Arizona republican., 1904-03-11

A SAD ERRAND.-AIrs. J. C. Graves left last night for Tucson to attend the funeral of her brotherinlaw. Thomas Muirhead well known in Phoenix.
 A MARK OF REcOGNITlON-In the report of the Tucson convention there was omitted from the list of officers md attaches of the convention the name of Major Neustetter whose ste:'- ling qualities. his republicanism and his activity in campaigns was recognized by his appointment as sergeant-at- arms.
 A CRAZY SCANDINAVIAN- Sheriff T. J. Duncan was called out to the Tivoli Garden last night to take charge of a Norwegian suspected of in- sanity. The man is a stranger. There was nothing violent in his manner but there was that about him which caused suspicion that he was not as we'll bal anced as he ought to be to be at large.
 TEN DAY VAGRANTS-Fred Will son and Frank Muller. vagrants. were sentenced yesterday by Justice Burnett to spend ten days in the city Jail. They were accused of begging food but they informed the court that they only did this when they were intoxicated; il they were sober they would not think of asking for less than a dollar.
 NEW RATIONS-Articles of the following corporations were filed in the office of the county recorder ves- terday: Fri County Oil company, capi tai stock, $5O.0OO, incorporators M. K. MytIe and F. B. Walkup; Ruth Oil company, capital stock S300.00O. incor> DOrators F. T. Menkins. F. Eckhard and others. The Sierra Pacific Smelt ing company filed amended articles.
 THE BAPTIST DINNER.-The din- ner given by the ladies of the Baptist church yesterday was well attended. It seemed that a considerable part of the population of Phoenix had been fasting in anticipation of that gastronomic event. Those who attended were well paid for their abstinence from eating | for twentyfour hours. The proceeds of the dinner will go to the furnishing of the kitchen and china closet of the church.
 THE FLAGS OF THE FIGHTERS.- In some of the stores of the city there hre offered for sale small Japanese and Russian flags. Among them are lot of American flags. Last night J. Elliott Walker was found looking in a window where the flags were on exhibition. Said he: After all the Stars and Stripes beats all "of them for beauty. But that flag used to stare at me so much that l thought it had a savage 1 look" Mir Walker was thinking of he time when he and Col. Mosby were engaged in bolstering up the cOnfed- sracy.
 FALSE AND FICKLE.-For several months now the rain god has been toy ing with the affections of the people of the Salt River valley until now, if Jurisdiction could be taken. there would be numerous breach of promise suits against him. Not only has rain been frequently promised by all recognized signs but there is documentary evil dence in the shape of weather bureau forecasts. which would be valuable in an action for damages. Last night t seemed certain that all the promises on which the people of the valley were brought to rely would be redeemed, but up to the hour of starting the printing machine in this office they had not been redeemed.
 STORY OF THE SOUTHWEST- Henry Beardsley associate editor of Leslie's Weekly and Ernest c. Rowe. general staff correspondent of that journal arrived in the city yesterday. They are gathering material for a story of the arid region of the southwest en- bracing the territories of Arizona and New Mexico, and parts of Colorado. Nevada and southern California. The story will describe the irrigation of this region and the mining industries. It will contain a comparison of conditions with those which prevailed a quarter of