Arizona republican., 1902-02-24

some of the stones. when rubbed to- sethcr. give out very appreciable pe- | troleum odor. It would be a. joke if | the company were to find so much oil
 under the plant they could run it over
 the fails for creating power next sum
 mer, when fhe water gets low.
 OSTRICH PLUCKING-There will | be another exhibition of ostrich pluck
 ing at the exhibition yards near the | west end of the ear track. Tuesday aft | ernoon from . o'clock to 1 o'clock. On
 the occasion of the last plucking the weather was disa Greeable and only part of the birds were robbed of their | feathers. II is a most interesting sight
 and will no doubt attract many tour | ists as well as home people who have never witnessed it. The exhibition yards are among the local attra and are visited daily by quite d mum Der or people.
 THE 7KENTUCK MINE - John Struehle came in yesterday from the kentuck mine on Cave Creek, and re- ports rapid progress and satisfactory development. The mine joins one. which Deputy Sheriff Williams has owned several years and which is very
 rich. though comparatively little work
 has been done on it. The Kentuck mine is owned by MT. Stroehle, R. F Doll
 and Jack White. About two years ago
 they sunk shaft loo feet and they have recently gone down about eighty feet further. The character. of the ore
 and the volume of it is steadily inn proving.
 AN OLD OFFENSE.- Constable
 Lewis came down from Mesa yester- day morning after William James. who
 is wanted there for an ofrense commit
 
 luded himself into a belief that il was
 forgotten. He is young man of about 20. Last September he struck a boy by the name of Osler. with a
 blacGsnake whip. seriously injuring him. \ gash four inches long was cut in the boys breast. Immediately after James left the community and nobody knew where he had gone A warrant was issued for his arrest. but was never served until yesterday. Last
 Friday night two men from Mesa hap pened to see him on the street anI knowing that he was wanted. pointed him out to Constable Martin. who tool. him into custody and locked him up.
 BAPTIST CHURCH.-Tncre was a large crowd at the Baptist church last evening. and the scvices were of un- usual interest. Rev. Dr. Haisey preached d memorial sermon on Wash  Buena Vista. of which yesterday was the anniversary. He read Whittier's beautiful poem. The Angels of Euenl Vista" Captain Lamso- anc company P, N C. A, attended the service in body The excellent music included The Holy City" by Mrs. Embree, 8 duet by Dr. Dodsworth and MT. Cog gins and an anthem by the quartette. On next sunday evening the cnoir will  their friends cannot afford to miss. ] Solos. duets and quartettes win be in cludeu
 THE; END Is NOT YET-Tne Re ] publican was yesterday nisled into | announcing that the tumultuous fes- | uvities attending the celebration of the | Chinese New Year had come to an 1 end. The announcement was made on | the authority of a member of the race. | But last night the celebration broke | cut with greater ViSor and more noise ! than ever. It is understood that the ! season Of festivities really closed on ! Saturday night as advertised. but that the performance last night was in re- sponse to a popular encore and also ] because there were d lot of fireworks i on hand which could not be carried | over until next year without grea; l loss. The Chinese mana cement. there | Tore. decided tO save them by touching l them of. They gre not all gone yet. | and there can be no safe p-oEnostica- | tion of the time when the noise will cease.
 DISASTROUS HUNTING TRIP The Globe Times tells of q disastrous . hunting trip taken by George Powell 1. O.; that city and George Briggs. son of i Mir and Mrs. George F. Briggs. former ! residents of Phoenix. The Times says: ! George Powell aged I3 years. and !. George Briggs were out hunting Sun day. and while walking along the rail | road track back Of William Sidow's l. slaughter house. the boys saw ground : squirrel and in getting ready to take ! Q shot at il George Poweli's gun was dis l charged prematurely in some manner 1. the contents entering his right leg be- ] low the knee and shattering the bone | George Briggs tied 2 strong cord around 1 the leg above the knee to stop the flow ] Of biood until medical assistance ar | rived. Upon his arrival Dr. Foz after examining and binding the les had the boy taken to his parents ! home who reside on the ball ground ] Later in the day Drs. Cox. Collins and ! W. E. Claypuol amputated the leg below the knee. The boy was resting well . at last report.