Arizona republican., 1921-01-20
FIVE ARE ARRESTED IN RAID AND GAMBLING
 OUTFIT CONF ESCAPED

OUTFIT CONF ESCAPED
 MESA. Jan. 19-Five alleged gam blers, 100 decks of cards, 1000 poker chips and other essentials to the prop 1 CT carrying on of a gambling game l were acquired by the Mesa police in a l raid made Tuesday night on Mexi- can residence at Third and Hilbert streets in the northeast part of town. The five gamblers appeared before the city magistrate Wednesday morning, were found guilty and will serve time on the city chain gang which orig mated as a result of their being taken in.
 Marshal Warren, Constable Pickens and Night Officers Brown and LeBa- ron made the raid and despite the alarm sounded by the guards posted on both | the back and front porches of the gambling den. succeeded in taking all of the guilty parties into custody. The l gamblers had just time to clear the | table and throw their blanket full of cards. chips and money into the cor | ner before the officers broke in on them. Cards. chips and other essen tials to the game gave evidence that wholesale business had been conducted by the house for some time past.
 Jose Sepato. alleged conductor of the gambling house. was fined $25 and given 25 days at hard labor in court Wednesday morning. Others who sat in on the game NJ. Ramirez, Juan Go meg. D. Danel and Manuel Banago, were also found guilty and fined $5 and given five days at hard labor.
 As a result of the arrests and sen- tencing of the guilty ones. a chain gang will be kept busy in Mesa. These five prisoners and others who are sen fenced in the future will be turned over to the city zanjero, A. W. flaw lIins, and used on ditch cleaning and other city work during the time they are in custody.
 Annual c. c. Dinner
 The annual dinner and business meet ing of the Mesa Commercial club will be held Thursday night in the Guild hall. Close to a hundred members have signified their intention to attend and probably no better program has ever been prepared for the annual meeting than that which will be given on this occasion. The dinner is to be served at 30 and will be followed by the !, entertainment and business program. , Mrs. E. B. Carey Is in charge of the entertainment and a variety of mum
 
 speakers will be R. D. Roper, presi- 1 dent of the Phoenix Chamber of com merce; Harry Welch, secretary of the l same organization: and Dwight B. Heard of Phoenix. Several local cit : izens will also be called upon. Re- ports of last years work of the club and the election of the board of direc- , tors for the new year will be given attention during the evening. Doubtful of Book Agents Marshal Warren was confronted on
 Tuesday and Wednesday with inquir- ies from a number of house women v concerning the responsibility of two { book agents who worked the town or . Tuesday One woman had paid S4 tC '. the agents and later questioned theil
 authority, filed complaint with tho I marshal for the two men. searcl J was made for them Tuesday night ant
 Wednesday but apparently they hat = finished their 1abors here and moved
 on to another town Tuesday afternoon
 Bachelors Club is Formed 9 That Mesa is to have bachelors
 club is now certain. There will be a = least 10 members to the club and tn . Frazer apartments on the corner o
 Main and Sirrien streets have been h leased for the period of one year a ,y their future home. Already altera v tions and remodeling has been starte 'S on the building and it is expected tha 70 everything will be in readiness for tn ,- occupation of the bachelor quarter D. by the first of February.
 nv Farmers Hold Meeting 70 The Mesa Farm Bureau federatio
 held meeting Wednesday night in tn nt city hall R. c. Pollock of the Nation;
 Farm bureau, and c. s. Brown, tn to president of the bureau in this stat al addressed the meeting
 Club Meet at Theater .rt The regular meeting of the Mes he Woman's club will be held at the Ma ey jestic theater. Friday afternoon, Ja, a. 21, at 1:3O o'clock The second lectul op of the Pilgrim series will be given ar he Mir. Menhennett, manager of the the
 ater, has very kindly given the use nd his house for the meeting. All tn cir members of the club are urged to rs. present at 1:30 sharp. Presentation ay membership cards will be required
 the door, while guests will be admitt' it. for a nominal fee.
 to Southside Theaters Today ere Majestic. Mesa-"The Terror" sta a ring Tom Mix. Comedy. "The De nd Departed" Paramount Magazine. le- Gilbert-"City of Masks" starrin
 Robert Warwick. Comedy, Hear asst and Hammers
 ing Tempe-"out of the storm" with a ion star cast. Phantom Foe"
 Chandler-"What Fl pened are Jones'" starring Bryant Washbu for Burton Holmes travel picture. thy FOR SALE-New house on lot rde Le Baron addition, South Robs
 street. $500 cash, balance terms; ml
 sell at once. F. A. KirlSwood Phoen by Ariz.
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