Arizona republican., 1912-12-23

| of the city, yesterday brought bicycle to the office of the sheriff. He said that 1t had been lying in the road near his place for four or five days. It had ! probably been stolen and ridden that l far when it was put out of commission by a punctured front tire. It is Cres- l cent much the worse for wear but it has a good lamp apparently almost 1 new.
 WILL PREACH AT MESA-Right | Rev. Bishop J. w. Atwood. will oc- I cupy the pulpit of the Episcopal 1 church at Mesa on Christmas morning 1 preaching a sermon and conducting appropriate services. Rev. NJ H. Birckhead who for some time has 1 been rector of the Mesa church, i has resigned and will leave in a few 1 days for his former home in New York. He occupied the pulpit for the last time yesterday.
 PLAN TURKEY SHOOT-Under 1 the auspices of the Phoenix. Gun 1 club a turkey shoot is planned for ! all of New Years Day at the fair 1 grounds. There will be four prizes | In each event and in order to give l 1 the shooters will be classed according i to their ability and equipment. The l shooting will begin, at 10 o'clock and i will be held upon the site of the l Sportsmen association tournament 1 during the week of the recent state l fair
 TO DECORATE CHURCH-Every
 member of Trinity Pro- Cathedral l Episcopal parish is urged by the rec 1 tor, Rev. William Scarlet, to take rart this evening in the work of de ] corating the interior of the church l for the Christmas Day services Be- 1 ginning at [ o'clock or so all who come will be given some little duty 1 to perform and it is predicted that
 it will be. hardly any time before the l interior of the building is completely 1 transformed. Many hands make light l work While the work is iH progress the choir will render Christmas car 1 ols. Refreshments will be served The children's Christmas festival will be held on Friday evening.
 GIRL IS. cHASED-The police were notified about o'clock last evening
 that .an Indian girl employed by the
 
 i streets, while leaving the house pre- I paratory to making trip downtown, was accosted bg a man who flashed 2 poIicemans badge and catching
 her by the arm, demanded that she ! walk with him. The girl broke from the assailant and ran back Into the house. Neighbors who heard the cries of the girl managed to catch q fleeting glimpse of the fugitive 1 who took to his heels as soon as the girl began screaming The police spent an hour in the neghborhood but were unable to locate the girls 1 assailant.
 FiREMEN HAPPY-The alleged 1 baseball team comprised of members 1 of the Phoenix fire department, put 1t all over the National Bank of Arizona aggregation Saturday after noon on the Polk street grounds. The ! final score for the seven innings was II to ' The game might have i been prolonged had it not been that the fire alarm system got to work | ing and rang up something that sounded like three strikes and two balls And the fire which was caused l
 in a West Washington street candy
 store, was out before the firmen l reached the spot. The bankers were yelling their-- heads off yesterday
 claiming they still have a better team than the fire fighters. the only trou- ble being that the later roll up more scores than the money changers.
 There may be a return game.
 AT THE COMMERCIAL HOTEL Opal Roberts, Bisbee; Clair O'Donnell 1 Tombstone Harriet Duffy, Tucson; Myrtle Duffy. Tucson: Helen Ceper, Mesa c. C. Ward, Los Angeles; C.. NJ. Zeiger. Fl Paso;~ J. M. Lilury, Mesa; R. H. Shaw and daughter, T.. l.. Cellan, Kansas City; J. S. Hud- gems, Tucson A. T. Butler. Arizona; t; Richard McAue, Duluth; s. R. Jen- nihgs .El Paso; T. C. Travis, St. Joseph Mo; T. C. Lauzon. ogden, 1 NJ. B. Lauzon, Colorado; H. R. LauZ- | of1, Tonopah. Nev.; Phil. Lauzon, Og- den; J. H Bowling New York; Vim. Sanders, California; H. H. Pager, Arlington; A. F.. Chapman, Palo 1 Verde: A. B. Shaw. Palo Verde; R. I w. Sallee, Los Angeles: E. A. Starr, l Los Angeles; Garreston Los Angeles; | T. F. Moon, Palo Verde; B. M. Cren- shaw, Highley; Tom L. Rees, Flag staff: E. M. Erwin, Los Angeles; J. Smittman, Chicago Geo. B. Upton. Wickenburg; Chas. Davis and wife, Wickenburg; P. J. Nunneley Po- mona: Fred b. Cummings and wife; Stenucke, Canada; Robert F. Blower, | Casa Grande: F.. O. Paine, San Fran cisco; J. c. McKean. San Francisco; t William Peckwith, San Francisco; T Ray Rillie. City; Geo. A. Souhter. II Hayden: C. 4 Hurst Hayden; P. | G. Casney, Ray T. Costello. Mesa; i; I john Thompson. New York; R. l.. 1 Thicband Highley: H Dale, Globe.