Arizona republican., 1905-04-17
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BOYS LONG .JOURNEY-A week ago yesterday J. D. Stevenson who came here from the state of Washing ton. died at the Sisters hospital and was buried under the auspices of the NVoodmen lodge He was accompan- jed here by his ten year old son Lee. who last night left alone for AnacOrtes, Wash. being safely started on the M. 6 P train by Dr. F. O. Richmond who has been caring for him since his father died.
 SPENT SUNDAY HERE-Dr O. l.. Geer of Martinez spent yesterday in Phoenix and as usual is enthusiastic in speaking of Congress and vicinity. He says he never saw quite so much 1rining activity in those parts before and he thinks there will be great things doing in that section the coming sum mer. There are many properties chang ing hands and among them four of the larger ones, outside the Congress. Most of the new owners are promising 10 do things and do them quickly. Those who are not selling are getting busy in working their own ground and general air Of prosperity is enjoyed by all
 APPRECIATION OF MISSIONARY INTEREST-At the Baptist church ' NESlGIQdN lAlDl llltlE ANCN. A%i- AAelAs'NF quoted from recent letter from Rev. J. H. Franklin. district secretary of the American Baptist Home Mission society sor the southwestern district. ! 'I feel like writing you a personal note | to express our appreciation Of the splendid interest manifested by the ] Phoenix church in home mission work. 1 You may be surprised but gratified to know that it now seems likely that the i Phoenix church takes first place in the southwestern district This ! is splendid; I thank you and the church. You will also be glad to know that Arizona last year made e. i generous increase in it's offering and may possibly take first rIace in per capita contributions to home mis- sions."
 GOOD BALL GAME-The ball game 1 between the Manshelds and the Phoe- | nix Mexican AtheIetic club yesterday 1 afternoon at Eastlake park, was an unusually good one and was won by
 the MansfeIds bg- score of to 6. | The game was witnessed by a very
 fairly filled grand stand. the stake money and gate receipts amounting
 to s75 There were a number of CT
 TOTS and some of them were quite | expensive Myers umpired the game
 very satisfactorily to both sides. The Aexicans made one score Tn each the | second and fourth innings, two in the | fifth and two in the seventh. The Mansfields made one score in each the first and second innings, three in the | third, and the other three in the seventh The batteries of both teams ! did good work. A feature of the game 1 was the performance of Ellis Graham and his brother Mortie Graham. The former played short stop but put eight men at second on balls thrown by his brother the catcher. Bystanders and | Judges said the game was one of the most interesting recently seen fin Phoenix. There was no tagging or 9 vJ-yvardness from start to finish.
 WILL BE BUSY-Justice of the lTe-ce C. ". JOhnstone expects to be busy all day today. Anyway Consta-
 bIe Troops spent all night Saturday night and all day Sunday cutting out
 work for him. The first drawing of
 the net brought a bunch of five men
 who were engaged in a free fight on Cleveland street. There were more of
 them but they got away Five was
 all that the officer could carry at one , load and none of them were inclined
 to wait for him to return. One was
 John Doe, an Ethiopian and the others
 were EuIogia Riliera, Francisco Con