Arizona republican., 1904-12-30

WATCH NIGHT MEETlNo-A watch night meeting will be held at the Free Methodist church on Satur- day evening, commencing at eight o'clock Several ministers will be pres ent and a good programme has been arranged. All will be welcome.
 MINERAL SURVEY APPROVED The surveyor general has approved the official survey of the London lode min ing claim. situated in the Turquoise mining district, Cochise county, Ari- zona. The survey is desiganted as survey No. 1861 and is owned by Mar tin Costello of Tombstone.
 PLEASANTLY REMEMBERED- Mr and Mrs. Charles Moore, carriers of R. F. D. No. were not forgotten by those whom they have been ac- commodating through the year. They were deluged with all kinds of Christ mas gifts, the avalanche including many cakes. Yesterday they finished one of the cakes and found in the cen ter of it a silver dollar.
 CALLED BY ILLNESS-Mrs. Kate A. Ham left on last nights RI. & P. train for her former home in Napa county California, in response to tel egram announcing the dangerous ill., ness of her father, who is sick of pneu- monia. As he is eighty years old his condition is very alarming. She ex- poets to return to Phoenix at an early day.
 INDIAN SCHOOL ENTERTAiN- MENT-The pupils of the Phoenix Indian school will give an interesting literary and musical programme in the assembly hall this evening. The phases of human life will be represented by the students in their interpretation of The Songs of Seven, by Jean mgelow. Everybody is welcome. The entertain ment will begin at eight o'clock.
 THEY HAD CHRISTMAS ALSO A Phoenix newspaper not being guid- ed by the facts and having in mind only the general drearinessi of jails said of the county jail last Christmas that it was like all other days to the prisoners. That was not true for on that day gospel services were held un- der the auspices of the ". c. T. U. and addresses were made iil Spanish and English. After that refreshments were served and gifts were distribut- ed.
 PUBLIC NSTALLATION.-There will be joint public installation of the officers of Phoenix lodge No. 2, Floral Encampment No. 2 ard Arizona Rebekah lodge No. l, I. O. O. F., on the evening of January 5, 1905. The cere- monies will take place in the MOnihon hall where all these lodges meet, and all members of the order and immedi ate friends of members are invited to be present. After the installation cer- emonies refreshments will be served. It is expected that Mrs. Henry of Pres colt, president of the Rebekah assem- bly, will be present and the occasion will also be a greeting to her by the members of the fraternity.
 POLICE COURT-PasquaI Amaya was sent to jail yesterday for five days, the charge against him being drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He is a Cholla Mexican, and Q tho roughbred. Tom Sinms was also ar rested. more for instigating crime than committing it himself. A number of men were engaged yesterday in un- loading a carload, of bananas and a dozen boys more or less and of Varying ages, busied themselves halrassing the men by stealing bananas. They took one whole bunch and stole. many ba- nanes off the punches they could not take TEe ;5ice were summoned and Simms was found not actually partic- ipatins but standing near by bossing the job. When he arrived at the jail his pockets also contained bananas.
 A CHANCE FOR CHARITY-Re- cently the work of the Crittenton home has been widened in this city and it's doors opened to homeless young people of both sexes. There are now two needy boys in it's family circle and as they are the first boys to be received there is a shortage of proper clothing for them, though the horne is pretty