Arizona republican., 1902-09-23

A SUIT ON APPEAL.-The case of J. B. Woodward against Mrs. w. M. Billups was filed in the district court yesterday, having been appealed from a justices court.
 AN AMUSEMENT TRIP.-Mr. F. w. Stechan returned yesterday morning from Prescott, where he went in the inteset of Sousa's band and the Oberle Stock Company. The band will be in Phoenix on September 27.
 JUSTICE GRAY'S COURT-Ramon Faraz was arrested by Constable Con gales for disturbing the peace. and be- ing arraigned yesterday, pleaded not guilty. His trial was set for 10 o'clock September 25. and he gave bond for his appearance.
 HORSE THIEVES.-Threc attempts have been made in the last three weeks to steal horses from J. L. Irvin's pas ture near East Lake park. The last attempt was made Monday night. Sev- eral were driven out. Some of them have been found at different places and some are still missing.
 HOME GATHERING SOCIAL There will be a social at the Baptist church on Friday evening, under the auspices of the Kings Daughters, to which all the members of the church and congregation and visitors are cor dially invited. The programme will in clude music and recitations. Light re- treatments will be served.
 THE COMING OF MIR. MAXWELL. A telegram was received yesterday from MT. Dwight B. Heard saying that George H. Maxwell would arrive in Phoenix tomorrow morning. They are travelling together from Chicago. A meeting of the water storage confer ence committee will be arranged on the arrival of MT. Maxwell.
 A MISSING MANI. Wharton Clark, an attorney of Washington, D. C., wants to know something about the wherea bouts of a man by the name of Fred Holberg, or Holbung, whom he is representing in a case before the court of claims. It is important that the res idence of Holberg or some of his heirs be learned this fall. or the case will be thrown out of court.
 PHOENIX ALL RIGHT-J. A. Kurtz and family returned home yesterday morning from the coast. MT. Kurtz having joined his family in San Fran cisco about three weeks ago MT. kurtz said he paid attention regularly to the Phoenix weather reports while away. and when he heard of the rain and subsequent cool weather he knew it was time to come home. He was then in Los Angeles. which he says is fine place, but no cooler than Phoenix is now.
 A PROFESSIONAL ADVANCE AGENT-Charles A. Davis, who has been in Tucson for some time, has ac- cepted the position of advance agent for the Oberle Stock company, and will be here the end of the week. MT. Davis was formerly advance agent for Forepaugh's circus, and is therefore an experienced man in paving the way for big amusement features. Several members of the Oberle Stock company, recently engaged, in San Francisco, left there last night for Phoenix.
 TAXES EQUALIZED.-The city council met last night as a board of equalization to listen to the objections of all taxpayers whose names appear in the alphabet before the letter U. But two citizens appeared, and one of them was entirely satisfied after asking a few questions. The other made show ing that secured him a reduction of $1OO. The rest of the roll was gone over later and the board will meet again tonight and tomorrow night to listen to any other taxpayer who may desire to be shown.