Arizona republican., 1904-01-30
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CATTLE SHlPMENT.-Cattle Buyer Hoskins shipped six cars of stock to
 Los Angeles via the southern route last night.
 DEEDS FlLED.-Several deeds were | filed with the county. recorder yester- day transferring Mcdowell property
 from the former settlers there to the government in pursuance of the settle ment of claims.
 FUNERAL OF MRS. BREN.-Thc funeral service of the late Mrs. R. R.
 Bren was held yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and was attended by d
 goodly number of friends whose ac-
 brief residence here.
 HE MAY GET WELL.-There is q probability that little Alfred Spears. who was injured in a street car ac- l cident on Wednesday may recover.
 There was a decided improvement in
 his condition yesterday and it was thought that the other arm would not have to be amputated
 A WALKING PARTY-Three hoboes were discharged from jail yesterday
 having served their respective sen- tences and were immediately given | est and, safest way of getting out If
 town. Two more who were spotted on the street were enlisted in the com
 pany and left with them.
 HAD NO ANCHOR.-Sam Jim was arrested yesterday by the police and put up a cash bail of $500 to appear
 in court, but he'll never come He knows the fine would be no less and it rniobr he linn is l Chinese table merchant and has persisted in leaving his horse united, against warn ings. till vengeance finally overlook him.
 BURNED MAlL.-A mail pouch was received at the postoffice yesterday containing second. third and fourth | class matter, pretty badly scorched by fire. It had evidently been rescued from
 a wreck somewhere. There was one package from which Ihe address was
 torn off that the clerks will be glad to deliver to the owner if he can identify it. It appears to have been mailed at some town in Iowa
 WAS IT A cRIME?-A barber
 named Ford has been arrested in Pres colt on a warrant issued by Justice
 Robertson following the complaint of another barber named Galbraith. The complainant borrowed five dollars from Ford and gave him his kit of tools as security. Ford took them with him as the money was not returned to him. His friends here, though. claim Gal braith told him to take them as he could not redeem them at the time. | The costs in the case cannot be much
 less than S1OO.
 | 4 PLUCKING BEE-There will be another ostrich plucking event this afternoon from to A o'clock at the | exhibition pens of the Phoenix ostrlcn i farm. near the west end of the ca | line. Several birds will be robbed of | their fine feathers and given an object lesson that all is vanity in this world. | And not only vanity but hard luck for l its pretty chilly weather for even d | scantily dressed bird to lose his clothes. But the farm people need the feathers and the strangers in the city always like an opportunity to witness novel
 sights.
 POPULAR SATURDAY NIGHT.-A 1 special programme has been arranged
 for the first of a series of popular Sat
 urday nights at the Salvation Army
 hall tonight, beginning at o'clock. Ad-
 mission is free. All are welcome. Fol-
 lowing is the programme: Solo. Ser
 geant Major Pharoah: reading. Treas
 urere Bennett, "Misuses of the Bible; "
 solo, Mrs. Baird; banjo solo. Dewitt Brown; reading, A. H. Davidson,
 Scotch Covenanters: duet, Mrs. | Merceu and Mrs. West; recitation, Miss 1 Mamie Mcintosh: solo. MT Claud Will
 son: select reading, Mrs. Ensign West, | 'David's Lament Over Absalom;" clos ! ing address. Ensign Charles West.
 MORE TESTIMONY.-Here is more testimony that the lives of a great many people are greatly influenced by
 what they read in The Republican. A
 man who lives at Cave Creek, d little village about thirty miles north of | Phoenix, decided to buy a typewriter. He thought a second hand one would
 answer ,his purpose so he advertised for one through popular want in