Arizona republican., 1905-03-13
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A LEGISLATIVE PICNlC-A tally hO party was given yesterday by Mrs. w. L. Clark of Jerome and Mrs. Le- Roy Anderson of Prescott to the mem bers of the legislature and their wives. that is to those of them who had wives. The party. consisting of about sixty persons. left the Hotel Adams about eight o'clock in the morning. The first stopping place was Eco Canyon in the foothills of the Camel back. From there the tourists went to the main objective of the eXpedi- ton. the Hole-in the-Rock, where a delicious lunch was spread. The ex- cursion returned to the city in the early evening.
 4 COMPROMISE AND A SKIN NlNG-A week or so ago the Phoenix Mexican Atheletic club baseball team played a game for ten dollars with a picked team that assumed the name of the "Mansfelds" being formed partly of the former players in an aggregation by that name that operated here quite successfully a few years ago. The Mansfelds were beaten and arranged Tor another game yesterday afternoon on tne same terms. The Atheletics were on hand but only a part of the Mans field tec m was in evidence so the lat 
 Phoenix Juniors and intended to play a game for fun only. However, to make 1t interesting a purse of five dollars was agreed upon and the lads went to work At the end of the ninth inning the score stood to s. In the next inning the Mexican team went to pieces, their pitcher being tired out, and the Mansfield aggregation made several runs, an ample number to get the money.
 A JAIL SERVICE-The visiting Chautauqua workers yesterday morning received a letter from an inmate of the county jail saying that he hoped that not all the good things that were to be brought here by the Chautauqul r would be kept in the church. He in timated that much as he would like to attend church, himself and fellow prisoners were restrained by previous engagements, but if any part of the Chautauqua good things could be hroaght to them in their sequestration they would be appreciated. Accord ingly Mrs. Hester T. Griffith. the Prior Brothers quartet and number of the local mission workers held a service yesterday afternoon in the jail cor riders that was greatly appreciated and enjoyed Mrs. Griffith is the president of the Los Angeles fedora tion of Woman's Christian Temper ance unions and has charge of the temperance and reform work of the Chautauqua. She will be in charge from II to F o'clock each day during the week.
 BICYCLE THIEF CONFESSES- Dave Santa will be tried in a justices court today on the charge of stealing a y,1a guilty to the police it is likely he will make the same sort of acknowledg- ment in court. Santa is an Indian boy wno has been in the employ of Mrs. Levy on north Third avenue. The dis cOvery of his theft came about in the following manner: Sometime ago Nal coim Gillette had his bicycle stolen from him, which fact came to the knowledge of Mr. Copeland who conducts a board ing house and has an Indian boy in his employ. The other day MT Copeland's Indian showed up at the house with a wheel that MT. Copeland recognized as belonging to Mir. Gillett. The boy said I.e got it Of Dave Santa who worked for Mrs. Levy. Ofncer Moore went to Mrs. Levy's Tc----~Ce and asked the boy when ne got through his work, to ride his wheel down to the city hall as he wanted to talk to him on business. He did so and when questioned about the wheel said he had bought it on the street one night of a man giving him four dollars for it and that he was to sell 1t to MT. COpelands Indian for six dollars if it was satisfactory after a cauple of weeks trial. Later after be ing locked up he confessed that he had s,olen the wheel so the case will be transferred to the county officers.