Arizona republican., 1908-08-24
OF LOCAL INTEREST

A PRESCOTT VISIToR.-Ray N. Ford of Prescott was a business visit 1 or in the city yesterday.
 KANSAS CITY ARRIVALS MT and Mrs R. L. Hewitt of Kansas City were among the arrivals in the city lyesterday.
 VISITING DELEGATES- Among | the visiting editors who paid the re- 1 spect of calls at The Republican offoce
 during the convention, were Allen T. l Bird of the Nogales Oasis and MT. l White of the Benson Press.
 WITH SINGER COMPANY.-G. B. Kelley and wife have arrived in the city to locate. MT. Kelley. will be connected with the Singer company, ! taking the place as assistant manager 1 formerly held by A. J. McCune who | has been transferred to Silver City as manager of that branch office.
 WlNSLOW STILL WINNING ! Winslow has won 24 games and only lost this season. Last Sunday
 week ago they beat Williams in two
 games, 4 to and to 3, Bazell and Sprankle pitching for the Railroaders and Baca and Hatcher for Williams. Winslow probably has the strongest team in the territory.
 PC. DISMUKES IMPROVING.-The many friends of P. G. Dismukes who is one of the best known farmers in the west end of the valley but who has been very sick for many months past at his old home in Texas, will be pleased to learn that he is better than for a long time past. A personal let ter to this effect was received here yesterday by a Phoenix friend.
 LEAVES FOR THE EAST.-Clar- ence Spaulding who leaves this even ing for the east preparatory to his sailing for England, preached yester- day morning at II o'clock at the Union service held in the First Baptist church. The subect of his sermon was Testimony of the Enemy" Mr. .Spaulding as his Phoenix friends know holds the Rhodes scholarship. for Ari- zOna and in the early faR will enter Oxford university.
 CAMP MEETING-Tbe inteerst con- tinues to grow Rev. Fields preached a powerful sermon last night to eight hundred or a thousand people. The discourse had telling effect upon the vast audience. The preacher took for his text: The Wages of Sin Is Death, but the Gift of God is Eternal Life Through Jesus Christ, Our Lord" Ser vices all the week. New campers are coming in for the week. Let all of Gods people come out and help.
 A CHICAGOAN-N. A Spence rep resenting the Farwell company the biggest dry goods house in the coun- try is in the city visiting the tra.ic. He has been mixed up in Chicago pol itics more or less for a number of years and thinks that Bryan's chances will be somewhat lessened by the vol e of the Independence party which will3 cut some figure in the Windy City. His. own ward the tenth he thinks will roii# up a Bryan majority
 CAMILLE AT PARK-"Camille"j will be the offering at Bastlake parl15 tonight. The play needs no introduce tion to the public. It is too wcll4 known. Bernhardt, Duse, Nethersole# and all great emotional actresses use it in their repertoire. It is probably the strongest play of its kind ever written. The story is powerful and the lesson well worth digesting. It proves conclusively that the wages of sin is death" Although an old play il hts that sterling quality of never wearing itself out. One always wants to see Camille" Manager Whitaker as in the past promises new scenery and a splendid performance of Dumas la nous story. The ladies will shaw many new and attractive costumes A nCvel feature will be a drinking song introduced in the sdpper scene. All true lovers of drama cannot af- ford to miss this treat.
 FOR ARIZONA HORSES-It is urg- ed upon the Arizonians who have colts eligible to the races for Arizona horses only, at the territorial fair enter the same as promptly as possible in order that the commissioners may make out the list. Very liberal purses have been offered for these events and it is hoped that Arizona will be well rep resented. The entry fee is $5 with en- try. $5 September 1st, $5 September 18th, and S10 to start. The purses are as follows: Swear old trot $4OO added money to entrance fees; 2-year old trot $500 added money; Swear old pace S4OO added money, and 2-year old pace $500 added money. The two- year-old events will be half mile heats, two in three, and money divided 30, 9, 15 and 10 per cent according to the summary at end of the third heat. Horsemen will have to get a hurry-up move on themselves as the entries close September 18th. Blanks may be obtained of Fen S. Hildreth, superin- tendent of speed, or of R. A. Kirk, sec retary of fair commission.
 A FINE BABY-A fine baby girl ar rived at the home of John Roberts of Buckeye yesterday. Mother and daugh- ter are doing we'll
 SWEET POTATO KING.-Among the delegates to the republican conven- tion on Saturday was L. R. White of St. David, Cochise county, one of the