Arizona republican., 1903-03-17

coffee and music will be furnished by the Besse brchestra.
 REGIsTERY OF BOND VOTERS The reSistery Of the voters upon the municipal water bond issue was legal ly opened yesterday at the city hall, and number of citizens registered. ILLUSTRATED CTuRE.-Prof. w. II. Dudley will give an illustrated lecture called Color and Nature, at the hign school tonight. tie proceeds O. which will go to the grammar school library fund. The lecture will begin al o'clock
 DEATH OF PIONEER EIENICAN.- Yesterday occurred the death ot Jesus Mendez. an old man who had come to Phoenix in the early sixties, and has l been working steadily at various oCcu- pations until his death He has been { engaged principally in agricultural work and had many friends among the older settlers.
 UNITED MODERNISM tIEit2d Moderns will hold q social session in Padget hall tonight The first part of . the evening will be spent in a basket social after which the floor will De cleared and dancing will be enjoyed
  usual jolly time is anticipated by the members and their guests.
 THREE CHILDREN IN RUNA- WAY.-The three children of CctOviano Salgado were driving in a grocery wagon, delivering some groceries for Air. Valencia. when the horse became n'21-la 1aseable and ran away. At Fourth street the horse sllied and the ha three children out. The eldest one, Mi gull, mad his head badly cut, Eece5si- tating several stitches. and was un- conscious for some length of time Carlos, the younger one, was badly cut about the face. and the youngest, three years of age. was badly bruised about the face Dr. Stroud left them ail in a pretty good condition. and TO serious results are anticipated.
 PROBATE COURT.-Merritt Futile Was brought befoie the probate court yesterday, charged with insanity Tut tie is an old war veteran ard has been acting strangely for the past few months. He has been ill Phoenix dur ingr the winters for the past six years. and spends his summers at the Sold iers' Home a San Antonio. He has q
 
 street, and he imagines that his neigh bors are keeping him from renting his property, and has threatened them, and made demonstrations on this subject that show his insanity. He gets a small pension that pays his expenses. u was determined that the man was dangerous to himself and the com rnunity and he said he would not go back to the Soldiers horne as long as he could stay away. but preferred to go to the asylum here.
 DEATH OF MISS vEsTAL.-Miss Mazie Vestal died at the family resi- dence, 320 East Van Buren street. at Il o'clock last night. Miss Vestal came to Phoenix from Kansas City a year and a half ago, sufferer from con- sumption. Like many others, her health underwent q marked improve fer several months. but ever since last summer she had been growing steadily weaker. During the short period of he- residence in Phoenix she had made q large circle of friends, to whom she en- dcared herself by her singular sweet ness Of disposition and her hopeful, vi vacious and unselfish nature The fu- neral will take place tomorrow at an hour yet to be fixed, from the residence. Miss Eudora Vestal, sister of the dead girl, is stenOgrapher in the office Of the surveyor general.