Arizona republican., 1909-04-03
Of Local Interest
WILL SERVE AT COUNTRY

WILL SERVE AT COUNTRY ClUB-Miss Mary Jenkins and Miss Ruth Ainsworth will serve today at the Country club.
 ~HIO vIlSITOR-John B. Esta- brook of Warren. Ohio, a brother of Mrs Harry A. Diehl is spending a few days in Phoenix.
 BASEsAlL-A baseball game be- tween the High school second team and the Central school yesterday aft ernoon at the Polk street grounds re- suited in victory for the High school by a score of 13 to 10.
 RETURN OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAl-Attorney General Clark who returned to Prescott a few days ago from Washington where he was on business before the United States supreme court arrived in the city yes terday He had nothing new to con tribute to the gubernatorial situation as the latest development. the request for Judge Sloan to go to Washington, occurred after he left the capital.
 YUMA COUNTY MAP-Hildreth and Thompson are preparing to is sue a new map of Yuma county from records in the office of the surveyor general compiled by James NJ. Barney who has made a tracing of the map. The new map was called into being by the developments which have talk en place in northwestern Yuma coun- ty since the last one was printed. Among these developments is the new- gold strike or the strikes, the location of all which are to be shown. There are also a good many interesting towns in northern Yuma that were not there when the last map was made.
 WOMAN'S EXCHANGE Thanks to the cordial response from the la dies of Phoenix, who not only work for the exchange but who buy so generously, the volume of business is steadily growing. Next winter sev-. eral new features are to be added to the project which will be conducted on a larger scale. The order depart ment is the greatest success and many hostesses have found it a great convenience i nthe securing of their cakes, sandwiches and salads. Picnic. and train lunches are also put up on order. Good Easter presents are. found i nthe purses and handbags for women and cigar cases for men, made by hand of French sheepskin. There will be a fine line of pies and cakes on hand today.
 A GROWING CHURCH MOVE MENT-Rev. James B. Bell, district missionary for the Colored Baptist church in Arizona and New Mexico, is in the city to attend the Arizona Baptist anniversary. which will begin on April 8 and contipue in session for three days. MT Bell reports great progress in the growth of the church. es under his jurisdiction and he has a set of photographs of those al- ready established. There are twelve of them in the two territories. He is hopeful soon of the erection of a building in Phoenix. There is al- ready a prosperous church here un- der the ministration of Rev. MT. Burgess. MT. Bell has been in the missionary service in the two terri tories for five years.
 CIVIL SERVICE PosITIoNs-The United States Civil Service cornmis- sion announces an examination on April 2S, 1909 to secure eligibles from which to make certification to fill several vacancies in the position of physiologist in poisonous plant in- vestigations (male), Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture, | at salaries ranging from s1,500 to l S225O per annum, and vacancies re- quiring similar qualifications as they | may occur Men only will be admit ted to this examination. Competi | tors will not be assembled for any | of the tests An examination is also | announced for May 5-6, for good | food and drug inspector, (male), at l salaries from S1,OO0 to $1,s00 per an- mum in the bureau of chemistry, de- | partment of agriculture. As a result l of this examination three registers | will be established, depending upon the experience shown, from which | certification shall be made to CD food i inspector, @ drug inspector, and (3) i food and drug inspector. The prac- tical questions will be the same for | all classes. Men only will be admit ted to this examination.
 THE COlISEUM-The Coliseum open air theater which opened with tremendous crowds a week ago still eontiues to draw such audiences that there are few vacant seats at any of the performances. If the present stan dard of attraction can be continued there is little doubt but that the all ready popular playhouse will continue to use it's entire seating capacity throughout the summer. A new at traction was added this week in the person of H. L. Garrett who is adyer tised as the worlds champion one hand piano player. Although the Phoe- nix critics do not claim to have seen all of the worlds piano players yet everyone who has witnessed the per formance of the rag-time artist admit
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