Arizona republican., 1899-08-07

as hsr bicycle amp flashed its brill
iiancy in the face Ct a girl friend, she
asked: Why do you blush - In-
| girl friend faItering.y replied. Il
| think one OF those kissing bugs is
somewhere about here" The young
man sitting by her side got UP and
walked away with every indication of
Indignation.
ARIZONA ROOFING -SLATE.-Ari-
ZOna roofing slate, quarry of which
has recently been filed on by Messrs.
Porterie and Burson, has been given
favorable mention by the Los Angeles
Builder & Contractor, which repro
duced the information recently given
on that subject by The Republican
The time will come, no doubt, when
The quarTying and marketing of this
slate will be an important LEGAL in
dustry
CONDITIONS OF RECIPROCITY
There is reciprocity between this val
ley and Kirkland valley in the matter
of cabbages. They mature much ear
lier here and are shipped north for
marketing. The season has just about
closed here and the dealers are pre-
pairing to receive cabbage from Kirk
land. In this way cabbages are on
the market here nearly all the year
round Splendid corn for table use is
grown in Kirkland valley and small
shipments will be made here soon.
COMBINES TO MINE KLONDYKE.
A G. Rice VINO was in Klondylze re-
Gently was in town yesterday en- route
to New York Mr. Rice. believes thai
two or three large combines will soon
De-
liminary steps have been taken. 1t is
the intention to put in modern ma
chinery SO that little gold will be left
in the rock after being worked. At
the end of this season Mr.. Rice thinks
about $40, 600, 900 will be cleared up, OF
which the Canadian government will
claim $1,000 GOO.
NEW BUILDINGS NOTED-West
is rapidly coming TO the frant
as a residence street and now boasts
Of many nice houses all the way ont
through Neator's and Capitol addi-
tions. Two o. three handsome resi-
Gslces are now nearing completion in
the vicinity of Adams and Fourteenth
avenue. In this connection it is again
in order to refer to the half dozen
residences being erected west of the
capitol grounds. Most of them are
now enclosed and awaiting only the
touches. They are large, +
arranged and of pleasing
TROUBLESOME DELAY - The
stone cutting machinery by which it
s expected the cutting of the immense /
blocks of tufa for the completion of i
he capitol building will be greatly ia =.
was finally adjusted and i
'eady for operation day or two ago.
1ut when the power was turned On il /
vas discovered that the foundation for
he machinery was not solid enough. /!
t was therefore necessary to delay I
matters till this could be remedied. !
The work is now in progress. The
oundatiOn will be laid in cement and +
leavy rock work and in a short time
re wneets viii again De moving.
ONLY A HORNED TOAD.-The Los
Angeles Herald has the laugh on one
f the citizens CT the Angel city-whO
wandered over this way, as instanced
n the following: H B. HUM had an
experience at Phoenix the other day.
lie ran across crawling creature
Which was almost upon his shoe, and
avs that he jumped about rcd to one
ide. He had heard of the ella mon
ter, and did not propose to lose his
fe from bite from that animal. The
atiyes gathered about and gave Mr..
Eulm the laugh upon his fright A
0rny toad is dangerous looking
east at the best.
COMMENCE TODAY-Walter Hill
ill go to Glendale today with a force
men for picking and drying peaches.
he work will be conducted On the
)rty- acre orchard of the Glendale
ruit company. Mr. Hill is a member
the company but has bought the
'uit crop himself He will dry other
caches if brought to him by the farm
IS. A machine for cutting the ,
caches if they are in the right condi- {
on. If the seeds have spit the work
i'll have to be done by hand. The
achine is capable of cutting a ton Of
caches in an hour. 1t is estimated
lat the fruit crop will be about 300
ms, Of which probably sixty tons of '
lied fruit EEill be sacked.
WASHOUT NEAR GLOBE-While
lie rains falling all over the territory {
e appreciated the shippers of pro- (
Ice have kick coming, although no
re is to blame. Shipments started
1t to various points have been stop
ID by washouts at a loss to the ship :
Il. An instance of this kind is re-
rded IN a shipment of fruit by Bux-
n & Company to Clifton few days
20. The train was held up by
ashout and the fruit finally had to be
sposed of at Ell Paso. After the
eight rates were deducted the ship
rs received sixty cents. Just now