Arizona republican., 1905-09-30
OF LOCAL
INTEREST

court business yesterday comprised | nothing but the dismissal of seven | more suits brought for the collection ! of back taxes.
 MUST SEE THE SHOW-Monday | afternoon the public schools of the | city will be dismissed in order to al-.l low the school children an opportunity l
 to visit the circus.
 HENDERSON DISCHARGED R. ! Henderson, who killed an Indian near Livingston several days ago has been discharged by a court at Globe, the | testimony showing that he acted i'll self defense.
 LOST CHILD-A lost child near the corner of Second street and Van Buren created considerable of a furry yes terday morning. It was some three hours before the child's parents were located and their lost one returned to them.
 NEW DOUGLAS BAND-Douglas has a new musical organization, a band of fourteen pieces all the mem bers of which are ladies' They have not as yet appeared in public but are making preparations to do so. At tIactive uniforms have been ordered. A BISBEE BOARD-Patterning af- ter the example set by Maricopa cOun- ty in organizing a board of trade four other cities have just completed simi- lar organizations Bisbee is the last to follow suit commencing with a mem- bership of her citizens, twenty five in number.
 NEW RESiDENTS-B. B. Beecher and family will arrive in the city Sun day coming from their home at Knox vile, Tenn, to this valley to spend the winter. MT. Beecher is a large owner of cotton lands and also a manufac turer He has rented the "OrangWood' home on Central avenue.
 GONE TO FLAGSTAFF-Mr.a and Mrs. H. F. Ketcham leave this morn ing for Flagstaff. They will remain there for a short time anyway and per l haps permanently if conditions are pleasing. MT. Ketcham has for long
 time been a news agent on the s. F.
 ?. 8- P. line and is succeeded tempOr- arily by R. M. Dawson.
 VERDE FRUITS-A Phoenix firm has contracted for the entire fruit crop of the Verde valley and will market the same in Chicago and on the coast. i This is the fiIlst season the Verde fruit has been given an outside market and the result will undoubtedly be the planting of additional orchards the | coming year.
 ARIZONA NATIONAL BANKS-In n
 report just issued by the comptroller of the treasury it is shown that the total amount of individual deposits in national banks of the territory for the year ending at the close of business Aug. 25, 1905 amounted to $4,31S,O14OO. Tne capital stock paid in of these same banks amounts to s705,O ,OOO
 J. ERNEST WALKER HOME-J | Ernest Walker returned yesterday morning from Los Angeles where he
 has been for several weeks looking af- ter his coast business. He says that between making Phoenix and Los An geles real estate sales he hopes to find
 a little time to visit the district sur rounding Kelvin and his offices in that
 city
 A GLOBE VIslToR-Frank Mo- reno of Globe is paying Phoenix a visit of a few days and expects to be joined here shortly by his family. MT.
 Moreno has been in the employ of the c. " c. & N. railroad, but expects to go shortly to Cananea where a remun-
 er1tive position awaits him. He is not decided whether he will take his family there or leave them in Phoenix l for the winter.
 A. M. E. CHURCH DEBT-The la dies of the African Methodist church yesterday paid on the mortgage
 against their church property $236.O7. This money was raised by the sewing circle and the Busy Bee society of the
 church. There still remains a sum d
 little over s25O due on the church
 mortgage. It is possible that Bishop Adams of this diocese will visit Phoe- nix ic tho near future
 MIR. RAFFLES-The Mysterious MT. Rallies is creating a great deal of talk in town and is the origin of a
 great deal of fun on the streets. His experiences yesterday will be anX- iously looked for when the Hub gets
 ready to tell them. but just now he
 explains in another column why he
 has to keep quiet and do some think
 ing.
 CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION-I The United States civil service com mission announces an open competitive examination for the position of clerk and carrier in the Phoenix pOstOffice two be held at Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 12, 1905. It is expected that several ap- pointments will be made from the eli- gibies resulting from this examination. Full information regarding the exam ination may be obtained from H. P. Reynolds at the postOfice.
 TO USE IN COURT-Probate Clerk 1 George Kirkland yesterday received
 from U. s. District Attorney F. s. | Nave of Tucson, a request for certified | copies of two marriage licenses. to be
 used in connection with cases that are
 to be tried in the United States court under the EdmUnds law. In each in | stance one of the parties is charged with guilty, a part of which may be | proved by establishing the fact of ] their marriage.
 | BOOTH MEMORIAL SERVICE
 Memorial service vii be conducted at | "a Saturday
 night and Sunday by Major Percy
 Morton of Los Angeles in memory of
 Mrs. General Booth, the mother of the | Salvation Army, At II a. m. holiness
 meeting, at D. m. united praise and testimony meeting on the city hall plaza and at 7:30 D. m. the major will ] speak on tne life and death of Mrs.