Arizona republican., 1919-12-23

FORD STOLEN-W. H. Ledbetter of Tolleson, has reported the theft of his Ford car to the sheriffs office
 CO NTE SITS HOMESTEADER' CLAtM-Chargfng abandonment and failure to establish a residence, SidnNy 5. Dobyns yesterday instituted contest proceedings in the United States land office against Otis F.. Johnson over a homestead in Pinal county, Abandon ment was also the grounds on which Maurice k. Faulkner brought action against Sidney A. Jordon over a Pinal county homestead.
 VISITOR FAOM SUPERIOR-Mrs. w. M. Kelly arrived yesterday from Superior and is stopping at the Com mercial hotel
 NEW WORKERS HERE = Mrs. Marion s. Farmer and Miss Ruth Farm<r of Buffalo. New York, arrived in the city yesterday. They are stop ping at the Jeffercon hotel.
 ARRIVE FROM OREGON-Mr. and Mrs. Miles Lee and family arrived yes terday from Baker, Oregon. They are stopping at the Jefferson hotN.
 K. OF c. MEETiNG-The regular meeting of the Knights of Columbus will be held tonight at 8 o'clock at Pythian hall
 A MASTER OF 6REvITY-There is an employe of the Arizona Eastern who is a master of brevity. If he is given any sort of a chance he will take place in the front rank of men who have been distinguished for laconic utterances. He will be even a notch ahead of Caesar, whose fame rested in part upon "veni vidi, vici." Yester- day in making a requisition for a needed means of transportation he wired: NO. forgot to whistle; send new handcar.''
 RICH OIL STOCK cIFT-Forward- ed 100 shares of stock in the Ketchem Holden and Skinnem Oil corporation Limited, Frank S. Smith, special agent of the department of justice, is in re- ceipt of a Christmas gift from some unknown friend in Texas. The stock certificate, which is made out in due form, bears the seal of the Order of Boil Weevil. While Smith is greatly appreciative of the gift, he has turned the stoc kover to Joseph P. Dillon, with orders to sell. the proceeds to be many have been sold, but no funds have been forthcoming.
 MOTOR CAR STOLEN-A motor car the property of B. w. Getsinger. was stolen about Vclock last night from in front of the Collins Vehicle company on Adams street, but a short time after MT. Getsinger had parked 1t and entered his office nearby
 VACATION STARTS TODAY-Ths Christmas holiday vacation of the public schools begins at the conclusion of the sessions today and will last for two weeks. Schools will resume again on Monday, January 5.
 GUN CLUB TO SHOOT-The Phoe- nix Gun club will have a practice shoot on Christmas afternoon at o'clock at the state rifle range track. Every body invited
 kIWANIS CLUB MEETS-The reg ular luncheon meeting of the Kfwanis club will be held today noon at the Y. M. c. A. Ben ScovelI will give the principal talk.
 FINE IS SuSPENDEp-Chang his plea to guilty, Rhoades w. Wheeler. charged with assault by Frank l.. Howard, was given $30 suspended fine yesterday by Judge Wheeler in the East Phoenix justice court.
 HELD ON FATHERS COMPLAINT on a complaint preferred by the girls father, Hacinta valen- zuela and Leonardo Mungia appeared | in Judge McKee's court yesterday and | were held under $500 bond each until | the date of their examination, Decem- 1 Der 27, at 10 o'clock