Arizona republican., 1907-01-04
OF LOCAL
INTEREST
SOCIAL TONIGHT

UNDER CONSTRUCTION The
| laying of the foundation of the new
storage department of the Lount ice
works is now well under way. This
building will just about double the area
of ground occupied by the Lount plant
SPENT A DAY AERE-C. d. Lowe
postofice inspector. spent yesterday
here on official business.
IOWA VISIToRS.-Mr. and Mrs. c.
| w. Norton. father and mother of DR.
J. c. Norton, arrived here yesterday
afternoon on the first train TO cross
the CHA bridge since the latest flood
, from their home in Wilton Junction,
Iowa. They spent last winter in PhOe-
nix as they have previous winters. and
are therefore quite well known here
and will be warmly welcomed by nu-
merous friends.
CHARLES r. MORRELL DEAD
Word was received here Wednesday
night by Dell Morrell. of the death OF
his brother. Charles F. Morrell in
Globe He died very suddenly. being
found dead in his room. No particu-
lars have been learned and his many
friends here were very much sur
. IL
brother said that he did not know he
was seriously i'll. although he was not
feeling well when he visited Phoenix
few weeks ago and was then under
treatment for an affection of the kid
neys. The body will leave Globe on
Friday for this city. where the funeral
win be held under the auspices of the
F! Elks. The dead man was A years old
and was born in Central City, Colo,
September Il. 1853. While yet young
he went to Iowa, where the greater
part of his life was spent. from that
time until he came to Phoenix. about
ten years ago. He was a member of
the grand lodge of Elks and organized
Phoenix lodge No 1886, which is the
oldest lodge in the territory. Beside
his brother. he is survived by his
father and mother. the latter now quite
i'll, and the news of his death was not
made known 10 her until yesterday.
His father was at his mining prop
erty near the Monica mine, few miles
from Prescott. Word was sent to him
yesterday morning and it is expected
he will reach here on the Daylight Ex-
press this afternoon.
THE ASSAY OFFICE FIRE.-The
assay office of ]. Q. \. King presented
very much Of a wrecked appearance
yesterday. and little was done to re-
store order for the reason that repre-
sentatives Of the insurance companies
had it in charge until late in the even
ing. The company carrying the in
surance on the building directed Con-
tractor Clinton Campbell to proceed
at once to repair the building, as il
was before the fire. The representative
Of the company that carried insur
ance on the stock and fixtures, had not
yet come 10 settlement with Mr..
King last night, but will do so at
once. The damage can only be estt-
mated. but there was so much destroy
ed that insurance money cannot re-
place that Mr.. King can hardly realize
what his loss will be. Anyhow, he
says he would rather have been forced
to pay a thousand dollars than to have
had the incident occur. The origin Of
the fire is as mysterious as ever. II
might have been started in any one
Of two or three ways, for there was an
electric motor and a gasoline furnace
and other small mechanical devices in
the room where it started. All are
burned almost beyond repair. The
most plausible theory is that of incen-
diarism. as the fire started near win
dow that might easily have been
opened. but there is no proof of it,
and there Is an absence of any known
motive.
THE MINSTREL SHoW-Sanford
B. Rickaby's VIM. II. Vests minstrel
company ente, tanned most satisfac-
toriIy q large audience at the Doris
opera house last night. The company
was billed for the night before but It's
itinerary has been badly disarranged
by the trouble at the ella bridge and
at other places but it is making the
best of a bad situation and cancelling
such dates as are necessary to keep
ENGAGEMENTS in the larger cities. The
company reached here Wednesday
night but its baggage and scenery could
not be brought across the river until
Yesterday. The performance was OF
the old time minstrel order strictly.
with a musical first part followed by
The first part was series
OF excellent songs, musical, humorous
and pathetic. the company having in
its personnel some very talented sing
ers. The songs were alternated with
a pleasing number of witty incidents,
relations and jokes and the greatest
merriment was caused by the local
hits. The embarrassments of the com
pany by reason of the delay at the
ella bridge were capitalized for all
the sport making possible and it was
found that a great deal was possible
The first part closed with fine selec-
ton in a descriptive dance Of the COB
Inns. II was followed by a dancing
team number. a very clever perform
ance by the drum major with his magic
"devil-stick," a singing quartet and a
of song and lecture by
George Van Nostrand. the program
closing with spectacular negro
sketch entitled Moonlight on the
GUanpe"