Arizona republican., 1904-09-07

ried in this city the 3Oth day of March, 1897. In her complaint she alleges that her husband left her the 18th of April, 1903. She therefore makes de- sertion the basis of her suit She states that Aspy is now a fugitive from justice, having been indicted by the grand jury on a felony charge, and that she does not know his where abouts. She prays for a decree Of di- vorce and that the maiden name of Margaret V. Afford be restored to her. her.
 INDICTMENT TO GO FRONTAL a recent meeting Of the building com mittee of the Baptist church when the question of cushioning the pews Was under consideration one member sug- gested that it might be a good idea to cushion the front pews and leave those in the rear uncushioned. Perhaps he had seen a recent picture in the Rams Horn entitled, Trials of a Minister" The congregation that persists in oc- cupying the back seats only represent ing a church with the gallery and the rear pews of the church filled while for two-thirds of the way from the front the pews are empty except for one lit- tie urchin, presumably the pastors junior. who is trying to keep awake on the front seat. The minister is using his hands as a speaking trumpet in the endea.Vor to send his voice to his dis tant hearers.
 AN ARIZONA MINING CORPORA TION-Among the articles filed in the office of the county recorder yesterday were those of the Oriental Copper com pany of Arizona. This is the company
 
 Monday morning published a dispatch from St. Louis announcing the organ ization of it. It was formed for the purpose of operating a group of mines in the Cave Creek district which had been located by A. s. Mills. The or ganization of the company began sev- eral months ago. As has been annoJnc- ed the directors of the company are Nolan NJ. Clemmons, a brother-in-law of Howard Gould, w. T. Smith of Phoenix, Edward B. Lane, Simon p. Wells, Frank w. Irland, Sim T. Price. | T. J. Wolfey. all of St. Louis, and A. s. Mills of Phoenix. The directory in cludes all the incOrpOrators and Emil Gang of Phoenix. The capital stock is $2G0O,000 and the principal place of business is this city.
 B. G. PECKA'S RETURN-B. c. | Pccka and family returned home yes | terGay afte: a visit of seven weeks in i the east. The greater part o. their | time vas spent at MT. Pecka's former | home near Newburg, Ind. Mir. Pecka i carefully contraSted business cOrli- 1 tions in the east with these prevailing | here, ard also took note Of real estate ! values, rents, etc. The result of hi= i observations satisfies him that Phoenix | is all right and it is as good a place as he knows of 10 tie to fo- the future. 1 He says that realty values here are ] very low compared with towns of sim l liar size in the east and particularly 1 when consideration is given the iin7 ! prospects this section oi thc country { now possesses. He also says taat rents ! are cheaper here than in most east ! err towns of the same size. On the 1 way home MT. Pecka and family stop i ped three days in St. Lotus. They did 1 not see all the fair perhaps, but they l saw a whole lot Of it, in fact all they wanted to. They were not particularly 1 impressed with the St. Louis water. : pre- e-r.ng the Phoenix water tC a liquid ! that has to be nasticate1 before i, | can be swallowed.