Arizona republican., 1907-12-13
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BON TON OANCE.-The Bon Tons will give dance tonight at MelcZer's hall and the ResSc orchestra will furn- ish the music. The Bon Tons are plan ming for specially enjoyable evening.
 TO DEVELOP COAL LAND,-J. w. Ambrose yesterday started men and team to the coal fields in Pinal coun- ty. east of Winkelman. to begin devel- opment work on his coal claims.
 HE ORIFTED.-Manuel Martinez, the Spanish Monte Christo explored by the police on Wednesday. yesterday called at the marshals s office. got the wealth he had on deposit and left for Globe
 TUcSoNS VlSIToRS.-J. c. Me CIure. in charge of maintenance and way on the Randolph lines and M. Gasdon. the scale expert for the same route. sere in the city on railroad business yesterday.
 BEGINNING ON THE SOUTH SIDE Judge Kent announced yesterday that in the trial of the priority suit. which will be resumed next Tuesday testi- monv will be taken regarding the land on the south side under the Mesa canal
 A WINTER FfSHPoNO. -On the afternoon of December 20th the ladies of the Presbyterian curch will give a bazaar at the church. That will be an entertainment in itself. but it will not be a marker to the fish pond which will be thrown open to the young folks in the evening.
 KEEP MONEY MOvING-If there is a financial stringency anywhere in this part of the country it does not eX- ist among the men who are engaged in hunting wild beasts for their scalps. F. II. Winters yesterday brought to the board O. supervisors, a wildcat skin and the pelts of five coyotes which had been killed by his ranch foreman. J. A. Addington contributed the skins of one wild cat. two coyotes and three raccOons.
 DEATH OF MRS. C. S. kERR.- A telegram was received yesterday by Rev. H. M. Campbell. announcing the death O. Mrs. C. s. Kerr of Emlenton Pa She died at midnight following Dec. 11th. Mrs. Kerr was the wife of Dr. C. :. Kerr. who a rear ago pur- chased a residence on North First Ave. and who with his wife has been spend ing the last two winters in Phoenix. II is not known whether Dr. Kerr will re- turn to Phoenix O. not
 FOUND uNcoNSCIOUS.-C. H Hughes was yesterday found uncon- scious and dclirious at the Hardwick hotel and removed to the Sisters Hos pitaL He is mining man from Cal ifornia and came here a few days ago. He complained of feeling ill and kept to his room for a couple of days. Yes terday he did not appear and the mat ter was investigated. He was found on the bed raving with fever and is threatened with pneumonia. His re- moval to the hospital was ordered by the doctor who was summoned.
 A DEPLORABLE CASE-Francisc Reyes is in the city jail very i'll. per haps fatally. from an affection of the ear which is supposed to have been caused by typhoid or some other ser ious fever of which he has suffered. He was arrested Wednesday night a. the Star lodging house for d disturb ance. being temporarily insane from pain. Physicians did what they could to relieve him yesterday but proper at tention will require better quarters which he is without funds to secure If he survives the night he will prob ably be taken to the county farm. BAZkAR.-Tonight at 7:30 the Christmas Bazaar given by the Ladies Episcopal Guild will be opened. The guild room has been ar tistically decorated and a number of booths erected. Among the pretty booths. is one for fancy work to be presided over by Mrs. S. L. Easter
 ling: the doll booth in charge of Mrs H. A. Tritle and Mrs Henry George; the punch booth under the direction of
 Mrs. M. L. Darby: the refreshment botth in charge of Mrs. Webster Street. Mrs. l. T. Stoddard. Mrs. Frank Aims worth and a bevy of young ladies'
 COSTLY ORANGES.-Four boys O" young men who were arrested for stealing oranges from the Bartlett ranch were before Justice Johnstone yesterday. The proprietor of the ranch had been missing oranges for some time. and was laying for thieves. When these boys appeared he was waiting for them with shotgun. Three of them entered the orchard and the ether re- mained in the road holding the horses. |, was the impression of the proprie- tor that they intended to fill the wa gon. It was brought out yesterday that the boys were not professional orange thieves, that they all bore good roputations. and that they intended to take onl:' 9 few oranges to eat. They were dismissed with a brief lecture on the rights of property and fine of Sl0 each.
 A DOG THAT RIDES THE RODS. -"Biliie,' hobo dog. is an inmate of the county jail. His term will expire today Though most of the time of Billie" has been spent behind the bars for the last five days he has now and then been admitted to the office of the sheriff and has been extended great many privileges and substan-