Arizona republican., 1908-03-03
OF LOCAL INTEREST

A soN-A fine son came to bless the home of MT and Mrs. j. J. Riggs yesterday.
 PRAYER MEETlNG-Mlss Lucia Clifton will lead the prayer meeting al the Crittenton Home this evening at 7:3O o'clock.
 ANOTHER CATTLE BUYER Walter Totty of Los Angeles. buyer for the Los Angeles Packing company, is a recent arrival in the valley.
 BIRTH OF A SON-Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. c. Deming on March ], a fine baby boy. pr. B. B. Moeur of Tempe being the attending physician. Both mother and son are doing well.
 DR. RAMSEY HOME-Dr. Ramsey has returned home from Chicago where he has been taking a post grad uate course in veterinary work.
 WOMAN'S CLUB-The annual elec- ton of officers of the Woman's club will occur at the meeting of the club in the Presbyterian church this after noon. and all members are urged to bA present.
 HOME AGAlN-Auditor Page re- turned home from Tucson Sunday morning and his assistant, J. A. Lautz, clerk of the board of equalization, re- turned home yesterday morning from Nogales. They had been on a bank inspecting tour to southern points.
 HAPPY FRANK-Frank Hawkins who makes life worth living to the members of the Arizona club in his capacity as steward. received the pleasing intelligence from Los Angeles yesterday morning that he was the father of a new daughter.
 PAUL PLEASED-Paul Green of the Hotel Adams barber shop for the first time in his life experienced the sensation of knowing that he was father It is seven pound son and favors Foraker The first sound ut, tered was "uninstrtcted"
 THE PRIORITY SUlT-The hearing of the case of Hurley against Abbott and others was resumed in district court yesterday morning. Testimony was taken concerning land under the Consolidated canal and today the lands under the Utah and the Utah Enlarge ment will be taken up They will probably be disposed of by Wednes day and on the following day the Mesa lands will be taken up and then will come the lands under the Tempe.
 AN OLD OFFENSE-John Evans, better known to fame as "Whiskey Jack Evans was arrested yesterday charged with the theft of a watch the property of Mrs. Margaret Field. The alleged theft was committed last Au- gust from the person of Hank Field an adopted son of Mrs. Field and it is said that the watch was taken while the youth lay in a drunken stupor in a saloon. Evans was locked up for his arraignment which will take place this morning in Justice Johnstone's court.
 AN APPROACHING WEDDlNG.- Invitations have been issued to .the friends of Miss Ann Rottenegger and s. Nilson. to attend their wedding which will occur on March IA at 4:30 o'clock in the Hot Strings hotel at Morristown. Ariz.. otherwise known as Hot Springs Junction. It will be big event for the junction town which has only very small population and no divorce court. wherefore weddings are -ot oe frequent occurrence.
 VIOLINIST'S WIFE DIES-Dr. Win Wylie is in receipt of a very touching and beautifully written letter from his brother, Prof Ralph Wylie. announc- ing the death oe his wife recently, in Dallas. Texas. where hQ is a member of the faculty Of the Southwestern Conservatory of Music. Many Phoenix people will remember Prof. Wylie. who in November gave a recital at the Ari- zona School ot Music.
 WILL ADVERTISE ARIZONA.-J G. Hammels expects to leave about the goth for Welcome, Minn., for a visit with his mother. and from there he will go tO Chicago. other Illinois towns. Washington. New York, and other east ern cities. He expects to be gone about two months and will go well provided with literature Incidentally he says he will take along anything and every thing that anybody will furnish him. public and private. in the way of lit erature. and distribute it free to the best possible advantage. wherever he goes. T
 BANK RESUMES.-Sheriff Th6mp- son of Globe, who was here yesterday, said the First National Bank of Globe. often referred to as the Porter" bank and which s one Of two that closed their doors during the panic. expected to resume business yesterday morning. Most of the depOsitors entered into an agreement to take d payment of 10 per cent Of their deposits at once. 40 per cent in six months and the other 50 per cent in one year. this agreement en- abling the bank to resume business.
 The W. L. Douglas Shoes, the best in the world.
 Dr. w. NJ. Bell has changed residence number to 1908 North Center street Phone Red 9S1.