Arizona republican., 1905-12-23
A DEPARTURE FROM CUSTOM

A DEPARTURE FROM CUSTOM For the first time in it's history the Arizona Hardware and Vehicle com pany will keep it's store open tonight for the accommodation of late Christ mas shoppers.
 THE HOLIDAY VACATION-Ycs- terday the public schools of the city closed for their Christmas vacation. the graded schools for one week and the high school for two weeks. At all of the schools yesterday appropriate exercises were held the Redbird band assisting in the exercises at the Cen tral building.
 A DITCH SUiT-This afternoon in Judge Johnstone's court the civil suit of T. s. MalOney versus Nelson, Me Elwayne, Collins ct al will be tried by jury. The case is to determine the amount of a claim if any the plaintiff has against the defendants for their using a ditch which the plaintiff claims he has kept cleaned and in repair. All of the parties to the suit are well known ranchers of the valley.
 AN INJURED ICYCLlST-Albert Rhodes, one of the most expert bicy- clists in the territory and who for sev- eral years has take part in races in this and other towns may not be able to enter the races of the territorial fair Yesterday a horse in the corral of the Arizona Water company where he is employed, stepped on his foot smash ing it so that it will probably prevent him from taking part in the coming contests.
 WELLS FARGO OPEN SUNDAY There is an especial rush this year on the express office. owing to Christmas coming on Monday and the fact that all is hustle and hurry in preparing for the fair, which opens Monday morning. In order to clear the decks as much as possible and accommodate all patrons the Wells Fargo express office will be open all day Sunday. the same as any other day, both for receiv- ing and delivering parcels.
 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SER NlCES-The services tomorrow will be as follows: Sabbath school. 9:45 a. m. Preaching at Il a. m. by Rev Campbell. Theme, "The Annuncia- tiOn." OffertOry solo sung by Miss Louise Murphy. EndeavOr meeting 6:3O D. m. Instead of the usual ser vice at 7:30 D. m. there will be a praise service consisting of solos. duets. quar- tettes and chOruses including the Can tata. "The Hope of the World" by Schneider.
 AN IMPORTATION OF sNoW-In some of the open cars and on the top of all of the closed cars that arrived on the early morning freight yester- day there was some six inches of snow It was the first that has been in Phoe- nix for several months in large enough quantities to make possible snowball- ing. Different drivers and delivery men who had been around the cars enjoyed the sport to their hearts con- tent for several hours in the morn- ing until the sun melted the snow.
 A VALUABLE RANCH-Pat Nc Govern has sold through the agency of J. L. Irwin. to Ulrich Bearlocher, his ranch three miles east of the city. The selling price was $1250. It was only a twelve acre ranch however and the incident gives an idea of the val ue of small well situated holdings not too far from the city as the price over a hundred dollars an acre while lots of good land can be bought yet for half that money, that with a little improvement will be worth equally as much
 GOOD DAY FOR DOCkS-It was a sure thing the duck shooting would be good yesterday, the conditions were just right. High winds on the Salton sea drove the ducks away from there, cold weather in northern Arizona froze up the lakes, and caused the ducks to seek the fields and rivers here. Several good kills were report ed, but one of the best was made by