Arizona republican., 1904-04-03
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 DEATH OF o. V. JoHNSON-O. V. Johnson died last night at the home of his uncle, A. G. Scott, at No 500 South First avenue. The funeral will take place ton orrow afternoon at an hour not yet fixed.
 LADIES' AID SocIETY-The ladies of the Aid society of the First M. E. church will give "tea" in the church parlors next Tuesday afternoon. The ladies of the church and congregation are most cordially invited. Hours, 2:30 to , D. m. The ladies to serve are: Mesdames Coverdale, Lloyd Christy, Jones, La Chance. Thode and Lamson.
 THE APRIL TERM-There will en- sue beginning with tomorrow busy season at the courthouse. The April term will open with the United States court, and a week later the grand jury of the territorial court will be impan- eled. There is not a great deal of United States business beyond the Price and Murphy cases. On the ter riterial side there is a long criminal docket, and there are many import ant civil cases pending.
 NEW RATlONS-Articles of the following corporations were filed in the office of the county recorder ycster- day: Cinderella Oil company, capital stock, $1.000,00O; incorporators, A. +. Shriner, G. H. Martin and B. J. Klene, Castle Dome Mining company, capital stock, $1OOO000; incorporates, T. S. Hogan and T. J. Peden. Miami Coun- ty Oil and Gas company, capital stock, $500, 900; incorporators, G. P. Thomas, w. P. Cunningham, D. G. Saunders and others. Isaac Union Sunday School of District No. 8; incorporators, B. k. Mellick, N. J. Mumna and S. D. Ream.
 WoMAN'S CLUB MEETlNG-Three entertaining musical numbers and an illustrated lecture on tree life, by Prof. A. J. MoClatchie of the experiment farm constituted the special pro- gramme given by the forestry depart ment of the Woman's club at the new Baptist church last night. Mrs. B. A. Fowler, president of the club. called the meeting to order and introduced Mrs. J. H. McClintock. who is superin- tendent of the forestry department of the club. The musical numbers were: ''Vainka's Song" by Won Stutzman, given by Miss Bren of New York, who is spending the winter here; "Cavat- ina." . violin solo by Bohn, and given by Mrs. Wilkinson. and Voices of the Woods" by Rubenstein, sung by Mrs. E. F. Young, with Mrs. Hulett. accom- panist. Mrs. -McClintock introduced Prof. McClatchie, who spoke at consid erable length, but the nature of his lecture could not have been more ab- sorbing. and the time passed all too rapidly. The lecture was not only of scientific nature, but 1t was humor- ous and entertaining as well, the com pairing of plant life with human life often creating a laugh, even when the statements were made in all serious ness. At the coINIusion of Prof. Me Clatchie's remarks the main points pre- scented in the description of plant growth were illustrated by a series of pictures, the shadows of microscopic slides projected on a screen by stereopticon through a compound mi croscope.
 CAUGHT IN THE ACT-In a story the other day concerning the hiero glyphic rocks south of the city, The Republican stated that it was reported in some quarters that H. R. Patrick was suspected of having been the author of those prehistoric pictures at which thousands have wondered. There was no doubt in the mind of any person who had ever seen them that they were of great antiquity. The only question seemed to be whether they had been made by MT. Patrick or by the prehistoric people who inhabited this part of the country about the time of the coming of MT. Patrick. That was not a very important question, however; the age of the rock pictures was the main thing. There was one circumstance that seemed to prove that MT. Patrick was not privy to the cut ting of the -hieroglyphics, for he dis claimed all knowledge of the signifi canoe or meaning of them. But. after all. that proved nothing, for there are people in this day who write things in plain English and are unable to say what they mean. But it has come to the knowledge of The Republican that some, at least, of these hieroglyphics are not so very old. This paper is in possession of a photograph taken last week in which MT. Patrick is shown in the act of making more pictures on the rocks He had just completed some mysterious design. and at the time the snapshot was taken he was engaged in cutting a swastika cross. The photograph was taken by Mr. K. Bennett of Colorado, who is interested in archaeological research.