Arizona republican., 1908-01-11
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH slN0ING.- Miss Maud Cody will sing at the Chris tian church Sunday morning.
 CHRISTIAN CHURCH. - Sunday school 9.45 J. VI. Stewart. superin- tendent Evangelist O. P. Spregel of Birmingham Ala. win preach at II a. m. and 7;3O D. m. Christian EndeavOr prayer meeting at 6:S0 D. m. The pub lic is cordially invited.
 SURVE YAPPROVED. - The sur vey general has approved the official survey of the Idaho and Broken Hills lode mining claims. situate in the WaIapai mining district. Mohave Co. claimed by Edward F. Thompson and designated as Mineral Survey No 2460.
 AN OVERCOAT THlEF.-John Me Gill. probably a hobo. was arrested yesterday for the theft of an overcoat belonging tO Leslie smith. The coat was stole, the night before from a buggy hitched in front of school house. McGnl will be tried before Justice JohnsIone toda-.
 RETURNED TO PHOENIX. Mrs. l.. N. Hopkins and son. and Miss F. Sothern Ridgley returned to the Hotel Adams yeSterda- after a weeks visit to the Wagner ranch at Peoria. All en- joyed a very pleasant outing. Mrs. Hopkins returned by rail while the young people rode in horseback.
 CITY WATER RENTALS-A lot of Phoenix people came alive yesterday and paid their water rent. so many of them that the receipts of the of flee yesterday were $1O41. But there were so many who had been negligent that even with that fine collection the delinquent list is a little larger than ever before. This will probably be cut down a little by the checks that are now in the mail and will be re- ceived this morning
 TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Services will be held tomorrow. first Sunday after Epiphany. in Trinity Episcopal church. South second Ave. the Rev. .. W. Atwood rector as fol- lows: Kindergarten and Sunday school at 10 o'clock. Morning prayer and ser mon at II o'clock. The vested choir. under the direction of NIT. Bertram Cocks. tenor soloist will be assisted by Mrs. Vivian Hamilton Lane. sopra- no: Miss Ramona Rollins. mezzo so- prano and MT. Harry Well. baritone. Miss Rollins will sing for the offer tory solo Gounod's The King of Love. My shepherd Is" Instead of the evening service in Phoenix. the rector will conduct an evening service in Tempe in Andres hall at 3:3O o'clock
 A SEARCH FOR WEALTH.-An in quiry was received at the office of the probate judge yesterday from F. c. Burton O. St. Louis. He says he is a nephew of Phillip ThurmOnd who died recently in Texas. Burton says he un- derstood that his uncle formerly lived in Phoenix. and he has been informed that he had considerable money in one of the banks of this place and that he owued a great deal of property hereaboUts. He was. says Burton. a lawyer and d judge. There was a Judge Thurmond a resident of Globe for several years, and he was at one time probate judge of Gila county He probably is the relative whose wealth is sought by Mir Burton.
 A PLEASING TELEGRAM-Audi- tor John H. Page yesterday received message from Washington to the effect that the committee on territo- ries had reported favorably on his nomination by the president to be sec retary of Arizona. and recommended his confirmation. There was never a moments doubt but that would be done. as it is merely a formal mat ter Co which there Is no opposition. However it might be unseemly to as- sume those things in advance and MT. Page will feel more like throwing up his hat after the confirmation is an nounced. A bird in the hand is worth more than two in the bush. even when one is near enough tO sprinkle salt on the tails of both of them.
 PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES-Ser- vices in the First Presbyterian church tomorrow as follows: Sabbath school at 9:+5 am, preaching IT am. by the pastor. Rev Campbell; theme, "Spir- itual Power" Offertory solo. Hold Thou NJ" Hand" CBriggsD. by Mrs. Hulett. Y. P. $. C. F.. 6:30 pm. The evening meeting will open at 7.30 with a song service led by chorus. followed by an evanEelistic sermon by the pastor. and special music by the choir. The special meeting during the past week have increased in interest and attendance and they will be con- tinued each evening the coming week. \ special invitation to attend these services is extended to strangers and those who are not regularly attending other churches