Arizona republican., 1908-02-20
OF LOCAL INTEREST

YE GOOD TIME DANCE.-Ye good tyme club will give it's next dance Wednesday evening. February 26-
 SUMMONED BY JLlNESS.-E. Griffith left last night for Galliopolis. ohio. being summoned by the illness of his father.
 FAREWELL REcEPTiON-A fare well reception for Rev. Dr. Maclean will be held at the parsonage of the
 First M. F. church Friday night, Feb ruary 21 All friends are invited. ADDRESS ON THE HOLY LAND. General A !. Sampson will accupy the pulpit in the First NJ. F. church next Sunday night when he will de- liver an address on his visit to the Holy Land.
 DOWN FROM JERoME.-E H. Rutherford. Ed Rrcker and E. F. Tarr of Jerome came down to Phoenix yes terday to attend the Shriners doings today.
 THE COURT AT FLORENCE Judge Kent left yesterday morning for Florence to hold court. He thought that he might conclude the business there in time to return last night
 COLD AT NEW RlVER.-C. C. Hutchinson returned yesterday from a trip up New River country. He found it very cold there and the grass has been retarded in growth on that ac- count.
 FUNERAL OF GEORGE RANDI The funeral of George Rand. known here as George Richardson. will be held this morning at 10 o'clock from the oarlors of Easterling & Whitney. Services ct the Catholic church at 1O:I5 :interment at the Catholic cem- etery.
 COMPANY B INSPEcTIoN.-Com- pany E. x. G. A. is arranging for the annual parade and inspection on Feb ruary 22. required by the Arizona code. The inspection will be by Col McClintock and will occur at 7:30 a. m. 1t may force some of the soldier boys to get up before breakfast, but then. the soldiers. life is not bed of roses.
 CLASS INITIATION-The Modern Woodman last night held class initi- ation and there was an excellent at tendance oe members. F. D. Zimmer- man was elected chief forester and will have charge of the drilling of the de- gree team. He was once a member of the famous Indianapolis light artillery company and his military experience will be Of service to him. The Wood men are enjoying a period of great prosperity.
 WATERMELON ASSOCIATION MEETING.-The Salt river watermel- on growers association will hold a meeting Saturday afternoon in the of flee Of the Greene & Griffin Real Es- tate. Loan and Investment company. The purpose of the meeting will be the adoption and signing of the by laws and the ordering of melon seed for planting. Every member of the association is urged to be present.
 FUNERAL OF NEWTON SMITH, The funeral of Newton Smith was held yesterday morning at II o'clock, in terment being made in Greenwood cemetery. The dead man was S4 years old and was a native of Georgia. though for forty years past he has lived in California and Arizona. He is survived bv a brother. NJ. P. Smith, of Holtville Cal, and by his niece. Mrs. W. s. Stinnett of Alhambra, and Mrs. E. L. Gibson of Wickenburg.
 A BOGUS EAGLE.-A warrant was sworn out in Justice Johnstone's court yesterday for the arrest of a man who 1 called himself R. H. Berdimus. He is charged with obtaining money by mis- representation. He came here few days ago and claimed that he was a member of the order Of Eagles. He | proved it by the presentation of a card and other credentials and on the i strength of his aquiline relationship |, he began to touch the brothers for small sums which he straightway in- vested in strong drink. The other | night he was arrested by the police for | and disturbance of the | peace and he was sentenced to a short l term in the city jail. In the mean | time his brethren had began to sus- 1 pect the validity of his claims to mem- i bership of the order of Eagles and a | letter was sent to the lodge from ! which his card had eminated and word ] came yesterday that such d card had | been issued but that it had been stolen | from it's rightful owner
 A FINE SHOWING.-Arizona peo- pie are either very appreciative of the I virtues of life insurance. or life insur- ance companies are very appreciative | of Arizona people as desirable risks, | for they are increasing their business | right along, regardless of so-called | hard times, insurance scandals or any | other disturbing condition. The law | requires all companies doing business in Arizona to report by March the | gross amount of premiums collected in Arizona during the preceding year, | sending along a check for two per cent | of the amount, which fee is turned :, ,f.t,,,