Arizona republican., 1907-11-23

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THE GOVERNMENT MULE-He Is "a magnificent creature notwithstand- ing the fun that has been poked al him. Sixty of them arrived day before yesterday from Nevada. The mules had been employed on the Truckee project and they have been brought here for the government work going in the enlarging of the Grand canal. Doctor Norton says that these are the finest mules he has ever seen.
 A BROKEN PlANO.-While a piano belonging to the Redewill Music com pany was being transferred from the depot to the music house yesterday it fell frorr an ai:to truck at the corner of First avenue and Washington street. l. alighted on top crushing the con taining box and seriously injuring the top of the piano. The truck was nov
 ing slowly at the time but the piano had caught the growing motion and seemed to come out of its own accord.
 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SERv- ICES.-Services tomorrow will be as follows: Sabbath school, 9:45 a. m. Preaching II a. m. and 7:30 D. m, by the pastor, Rev. Campbell Morning theme. Home Missions" with offer tory solo. "I do not ask, O, Lord" (Spross) sung by MT. Nickels. Even ing offertory solo, Like as the Heart" CWesD sung by Mrs. Hulett. Junior Endeavor 3: 30 D. m. Y. P. $. C. F.. s:30 D. m A cordial welcome is ex- tended to strangers.
 FAD cLnRT CTAN l. J. Sampson. who went to Los Angeles with Mrs. Sampson last Friday night. expecting to remain several weeks wis iting relatives. returned yesterday for a few days stay being called back on business. When it is attended to he will return to Los Angeles again.
 will go to Los Angeles again.
 new window for registry business has been placed in the postoffice in antici- patton of the extra holiday rush.
 UNSOLICITED cOMPliMENT.-A young man passing the capitol build ing on a bicycle yesterday Was heard to remark that in his short and varied career he had seen fourteen capitol buildings and grounds and some of them in states of considerable pre- tension, one being his home town. Springfield. III. Of all these state cap itol grounds the speaker said he had never seen one tO compare with the Arizona capitol grounds in point of floral beauty. He has seen bigger buildings but never nicer grounds.
 TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Services will be held tomorrow. the Sunday next before Advent. in Trinity Episcopal church, South Second av- enue. the Rev. J. w. Atwood rector. as follows: Kindergarten and Sunday school at 10 o'clock; morning prayer and sermon at II o'clock: evening prayer and fourth of the series of ad- dresses on the Lords Prayer at 4:30 o'clock. Thanksgiving service will be held next Thursday at 10 o'clock.
 HE HAD TO STEAL.-Emil Brick son. who snatched a gun from in front of Massie's secondhand store on Fri day afternoon. was before Justice Johnstone yesterday morning charged with the theft. It could be seen that he was mentally unbalanced. He was asked why he had committed so bold a crime. He replied that he was oblig- ed tO do if: that he was suffering from hunger. Being questioned further he said that he was a carpenter but that a partial paralysis prevented him from working. The court was satisfied that he was telling the truth and told him that he would much prefer to let him go but that the law must be satisfied. He gave him thirty days. Manuel Vil lanueva, Antonio Avilla. T. Carillo. Di onicio Hernandez. Ignacio Buena and Pedro Arelano. all up on charges of disturbance of the peace. were each sent to jail for five days.
 THE HARVARD CLUB DINNER The annual dinner of the Arizona Har- ward club will be held tonight at the Hotel Adams. Secretary Guy l.. Jones of Siverbell arrived in town yesterday morning 10 complete arrangements for it. These dinners. which are some three years old. are always held on the night of the day of the great foot ball game between Harvard and Yale in order that the sons of the cherish ing mother may have an opportunity to rejoice over a Crimson victory. though they have so far been deprived of the opportunity. It is feared that the attendance this year will not be as large as usual At least three of the expected guests cannot be present. Auditor John H. Page is detained at Globe by banking matters and Hon. B. A. Fowler. who though Yale man has always been a guest, is also in Globe on business. Governor Kibbey. who had accepted an invitation to at tend and deliver an address, has been called away on the same business which took Mir. FOwler-litigation at Globe in connection with the affairs of the Salt River Valley Water Users association.