Arizona republican., 1903-11-24

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 NJ. F. KEYSTONE, Section Director.
 A WINTER RESlDENT-Mr. E. I. c. Carpenter, of Minneapolis, ard Mrs. Carpenter came to town on Sunday morning. Before their arrival they had arranged fer house for the winter. Mir Carpenter is a wealthy lumberman of the north.
 CHURCH ExTENsIoN.-The ax- ecutive board of the American Baptist Home Mission society at its last meet ing voted a gift of s150.OO and loan of $100.0O to the Baptist church at Palo Verde, Arizona, west of FroeniN, Rev. Lee I. Thayer, pastor.
 TEMPERANCE SERVIcE.-At the temperance service in ONeill hall Sun day evening. pr. Halsey gave a shcrt sermon including a scriptural iniict- ment of the liquor traffic. Joel White recited with dramatic power a selection ] from the Sky Pilot" and Mir. Daggett sang pleasing Beautiful Isle"
 UNJUST CRITlcISM.-By reason of 1 the fact that there have been times when the PhoeniX water supply was deficient in the event of q fire it has come D be d fad for a great many peo- ple to announce after every fire that there was mo water" till after the building was practically destroyed. The usual criticism was made respccting the Garnett fire Sunday night. Any enc who saw the fire and noted the na- ture of the building. knows that it was "already doomed" as soon as the fire was started. A reporter for The Republican took particular pains dur ing the burning of the building to in Cuire of the firemen respecting the wa ter supply and was told that it was ample and was ready as soon as the hose was connected for it's use.
 BOLD ROeBERS-The thieves that operate around this town seem to have no more respect for dumb brutes than they do for men. Occasionally one hears Of man being held up and his clothes stolen off his back. Saturda y night a butcher from the Hurley slaughter house came to town or horseback and hitched his mount at the corner of the city hall plaza. Some body stole a fifteen dollar bridle eff the horse, robbing him of his head gear on a chilly night. and by hi. close proximity to the lair of the DO lice casting an insult upon them. He had mighty little less manners thar the robber who burglarized the home of the Cochise county sheriff a few months ago.
 THE ORGY POsTPoNED.-Sone time ago The Republican was led tC lannounce that Fl Yemaah Temple No. 65 was going to hold a ceremonial Iseassion next Saturday night and tha "a committee had been appointed to ge the victims ready. There has been 2 change of programme on account o the near approach of Thanksgiving which the high muck-a-mucks believed follows so closely upon the afore-men toned date that the subjects of tn, ceremonial session would not have S, thoroughly recovered from their sore ness as to enter upon the nationa thanksgiving in the proper spirit. s, the ceremonial session has been indei ritely postponed, but one will almos certainly be held before long. Ther. will be an informal social session ant entertainment by Phoenix Lodge No 2. K. of P. at Castle Hall next Friday night. It will be attended by the mem bers of the lodge. the Rathbone Sis ters of Phoenix and the Knights ant Sisters of Mesa.
 NEW RATIONS.-Artioles o the following corporations were fileC In the office of the county recorder yesterday: Acme Gold Mines Company capital stock s1,5OO,OOO. incorporators William F. Lunt, J. F. Reynolds ant C. H. Sprague; Monte Cristo Mining and Milling Company, capital stock S. .000, ,0O0, inCcrporators, E. Gonzales, M Otero, A. O. Gonzales and others Little Giant Oil Company, capital stocl $5,000.0O0. incorporators. O. s. Bach man and c. F. Estee; The Great Pla cer Mining Company capital stock sS000.000, incorporators, J. E.. Lewis, II l.. Prieser. and A. R. Blackstocme Pennsylvania Mining and SmeltinE Company, capital stock. s750 GOO. incor- operators. F. Fl. Thomas, R. F. Hunter