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Arizona republican., 1911-01-01
REVIVAL MEETINGS

The revival services now being conducted by the Baptists at the Congregational church will continue on through this week. They have been very successful SO far and about fourteen conversions have resulted.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-01
1. O. O. E-InncE

The Mesa lodge of I. O. o. F. will hold public installation Saturday. January z. The Daughters of Rebekah and the immediate families of the members are invited to be present.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-01
MESA
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PUTTING UP NEW POLES.

The Overland Telephone company is at work on the streets of the town put ting up new poles and stringing new wires
Arizona republican., 1911-01-01
RETURNS TO RAY

w. E. Mullen of Ray. who has been spending a couple of days here with his family. returned yesterday morn- ing.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-01
UP FROM ENTERPRISE
BOX RENT DUE

D. A. Millett of Enterprise is here spending a few days with friends.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-01

Those who have boxes at the post office and who find their mail in the general delivery this morning will know that it is because their box
Arizona republican., 1911-01-01

FOR RENT-Four-room house and pasture Apply to D. H. Mcdonald. Tempe.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-01
OF LOCAL INTEREST
CLASSES RESUME MONDAY .

GLASSES RESUME MONDAY The classes of the Arizona School of Music will resume their studies to- morrow, after a weeks vacation.
 4 CHRISTMAS PACKAGE "A Christmas package was lost and prob- ably found by some one at the corner of Fifth avenue and Washington street It contains a tapestry bag and is the property of Mrs. H. J. Lee. 4s South Fifth avenue.
 FIRST BAPTIST cHURcH.-Cor- ner Monroe street and Third avenue The Rev. Mir. Deere of Pasadena. Cal, has accepted the pastorate of this church and will preach today at II a. m. and 7:3O p. m. Bible school at s:15;B. Y. P U. at 6:30 p. m.
 DRILL NIGHT cHANGED-The regular weekly drill of Company A. N. G. A. will hereafter be held on Wednesday. instead of Friday even ing. Wednesday evening was found to be a more convenient time for a majority of the members of the con- pany.
 OLD FOLKS sERvIcE.-A special service for the aged will be held at the African Nj. E. church this morn ing. Rev. H. Franklin Bray, the pas tor. will deliver the annual sermon. after which the stewardesses will serve dinner to all the old persons present. Cabs will call for them and return them to their homes after the service and dinner.
 CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH Opposite postoffice on Central ave- nue. There will be preaching at Ii a. m. and 7:30 D. m. by the pastor. Rev. T. s. Barcus. Morning subject. Personal Investment" Evening hour. "The "The Christ of God" MT Rutherford. assisted by a large choir. will lead the music. The men of the church and city are. especially invited to these services. Strangers are welcome.
 GOING TO RoosEvGLT-H. l. Latham. Engineer Howard Reed and J. L. Frateur. Belgium scientist who is here with Pierre Dance of that coun- try. will leave this morning for Roose- welt. the trip being arranged for the benefit of MT. Frateur. His visit here Is to study conditions under the Salt river project and he cannot have a thorough knowledge of the situation until he has seen the big reservoir and the wall that makes 1t one.
 REDUCED RATES S-The railroads have published reduced fares for those attending the fourteenth an nual convention of the American Live Stock Association to be held in Fort Worth, Texas. January 10. II and 12. All lines have authorized from New Mexico and Arizona points a round trip rate of one fare plus 8, tickets to be on sale January 6. ' and 8. with return limit January 17. As the Arizona Cattle Growers Association is affiliated with the national organ ization it is expected that there will be large attendance from this territory.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-01
e SOUTH SIDE NEWS

rent has not been paid. Yesterday was the last day.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-01

Hot chocolate. tomato bullion and beef teas at Componton's Confection- cry store. Tempe
Arizona republican., 1911-01-01

Earl Standage. Zan Hunsaker. Pete Harvey and Willie Pew composed a hunting party which left yesterday to be gone for an eight-day hunt
Arizona republican., 1911-01-01
The Fountain Head of Life
 Ls Tie StonaacbSJ

who and impaired stomach who diecsthi will hs andm i5 and nuhciently Dourished.
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Arizona republican., 1911-01-01

David Wallace is reported quite i'll with quinsy at the Mesa hotel.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-01

All stores in Mesa will be closed to morrow to observe New Years.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-01

Mrs. A. A. Gibson of Tempe is in Mesa visiting her mother
Arizona republican., 1911-01-01
WATCH PARTY.

Last evening Miss MacElwain was surprised by a number of her friends at her home southeast of town. Vari- ous games were played and dainty re- treatments were served while the guests watched the New Year in.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-01

John Beal came over from Phoeni, on business trip.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-01
DRILL MIGHT cHANeEp-1

regular weekly drill of Company A. N. G. A. will hereafter be held on Wednesday. instead of Friday even ing. Wednesday evening was found to be a more convenient time for a majority of the members of the com pany.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-01

Miss Frances McNulty and Joe SheI- don of Tempe. have been the guests of Doris. Robertson and returned home yesterday.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-01

Miss Josephine Airline is reported to be much improved.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-01

FIRST BAPTIST CHURcH.-Cor- ner Monroe street and Third avenue The Rev. Mir. Deere of Pasadena. Cal. has accepted the pastorate of this church and will preach today at II a. m. and 7:3O p. m. Bible school at 9:15;B. Y. P U. at 6:30 p. m.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-01

J. B. Taggert of Phoenix was a Mesa visitor yesterday.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-04-14
MashuIavilIe Items.

Tuesday, April 4, the town was
greatly alarmed by a terrible
wind and greatest rain fall known
here since the San Jones flood.
There was no great damage.
We've had several cases of
measles in town for the last few
weeks, but glad to say they are
all about to recover with little
suffering.
The Mississippi Agricultural
High School has been suspended
for some me on account of
the measle epidemic, but farming
is being successfully carried on.
We think the school will begin
at once.
We are very glad to say that
DR.. L. T. Parkle is about to re-
cover from a severe illness. 1t
is reported that he will leave as
soon as able for Texas on ac-
count of his health. We regret
very much that he is going to
leave our town. He will not only
be missed by his neighbors, but
also in the sick room.
Mr.. George Cannon and fami-
" now occupy the parsonage.
where they will reside during
the year.
Misses Ella Triplett and Alice
Shepherd we're visitors in town
Sunday.
Miss Lille Forbes has return
ed home after spending some
time with relatives here.
Mrs. Ida Terry is the guest OF
Mrs. George D. Russell.
Miss Bertha Hambric is busily
engaged preparing for a trip tc
Texas. She will be accompanied
by her cousin, Miss Claudio Ham.
brio.
MI. N. C. Triplett has moved
from Dr., w. E. Jackson's to MI
r. r. Jones' on account of pas
ture for his horses.
Mr.. Minor Russell is about +
recover from his first case o
blues, caused by his horse havinI
sore foot
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-04-14
THE BEACON'S CONTEST.

Work for the night is com
ing" That is the grand old SEN
timent in a grand old hymn; and
we trust the readers of the Bea-
con will pardon us if we, for the
purpose of illustration, apply it
to this great $500 contest. Be-
cause you see it fits so elegantly
into what has been preached for
the last two weeks regarding
this great SO, 900 club offer. Sat
urday evening at eight o'clock it
will have ended. That's right.
1"Work for the night is coming"
Saturday evening at eight O'Clock
the greatest opportunity of this
contest will be at an end. If you
haven't completed your club of
twenty subscriptions, you still
have time to accomplish that gry
desirable feat. The regipt for
getting bonus votefs a good bit
like the RECEIPT for making that
OLD 2 pop9lf Dutch. "Hausenp-
tetter- first to catch your rab-
BIT, only in the contest, first you
ret your club Of twenty sub
;criptions, but you are not con-
ined to one club; you may secure
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-04-14
BROOKSVILLE.

The stork has been very gen
to us this week, bringing
us two new girls, one to Mr.. ana
Mrs. Leroy Bate and one 10
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Lusk.
Misses Annie B. Johnson ana
.Judieth Lee Gaines went to Me-
ridian to hear the Russian or
chestra.
Mrs. Walter Price, of Macon.
spent Friday and Saturday With
Mrs. Roger.
Miss Pollock, of Columbus, re-
turned to her home Thursday at
ter a visit to Miss Natilie Scales.
Rev. Mr.. Bate, of Demopolls,
Ala. has been in town on a visit
to his son, Mr.. Leroy Bate.
We regret losing Mr.. Roy
Gaines. He has left US for a
position in Waynesboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. D, A. Meek and
children, Of West Point, have
been recent visitors at Mrs. u.
McLeod's.
Miss M. Farmer spent We'd
nesday with friends in Macon.
Mai. Vardaman's admirers
were much disappointed Tues
day when the downpour of rain
prevented his addressing them.
Messrs. w. B. Bell and 0. H.
Dotherow have just returned
from a ''shoot'' in New Orleans.
Mr.. Jacoway, who was also IN
attendance, was quite seriously
injured by a premature discharge
of powder while loading a trap;
He is at work again, however,
Mrs. Jeff Graham~was the
hostess Of tbaeA4 fil meeting of
the w. H. M. Society.
Miss Ruth Roger of the |. |.
and C. spent a few days at home
recently.
Miss Carrie Lanier is at home
from Lucre, where she has been
teaching,
Mrs. Bowling is still in Birm-
ingham with her daughter. Mrs.
Ford.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-04-14
as many as possible.
GET BUSINESS IN OFFICE.

The next step is to get your
subscriptions in the Beacon Of
flee or in the postofice in time to
bear the postmark of Saturday,
April Is, and that will be on the
envelope if you get them in the
ordinary postoff1ce before nine
o'clock. However, to make sure
you had better get them in the
Beacon office by the appointment
hour. You won't want to miss
any votes just because 1ulu
not have your mail in .te office
in time to have it fEoperly mark
ed; e e will pab you to look af-
# this a little more closely than
ordinary correspondence.
Now then the greatest offer to be
made during this is near to a
Have you improved the
opportunity? How many clubs
nave you secured? You still have
several hours after reading this,
and if you have a club that isn't
make it SO before eight
o'clock Saturday evening T
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-04-14
NOTICE.
THE STATE OF MISS

H STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
Newton Scott In the Chancey Court
No. 3iO9 vs.. Of
Molsey Scott NOxubee County.
To Molsey Scott, whose whereabouts and place Of
residence and p~Ostoflce address is unknown to
complainant:
We command you to be and appear before the
Chancellor of our said Chancery Court a term
thereof to be holden at the Court House. in the
City of Macon. in said county of Noxubee. on the
Fourth Monday in April. A. D.. 1911. then and
there 10 plead answer or demur TO the original
bill in said cause wherein you are defendant.
Witness my signature and the seal of said
Court affixed at my office in City of Macon. Miss.
this 18th day of March, 1911.
w. o. BARNES, Jr. JNO. A. TYSON.
District Clerk. Clerk.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-04-14
Citation Notice

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Ivory Hubbard. Comprt In the Chancery Court
Cealy Hubbard. Deft Noxubee County
To Cealy Hubbard. a nonresident of the State of
Mississippi, whose postoffice address is Mem
phir, Shelby countp, Tennessee
We command you to be and appear before the
Chancellor of our said Chancery Court at a term
thereof to be holden at the Court house. in the
City of Macon. in said county of Noxubee, on the
4th Monday in April A D, 1911, then and there
in said cause wherein you are defendants.
Witness my signature and the seal of said Court
affixed at my office in City of Macon, Miss. this
1lth day of March. 1911.
JOHN A. TYSON.
W. o, BARNES. Dc Clerk.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-04-14
Citation Notice.

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Laura Hudson In the Chancery Court
No. 1920 VS.. of
Robert Hudson Noxubee County.
To Robert Hudson, whose residence and p. o.
address are unknown aft r diligent in
quiry and who is supposed to be a nom
resident of the State Of Mississippi.
We command you to be and appear before
the Chancellor of our said Chancery Count at
a term thereof to be holden at the Court
House, in the City of Macon. in said county
of Noxubee. on the 4th Monday in April A.
D.. 1911. then and there to plead, answer or
deuIur to the original bill in said cause where
in YOU are defendant.
Witness my signature and the seal of said
Court affixed at my Office in the city of Ma
con, Miss, this 25th day of March,, 1911.
JOHN A. TYSON, Clerk.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-04-14
UBE

My German Coach Stallion, Auber.
will make the season at my place, 5
miles north of Macon, on Macon aud
B~rooksville road. SIS to insure foal.
Not responsible for accidents.
3-24-2m GEO. GOUSSET
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-04-14
Brown Jug, Jr.

My Stallion, Brown Jug, Jr., will
make the season at Ben Taylor's Store,
in Lynn Greek neighborhood. $40 to
insure. Not responsible for accidents.
March "a. o. N. BOYKIN.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-04-14
PaStUFaRO.

I will pasture a limited number of
horses and cattle at so cents a month
on my place on northern EIDE of Macon.
Fine pasture; plenty Of good water. A
fine bull VIII be in pasture.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-04-14
Lost

At the school house in Shuqualak
Wednesday uight, April 5, one pearl
and silver handled parasol with mono
gram A. P. c.. on end. Finder will re-
ceive reward by returning to
MRS. H. j. SKULL,
BrooksVille, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-04-14

A lot of Whippowill and White Pease
for sale. Address, j.. A. DINsMORE,
Prairie Point, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-04-14

Fifty bushels of speckled peas fol
sale at So per bushel. W. P. Farrar.
Evening star., 1911-08-18

fall should continue to decrease as it
has during the past decade.
~
!. X
According to the latest record, the
United States has less than 8 per cent
of it's area in the
Area Of Excessive excessive rainfall
cu class. exceeding IS
HANNAH small. inches annually.
Sixteen per cent ranges from 80 to %
inches % per cent from 25 to 30 inches,
30 per cent from 10 to % inches, and 10
per cent less than 10 inches 1t is upon
these figures that the normal average Of
20 inches a year Is based
The measuring the rainfall throughout
the United States is made by means Of
careful tests at each of the 200 observa-
ton stations of the weather bureau.
Carefully constructed rain gauges are
supplied by which the rain Is collected
continually and measured and estimated
for the surface OF that particular local
ity. In speaking Of the rainfall OF the
country the signiflcation Is that the
amount OF water which falls would. II
inches indicated during the year.
Irrigation Ia advancing to degree
which indicates that In some sections Of
the country the farmer will be absolutely
independent Of seasonal rainfalls, al
though at present II IL not depended upon
to any appreciable degr e for the most
essential crops. In the sections where
irrigation prevails there has been no
scarcity Of water this ye6r. despite the
Evening star., 1911-08-18

been confined to one or two sections OF
Qhe country. but
Area of Drought this year it pre-
Unusually Large. the whole United
States, with the exception of few iso-
lated localities where the rainfall has
been a little above normal.
The greatest droughts on record this
summer. as measured by the decrease in
rainfall, are In South Carolina and Kan
sas, where, during June and July, the
precipitation has been from 32 to 3S per
cent below normal The normal rainfall
throughout the country has been esti-
mated by the United States weather bu-
reau at % inches. and the area is d.
vided in this respect into the following
classifications: Deserts or arid lands, 10
inches per year: semi-arid or light rains,
10 TO % inches; moderate, 25 to 80 Inches;
copious. 80 to 10 inches; excessive. above
Is inches.
A. rainfall of less than IS inches pre-
cludes ordinary agriculture except by the
aid of irrigation. In some localities the
dry farming Of certain crops ove-comes
the difficulty Of scant moisture to a
large extent Dry farming is really
good farming in the highest possible
utilization Of every natural advantage.
THIS Is one of the means by which the
Department Of Agriculture expects TO
keep UP the standards of crops through
put the country, even though the rain
Evening star., 1911-08-18
A Terrible Mystery.

prize entry in our next Sunday Mag
azine Is "At Limping River" from the
pen OF Herbert Wyndham Citizens, author
Of Good Red Gold" This story will in
all likelihood cause considerable COM
ment, for rarely have we read a more
unusual one. wealthy old man, ac-
companied by his stalwart, high-minded
son, is accosted in the street by one o.
the toughest specimens of the pam
handler class, who appears to have
known him in the past and to the son
CONSERVATION his father admits the ac-
quaintance and has further dealings
with him.
There is a terrible mystery, and the
boy believes that il will result i'm the
separation of himself and his fiancee.
Then the father tells of his early ex-
periences in a western mining town,
when he was one OF the disrepurable
characters and participated In many
gruesome episodes. Just as the boy is
almost overcome with despair there en-
sues a remarkable climacteric visit.
which clears away everything and
brings about general happiness.
Evening star., 1911-08-18

amounted TO FIVE inches Of the annual
precipitation. Notwithstanding this
dry weather. there was normal yield
i'm the wheat crop throughout the
country, and almost normal in corn
i'm 1894 although both crops fell
little short in 1895. The average yield
for corn in the latter year stood at
1914 bushels an acre, instead OF 23.5,
which was normal, and the shortage In
wheat that year amounted to ABOUT
10 per cent.
In 1881 there was a great drought
in the Missouri valley from July to
September which extended to various
other parts of the country. In In
June % to August 80. a period OF
seventy days. was less than one and
one-half inches, while from May 10
to June 4 preceding. period or tWen-
:y-one days, ii was less than one-half
inch During this drought vegetables
and the staple crops suffered severely.
There was also a great loss or life
among cattle, which were OFTEN turned
loose to find food and water. Springs
and wells which had always run free
ly went dry that year. and In many
parts Of the country the water famine
took a very serious aspect. Services
churches in a large number OF cities.
In many towns the water supply was
only available for few hours each
day and its use was greatly restricted.
Aside from its effects upon the crops,
a great drought throughout q country
with as large manufacturing interests
as the United states has a very ap-
preciable effect upon many branches OF
trade. During the droughts Of 1895,
Evening star., 1911-08-18

Although copious rains in the last few
weeks have restored the parched vegeta-
ton OF the farms of the United states,
the summer Of 1911 will be long remem-
bered as season of widespread and
unprecedented drought. In other years
there have been more severe droughts
IN certain sections of the country, but
this year the rainfall was far below nor
NAL In the early summer In nearly all
OF the states. The rainfall in 1910 was
generally below normal also. and the re-
sultant shortage in the stock of moisture
I'm the soil caused the drought TO be even
more injurious to crops than usual.
Itis a remarkable feature OF the Amer
lean agricultural resources however. that
even a general drought. following period
of low rainfall i'm previous years, has not
brought a threat or famine. The greatest
damage has been TO garden truck. po-
tatoes and other vegetables requiring a
great deal OF rain. The grain crops.
other than e3rn. escaped because the
Evening star., 1911-08-18
DROUGHTS.
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.

drought came too late to hurt them,
and the rains came again in time to save
the greater part of the corn crop. Never
theless. many localities have suffered
great loss, and the cost of living will be
influenced by the shortage.
For some reason. which has not yet
been ascertained by any scientist, the
average rainfall throughout the whole
country has been diminishing during the
last ten years Whether or not this ,.e-
crease Is likely to be permanent no one
can tell At various times. since the
existence OF the United States weather
bureau. the amount of rainfall has in
creased or decreased in different parts
of the country, causing the chart tndicat-
ing II 10 present wavelike appearance.
There is twelve inches difference between
the maximum rainfall of the country as
recorded and that of 1910. According to
present indications, this year will in
crease the difference of precipitation.
which is already greatly below any pre-
vious record.
Evening star., 1911-08-18

fall should continue to decrease as
has during the past decade.
Evening star., 1911-08-18

shillings per hundredweight. Owing
to the difficulty of obtaining FOOD,
many farmers that year slaughtered
their cattle and subsisted during the
winter on the meat they thus secured,
often having to eat it without bread
of any kind, since the grain crop was
almost a total failure.
second drought in New England
took place in 1862. which caused even
greater suffering than the first. 1t is
claimed that at this time there was
absolutely no rainfall from May to
July 30. Public fasts were proclaimed.
and in most Of the churches in Boston,
Falmouth and other towns almost con-
tinuous services were held for week
to pray for rain. 1t is said that in this
drought thousands of cattle perish ed
and that the loss to the colonists was
felt even up to the time of the rev.
olutionary war.
Evening star., 1911-08-18

1894 and 1891 many factories were
shut down for months because of the
failure Of the water supply. In some
ing interests are being materially af-
fected by the drought. At Charlotte
n. c., scores of factories were shut
down for several days until a means
Of supplementing the water supply
could be devised
Evening star., 1911-08-18

Previous to the drought of this year.
the full extent of which cannot yet
be estimated, the
Previous Droughts greatest drought
Are Recalled. s.. =; con-
tury eliminated in the Mississippi and
Missouri valleys in 1894 and in the
great lake regions and along the At
lantic coast in 1895. This drought OF
1894 was elimination of deficient
rainfalls for 1898. The average def
cheney of the rainfall during this
drought throughout the country