Arizona republican., 1906-03-30

been given by many other citizens of Tucson. Rev. w. A Radcliffe. who mas been connected with the Phoenix church for some time. left last night for Tucson to take charge of the new congregation
 DEATH OF MRS. BELLAS-Mrs Virginia Bellas died night before last at the family residence, S63 East Van Buren street. Mrs. Bellas was almost seVenty-four years of age and leaves a family of four sons and two daugh- ters. She was born in St. Louis and lived for many years at Sedalia, Mo- She came to Phoenix in 1885. Ar engagements have been made for holding the funeral but yesterday eve ming a telegram was received from a daughter living at Oakland, Cal, say ing that she would start at once for Phoenix. In consequence no date has yet been fixed for the funeral.
 THE GOVERNOR INvITED-Gov- ernor Kibbey has received from Rolla Wells. mayor of the city of St. Louis. telegram urging him to attend the convention of the Business Mems League to be held in that city. and to deliver an address to the convention It is hardly likely that Governor Kib.. bey will be able to attend the con- Vention. which will be in session April 16 and 11. The league is formed of of the business men and business or ganlzauons in the nine southwestern states and territories as follows: Mis- souri, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. The purpose of the league is to advance the comi- mercial interests of this section and especially to encourage immigration and the development of the vast nat ural resources.
 QUARREL OVER FOOD-Yester- terday Judge Johnstone heard the trial of Joseph Anderson charged with bat tery the subject of his alleged attacil being Louis Cashion. Anderson was discharged. The two principals in the case with J. w. Gaman and Harry Swan reside in a house on South Fifth avenue and their room and board is provided for by a combination in which all four share the expense equally Cashion and Anderson became engag- ed in a quarrel over the amount of food Anderson ate it being claimed that he consumed an unusual number of raw eggs to the disadvantage of the other members of the firm. All of the men are invalids and the court after delivering a long lecture taking for his topic the golden rule disposed of the case as above told. Carlos Romerez was sent to jail for seven days for dis turbing the peace.
 SUIT TO QUIET TITLE-Suit was brought in the district court yesterday by Gertrude Alice Reed against C. M cix- his sons and daughters, to quiet title to a half section of land lying near Tempe. The relation of the plaintiff ro the defendants is not stated Al, the parties are residents of North Va kima, Wash. It is stated in the com plaint that c. NJ. Reed, his wife, Eliza beth Reed and the other defendants moved from Colorado to the Salt River valley in 1899. C. M Reed and his wife mad $1S,0O0 with which they pur- chased the property in dispute. Two years later the wife died and in 1905 the Reeds moved to Washington Some time thereafter and before the beginning of this suit, c. M. Reed COZ Veyed the property to the plaintiff by a warrant of deed. At the time of tfc filing of the suit there was filed an answer by c. M. Reed, wno admits all
 
 prays that the action may be dis missed as to him.
 FROM DOWN THE RIVER-H M. Lewis was in the city yesterday from Buckeye being engaged in ranching both there and under the Arlington canal. He says the new White Tanks Canal company is rushing it's enter prise, having now about fifty teams The recent flood he says so far as can yet be determined, has done no damage to the Buckeye dam and the canal Is at present full of wa Ger. The Agua Fria has been greatly swollen but became fordable again Wednesday evening. Del CrabD brought a carload of beef cattle across that stream Wednesday evening, en route to Phoenix for shipment. Wes- ley Jones of Buckeye also came to Phoenix yesterday. MT. Lewis and ". .E. Hitchcock will leave for Buckeye this morning, MT. Hitchcock having contracted for about six carloads of beef cattle of Elmer Clanton and MT. Lewis. That cleans up about alL these gentlemen now have ready for the