Arizona republican., 1904-02-11
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 NEW lES.-Notarial corr missions were issued yesterday to George Fl. Henderson, of Y-ma, anG John F. Robertson, of CliftCa.
 VISITING OURNALIST.-w. A. Root, an old time newspapermau of Colorado and the coast, is in Phoenix in the interest of the Mining Review. a neat, newsy and reliable weekly pub- lished in Los Angeles, Cal.
 THE WOODMEN CIRcLE.-Tbe Woodmen circle met in regular session on Monday night. After the usual transaction of business lodge was ad- journed and refreshments were served in honor of four visiting members. Panic and finch were the games en- joyed by all present until a late hour.
 AT TT AGAlH.-R. H. Drane the local Missouri consul, in open defiance of international law has again ac- cepted his former civil job under the government of Arizona and is engaged in holding up people on the corner for their annual school tax, known in the olGen time as poll tax. He gathered in S45 yesterday.
 A JUVENILE BAND.-Prof Fouu- tain is taking preliminary steps for the organization of Q juvenile band. He has a class of about fifteen boys who are playing stringed instruments and some of them are quite proficient with brass instruments also. He proposes to have them meet for practice every Saturday afternoon and when the band is well organized the members will be uniformed.
 JUNIORS ROGRAMME-At the Baptist Juniors social, to which The Republican referred yesterday nom ing, the following attractive pcJ- gramme was presented: Prelude the TCrbes orchestra. "Welcome." song. NiXie Porter; recitation. Ethel Ensign piano solo. Rick McFall: recitation. Elsie Elliott: solo. Alice Halsey; reef tatiOn, GeneH McCrea; song. George Morgan; Sunbeam chorus by the Juni- Ors; reading, Miss Whitteh; selection. the Forbes orchestra.
 ST. VALENTINE BALL. The RathbCne Sisters have made the most elaborate preparations for the St. Val entine ball to be given on Friday night. and those who will be so fortunate as to be there are assured in advance of a most pleasant time. The ball room will be magnihCently decorated. The dancers will be served with fruit punch. The music will be furnished by the Besse orchestra.
 A TOUR OF THE COUNTRY.-AIr. ". A. Bolton, formerly of Tempe and now a resident Cf Santa Rosa. Cal. ar rived in the city yesterday. accom- panied by Mrs. Bolton. They are mak- ing tour of the United States which will last so long that they will visit the Worlds Fair in course O. it. They will r5main in Tempe for few weeks to lCck after their interests there. MT. Bolton has invested heavily in timber lands in the northern part of CaIifor- ria
 TWO NEW LOOGES-MHss TilIie Wag@oner of Glendale. rresident of the Rebakah assembly of Arizona. returne1 home yesterday morning from a tour of southern Arizona. Sine visited Tucecr. Noeales. BIsbee. Doug as. Morenci and Clifton, ami intended t" visit Globe. but cadght e severe coll and as the weather was bad at tha- time sLe fear ed to make the trip and returned home. At T'Cuglas she instituted a new lodge and anothe- one at Clifton. The mem | bership Of each is SDOut forty. She in
 
 but the members decided that il were | better fer the present to unite their | forces in the Clifton lodge. Altogether she had a very plealsant and satisfac- tory trip. excepting for the had cold and threa ,ened illness.
 A FINE PRESENTLY. c. Fisk, of the Commercial hotel. puts in all his spare time now looking at his watch to see what time it is. This is not m 1 indication Of mental alteration. { The reason is that his watch and chain are bran 'new. of the finest quality 1 and were presented to him few days ago by the admiring settlers of rhc | old Fort Mcdowell neighbOrhooj., 1 where he spent the last two summers. An engraved legend on the case of the watch explains matters and reads az | follows: M. c. Fisk. from his friends at Fort McDowen.' The secret of jt all is that MT. Fisk interested himself very earnestly in behalf of the settlers l during their troubles with the Indians | before the settlement Was' made with