Arizona republican., 1903-02-02

NEW OBESERVER-H. K. Hol- comb has succeeded MT. Geren as ob server at the local station, AIr. Geren having gone east.
 4 LIGHT CATCH.-The only offend ing character the police could get their hands on Saturday night was a man giving the name of Harry Walton, against whom the charge of vagrancy was entered.
 DEFENSE WAS SLOW-Over a tel egram regarding the recent New Jer- sey wreck the Tucson Citizen an- nOunces in big black headlines that the engineer of the ill-fated train made d post mortem" defense.
 BACK FROM NEW YORK.-Burton C. Mossman of Bisbee has returned from an extended visit in New York and will probably be here for several days. He left the metropolis some time ago, stopping on the way back in Texas, Colorado and the Indian terri tory
 REMINGTON IN ARIZONA.-Fred- erick Remington. staff writer and ar tist for the Harper's Weekly. is stop ping at Rockers ranch. MT Reming- ton is in the territory for the purpose of obtaining data for an interesting write up of Arizona's resources that will appear in the magazine.
 MORE MULES FOR GRADE WORK.-A carload of mules arrived here yesterday morning from the north Co be added to the force now employed in the grading Of the Phoenix & East ern railroad They were sent down by F.. w. French and have been working on the Crown King Extension of the Prescott & Eastern.
 ON THE STAGE AGAIN-The Pres colt Courier says: II. 4. Owens, bet ter known as Chloride Jack, leaves his old haunts in a few days to join the Louis James and Frederick Warde combination. Tho not generally known, Jack is the possescor oi unIirn- ited talent and will put Prescott in the hall of fame ia connection with his life's work
 A PLEASANT PARTY-Mrs. Dean Ross gave party on Saturday evening at her home. So3 South Montgomery avenue, in honor of her daughter, Miss Myrtle. The house was beautifully dec orated and there were refreshments and music. In the games prizes were won
 
 Hazel Sweem. The evening was closed with a cake walk in which the prize was won by Miss lone Huntington and Mir. Charles Slankard. There were twenty invitations out.
 DEATH OF GEO. ". DECKER George w. Decker died in this city Sat urday morning of tuberculosis of the bowels. He was thirty eight years old and came here about three months ago from Guthrie, Oklahoma He was bo,n in Beardstown. H.. moving from there to Kansas and then to Oklahoma about ten years ago. His brother Henry A Decker, came here from Galveston to take care of him, and another brother. John A. Decker, of Russell county. Kan. arrived here yesterday morning to attend the funeral, which was held from Easterling's parlors at o'clock. Rev R. A. Rowland officiated.
 RAIN.-It has been cloudy here a part of the time for several days and Saturday night there was a very light sprinkle with a few little showers yes terday afternoon. Last evening there was Q precipitation that brought out umbrellas and rubber coats and soft ened up the streets quite noticeably It would be an occasion of no great surprise if a regular downpour visited this section before the weather finally settles again. Some of the local wealth CT prophets attribute present condi- tiOns to the excessive explosions of frecrackers by the Chinese, on the rain making theory that became so popular a few years ago.
 4. M. F.. CHURCH.-The revival meeting closed last night in the A. NJ F.. church with nine additions to the church and a general financial rally instituted. Over $2O7 was raised to apply on the principal debt of 1000 against the church. The effort will continue until the first Sunday in March at which time it is hoped enough money will be raised to pay at