Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-03-06
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INTEREST

PROSPECTIVE MILLIONAIRE
George W. Hamilton returned last
night from an extended stay in the
Harqua Halas and says he has found
the biggest and best prospect in the
world
EVANGELISTIc SERVlcES-The
usual mid-week evangelistic service at
the First Baptist church will be held
this evening at 1880 o'clock in the audi
torium. Music under the direction of
Mrs. :. +. Cravens. \ general invita-
tlon is extended.
GONE TO LOS ANGELES-AIr
and Mrs Baker, the blind singers who
have been here for seven weeks in
evangelistic work. left Yesterday
morning for Los Angeles. They called
At the Republican office to say they
wished to express through these col
umns, Their appreciation Of the kind
~ treatment they received in this city
and Of the many warm friends they
made.
SOLITARY CONFlNEMENT-H
ing decided that the easiest way out
Of his present situation Is to be pa
tient and rest up in Jail a few days
Lee Redwinc has decided to make the
best Of it and do a good job while he
is at it, so he has chosen solitary con-
finement. Not that ne don't Ike COM
pany, but he is particular who he as
sOciates with. The sheriff would be
perfectly willing To let him in with the
other prisoners>\but Redwine is not
sure that all the fellows he arrested
last fall himself. have yet served their
time aud departed and he don't want
10 take any chances on the kangaroo
court, so he has picked out "A nice
quiet cell all by his lonesome. open
ing on the upper corridor Of the Jail.
Yesterday a friend loaned him a copy
Of the life of the Younger Brothers.
thinking it might be specially good
reading under these circumstances. 1t
Is hardly thought Lees term will be
long enough. however, To make a
preacher Of him. as IL did Cole Young
er.
DUcKED ON A DUCK HUNT-Mr.
Garesche. the Arizona agent Of The
Ham What Am" got his" the other
day on little duck hunt at the Flor
ence reservoir. Garry had padded out
to a nice place in the middle Of the
lake. some distance from his fellows.
to a mesquite tree near which he saw
duck tracks all over the water. The
water was still and he did not take the
precaution TO anchor the boat when he
left it to climb into the tree. where he
perched himself out Of sight OF the
ducks which are 50 fierce they some
times attack the shooters II they are
unprotected Presently a shot rang
out and something fell but ii was not
..Fa#
slipped i'm the recoil and he lost his
equilibrium. His head went down but
his foot caught in the fork Of the tree.
Wildly swinging his arms he pushed
the boat out of his reach and when his
massive head and shoulders dropped
into the pond the resulting wavelets
gave il a further impetus. The only
thing that kept him from drowning
was his continuous veil for help. The
vocalized atmosphere was coming out
OF his lungs so fast the water could
not get in. His friends surmising he
had shot himself FASTENED TO his as
sistance and found him hanging with
ore hand hold Of limb while with the
other ne was trying to push the lake
away 10 keep II from drowning him.
and the foot caught in the tree. held
him like a wise. or a vice. either one
is tight enough. though some say it is
not vice to be tight once in while.
His friends seeing he had yells enough
left in him to last a few minutes long
or. cot out their kodaks and photo !
graphed him. then backed his boat up
under the tree and cut his leg off. and
let him drop into it. This story is
for. but not by Garry.