Arizona republican., 1903-10-14


 Character of the day. clear.
 M. E. BLYSTONE. Sec. Director.
 A NEW FIRM.-Messrs. Eugene Brady O'Neiu and C. B. Wood have formed a partnership and will open real estate offices in the O'Neill building in the rooms formerly occupied by the Democrat. now defunct.
 HERMANN, THE GREAT.-Ed Thurnaer, the advance man for Her mann, the Great, was here yesterday arranging for the company's engage ment here next week. He left last night for San Bernardino.
 His PERIODICAL .VlSIT.-Henry BaswitZ. a former resident of Phoenix, returned yesterday for a few days stay on business and to visit relatives. He is now representing Levi Strauss X Co-. who make the copper rivited pants so popular in this western coun- try.
 LIFE IN THE HILLS-C. s. Aus tin. who spent last winter here in the office of L. E. Hewins, has returned af- ter pleasant summers outing and will remain heer this winter. He went to the coast in the spring, then returned, and bought nice camping outfit and spent the rest of the summer in the northern part of the territory.
 A VISITORS DEATH.-F B. Steph- enson of Philadelphia. who came here only few days ago hoping to find re- lief from lung trouble of an advanced nature. died yesterday morning be- tween five and six o'clock in his apart ments. The body will be taken ba cI, to Philadelphia for interment, leaving on this evenings NJ. x P train. The dead man is of well known and, it is said. wealthy Philadelphia family.
 HAND RUMOR. There was a pleasing rumor on the street yesterday that can do no harm to re neat even if it cannot be verified. It was that certain man in the valley had talked with another man who lately came from Indiana and who said that in one locality a colony of thirty five families was preparing to come to the Salt River valley to locate There is plenty of room.
 GOOD TEMPLARS CONVENTION. The Good Templars of Maricopa county will hold their regular quar- terly session of the district lodge in the Osborn school house on Central avenue on Friday night next, and will be the guests of Central lodge No. 70. The To- cal lodge chose the following delegates at it's session on Monday night: A. J.. Hertel, Miss Susie Schermerhorn, Miss Clara Stovall. Mrs. w. F Davis. Miss Nellie Wright, Chas. Ice. R. H. Irwin and w. F. Davis.
 A NEW FIRE LIGHTER-The fire engine was equipped Sunday by A. E. Cobb and Thos. Linville. assistant chief with a new lighter, and it is an inven- tion of A. F.. Cobb, the engineer of the Phoenix fire department. It was a long and hard study and took lots of tests to get one that was perfect. It is so arranged that it can be set off by the driver at any time. whether in the house or on the road, by simply pulling 9 wire that runs through a pipe from the drivers seat to the lighter under meath the grate, and throws blaze that will set wood on fire. even though there were no shavinss, and was pro- nounced by all who saw it work that it was just the thing.
 JULIO MARION OUT AGAIN.-It will be remembered that nn.y Il few weeks ago Julio Ntarron. who was en- p'oyn'l in the constructor o, the teet sugar factory at Glendale, was acci- Gentally knocked off a scafeold by . heavy timber that fell and hit him on the head. He fell to the ground and sustained injuries that were at first supposed to be fatal, as his sklll was shattered almost like an egg shell nit with hammer. He was brought to the Sisters Hospital. where something like twenty pieces of bone were taken out of his skull. Yesterday MT. Mar ron was able to be on the street and proudly exhibited pocketfull of sou Venirs of himself, taken from the splin- tered headpiece.
 THE WoMAN'S cLUs-The wo- mans club of Phoenix held the first meeting of the season yesterday after noon in the Curio Museum at Second avenue and Jefferson street There was a good attendance and some new names were added to the membership roll. The reception was q very enjoyab1 affair and the musical selections were Cleas- ing. there being vocal solo bv Ms. Thomas Sloan and instrumental selec- tons ny Mrs. S F. C'raycnS and Nicc