Arizona republican., 1908-04-24
OF LOCAL INTEREST

NEW NOTARY.-M. A. Redondo of Tucson was yesterday appointed a notary public by Governor Kibbey.
 FIVE DAY MEN.-Ignacias Alverez and B. Ouiros were uo for being I-unk ui.l tO ;aIl bv Justice Kyle fp~ -Nr days aach.
 FUNERAL OF cHAS. SAlARl.- The funeral of Charles Salari will be held this afternoon at o'clock from tEe parlors of Mohn x Driscoll. inter ment at Greenwood.
 POLICE COURT-Guadaloupe Com eZ and Charles Wilson were sent to jail yesterday for three days each. for drunkenness and Santiago Jimine2 was jailed for five days for drunken ness and fighting.
 LADIES' AID TEA.-Today. Friday. April A. the Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyterian church will have a tea in the church parlOrs from to 3. A cordial invitation to all is extended. SELF DENIAL MEETINGS-The prayer meeting at the Crittenton Home last evening was largely at tended and was led by Rev. Geissinger. Today from 1O:3O to o'clock there will be a meeting for prayer and fasting at the home and this even ing the prayer meeting will be led by B. F. McFall.
 MAY BUILD A PORCH.-The city council in it's brief special session las. evening acted favorably on a petition of the Masonic Temple company ask ing permission to construct new porch over the sidewalk of its prop ertN. formerly known as the Horner h'ock on Center street
 PRISON CONTRACT-The board of control is giving its undivided at tenti0n to the prison contract which will probably be given to Thornton Firzhugh of Los Angeles if the terms can be properly adjusted. Attorney General Clark is in the city adding his counsel to the wisdom of the board.
 TO PRINT REGISTER.-Tha ci,y council last night authorized the re corder to have the city reglster 3: voters registering for the coming election, printed by the lowest bidder Registration closes tonight and if any
  himself on the list he had better do 90 teddy.
 MISSIONARY TEA.-The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the First Methodist church will give a tea at the home of Mrs Alice Stewart this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock It is hoped that the meeting will be of unusual in terest and all those who have under taken to fill foot of nickels" are re quested to be present to report their success. 4 good program has been prepared. Mrs. Stewards home is S22 North Third avenue
 LANDED IN THE DITCH.-A few nights ago while Clyde Knoaff was driving on South avenue with young lady, the horse was precipitated in .he ditch recentl-' made for laying of l.Ipc at the corner of Second and Buchanan, and both occupants were thrown out and the girl considerably injured. The night was very cloudy and ! was said hv Mr KnoaEf that the only warning lights were those ,n each corner It took some time to get the horse on its feet. Att ,rney Lyman has been retained in the ease and il = understood a suit will be in StItu;ed against the contractor
 DEATH OF MRS. WATROUS- H. Pratt received the sad intelligence yesterday. of the death in Pasadena, yesterday morning at o'clock. of Mrs. J. s. Watrous, formerly a resi- sudden. MT Pratt not knowing that -l,n "anced age. She was the mothec of the late Mrs. Pratt and no doubt grief over her recent demise. tOgethe- with other infirmities ended in a collapse She was also the mother of Mrs. F. A Murphy. who formerly lived in Tempe. but now lives in Pasadena Though no funeral arrangements h.tNe been announced t is quite likely the body will be brought to Tempe for burial in the family plat in the Double Butte cemetery. beside her husband and daughter Mrs. Watrous was a most estimable woman highly regard ed b. all who knew her, and her ac- quaintances in this valley were many. in the vicinity of Tempe.
 A GOOD SHOT.-Night Policeman l-tdNil lN ft SODu SIOl ne llTtu dl q man last night for the purpose of missing him. and did so. The man had stolen a rocking chair down in the bad lands and the officer was sent for. Arriving at the scene of trouble the thief was just returning and when he saw the officer he ran up Jackson street followed by the latter The fugitive turned and fired at the of ficer but missed him and the police man returned the compliment He was afraid to fire low enough to hit the man he was after for fear of hit ing some innocent person, as the street was very dark. so he fired in the air just to let the fellow know he was armed. He chased him about two blocks but could not overcome the of distance the thief had at the start
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