Arizona republican., 1904-05-24
FESTIVAL ToNIGHT-The ladies

FESTIVAL TONIGHT-The ladies of the Central M. E. church will give ar ice cream festival tonight in the Sher- man building, formerly occupied by tie Palace saloon, on Washington street. They promise the best sort of a time to all who conc.
 JUSTICE ROBERTsON'S COURT.- Manuel Gallardo arrested for drunken ness and disorderly conduct, pleaded guilty before Justice Robertson yester- day and was sent. to jail for five days. M. E. Brooks was arrested on com plaint nf Frank c. Horton, charging him with breaking a hcadgate In the MaTicopC canal west of town on the 18th instant. The arrest was made on warrant issued by Justice Burnett. but Brooks asked for and secured a change of venue to Justice Ro5ertsOn's g court, where the trial was set for 10 o'clock Wednesday.
 CLOSE TO THE EGGE.-Andy Gar c;a got up close to the edge yesterday so he could almost peep over into the future. but by arduous labor the po- lice pulled him back again. They thought for q little while they were
 
 tircly. He was picked up early in the forenoon near Thirdo and Jefferson streets, in a comatose- condition. thus demonstrating that even he could get too much liquor on board for his health. He was taken to the city jail and all the processes known to amateur UaSsag e artists were employed b bring him to consciousness. but the sun was getting pretty low n the west before he rolled over and announced that he was still of the earth, earthly.
 DEATH WAS NATURAL-Acting Coroner Burnett yesterday held an in quest upon the body of John Kielar, who died on Sunday evening at a lem onade stand kept by him on the Tempe road. It was shown that Kielar had for long time been suffering from tuberculosis and that for days he had told chance acqUain@ances that he hal not much longer to live. 4 verdict of death of natural causes was returned. There were found among his papers several letters from Charles O. Bou- langer of Seventh and Market streets. san Francisco. The writer appeared to have taken a great interest in
 
 ing him about the state of his health and telling him to let h1m know when he needed money. One of the letters showed that he had sent him some. A telegram was sent to Boulanger asking what disposition should be made of the remains. It was also learned that Kielar had come to this country from Austria Hungary; that he was a mem Der of a Hungarian society at Claridgc. Pa, and that he vSls a member of the Bar Tenders League of San Francisco.
 ALMOST A FIRE.-The Porter block at tho corner of Center and Washing on streets came near being tried by fire last night. About 11:30 o'clock fire was discovered in the Sanichas fruit store or the corner and the alarm was turned in. By the time the firemen arrived the doors were broken open and the fire was quickly eXtinguished with tn chemical apparatus. Neil McGinness narrowly escaped serious injury by the explosion of ore of the small chemical fountains he was carrying, the top of 1t flying off and hitting him on one leg which is badly bruised, but not serious ly injured. The fire started in a sort of cupboard below the shelving on the west side of the store. A large Qlan- tity of parlOr matches in the original package were kept there and they were burning when the store was brok- en into. Some of the merchandise near by was also ruined and the shelving, which is enclosed by glass doors, was practically ruined The room is d very warm and c.ose one when the house is closed up aud the ovens of the Phoenix bakery which are in the basement add to the heat u seemed to be the general theory last night that the fire was generated by the excessive heat in the vicinity of the matches or that mice might have laa, ,,il,bI;1~r o tbar,,