Arizona republican., 1904-04-30
MISSIONARY sERWcE-There will

MISSIONARY sERVIcE-There will. be a missionary service at il o'clock Sunday morning in the Free Methodist church. All will be made welcome Services again at 7:39 Preaching by the pastor. $. F. Heilman
 QUICK WORN.-A crew of painters came to town early yesterday morning and put in days work for the NJ. & P. railroad that changed the locks of the side walls of several big business blocks. They enlivened them with free advice to travellers and the way they scattered paint was a marvel They can make signs faster than some folks can paint fence.
 NEW ATIONS.-Articles of the following corporations were filed in the office of the county recorder yester- day: Cole Creek oil & Refining com pany. capital stock, $500, 900. incorpora- tors l. Narramore and Fred Balcom; Rampant Hydraulic Mining company, capital stock, S1,5OO,O00. incorporators L. M Davis, P. H. Mathews, c. A. Elder and others: Golden Cave Mining company, capital stock, $50O,000. in corporators w. H. Hare, F. G. Emery and ". T. Stewart.
 MARRIED IN TUCSON.-J. c. Dug gins. secretary of the Southern Carni- val Go. secured a couple of days vaca- ton on Wednesday and that night he went to Tucson. He returned yester- day morning bringing with him a fair bride to whom he was married in Tue son on Thursday. The name of the bride was Miss Marie Rolstti, the ,f ya1I rv nd ous Tucson couple. MT. Duggins first met her in San Francisco when he re- turned from the Philippines where he served as secretary for a government official.
 A NEW PEST.-A number of the farmers of this valley have reported the presence of a bird pest that in some sections seems to be assuming serious proportions. The matter was first brought to notice several days ago in a conversation that occurred at the board of trade room on the oc- casion of the meeting of the codncil of the Water Users Association. NaTi- ous of the farmers present said they had noticed in their grain fields, nU- merouS little blades of grain that had been pulled up when they were only an inch or so above the ground and wondered what had done it. Some explained that 1t was a little bird about the size of an English sparrow. though they were not sura it was that pa~ticu- lar bird. The birds pull up the blade. then eat the kernel from which it sprung, the blades serving as flags to locate their food. Yesterday a MT. Cole, who lives about three miles southeast of town came to the board of trade to inquire if there was any known solution available by which grain might be poisoned and scattered for these birds. He said he had a melon field of several acres that the birds were playing havoc with. When the plants are only an inch or two nigh they grasp the tender stalks in their bills and squeeze them as though suck ing the juice of the plant, after which the leaves immediately wither and die. Secretary Van der Veer referred the matter to Prof. A. J. McClatchie of the experiment farm. He said it was something new to him and he would proceed to make an investigation.
 FOUND HIS SADDLE~-About a month ago Antonio April who lived at the ostrich farm had a fine saddle stolen from him. But while he de- plored his loss he never for a minute allowed himself to think it was gone from him forever. Thursday night he attended the carnival, not that he was particularly desirous of having fun but because he thought it was a likely place to look for his saddle. And he found it on a horse standing just out side the grounds and ridden by Mexi- can. He made inquiry and was told by the owner of the horse that he had bought the saddle of Mr. Lines. who runs corral at Five Points. Officer Tipton was called and the party jour