Arizona republican., 1904-02-04
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VISITING MAIL CARRIERS. l.. McArthur rura! free delivery mail carrier of Mesa City was Phoenix visitor yesterday.
 BILL DICK ORE.-Dick Wick Han.
 of Wickenburg, yesterday left at the
 board of trade, some fine specimens of sold and copper ore. It came from tine property known as the Bill Dick group which is situated a mile and half rom Wichenburg in the direction of the Orc Grande.
 SCHOOL ATHLETICS.-The high schoo! will give an exhibition in field athletics Friday, after the arbor day
 exercises. The teams will be picked
 from the two upper and two lower
 classes. The contest will be held on
 the school grounds and a lively time is expected.
 NOT COMING YET-Secgetary r. IT. Parker of the Water Users association received letter from President B. A. Fowler yesterday saying that it is quite
 likely neither he nor Judge Kibbey will
 leave for home for a week or two yet. While they are tOth there it is desired by the reclamation officers that consid- eration be given to other matters rr- '
 the order Of things may not be acted
 upon by the government for some time
 yet.
 MAKES ASSIGNM MENT.-The Phoe-
 nix Produce company made an assign
 ment yesterday in. favor of Lysander
 Cassidy. The president Of the company
 is John TJilgen and J. F. Borton is vice
 president and treasurer | is reported
 that the liabilities of the company are
 about Sl7O0. There are numerous , creditors, most of the claims being small. The largest creditors are T..
 Zeckendorf GS Co. of Tucson. $6OS-2O;
 Mrs. Kate Young of Tucson, $4O0: the Valley Bank of this city, $23O.S5; Pa
 cific Coast Biscuit Co. s216.35; Mari copa Creamery, SHEA The business
 location of the Produce company is the
 corner Of Second avenue and Washing
 ton street.
 THE SALVATION ARMY.-The Sal vation Army Tall will be closed tonight.
 The army will make a visit 10 Tempe
 where it will hold a service in the Souths Methodist church which has been kindly lent to them for the even- ing. All who attend this service will be heartily welcomed by the comrades and officers of Phoenix. There will be holiness meeting in the Salvation Army hall, corner of Jefferson and Second streets at S D. m. Friday. The popular Saturday evening service which has been in progress for three weeks and in which much interest has | been shown by the people by their at tendance tc the .ame will be held the ! following night This week there will 1 be maIe quartette and also a reading on the origin of the army. All seats arc free and all are welcome.
 | LEAP YEAR PERTY.-Mr. and Mrs. 1 w. A. Hill of No. GAO North Seventh street gave leap year party at their home last evening. At any rate they | opened their doors that their young 1 lady friends might give a leap year party. Each Of the young ladies chose her company for the evening. went after the young gentleman. who, with ] Ihashfvl smiles had covlv consented co | he her company. Later in the evening ! the young ladies took the timid and trustful young men down to an oyster parlor and filed them up right, then | escorted them to their homes. Whether any of the boys objected to being kissed at the gate has not been learned but some of them who got no invitation 10 the party probably know how the young ladies feel sometimes when they dre overlooked and don't dare to go alone. Ten couples pa. .ticipated in the fun.