Arizona republican., 1906-09-02
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 Y. M. c. A. MEETING-A meeting of the Y. M. C. A. will be held this after noon in the basement of the Methodist church. The meeting will be called to order at o'clock.
 DANCE MONDAY NIGHT-A large number of young people are planning to attend the dance to be given at Melczer hall tomorrow evening. Good music has been secured. and as the floor is a good one for dancing an en- joyable time is anticipated
 THE SKATING RINK-The con-
 tract was signed at noon yesterday with a local contractor for the imme- dtate construction of the skating rink to be built at the corner of Fourth av- enue and Washington street. The ex- cavatiOn was started several days ago. CLARENCE SPAULDING WILL REACH-Clarence SpauIding. a. stu dent of Occidental college. will preach both morning and evening at the Pres byterian church today Miss Cooley will sing the offertory at both services. Morning service at II o'clock: evening at $ o'clock
 FIRST M. E. CHURCH-Services at the First M. E. church today as usual. Sunday school at 9:30: preaching bv I Rev. George M. Smith at 1O:30 d. m and s D. m. Morning subject How to
 Make Money: evening. How to Enjoy
 II. EpwOrth league at D. m You are cordially invited to these services.
 HOME FROM LONG BEACH-Mrs.
 k. M. Lamson and daughters returned
 yesterday morning from Long Beach. where they have been spending part of the summer. With the return of Miss Flossie Lamson, all of the teachers of the Lamson Business college. having had their summer vacations. are ready
 to begin woik with renewed vigor.
 HOLIDAY HOURS-On account of tomorrow being Labor day. both of the local railroads will observe holiday hours. The freight offices will be open
 only until noon. The ticket offices will
 be open until noon. and then close until
 1 o'clock, when they will be opened again and remain open until o'clock.
 at which time they will close for the day
 BAPTIST CHURCH-First Baptist church. corner Third avenue and Mon
 roe street. Preaching by the pastor. Orville Coats. at II a. m and D. m.
 Morning subject. Prayer and Bless ing; evening subject, Have Faith in God" Sunday school 9:45 a. m.; Bap- i tist Young Peoples union at D. m. Devotional service Wednesday evening at s o'clock
 NEW UNDERTAKERS - Yesterday the firm of Moore & Mcclellan began business in this city as embalmers and UndertakeTs, their location being 29 West Adams street Both Of the mem bers Of the firm have been in Phoenix for some months past in the same line of work and are we'll known here. They
 have taken great care in the fitting up of their parlois and have expended a considerable sum in making the estab- lishment modern in every way as to appointments.
 PROGRESSIVE NEWS HERALD -
 The News Herald published at Wick
 enburg. by Mrs. A. H. Hammer, who is also the editor of the paper has adopted an improvement which adds to the attractiveness of the publica- tion. It is a supplement made up of pictoral color, and news features. The pictures are interesting. the reading matter good and the color makes it attractive. The management is to be congratulated upon the improvement and the efforts being made to furnish the readers of its field with an up to date newspaper.
 FINE DATES-Ben Hank, who Is in charge of the Palm Lodge property on North Central avenue. yesterday brought to The Republican office as fine bunch of dates as it would be possible to grow He did not know the variety, but on the five stems he picked there was an average of seven dates to the stem and each date was over an
 inch and a half long. He took the ! specimens to the board of trade. where they will be placed on exhibition. The tree from which they were picked is six or seven years old. but has had
 good care by MT. Hanks, who takes great interest in affairs horticultural. ! INDIAN SCHOOL AT MCDOWELL Mrs. Fl. L. Sanderson will shortly . leave for Mcdowell to make her home there for the winter. For the past twelve years Mrs. Sanderson has been i a member of the corps of teachers at the Indian school. there being but two at the institution now who were con nected with the school at the time she arrived in Phoenix. Some time ago it
 was decided by the Indian department to establish an Indian school at Me Dowell which would be under the supervision of MT. Goodman of the
 Phoenix school. It became his duty i to select from his corps of teachers 1 some one to assume the Tespousibili-
 ties of directing the work at the new school and for this duty he chose Mrs. Sanderson. eHr ability as an inStruc- toress. it was the opinion of Mir Good
 man. would at once put the Mcdowell
 school on a well organized basis. Rev.
 MT. Gill and wife. who have been in
 charge of miss Onary work among the
 Indians with Mcdowell their home,
 will assist Mrs. Sanderson with the
 school work. For the present the Me
 Doweu school will be only a day
 school.