Arizona republican., 1902-01-13

lartleS at this time of year. On Sat urday there were two big parties at Robbers Roost." one of the camp grounds for picnic parties. One party was composed of fourteen young peo- pie from Phoenix and the other of twenty-one young people from school district No. II.
 ROBBERIES AT WICKENBURG.- Wickenburg business men suffered from two robberies during last week. the first in years. On Monday night J. R. Dunn's barber shop was broken into and several raZors and other ar fclcs absuacted, but nothing WAS taken except the razors and q few bot ties of toilet water. the other articles being left on the outside of the shop. Thursday morning between and 9 o'clock, someone entered Cases saloon and appropriated some of Cases cash from behind the bar.
 FELL 500 FEET.-A terrible accident occurred in Globe a few days ago. Peter Magnino, q miner falling 500 feet down a shaft at the old Dominion mine. He was working at night on top, helping d crew of men making some repairs and being sent for a Ian tern inadvertently stepped into the shaft in the darkness. His body landed on some cross-pieces 500 feet below He was terribly mangled. one leg being torn off at the hip-joint and the other foot being torn off while nearly every bone in his body was broilen.
 OLD ACQUAINTANCE RENEWED. MT. A. B. Copper of Los Angeles, is in the city on a business trip. Though he has visited every town and camp west of Salt Lake City except in Ari- zona and New Mexico. this is his first trip through this. section. Nr. Copper represents James Hill x Sons of Los Angeles manufacturers of olive oil and dealers in all olive products. His visit
 is q pleasant surprise to an employe of this office. who great many years ago and a great many miles from Ari- zona, had the pleasure of being licked by the same schoolmaster.
 INDICTMENT TO NORMAL STU DENTS one of the most successful semesters' work of the territorial nor nal school al Tempe will he completed January 24. and the second semester will begin Monday, January =. and will continue for five months. Most Of the work of the classes will change at the beginning of the semester and 1t will be q very favorable opportunity for new students to enter the normal and take up their studies with the classes then formed. All students who desire to en- ter the normal at that time can secure half rates over all the railroads of the territory by making application at once to the principal Of the normal.
 NEWSPAPER MAN DEAD. - on
 Wednesday evening. at the county hos pital in Tombstone Frank w. Griffin departed this life. The deceased was an old newspaper man. and in his earlier days was associated with the metropolitan dailies in Chicago and St. Louis. Through diversity ana mis-
 fortune he drifted to the west. and coupled with his uncomfortable appe-
 tite for strong drink and physical ail- ments he was not able to hold a posi- ton for long. says the Review. At one time he was local reporter on the Star. and of late years was connected with
 the newspapers in CochiSe county. His last assignment was court reporter for
 the Review at the recent term in Co- chise county. He returned to Risbea 2 few weeks ago. and aftr a protracted spree was attaclSed with p1eu'- onia and was taken to the hospital in Tomb stone and only lived two days.
 EPWORTH LEAGUE ANNIVER- SARY.-The Epworth league of the NJ.
 r. Church. South. celebrated the ami Versary of their league in a very ap- propriate manner last night. After the
 regular Sunday evening service Scott Osborne. president of the league. pre- sided over the meeting. After prayer the apostles creed was read in concert
 by the league. Songs were rendered during the meeting. A responsive read ing was given under the department of worship. after which William Lins- lay gave talk on devotional meetings. Miss Margaret Aisap read very in strUctive paper on the work of the charity and help department. An eX- cellent missionary paper vas read by Miss F.rila Hughes. Rev. F;. A. Row lcnd briefly reviewed the Epworth leagues work it's purposes and what it was doing for the church. All are
 cordially invited to attend these reg uIar Sunday night meetings.
 ALLEY CALLED.-Nr. Frank Alley, editor of the Globe Times, was in Phoe- Saturday. leaving yesterday morning inG for a short visit in Prescott. While here he visited The Republican office and exchanged professional courtesies. He was welcomed, of course, as a poet and humorist always is in a news paper office. but he hypnotized every body on the force with whom he came in contact. and the repOrtorial staff got so busy singing over his rhymes about the honest miner that hits the drill, etc, and cositating on that love