Arizona republican., 1904-02-17

A NOTARY PUBLIC.-A notarial commission was isseueG yesterday to James F. Williams, of Paradise, Co., chise county.
 DOING WELL.-M. O. Bicknell who is i'll of pneumonia, is making a good standoff with the disease. His tenn perature yesterday was considerably lower than the day before.
 FORMER PHoENIcIAN Ill., News has been received here of the very serious illness of MT. John Kearns, formerly a resident of Phoe- nix, but now living in Los Angeles.
 AN EASTERN VISITOR-Mr. Chad wick of Englewood, N. J., and a business man of New York arrived in the city yesterday on a visit to Judge Kent, of whom he is a relative. MT. Chadwick is also a brother of Captain Francis E. Chadwick, president Of the naval war college and commander of the New York in the war with Spain.
 RATH BONE SISTERS. - Purity Temple No. g, Rathbone Sisters, will have a special regular meeting to- night. It will be special in that there are several candidates to be initiated and after the ceremonies pertaining thereto refreshments will be served to all present. The lodge holds it's meetings in the K. of P. hall, Horner building.
 BOARD OF TRADE.-Last night was to have been the regular semi monthly meeting of the directors of the board of trade together with the general meeting of all members. It was not held, however, not because of | the rain, but because of the appear ance of rain. A few members ap- peared on time, but there was not a | quorum of the directors.
 PEN NSION ExAMINER.-F. w ! Tuckerman, a special examiner of the bureau of pensions, spent yesterday in Phoenix, leaving on the evening train | for Tucson. He expects to return | either Saturday morning or early next week. MT. Tuckerman's western head | quarters is in Los Angeles. He visit | ed Phoenix a few months ago so that he is not an entire stranger here.
 THE RA!NMAKERS.-If there is anything in the powder theory for rain making Phoenix ought to get a good downpour this time. The Chinese have been burning powder for two Or
 
 and it may be said that some results are apparent, Yesterday was cloudy all afternoon with considerable wind | toward night and soon after dark there was a gentle shower which it is hoped will gain volume as the hours go by.
 JUSTICE ROBERTSON'S COURT l-Constable Kyle yesterday forenoon | a ner of Jefferson and Third streets. Both were drunk and disorderly. Against one of them there was also placed a second charge for indecent conduct. Both were too drunk to be tried yesterday and their cases will be heard this morning at 10 o'clock The case of Rudolfo Lopez, which was set for trial yesterday afternoon was pass ed on to Justice Bivins of Glendale the defendant making affidavit that he could not secure a fair trial before Justice Robertson. This was the case in which the defendant was accused of stealing the wife of another Mexican named Montoya.
 THE COST OF A SPREE-Deputy Sheriff Oscar Roberts yesterday re- ceived letter from Richard Baker who is quite well known in this part of the country. He is COW boy and was employed by cattlemen in the valley and throughout the territory He is in Walla Walla, Wash, where he will remain for some time. He writes that he went to Washington something less than year ago. One night he was in Seattle and being ful of bad whiskey held up a saloon. Ht was captured two days later, tried anC l convicted and sentenced to ten year: at Walla Walla. He had been las employed by Sheriff Cook on his Cav, Creek range. When he was here h,