Arizona republican., 1919-01-15


PRIVATE JOHN A. SCOTT
TOWN TOPICS
NO PRAYER MEETlNG-The reg
ular Wednesday evening prayer meet
ing Of the First Presbyterian church
VIII not he held this evening on account
OF the influenza epidemic
NINE VAGs-Nine men. all Next
cans, were arrested early yesterday
morning and placed in the city jail
charged with vagrancy. Their cases
viii be disposed of in municipal court
today.
JUSTICE ROSS WELL AGAIN
Justice Honry d. Ross of the supreme
court yesterday for the first time was
able to appear in chambers since an
accident he sustained a month ago.
TOLLESON GIN DRAWING-The
following are entitled to deliver three
bales of cotton each TO the Tolleson en
Of the Southwest Cotton company. Jan
uary u; ". 3. Roberts and f. H.
Busher
MARRIAGE LICENSES-L Licenses
tc wed We're issued. yesterday TO James
:. Eberhardt, %, Phoenix. and Alvar-
eta Neuhard, "a, Phoenix; j. Y. Sar-
yela, 80 Phoenix and Helen Markley
% Phoenix.
MID-WEEk PRAYER MEETING
Although no services were held on
Sunday in the First Baptist church on
account Of the influenza epidemic, the
church will hold its regular mid week
prayer meeting service as usual at 100
this evening
PHOENIX GIN DRAWiNG-Tho
following names We're drawn vest erday
at the Phoenix gin of the Southwest
Cotton company, and may deliver three
bales of cotton each, January q: NJ c.
Brothcrton, T. G. Key and Nan Klouse
and Joseph Creiss.
GOES TO ERENCE-George
Kirkland, disbursins agent of the War
Savings state committee left last night
for San Francisco to attend a confer
ence called by President Lynch of the
Twelfth district to consider future
policies of the War Savings campaign.
ON NORMAL BOARD-Governor
Campbell yesterday appointed two new
members Of the board of education of
/ the Northern Arizona Normal school
They are NJ |. Powers of Flagstaff to
succeed Z. T McGonnigle. and J. c.
Dolan of Flagstaff to succeed +. Hash.
HUSBAND GETS DIVORCE Their
married happiness short lived. Jess w.
/ COnant secured a divorce from Mrs
( Della Conant yesterday. naming men
/ with whom he declared his wife had
/ been too familiar. The couple married
in September, 1916. and separated last
summer. Judge Stanford signed the
/ decree
! SHRINE PATROL MEETS In
/ training for the work TO be done for
and on the candidates for initiation at
! the ShrineTs big ceremonial February
/ II, the Shrine patrol meets again to-
night for drill. Captain Fred w Nor.
/ ton Of the patrol is bringing their work
up to standard. The drill tonight will
! be held in Masonic temple.
AGAIN POSTPONE CASE-For the
fifth time the case of the state versus
/ Wilson Van Deusen was continued
yesterday. the new date for the pre-
liminary hearing before Justice Wreel-
er having been set for 10 o'clock Jam
uary 2S. The continuance was granted
at the request of George Purdv Bull
lard. counsel for the defense, who no
titled the court that County Attorney
/ l.. VI. Laney was TOO i'll to prosecute
the case. Van DeTsen is charged with
obtaining money by false misrep-
/ rcsentation.
POLICE STOP SOCIAL GATHER
lkGF-Charged with violation of the
order of the health board against So
cial gatherings, five men, giving the
names of Christ George, George Panos
/ Lewis Mitchell, Jim Murphy and Frank
Smith. were arrested early yesterday
morning in the London pool hall. Al
were released on bond. to appear II
municipal court Yesterday at Which
time their cases were postponed unit
4 o'clock today in the same court The
arrest was made by Officers Cutter
Feuerriegal, Graham, Nalenzuela and
/ Edwards
COURT DECISION IN CAFE FIGHT
w. Smith and Frank Wells, whC
were the principals IN flSht staged
in the American Kitchen yesterda!
! morning. had their differences adj
iusted in police court yesterday after
noon. The charge against Smith wa!
dismissed and his bond or SIS was re-
! turned. Frank Wells, however, ha!
not seen the end of the matter. for hi:
case was continued until this after
noon According to the testimony o
witnesses, Wells knocked Smith dow
and kicked him in the face, upon NJ
provocation whatever it is insisted b!
Smith
HUSBAND WANTS DIVORCE
Requesting the court to determine tn
custody of the children. bearing thei
best interests in mind, Llewelly
Evans yesterday instituted divorc
proceedings against Mrs. Annie Evans
| charging cruelty Mr.. Evans does no
ask that the children be given into hi
care. but leaves this important matte
| to the presiding judge. He claim
A., that his daughter, Margaret, aged Il
and sons, Richard, IA, Albert, 9, an
Wilbur 6. have heard their mothe
curse him. He also alleges that Mrs
Evans accused him of affairs V it
, other women. Mr.. and Mrs. Evan
were married in Milwaukee in De
cenber 1902.
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