Arizona republican., 1904-11-23
DEATH OF GEORGE E. BROWN

DEATH OF GEORGE E. BROWN George E. Brown died on Monday niSht
 ar No 3SS north Third avenue of
 Consumption. He was 49 years old and leaves a wife and six sons here and a daughter in Los Angeles. He came here for his health from Washington, ID. C.. where he was a clerk in the
 pension bureau. The funeral will be held this afternoon at o'clock a,
 Merryman's pariors. the service being
 conducted by Rev. Lapslcy \. McAfee.
 UNION THANKSGIVING SERVICE Following is the programme thar has been prepared for the union Thanks
 giving service to be held in the M F.. church south at 10:SO o'clock Thurs .d1y: Opening song America, by the
 choir: prayer, Rev D. D. Boyle; Manufacturing proclamation, Rev. liar old Govette. anthem. the Cho.r, scrip ture lesson, Rev. $. c. YelvinEton; col lection, Rev. IGDs;ey A. McAfec. solo, Lyle Conner: sermon. Rev. \. M. Gjo- bons; song coronation, the caoir; ben ediction. Rev. Lewis Hulsey.
 CHARGED WITH ASSAULT John Slankard was arrested on com pIaint of o. Bales charging him wi.h
 assault with a deadly weapon. He as
 arraigued yesterday in Justice Bar netts court and the case set for hear ling at 1:3O o'clock Saturday. Bales says he owed SlanEar5 d. bill and went to his place of business to see him. A dispute arose concerning the amount
 of the bill and Bales finally told him he would settle on pay day. waereupon .SIanka:d demanded immediate payment and as an alternative noIrished a butcher knife and suggested an un- timeely grave. Mr. SIanEard denies this story saying it is nothing like a true version of the incident.
 POLICE NEWS-ThougA it .s a tough place for al Angel -he~a is one in the city jail, arrested yesterday by the police. But she was found in a tougher place in a saloon iu the south e-n part of town. in company witch Francisco Flores, another flower whose petals are somewhat withered. Angels other name is Escalanta. George Wood bury was also arrested yesterday for drunkenness and sent to jail fer three days and two NeEicans were arrested for drunkenness but not tried yet. The J1rO men released Monday on Goa5e-s. Iafter being arrested for ylgrGncy, fail ed to get out of town as they p-omis- led and yesterday noon they were pick led up again by the poliee. Recorder Thomas sent them to the basement on forty day sentences.
 MRS. BROOKE FILLER WATKINS Mrs. Brooke Tiller Watkins. wife Of
 F. !. Watkins, died vest erday after moon at 2:3O o'clock at Cox's rancl on north Central avenue. MI. and Mrs.
 Watkins came to Phoenix recently from
 ( fsr FnT,4sr rs44 T- .native state, Virginia iu search of re lief from tuberculosis for Mrs. Watkins. The funeral will take place Ut 2:30 D..
 m. today from the undertaking TarIors .of Easterlins & Whitney. and will be conducted by Rev. Lewis Halsey of the Baptist church, of which the de- ceased was a member. The pail bear
 CTS will be members of the typog-a-
 phicai union of which MT. Watkins is a member Interment will be made in
 the Masonic cemetery.
 THE MINSTREL SHOW-West's
 Minstrels appeared at the Hardwiclz
 theater last night to full house. The
 show was an excellent one of the usual
 minstrel order but presenting a number Of features of more chan usual merit. some of which are proOaE Iy not equal led by any T2any. The scenery and costumes in the opening made a gor- gcous exhibition and formed a festive setting for the music and jokes. Later there was a great variety of black fa.c. sketches and some good singing and such clog dancing as has never before been seen in these parts. The trapaze and slack wire work WIS incompara.bla and the performance was altogether a
 very pleasing one.
 PHOENIX VERSUS TUCSON-A football game is scheduled for Decem- Der II at Eastlske park between the