Arizona republican., 1899-10-10


 ed that it was expected that from roo
 to 800 citizens of the state will go to
 California to extend the glad hand to
 their returning soldiers.
 Rev. H. B. Mayo, who is to supply
 the vacancy caused by the resignation
 of Rev. I. T. Whittemore, arrived in
 Florence this week and created a
 favorable impression among those who met him. He is a young man with
 family and is bright and intelligent
 On Wednesday he left, in company
 with MT. Whittemore, for Phoenix
 where he will occupy the pulpit of Rev.
 Lapsley McAfee next Sunday, after
 which he and his family will return to
 Florence and take up their residence
 in the parsonage. Our people should
 unite in welcoming them to their new
 home.-Florence Tribune.
 Born, in Maricopa, Pfnal county, Ari-
 zona, September IS, 1899. to the wife of
 L. D. Porter of Phoenix, a daughter
 It was a great event and has been duly
 celebrated by the residents of the june
 ton city. Although the town is twelve
 years old, this is the first birth ever re-
 corded in it's limits. There was no doc
 tor in attendance, as the affair was ad-
 vertised to come off in Phoenix; but
 the kindly office of accoucheuse was
 performed successfully by Mrs. J. v.
 Edwards of the Edwards house. J. V. is almost as proud of the infant as if it had been his own. and has presented
 it with a diamond necklace and has been accorded the privilege of naming the little lady "Maricopa. ."-Florance Tribune.
 Pinal county has reason to be proud of the fact that one of it's brightest young men has successfully passed the examination for admission to the naval academy at Annapolis, Md. says the Florence Tribune, and has entered up- on his duties as midshipman Delegate Wilson appointed young Stilman of Bisbee to the position at the same time naming William P. Reid of Casa Grande as alternate in case the former failed to pass the severe physical and mental examination. It so happened. and young Reid was ordered to appear at Annapolis in 9 class of thirteen all terEates for examination and was one of three who successfully evaded the hooGoo of the unlucky number. The Tribune predicts a bright future for our Pinal county boy in the United States navy. He is 9 son of William E. Reid, Esq, one of our most prominent citizens, and brother of Mrs. w. C. Truman, wife of the sheriff of our county.
 w. Y. Price and c. D. Reppy left this for Mineral creek, where they will interview the officials of the Ray mine and endeavor to induce the com pany to extend the railroad (now building) through Florence and Casa Grande. They represent the committee by the public meeting held at the court house last Saturday, and go armed with authority of the board | of supervisors to grant right of way over any public roads in the county in case the road is built to those points and to extend any further assistance | required. Furthermore, they will be prepared to show the Ray company that such a line would secure a large l local traffic from Florence and the | country which any other | route would fail to get The owners | of the Ray mines are shrewd business men who have made large investments | in the county and will undoubtedly | have the best interests of the county | at heart. Hence, when it is shown l that it is the earnest desire of the peo- pie to join with them in upbuilding the | country, and at the same time advance | the interests of the company, it can | hardly be possible that the Ray peo- pie will turn a deaf ear to the prOposi ion of extending the road to the county seat.-Florence Tribune.
 The first run at the smelter of the Copper Smelling company was blown in on last Monday morning, and vas a complete success. Manager Charles Dudley has been on the tenter hooks of expectancy for many weeks md has been looking anxiously for ward to the time when he could see the stream of molten copper issue from his furnace. The beginning last Monday vas fully up to his high expectations md he is to be congratulated upon the complete success he has made out of a lozen seeming difficulties and as many apparent failures. The success of the plant is now assured ard MT. Dudley -ai1es his honors easily. The company s now ready to do certain smelting and [ is proposed in view of the unquali- jed success that now crowns the ef- orts of the company, through its man tger to establish the smelter, to move fight along. While this the first run vas reported about town to be some hing in the nature of an experiment, he fact is that it will be one of about ne thousand tons. We believe that one hOusand tons of ore would amount to lore than a trial trip,' and if any hing near that amount of ore is sue ,essfully treated, the shelter will be a success. Judging from the manner in which things moved at the hines and smelter this week, the whole mining enterprise of the Messrs. Dudley Ias passed the experimental stage, and r, in fo ! he profit of their uphill work here for he past few years.-Bulletin.