Arizona republican., 1921-03-02

BUY NEW CAR-The board of su- pervisors yesterday purchased a new Chandler automobile for the use or Harry F. Vernon. county engineer. A Stakeholder car formerly used by the county engineer was traded in on the new car.
 BIG cENTIPEDE cAPTURED-A centipede of unusual size. out for a ! stroll along PhoeniXs great Whlle way last night, fell a victim to hunts men on North Central avenue. The hundred legged insect measured just : a trifle over nine inches in length. Be cause of it's size. it was scalded to be preserved.
 GETS SUSPENDED SENTENCE J. D. Carter, colored, yesterday plead 1 ed guilty when arraigned in the SUI perior court on a charge of utterlng a fictitious check and was given a sus- pended sentence of one year by Judge Stanford. The complaint was made by W. M. Wilson
 PURCHASES BIG RANcH-Nahum Curtis, one of Idaho's big farmers. has just purchased the Lesueur and McEl- rath ranch consisting of 320 acres near Mesa. The deal was made by Il. D. Winger of the Utah-Arizona Land com pany. Other Idaho people are now en route to Phoenix and Gre expected m q few days, it is stated
 PENDERGAsT p. T. A. MEETING The regular meeting of the Pendergast Parent Teacher association will be held at the school house Thursday afternoon, March 3, at o'clock. Miss Wills of the home economies department will give talk on The Program of Work for County Workers and Parent Teach CT Associations" Mrs. c. F. Roberts will give sketches and selections from the life and writings of James Whit comb Riley
 FOUND GUILTY-Fred Argall yes | terday was found guilty in the superior court by jury on charge of attempt ing to. pass a bogus check. The jury l recommended a suspended sentence. Judge Stanford will sentence Argall Friday morning. It was charged that Argall attempted to pass a check for $50 last October. The case was tried in the superior court several days ago and the jury dismissed when it failed | to reach a verdict
 GOES TO FL PASO-Envoy Fred Giles, publicity director of the Sal vation Army Home Service campaign, March 21-2S, left last evening for Fl Paso, where he will confer with Gen. eral Miss Evangeline Booth. national commander of the Army tonight. After the conference Envoy Giles will make tour of Arizona in behalf of the cam paign to be waged during the week of March 21-2S. He will not return to Phoenix, state campaign headquarters untii the middle Of the month, it was announced
 SOUTH DAKOTA PIcNlc-A soutl Dakota picnic will be held Saturday al Eastlake park. Those who attend art requested to bring well filled baslxets Lunch will begin at l o'clock. and cof. Tee will be served free All forme, residents of the state are invited to at tend and get acquainted with one an. other Further details may be obtained from the cahirman of the conmitte, in charge, N. A. Gardner, telephon,
 45o1, or the secretary, Mrs. A. P Hewes, telephone 3774
 ESTATE VALUED AT sfs,ooo- Placing a value of s13,0o0 on the estate the will of John Maron of Gilbert. wh.
 died February 2. 1921, yesterday wa filed in the superior court for probat f.
 by the widow, Annie Maron. The es
 tate consists of real and personal prop erty. The will, which was dated De cember 29, 1920, bequeaths the entir, estate to the widow. The petition fo probate will be heard Monday after noon, March 14, at 1:30 o'clock.
 TWO ASK DEcREES-Two suit for decrees of divorce were filed yes
 terday in the superior court. Osca | w. Agee asked a decree from Ethe
 Agee on grounds of desertion. III | says they were married at FlagEaff December 8, 1919, and alleges she de serted him on January l, 1920. Pom posa Bernal asked a decree from Anna. do Bernal on charges of desertion. Sh
 alleges he left her in November. 1906 She asks that some land which sh
 says is community property be de
 clared her sole property.
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 I The Tientsin- Pukow railway is t purchase II block steel car trains. of fiv
 cars each. including sleepers and ob
 servation coaches. The company is als