Arizona republican., 1903-02-09

LADIES' CHORUS.-The ladies
chorus will meet at the Christian
church on Wednesday afternoon at
O'Clock sharp and it is requested that
all interested be there promptly.
NEARING COMPLETION. - The
handsome new building of the NJ. f.
church south is rapidly nearing COM
pletion The scaffolding ;or the cree
ton of the tower is already far enough
up in the sky to excite the envy of an
aeronaut.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.-Ofi-
GER Williams yesterday arrested a man
named Gonzales for drunkenness ami
disordarly conduct near the NJ. and p,
depot His bad conduct consisted in
throwing rocks at the shack of a friend
just because he could find no better
amusement.
POST OFFICE CHANGES.-Fred a.
Marl>ley has resigned as mailing clerk
at the Phoenix postoffice. He is sue
ceeded by Lee Heileman who has been
q temporary carrier for the last six
months, and Adelbert Nj. Calkins who
has been d substitute carrier fer four
months has succeeded AIr. Heileman.
LOST y WHEEI4-A gentleman in
company lost bicycle yesterday after
noon, or rather some one stole it or
borrowed it and failed to return it. Ii
was Tribune wheel with light blue
or dove-colored frame and was taken
from in front of the NJ and P. ticket
office.
FUNERAL OF MRS. ALEXANDER
The funeral CT Mrs Mary 4. AleXan-
i.
the residence of Mr. and Mrs a c
Baker. 1t was largely attended by re-
atives and friends. After the service
the body was escorted to the depot ana
left on last nights train for Los an
geles. where it will be inferred in Rose
! dale cemetery.
NEW YEARS OVER.-Chinatow
/ put the finishing touches on its New
Year celebration last night, notwitil-
standing it was cold, muddy and driz-
cling. The booming of heavy cannon
or giant bombs startled few citizens
till they found cut what il was. 1t takes
about two weeks for the Chinese to ge:
| the New Year properly on its feet ana
in condition so it can stand alone. bu;
they are a persistent people anu never
leave the job half finished.
A RED WAGON-Many have Won
dered that the mud dried up so fast
around town after the last rain while
| the weather was so unusually cold. The
explanation of it lies in the fact that
Carrier Grant on Rural Free Delivery
| Route No. l has got his United States
mail wagon painted q lurid red 1t is
the hottest" thing on wheels. that per-
ambulates the city streets not except
ing the automC biles. and cloud OF
steam rises from the damp ground be-
/ hind it wherever it goes.
| GRANITE WANTED.-The Arizona
| Granite company has received another
request from the DenverMarble & Gran
lite company fer a supply of d particu-
lar grade of the Arizona stone. The
letter states that if the granite equals
expectations ii Will probably displace
the Barre product in that section and
possibly further east. In that event it
is not too much to expect that before
a year rolls round there will be many
! men employed at the quarry in the
| Salt River mountains.
4 THE CASE OF INDIGENTS-A
meeting of the members of the
/ boards Of supervisors of this and some
OF the southern counties viii be helj
in this city tomorrow for the purposf
of making an arrangement for sendin.
the INDECENT of the southern countle.
/ to this county to be cared for. Thi:
| has become a serious question in al
parts of the territory, though few OF IL,
| indigents are Arizonians. Most of then
have been helped to Arizona in an al
most helpless condition and have beer
left to shift for themselves. Thi:
county has naturally received thr
greatest number. The burden of mum
bers though has been partly offset %!
the greater c!aeapness with which the,