Arizona republican., 1908-08-17
OF LOCAL INTEREST

IRON sPRINoERS-W. c. Foster and J. Sherburne Jenckes left Sat urday for Iron Springs to spend
 Sunday. with their families.
 SOCIALISM THE lSSUE.-John w. Brown, will be in town. and speak to-
 night and Tuesday night, at o'clock,
 at the City hall plaza, on How to Ob-
 tain a Living"
 HAD A VERY PLEASANT VISIT. Miss Myrtle Bruner has lately re-
 turned from Prescott, where she had
 most enjoyable time, meeting many pleasant people. She was accom- panied by MT Milener .
 PROMPT SERVlcE-W. E. Cool ings of Santa Cruz, Cal, writing to this paper to renew his subscription, speaks well of the pOstoffice> ser ,vice between here and Santa Cruz. He has missed his copy of The Republican once, and that was few days ago. the postoffice having been robbed the night before. But" adds
 Mir. Collins, T don't blame the
 thieves; I suppose they wanted a good paper to read.
 BRADY-lRWlN.-Carl Brady and Miss Fife Irwin were united in mar riage yesterday afternoon at the resi- dence of the bride, at No. 42I West Van Buren street. The service was performed by Justice JOhnstone in the presence of few friends of the bride and groom. The bride is strikingly beautiful young lacy and was handsomely gowned. She is highly esteemed by a large circle of acquaintances in the city. The groom is an estimable young business man.
 AN EASTERN TRiP.-Mrs. Jake Henderson expects to leave tonight for a visit to her former home in South Bend. Indiana. During her stay she will attend the annual meet ing of the dressmakers' convention in Chicago.
 THE RAMA very heavy rain of short duration and apparently not of wide extent, fell here yesterday afternoon, cooling the temperature materially for the rest of the day. No rain fell a mile or two east of town though it was not learned how far west the storm extended. The rain was preceded by a wind and dust storm, as usual, during which an awning crashed into the glass front of the Hans Herlich saloon, at 13 West Washington street.
 CHARLES WILLIAMS DEAD.- Charles Williams, one of the oldest residents among the colored people of the city, died Saturday morning at his home in the Irvine addition, of tuberculosis. He came here many years ago, after a term of service in the United States army, being then an occasional sufferer of hemor- Images. He improved in health and has been a well known person in the city for years, serving faithfully in every duty imposed upon him in his humble walk in life. He has suffer ed serious sick spells for years but always recovered quickly until this last attack, He is survived by a wife and four children, two boys and two girls. The funeral will be held this afternoon at o'clock at the A. NJ. E. church, providing "a son of Mrs. Williams by a former marriage arrives from Los Angeles this morning. as is expected.
 JEAN BICkNEll REEDY.-The Republican has received, a post card from Jean Bicknell Reedy of Naco. Arizona. It was dated early in the month and delayed in transmission but news is news until it is printed. and this post card is full of facts set in rhyme and illuminated with ap- propriate pictures of papa, mamma and the baby. each at a telephone The information disclosed is that Jean Bickneu Reedy is an eight pound boy who arrived on earth and seized the telephone to communicate with The Republican at S:1O D. m. on July 29. The lad also states that he has the dearest parents and that they are both well, and he thinks the earth is gerat. what little he has seen of it. The aforesaid parents are Mir and Mrs. Ira D. Reedy, formerly of this city, but for some years past residents of Cananea and Naco. At present they live in Naco, where MT. Reedy is agent and customs broker for the Randolph lines The fond parents are appropriately joy ous, though a trifle of the novelty of such events has disappeared, this being the second visit of the stork to their home.
 A HILL COUNTRY HIKE.-C. H. Valentine, R. E. Wilson, J. A. C.. Martinez and Ed Lightner will leave some time today for the wilds of northeastern Arizona, going via Roosevelt. They will leave with a fine equipment of horses, wagons, pack animals, guns, ammunition, fishing tackle and bait. Whether they will return in the same good form or on foot, struggling and foot sore, remains to be seen. Mir. Val entine is the capitalist of the party. Mir. Wilson will furnish the dignity, Ed Lightner will serve a3 guide and Mart will cut bait. Their objec- tive point will be any old place in Apache county where Jake Miller has not caught all the fish, and the