Arizona republican., 1908-03-27
OF LOCAL INTEREST
PRESCOTT ouARpsMEN-Gover

PRESCOTT SMEN-Gover-
 nor Kibbey and Colonel McClintocb
 will leave on this mornings train foi l Prescott to muster in the new militia company which is now ready to take
 the oath and go to war-if necessary 1 A MISSIONARY T6A-The Home | Missionary Society Of the First M. F.
 church will give a tea at the residence of Mrs. J. ". Sharp. 600 x. 2nd av- enue. Friday at 2:30 p.m. A good pro-
 gram has been arranged and all wo- men are cordiall- invited.
 THE SALE OF A MlNE-FeliX Mayhew of Yuma was in town yester- l day. Mr Mayhew recently sold his in- l terest in his Yuma county mine for $350.000. He is on his way to Florence
 to look over several mining pr Operties
 he has owned in Pinal county for years
 or ever since he used to punch cattle through that region.
 HELD FOR STEALING-On infor- nation furnished by a Mexican named Guadalupe Rodriguez. Marshal Moore yesterday arrested another Mexican named Pedro Martinez on the charge
 
 tmez denies any knowledge of the in- cident but will be turned over to the county authorities this morning
 HE IS DOUBlY PAlD-Teodora Martinez hunter of wild beasts for
 the bounty brought six wild cat skins and the belts of two coyotes to the l office of the board of supervisors yes
 terday. He gets more for his work than the average hunter. He pursues his vocation in the vicinity of the sheep camps and the owners of the flocks pay him dollar extra for each predatory beast he kills.
 4 CHURCH PAPER EDITOR-Rev. Arthur Leonard Wadsworth. A. M
 field editor of The Pacific Baptist of South Pasadena. Cal. is here attend | ing the conference of Baptist ministers and the Baptist convention which will begin its deliberations today in Mesa City. He expects to remain in the ter ritory about d month and will visit ii possible each of the twenty-two Bap- tist churches in Arizona. His paper is the only Baptist newspaper published
 west of the Rocky mountains
 SENT TO THE ASYLUM-L. K. Burroughs an cid resident of the coun- ty was yesterday given an examination in probate court on the charge of in sanity and was ordered to the asylum. Burroughs was confederate soldier and had been wounded in many en- agreements. His mental condition is attributed to the wounds he had re-
 ceived. He formerly lived at Gila hrrf hay in, ha aft
 several years. He has not been in his right mind for a long time but Iatterly
 he came to be regarded as a menace
 to his neighbors.
 MUSICAL lECTURE.-The fifth of the series of musical history lecture recitals given by members of the fac uhy of the Arizona School of Music will take place the coming Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Subject ''Schumann.' and an interesting pro- gram of the composers music will be presented. These recitals are free to students of the school and their par ents. To outsiders an admission fee of 90 cents is charged. These recitals are the principal educational features, unsteady. of the city. and are well attended bv appreciative audiences.
 A GOOD RAlN-The valley enjoyed a fine rain yesterday the first of much consequence since the 5th of March. Weather Observer JesunCfsky said that 0.19 inch fell from $40 am. till 1:25 pm. and 015 inch from 10 in the afternoon. total of 0.34 inch Reports from Prescott stated that considerable rain had fallen there and south. and light snow in the northern part of the territory. The cattle and sheep men are rejoicing over the weather. and figure that this will bring the grass out three or four inches on the ranges in short time. They are not in special need of it just now, but it is acceptable at any time
 THE BUCKEYE BARBECUE-Er- nest w. Lewis has lately returned from the Buckeye country. where he says great preparations are in pro- gress for the automobile run to that neighbcrhood on April for the pur- pose of attending a barbecue which the citizens are preparing for who- ever may come. Two two-year- r-old steers have been marked for slaughZ ter and MT Lewis is informed that they are the choice of all the herds in that region rich in cattle. There will be other things beside beef to eat for the cooks of that community are fam ed throughout the valley. MT. Lewis said that he found the roads in excel lent condition for the run and though it has rained since then there is still plenty of time for the roads to dry as many times before the date of the barbecue. The barbecue is to be what is known as a homeseekers' affair and all the seekers are invited to be pres cnt. It is the idea of the people of the Buckeye country that if they at tend the feast they will seek no fur ther. The homes are there ready and X,-1ifipp iG AuIN ponac,.orx- -,,