Arizona republican., 1904-02-06

A SICK CHILD.-The infant daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. A. w. Galpin is very i'll. suffering from an attack of bron- chitis.
 RACYCLE FOUND-The police have found q racycle, equipped with Christy seat that may be had by the owner on identifying the wheel.
 THREE VAGS.-Joe Condosa. Frank Stewart and F. Hansen, three men ar rested by the police for vagrancy, were yesterday sentenced to ten days each in jail.
 PROSPECTIVE SETTLERS.-A.M Mr. McDole is here from Nebraska in vestigating the Rio Verde enterprise in the interest of himself and several neighbors who have under considera- tion the project of moving to Arizona to live.
 ANOTHER TOUCH OF WlNTER.- Winter was was resumed in Arizona yesterday. Snow was reported at Crookton not far from Kingman and at the same time it was raining hard at Ash Fork. It was not long after the receipt of this information that the storm invaded the Salt River valley.
 IS GRATEFUL.-W. still who re- sides in Tempe yesterday wrote 10 the city marshal apprising him that the pony found at Castle Creek Hot Springs belonged to him. and thanking the marshal and all concerned in reporting the incident and The Republican for printing the information that led to his recovery of the animal.
 BAPTIST CHURCH sERVlcES.- The Baptist congregation will next Sunday worship for the first time in the new building at the corner of Monroe street and Third avenue. There will be sermon by the pastor at II o'clock and at I:30 it is expected Chaplain Scott will preach. There will be spe- cial mus'c by the quartette and the public is cordially invited.
 BROKE HIS LEG.--Juan Fuentes, a | little Mexican boy who attends the | Osborn school suffered painful mis- | fortune yesterday during the arbor day | exercises. He was playing with his 1 fellows when he fell down and other | boys fell on top of him with the result that his left leg was broken above the knee. He was given prompt attention and will no doubt recover rapidly. l WEST END IMPROVEMENTS.-An ! important ard long needed improve ment IS being made in the western part
 of town which will result in the filling
 of the deep unsightly ditches on each
 side Of Seventh avenue from the tOwn ditch. These ditches are not only ill- | looking but they are dangerous to small children and they are not conducive to ! health of that part of town. The city | has just finished putting in a ditch
 on the east side of Ninth avenue which will convey all the water needed for ir- rigation in that part of town. The old ditches are to be filled up.
 THE OSBORN SCHOOL CLOSED | School has been closed for d week in | the Osborn district as matter of
 precaution. James. the little son of
 Mir. and Mrs. J. M. Creighton, is very | i'll of diphtheria or some affection very
 similar to it and naturally there is some fear by parents that it might spread ! through the community. It was thought better, therefore, to close the school for
 week rather than to take any chance
 on the spreading of the contagion. The sick son of Mir. Creighton is in very critical condition. resort having been
 made to the use of a silver tube in the | throat
 OSBORNE SCHOOL EXERCISES | The programme of arbOr day exercises carried out at the Osborn school yes | terday Was as follows: Song, Amer | ica," by school: recitation. Arbor Day
 greeting. Carlton Russell; acrostic. Ar | bor Day, chart class; recitation, How the Woodpecker Knows" Claude Chap 1 lin: song. The Joytime of the Year.
 room IT: recitation. The Little Boy
 and the Sparrow Pauline Sears; read l
 Percival: The Mayfower Song" room | l; recitation. "A Dairy in the Mead
 ows" Hattie Morrel; solo, 'Kingbird,' %