Arizona republican., 1918-01-13
TOWN TOPICS

TOWN TOPICS
 LICENSED TO WED-A marriage license was issued yesterday to Daniel T. Hooks. 51 and Mary F. Modena, 2i, l both of Chandler.
 WEDNESDAY CLUB-The Wednes- day Social club will meet with Mrs. J. Jordan on Grand avenue experimental farm Wednesday afternoon next. VISIT NORMAL-The commission of state institutions yesterday paid vis- it's to the Tempe normal school and to the state hospital for the insane. TRIPLES LEAVE-Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Tritle were passengers on last even Ing's train for Los Angeles for few days business and pleasure trip.
 FROM HAMlLTON-Rev. Deane i Hamilton of Hamilton, Texas. spent yesterday in this city while on tour of the western states. He left last evening for Tucson.
 TELEGRAMS- Undelivered tele- 1 grams are at the Western Union for Frank Maxwell, F. w. Reittinger. AL len Henry Newby and Mrs. E. Tynen. REBEkAH LODGE-Arizona Rebek ah Lodge I. o. o. F. is giving its an nual ball in Patricks hall on next | Tuesday evening. The Besse orchestra will furnish music for the occasion. OPERA ClUB-The regular meeting of the Phoenix Opera club, under the direction of Charles Frederick Carlson, will be held at the Arizona school of Music, Monday evening, January II, at | 7:30 o'clock.
 1 DOCTOR HERE-Dr. R. NJ. Scott, prominent citizen of Williams, arrived I in the city yesterday for a few days | business and pleasure trip. He is ac- companied by his wife and they are stopping at the Hotel Adams.
 VOLUNTEER FIREM EN- The l Phoenix Volunteer Bremen will hold | their annual meeting at Central fire station on Monday night, January IA, at D. m There will be an election of officers, followed by. an oyster supper. A full attendance is desired
 CIVIC DUCATlONAl-The civics educational department will meet at the Woman's club Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Mrs. A. c. Utley will report with regard to the box recently sent to the Battleship Arizona. Those l in charge invite all interested to attend
 TRACTORS SELL WElL-Officials of the Whyman Machinery company declare that farmers of the Salt River valley are beginning to realize the value of the Sampson sieve-grip trac- tor in the saving of labor, time ana expense. A large number of sales have been made during the past week. LOSS ADJUSTED-An' adjustment
 has been quickly agreed upon between
 the insurance companies and D. Ora
 now, who experienced a severe fire loss
 late last month, caused by the Vans
 Tire House explosion The store in
 ventoried s21,55S.26 and the loss was
 $11,S00 The insurance carried was paid
 in full and amounted to S5,7OO.
 f. OLD SHEETS NEEDED-Old sheets
 are needed at the Red Cross for wrap hing up the bandages so that they may
 be kept sterile. Those who nave old sheets they can donate are requested to send them to the Red Cross as the
 need is imperative. The sheets should
 he laundered as all the dressings are
 sterilized and must be kept absolutely
 clean and sanitary.
 HE PERIOD OF WAR-Recruiting
 Officer Flynn of the local recruiting
 statioo has received notification from . headouarters that until all further or : ders all first enlistments of the navy
 will be for the duration of the war
 only. Preference will be given aVla- tion mechanics. electricians and radio ,. men. All men not included in the re-
 maining 15 per cent of the first draft : quotas are eligible to enlist.
 9 MESSENGER SERVlCE-The Red s Cap Messenger service has been or
 ganized by w. G. Addams and J. D
 Mitchenson, two well known loca- s young men who were previously em- Q ployed as soda dispensers at the busy
 Drug Store. The rapid growth of the l., Il s predicted by their friends. The head g nuarters of the establishment is at
 Cactus way.
 TWO SPEEDING cAsEs-Two cas- = es of speeding were disposed of by Jus = tice of the Peace Wheeler yesterday l when B. F. Steward and r. w. Shedo were fined S1O each when found guilty of driving faster than the law permits
 Both offenses are declared to have beer
 committed on North Central avenue e Shedd was charged with speeding sev- S eral days ago and first entered a plea 8 of not guilty. Yesterday he changed
 his plea to guilty" Both men are de
 clared to have driven their automobile: | faster than 20 miles per hour.
 e DESERVING MOTHER-The ChilC u Welfare board will recommend to tn
 board of supervisors that Mrs. Bessi , Budd be granted a mothers s pension o U S60 a month. This action was takel $ at a meeting of the Welfare board hell 5 yesterday when the application of Mrs
 Budd was considered. The mother o
 seven children all under the age of 1t . the case is particularly deserving ac l. cording to the board, which will recon
 mend that Mrs. Budd be allowed tn
 full limit permitted by law which al lows s20 a month for one child, S15 fo
 the second and $10 for other children d the sum not to exceed $6O month.
 ENTERS SERVICE - George H
 Kindred, salesman for the Pacifi j. Gas and Electric company, left yes
 terday afternoon for Fl Paso wher
 he will take the examinations to be = come a machinist helper in the avia 70 tion corps. If he is successful in tn
 examination he will go to San Dieg | for three months training. Durin
 his training period in San Diego hi ! wife will be with him, after whic
 she will return to Phoenix to mak
 her home with her parents, MT. an
 Mrs. A. W. Cole. Yesterday Mir. Kin
 dred was presented with wris | watch by the employees of the ga - company