Arizona republican., 1903-02-18

CATTLE FOR TUCSON.-GeorSe Pusch shipped a carload of beef cattle to Tucson last night.
 RECEPTION POSTPONED. - The reception at the Crittenton home has been postponed. The F. c. H. circle will hold its regular meeting at the
 usual time and place next Monday. LECTURE POSTPONED.-On ac-
 count of the song recital al the M. E. church the stereopticon lecture an- nounced to be given at O'Neill hall on Friday, the 20th, has been postponed till Tuesday evening of next week,
 February 24.
 A NEW CHURCH.-A council of churches was held in Buckeye yester- day to consider the question of or daining to the ministry Rev. Lee l. Thayer. pastor-elect of the Baptist
 church. Today a Baptist church re- cectly organized will be formally recognized at Palo Verde.
 D. H. PINNEY HERE.-Judge D. H. Pinney Of Chicago arrived here yester- day morning and will probably remain ! several weeks looking after his real es- tate interests and matters in the dis
 trict court MT. Pinney was formerly ! 1uQSe or lnlS ulSlIlcl, ana LOT lndHy years resident of Phoenix. Though 1 Chicago is his home now, he is no less
 a, friend of the valley than he would be
 if he lived here.
 1 WOMAN'S CLUB.-The meeting Of
 the Woman's Club in the Free Museum
 building yesterday was well attended,
 many visitors to the city being among
 the number present. The special fea-
 ture of the days programme was an address by William A. Giles of Chicago
 on municipal matters, the study of
 which has been a speciality with him
 for a great many years. His address
 was highly instructive and entertain ing.
 BOARD OF GOVERNORS.-The will be meeting of the board of gov | ernors of the $. R. V. Water Users As
 sociation at the association rooms IT
 the Nicholson block this afternoon at
 3 o'clock. It is expected that by the
 first of next week the soliciting con-
 mittees will be ready to go into the
 country. meet the farmers at their
 homes and force prosperity upon then,
 through securing their signatures tc
 the stock of the association.
 A FORMER RESIDENT-Paul F Ruben of San Francisco arrived here yesterday and will remain in the city three or four days. MT. Ruben was q resident of Phoenix for some years pre- vious to fifteen years ago. and was e1i- gagged in the wholesale liquor business He is now engaged in the distilling business in San Francisco. and is or ! his way home from q visit to New York. He met many old acquaintance. yesterday who looked very natural tc him, though he said there was little il the town that looked familiar outside of the court house and two or three ] business buildings.
 STARVED CRAZY.-Deputy Sheriff Williams of Giia Bend brought in an insane man yesterday morning. He was given an eXamina tion by Probate I Judge Phillips and was committed to I the asylum. He said his name was a Fred Bray. He arrived at Gila Bend 5 three days ago and said that he had 1 walked from Yuma. He was as crazy T a subject as was ever brought before s the court. The deputy sheriff believed 4 that his condition was the result o1 s starvation. He has a mania, one ot 3 many manias, for handling papers, He q needed constant watching while his trial was going on in order that he would not get away with official docu- ments lying on the table. On the way from Gila Bend. while the news agenr was not watching and while the eyes . of the deputy sheriff were not on him he got hold of the agents papers anc ! distributed all of them among the oc q cupantS of the car.
 THE MARTINEZ FAMILY.-If Je s sus Miranda could have his way abou 3 it lie would wipe the Martinez famil! 5 off the face of the earth. He seems t