Arizona republican., 1907-02-12
OF LOCAL INTEREST

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 GONE TO THE cOAST-Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M. Mayors left last evening for a visit of e few weeks in San Francisco and vicinity.
 CRITTENTON HOME PRAYER MEETlNG-The regular weekly prayer meeting of the CIittenton Home will be held this evening at o'clock. Mr. B. T. Gillette will conduct the meeting.
 COWBOY ToURNAMENT-There will be a steer tyig and broncho riding tournament at Eastlake park on Feb 22, the anniversary of Washington's birthday. and another on the Sunday following. Feb 24 It will be under the direction of Jack Gibson.
 A RAZOR MAN HELD-Alejandro Baca. who is charged with the assault of a deadly weapon with an intent to kill, was held 10 the grand jury by Justice Johnst0ne. He was put under bail to the amount of $2OO. Baca as saulted Fife Smith. of the red light district. with a razor
 EXPRESS BUSINESS CHANGES HANDS-J K. Wheat and Harry Troops have bought out the business of the Bowman express. They will operate this line under the name Of the Phoenix Transfer and Express company. They have at the presen; time two teams employed and are eX- pecting to put on a heavy dray at an early date.
 BAPTIST EVANGELISTIc SER VlCES-Evangelistic services are be- ing continued at the First Baptist church eve.y evening this week ex- cept Saturday. Last evening Pastor Coats gave chalk talk on "The Way Of Life" Miss Valenzuela sang two solos. A good audience was present. Special music will be given each eve ming. Public is invited.
 THE URBSRS-There were a few drunks before Justice Johnstone yesterday Louis Chickiney was fined five dollars for being disorderly: Mary Washington. a colored offender of the lav was also fined five dollars for being drunk Gladys Leslie and Edna Greenleaf were given a chance to swell the coners or the county treasury. They had been fighting and it appear ed in the testimony that both were at fault
 GIVEN A CHANGE TO LEAVE c. Beltran was fined five dollars by Justice or the Peace Kyle yesterday for being drunk and diso-derly. Dan McPherson. an aged man was before the justice and pleaded guilty tO 9 disorderly charge but the sentence was suspended if he would get out of town He took the chance and left. Fred Thomas. an Indian was given seven days for disturbing the peace
 LESSENING THE GAP-Dr. F. O. Richmond returned Sunday from a weeks trip in California. where he went on business for himself and the Parker Commercial Co. He .eports Southern California looking fine and all branches of business booming es- peciaIly the real estate business The Salton Sea is still rising and in some places IS hgher than the railroad track the track being protected by small levee. The work at the intake now controls about half of the flow of the river
 CHARITY BAlL-The Arizona Health League will give a charity ball Tn Melczer's hall on the evening, of tb, 22nd, for the purpose of swelling tho fund for the maintenance of the free nursing project of the organization The tickets for the ball will be S1.00 each and the public is invited to ex- tend a liberal patronage as the enter prise Is public one and worthy one There is now some money in the trea- sury and one nurse will be put in the held this week sometime. for the pur- pose of going from house to house and giving skilled attention to the poor or the city who could not otherwise af- lord To nave the services of a skilled nurse.
 CHICAGO VISITORS-Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Marsh Of Chicago and their daughter. are in Phoenix. the guests Of MT. and Mrs. J. C. Adams. They expect to be here some time being en route to San Francisco. where Mr. Marsh owns valuable property inter ests. Mir Marsh is the owner Of the famous Grattan stock farm at Liberty- vile. H., which was named after the stallion Grattan. He is recognized as Che leading breeder of trotting horses m the state. His stock farm fs the home of many fine thOroughbreds and  several of the Grattan family made ex- celieHt records during the past season. Among them are Baron Grattan with a record of 2:O3 1-4: Doris B, 2:16 3-4; and Grat 2:O2 1-4 all pacers. these records all being made in 1906.
 ENDLESS CHAIN PRAYER-An- other tentacle of the endless chain prayer has appeared in Phoenix and Is very appropriately named by the writer the Endless Prayer Chain" IL is addressed this time to George Kirk land, who does not pose as a religions leader although he has too much reli- zion to participate in this sacreligious; occupation. This particular prayer is signed merely by "A. Friend" and in cludes the usual threat and promise. IL says he or she who breaks the chain will be afflicted by some misfortune. and points out that one person who did so met with a terrible accident. Mir | Kirkland says that if he could learn