Arizona republican., 1906-12-10
A MuRpERoUs MISSIONS.

Easterling, E. S. Miner, W. L. Pinney
and John Aitken set out yesterday 70;
Florence on a mission OF death. Their
objective point Is the Casa Grande res
ervoir and they do not propose to re-
turn until at least a hundred ducks
have been sacrificed to their marks
manship and their appetites for game
dinners.
THE SACRED coNcERT-The sa-
cred concert given by the choir of the
First NJ. f. church last night was
success. This concert was postponed
from last Sunday evening on account
Of the bad weather that prevailed. Las
evening a large crowd was present. The
program was composed of solos, both
violin and vocal, and a double mixed
quartet
mccoy ARENDEll Nc
Gov and Miss Ethel Arendell were
married yesterday afternoon at
o'clock in the parlors of the Francis
can monastery. Rev Father Novatus
officiating. Joseph f. Geare accom-
panied the groom as best man and Miss
Ella Meehan attended the bride. MI
Mccoy came here about five years ago
from St. Louis and is well known and
well liked in Phoenix. He is a pro-
fessionaI horseshoer and is employed
in the Kersting blacksmith shop. The
bride came here about a year ago from
Galesburg. H.. and has been residing
with her parents at sos South Center
street. having capably filled the posi-
ton Of bookkeepeT at the Boston store
A NATIVE PRIZE FIGHTER-The
Los Angeles Times a few days ago
published the picture Of Joe Gregg a
prize fighter with the following men,
ton: Joe Gregg is the only full blood
ed Indian prize fighter in the ring. He
is of the Navajo tribe and makes his
home in the state of Washington where
he owns a ranch. He has a long
string of victories to his credit since
entering the game and those who have
seen him fight predict that he NAV
some day be among the top notchers.
, Though nothing is known of this glad
( iator in Phoenix. If he is a Navajo he
must be a native of Arizona or New
! Mexico and the southwest can claim
! him as a favorite son il il wants to.
! WooDN'T 1T JAR YOu7-Not on. !:
J lumber but everything else in the wool
line seems to be soaring in price. Some
people are disposed TO protest against
the price they nave to pay for fire
wood in Phoenix and they wood" be
encouraged in it only it "woodn't' d.
I any good. Nevertheless they may take
heart from the news that comes from
California. A Phoenix gentleman re-
( ceived a letter yesterday from his wife
who is stopping in Los Angeles and
who writes that stovewood there costs
$40 a cord. The worst of IT Is II Is
hard to get at that. even assuming that
a Los Angeles man has $40. The Goa
supply has run short. as 1t has ir
other places. temporarily, and the ma
! terials for making gas for domesuS
purposes are not over abundant. That
makes a market for the wood. Alto
gether the heating problem there
wood seem to be a knotty one ant
a knot of course brings one right bach
to the wood question. does IL knot
1.-The moral of all this is that a person
is foolish to live in Los Angeles in th'
winter time He might better live il
Phoenix where he can get all the Woo
he needs IL he has money enough an'
II he can't get the wood he can burr
the money. II he has no money h
can steal the wood. hut on secon'
thought that last suggestion is useles
for that's what lot of people are do
ing now.