Arizona republican., 1906-10-13
OF LOCAL
INTEREST

i NEW IONS-Articles of the following corporations were filed i in the office of the county recorder ! yesterday: Hoffman Consolidated Gold ! Mining company, capital stock, S2.OOO l 900, incorporators, John " Butler. ! Samuel L. Morris and J. H. Frank Smokey; Indian Girl Mining and Mill l ing company. capital stock. $500, 0O0. i incOrporators. Archie J. Hey. Carrie ] E. Bruce and M. c. Banks.
 ! PHOENIX SUNDAY SCHOOL LIN ! lON-The Phoenix Sunday School Union will meet in the basement of the Methodist Episcopal church Sun ] day afternoon at o'clock. Every Sunday school superintendent. teach ar and officer as well as the ministers and all interested in the success of our schools and in the "house-to house canvas" to be made the last week in october, are expected to be present.
 CHURCH OF CHRIST = Cornec Fifth avenue and Monroe ctreet. J. Cronenberger, minister Bible school at 9:45 a. m. Remember all those on time will receive beautiful colored Stero. view. and for every new schol | Preaching and communion at II Not Write" Christian Endeavor ser vice at 6:3O D. m. Miss Mae Wiley, | leader. Evening worship and sermon at 7:30 D.. m. Subject. 'The Coming of the Kingdom" All will receive a warm and cordial welcome at these | services.
 SURVEYS APPRoVED-The sur veyor general has approved the off 1 Cial survey of the Water lode mining claim, situated in the Peck mining district, Yavapai county. on Unsurvey- ed land, claimed by the De Soto min ing company and designated as Min eral survey No. 2351. He has also ap- proved Survey No. 2325 embracing the Moss. Sunny South. Paymaster. Thar sing. 90 and 9 and Malnetta lodes, sit uated in the Pine Grove mining dis trict. Yavapai county. on unsurveyeJ land, and claimed by M- D. Slator. Also survey No. 235O. Blanco White lode. situated in the Peck mining dis trict, Yavapai county. on unsurveyed land. and claimed by the De Soto Min ing company.
 A RAT TRAP-Farmers in al! parts of the county are complaining of
 plague of rats worse than had ever
 been inflicted on this part of the coun-
 try before. Tom Greenhaw was in town yesterday and told how he had
 accidentally found a way to combat
 the plague and reduce at least the
 number of rats. The other day he was digging post holes near a barn. He
 quit work for the day after finishing
 a hole and before planting the post
 The next morning he round it partly
 filled with rats unable to get ou.-
 There were thirty-One of the rodents
 Probably more than that had been iE
 it but those on top were so near tha surface as to be able to climb out. MT. Greenhaw took the hint and has dug
 rat traps all about the place.
 A LANDSLIDE FOR COOPER George Mauk. secretary of the territo-
 rial republican central committee. ar
 rived in the city yesterday morning
 and spent the day here on political business returning to his headquarters
 at Tucson last night. MT. Mauk says
 that Mir. Cooper is meeting with great success in the northern part of the
 territory. his meetings being largely attended. Tonight he speaks at Wick
 enburg and tomorrow he will make
 trip out the length of the California
 and Arizona road. -donday morning
 he will arrive in Phoenix and spend the
 day here and speak at the Doris opera house in the evening. Tuesday morn
 ing he will go to Tempe. MT Mauk says that equally. as encOurag ging- as are the reports from the northern part of the territory of MT. CoOper's success are the reports received from the counties of Graham, Gila and Cochise.
 where many democrats of years standr ing have assured the county leaders that at the coming election MT. Cooper will have their vote.