Arizona republican., 1908-01-14
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SUCCESSFUL SALE.

SUCCESSFUL SALE. - The rum-
 mage sale being conducted by the 1 Florence CrittentOn Home in the Mari
 copa skating rink is continuing very
 successfully this week. and yesterday
 number of new articles were receiv-
 ed. The stock includes clothes for
 both adults and children. and many other things.
 FUNERAL OF A cHIlD.-Died. of ! acute menengitis, Jan. II at Fort Mo- 1 have. Ebert. the only child of Mir. and | Mrs. Byron A. Sharpe. aged 1 years. ,
 months and l6 days. The funeral ser
 vice will be held at Mohn X Driscolrs parlors this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Douglas of the M. F.. church South | will officiate. Friends are invited to attend
 THE EDWARDS MUROER.-A tel i ephone message from Roosevelt last night said that there had been no i developments there in relation to the ! IasSassination of Charles Edwards, I though it is evident that the officials are on a hot trail. Sheriff Thompson and District Attorney Henry of Gila county. are there and it is understood that there will be one or mors arrests today.
 i SPECIAL SERVIcES.-.Th Mon ! day evening service was an especially earnest one and those who have the good of the church of God at heart are ! rejoicing in the new strength that is ' felt as a result of the services of the past days MT. Campbell will speak 1 this evening. Song service will com mence at 7:30 and the audience will be dismissed at S:3G. If you can come you will feel repaid.
 THE FIGHTERS FINED.-A John | Doe warrant was yesterday issued for a party who refused to disclose his name and he was arraigned before Justice Kyle charged with having tried to incite others to riotous and fistic entanglements. He put up a S7 bond for appearance at trial. but forfeited his bail Ancito Azario and c. Braca- monte were also convicted of an in- clination to warfare and each paid over $6. s. Costello. arrested with the same crowd was exOnerated from blame, as it was proved that he back ed out of the affray at the beginning.
 PHILATHEA cLU8-The Phllathea club. composed of young ladies of the Sunday school class taught by Miss Lulu Clfrcsn and connected with the Sunday school 'cf the First NJ. E. church, had a most delightful spread in inc church parlors last evening. Twenty-One young ladies. members of the club and their friends. gathered around the festive Board and enjoyed themselves to the fullest extent. These meetings are held monthly and prove of great benefit to the young ladies Of the church. The next one will be held Tuesday evening. February II. All young ladies of the church are most cordially invited to be present
 HURT BY A BLAST.-Last evening about o'clock a blast was exploded in the excavation for the new building at the corner of Jefferson and First streets. that had quite an area of eX- ecutfon. A young man named J. NJ Ruby Was coming up First street to- ward Washington, and was between Madison and Jefferson when the eX- plosioH occurred. A flying rock struck him on the left side of the head not far from the temple. and all but put
  ly the result was only a lump on the side of the head and a bad headache Had the missile hit him an inch or so from where it did, it might have ter minated his career.
 4 DISCREPANCY IN TIME.-John 'McGill was tried before Justice John stone yesterday on the charge of steal ing an overcoat belonging to Leslie Smith from a buggy at the high school grounds the other morning. McGill de- nied that he had arrived in town at that time but said that about half past eight o'clock that morning he had bought the coat from "a little sawed off fellow just this side of Maricopa. IL was brought out that Smith had not arrived at the school ground until aft CT that hour. McGill was given thirty five days for the theft and telling an awkward lie. Francisco Brava, Juan Ramirez. q. Sonoqui. Francisco Gar cia, lgnacio Salazar and Alfonso Ro- mero were all up for a disturbance of the peace and all were sent to jail for five days.
 A NATIONAL BENEFACToR.- D. W. Semple. editor of the Globe Miner | is in town. MT Semple as the public ! has already been informed. is engaged | in paying off the salary of the presi- i dent of the United States in instalI- ments of $25. Some years ago. when | he was running a newspaper in the | Klondike he began paying the salary | of Queen Victoria. After he had con- tributed $500. he gave way to d temp | tation to express his opinion of the | Canadian judiciary through the col | lmns of his paper. and before the ink | had got dry on the issue MT Semple was on his way to the United States line and Gods country, behind dog team belonging to T. J. Sparks of this city, who was at that time in the Klon-