Arizona republican., 1903-03-16

meeting of the ministerial association
will be held this afternoon at the First
NJ. E. church during which Rev. c. w.
CoWen will present a paper.
HE LOST EVERYTHING-Phi Her
old, the county recorder of Santa
Cruz, who has been in the city for the
last two days, went broke on Saturday
evening. He visited the Indian school
and on his way back to town he lost
everything out of his most important
pocket-all his letters, his railroad pass
and q couple OF checks. If the finder
will return the property to this Office
or to the Commercial hotel he will be
rewarded
MIR. MEAD'S VISIT-Mr. Elwood
Mead. irrigation expert of the depart
ment of agriculture, who accompanied
by Mr.. c. G. Elliott arrived Saturday
morning from the north, left this
morning for Los Angeles. Mr.. Mead
has been in conference with Prof. A J.
McClatchie of the experiment station
regarding the investigations that have
been in progress to determine the
amount of land that can be irrigated
with the water obtainabie, and to as
certain the probable supply. Mr.. Elliott
Will remain day or two longer
WALKING THE TIES.-The peopIe
of Phoenix are not revengeful, but an
extraordinary sadness will be caused
by the news that the Murray and
Mack" company which recently
showed here busted at Williams, AMI
presumably the several artists in the
aggregation are making for their sew
eral homes on tie passes accommodate
ingly issued by the railroad company.
Any person sportively inclined can get
at least even money and possibly odds
that the Murphy and Mack company
were positively the most atrocious pu--
veyors of amusement ever seen In Arr
IONA.
STREET CAR ACCIDENT.-Short
after half-past IL yesterday a Brill ad-
dition car struck surrey occupied by
Mr.. Rich, wife and daughter and Mrs.
De Mund as they were going from
church. Mr.. Rich was driving east on
Adams street and just as he was cross
ing First street the car which was
coming south, struck the front left
wheel of the carriage and demolished It.
Mr.. Rich claims that the motorman
neglected to ring the gong and he was
not aware OF the approach of the car
until he was crossing the tracks. AL
though no one was hurt, it was a very
close shave for the occupants of the
carriage.
MYSTERIOUS SHOT-George How
ell, an employe at Eastlake park, sue
ceeded in stopping a bullet last night
about o'clock, without harm to him
self Howell was standing on the front
end of a trolley car going west, talking
to Motorman Wade, and as the car
was opposite the street car barn on
East Washington street, a shot was
heard in the darkness, some distance
south OF the street. AT the same in
slant, Howell felt blow and singing
sensation on the side of his head back
Of the ear and below lis hat, and for
q few minutes he was in intense pain.
He found, however. that the only effect
in the way of az wound was good
sized bump, and he left the car and
went home. He was undoubtedly
struck by a spent bullet, and he and
the motorman were of the opinion
from the sound of the shot that it was
from 22-calibre rifle
BELLAIRS' NEW BOOK.@Captain
Edgard G.: Bellairs, the famous news
paper correspondent, was in town yes
terday, having come down from Wick
enburg the night before. While he Is
mining in the neighborhood of Wicken-
burg. and proposes to get rich at it.
too, without any foolishness about it.
Captain Bellairs is finding time to
write another book on the Orient His
first volume, LAS 1t Is IN the Philip
| publican recently, is selling rapidly
and a new edition will be necessary
shortly The success of this work has