Mesa City where he will join a United States geological surveying party.
 S. A. w. VETERANS.-There will be a special meeting of the members of Lawton camp No. 113 s. A. w. V. tomorrow evening at the office of J. L. B. Alexander in the Fleming block.
 COL. SOBIESKI TONIGHT.-Colon Sobieski, the world renowned orator and reformer. will speak in the First avenue church tonight on "Hindrances to the Temperance Reform Move ment." He will also lecture in the same place on tomorrow night.
 BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES Rev. B. T. GiIlett gave an able ser mon at the Baptist church service last evening from the text found in John 17:19 For Their Sake I Sanctify My self" The excellent music included an anthem by the quartette and duet by Mrs. Foote and Dr. Dodsworth.
 JUMPED THE TRACK-A Wash ington street car jumped the track yes terday afternoon at the First street switch and for a time tried to see how recalcitrant it could be, to the amuse- ment of the crowd that gathered and the discontinue of the employees of the company who had to coax it back on the track again.
 A GOOD TEST-On Saturday night the chemical fire engine was given a test that made for it a good record. A little structure had been erected on the vacant lot at the corner of Third avenue and West Washington street. for the express purpose of burning up. About : o'clock an alarm was turned in and one minute and a half from the time the lever was pulled in the alarm box the chemical engine was on the ground ready for business. It was not an unexpected call of course but the time was nevertheless good for it Is five blocks from the sta tion to the fire.
 A VISITORS DEATH-William A Mairs who came here not long ago from Colorado in the hope of improving his health died yesterday at noon. He had been in ill health for a long time and it being apparent that the end was near he was joined a few days ago by his brother. o. B. Mairs and Dr. F. c Pafford. all being residents of New York or Brooklyn. The family is well known in New York, the father of the dead man and his brother, being q re- tired wall paper manufacturer. Mir O. B. Mairs was 32 years old. The remains. accompanied by the bereaved brother and Dr. Pafford were taken to ash Fork on a special train that left last evening a II o'clock, to catch the east bound limited train this morn ing.
 A SUCCESSFUL DUCK HUNT There are some people who will not believe that duck hunting is away above par at this time and especially do they repudiate any claims made for that sport unless facts and figures are given. Saturday afternoon w L. Pinney and C. H. Valentine went down the river about ten miles, well provided with ammunition and blankets. They got up early yesterday morning and interviewed the duck population of that section pretty thoroughly. Their re- marks were punctuated with leaden periods and in the end sixty-six ducks were persuaded to return to town with them. 1t was not good day for ducks either, but it shows what a good eye and a good gun can do when they have a chance to work.
 DRUNKEN INDIANS - Constable rested two Indians. Harry Azul and Ernest HOrandi. for drunkenness. AzuI is son of the old chief of the same