Arizona republican., 1903-05-16

GONE TO TOMBSTONE.-M. c. Fisk left on Thursday nights train for Tombstone, where he hopes to get rich.
 THE FIRST M. E. PULPIT-Rev. Harry Tole, one of the brilliant young men of Methodism, will preach at tie First M. E. church tomorrow morning.
 POLICE COURT.-There was lone vagrancy case in the police court yes terday. and the defendant made such a good talk that he secured his freedom.
 MEMBERSHIP GROWING.-At the church last Sunday morning four new members received the hand of fellow ship.
 MATCH RUNNING RACE.-There will be a match running race at the race track this Saturday. afternoon. at o'clock, between Walter Morris bay lilly Tetotum and Artesia B.. own ed by w. C. Greene. They will run a three quarter mile dash for S100 side.
 BACCALAUREATE SERMON.-Rev. c. V. Cowan, pastor Of the First Metho- dist Episcopal church, will preach the baccalaureate sermon at the govern ment Indian school Sunday afternoon. at o'clock. The theme will be, Build ing By Pattern"
 REV. BIERKEMPER TO PREACH. The congregation of the Baptist church will have the privilege on Sun day morning of listening to the Rev. C. H. Bierkemper of Ganado, Ariz. MT. Bierkemper has been attending the meetings of the Presbytery Of Arizona.
 MEETING OF BANK EXAMINERS. Governor Brodie yesterday appoint ed Territorial Auditor ". F. Nichols delegate from this territory to the na- tional convention of bank supervisors, to be held at Buffalo. N. Y, at a date not yet determined upon, but some time in July or August.
 ON THE SICK LIST-F. w. Sheri- dan returned home yesterday morning from La Cananea. He has been work ing for the Greene Consolidated com pany for several months, but his health has not been good lately and he secur- ed vacation, hoping by the change to prevent a more serious illness.
 J. F. JOHNSTON DEAD-J. F. Johnston. a colored man. died yester- day morning of tuberculosis, having came here for his health about eighteen months ago, from Oakland, Cal. He was 57 years old and barber by trade. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Ben James of this city. The funeral will be held this afternoon at o'clock at the A. NJ. F. church.
 A MOUNTAIN BEAUTY. - The mountain Yucca plant at the home of H. R. Patrick on the Tempe road is in bloom again and it is worth going to see. It is the only one in the valley. MT. Patrick found the original plant in the Wickenburg country twelve years ago and planted seeds from 1t. The plant is now more than ten feet high.
 WALTER GREGORY IN TOWN T. Gregory, secretary of the ter ritorial prison, Is in the city. stopping at the home of his father-in-law, MT. M. T. Russell. This is MT. Gregory's first visit to Phoenix since his appoint ment last fall He will remain in the city until Sunday night. He Is pleas ed with his position. and the territorial are pleased with the mar ner Tn which he is filling it.
 AS TO TEXT BOOKS-The territori- al board of education is considering the matter of establishing a standard sys- tenn of text books for the Ninth and Tenth grades, the first two grades or the High school course. The text books for these grades are now elective and the whole matter is in the hands of the instructors of each school. meeting of some of the members of the board was held at the capitol building yester- day. There is to be determined not only the standard but the manner in which the books shall be advertised for.
 FOR THE ASYLUM.-Sheriff Mur- phy of Tucson brought in two persons under commitment to the insane asy- Ium yesterday morning. One of them was a Mexican and the other a crippled Frenchman with the English name oi John Easton. Both of them had been inmates of the asylum. The sheriff said he thought the trial of Elias for the murder of Officer Katzenstein would be finished yesterday. It was matter of conjecture at Tucson whether he would he convicted.