Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-08-13

terest capital in it and he has crossed
the United States several times. There
is only one thing to be done now, and
thst is to secure national legislation
under which an absolute title to the
property may be secured. Judge Buck
spent a considerable part of last winter
in Washington, but the legislation
which he desired was crowded out.
He is hopeful of securing it at the neN5
session. The principal object of his
return to Phoenix at this time is to
look up a copper property.
BUCKEYE PROSPERITY. = Super
visor John r. NoTtoc SDent Friday in
the Buckeye region, peIung The cOun-
try dogs, fondling the rural babies and
otherwise ingratiating himself with
his constituency down the river. In
cidentally he looked after matters per
tanning to his own ranch and his
heart swelled with pride as he saw
how prosperous everything looked and
giving his muStache a nervous twitch
he calculated that not only himself
br'5 all his Buckeye neighbOrs would
at no distant day become milTonaires.
He says that part Of the valley is about
as near perfeC'c as any reasonable man
could ask for. The Buckeye dam which
went out with the recent rains has
been repaired again and there is an
abundance of water for agricultural
and stock purposes. A few years ago
when the dam needed fixing the big
gest part Clf the work was hiring men
and teams. Now, he says, twenty-five
teams can be secured IN the vicinity
on a days no.tice. As for profits in
farming he cited the case of neigh
Dor named Frank Lee, who made $500
RI mr. 10
every reason to expect an income OF
$500 this year.
THE HOT EAST AND NORTH. :
Mr.. A p. Shewman of Mesa. who left
here seven weeks ago to attend the in
ternational supreme lodge, 1. o. G. T.,
at Toronto. Canada, returned last
night. In the course of his trip he
visited Pennsylvania Illinois. Mis-
souri, and Wyoming. He found like aid
other absentees this summer that
wherever he went the weather was hot
ter and much more unpleasant than (
in the valley. Sunday, July 2, in To- /
ronto was the hottest and most uncom- /
Portable day he ever experienced. Mr.. /
Shewman says that times are better !
in the east than they ever were be
fore. Republicanism is consequently /
in she ascendant There is. said Mr.. /
people regarding the duty of-the c0un !
try in the Philippines, and that is tic !
smash Aguinaldo and his rebellion. ;
There is a variety of opinion about /
what should be done after that Some !
favor annexation and some favor dis !
posing of the islands in some way so .
that the United States could get ..he Or /
iginal purchase p1rce back. together !
with enough more money to pay for
the trouble the Filipinos have made.
ANOTHER FIRE ALARM. About
II: Is last night the fire alarm sound !
ed and as usual the scene of trouble
lay in one of the outlying additions
The event was peculiar in one respect
and that was that che party who suf-
Tered the most did not get up on his
hind legs and curse his luck in gen
aral and the conduct of the department
n particular On the contrary he sa,-
down quietly under a tree and waited
Tor the house to burn up so he could
lay down on his blankets and get a
little sleep In fact, he did not seem
10 regret that he lived in an addition
j whether the fire department hunted
1Im up or not. 1t was his house and
ne could let it burn if ne wanted to-
It was scarcely more than a shack and
would have been a complete loss had
t been located next door to the en-
CINE house. The fire was on First av-
9nue, just north of the town di.ch. and
he department got as far as the
school house before it discovered it
vas again chasing a reality that by
,ity ordinance had become a legal
phantom. The loss was slight. but
he excitement was great. The build
ng was occupied by a Mexican without
family
McKeIligon's wnere you can get