Arizona republican., 1899-06-26
NEWS
 OF THE
 TOWN

1 CHANGED HANDS.-Mr. Char1e w Sirch who is well known in Phoe nix, has purchased the Globe Electri
 works, and he proposes to make ex
 tensive improvements in the system i PETITION DENIED.-The Halder
 man brothers who murdered Deputy Shenff Ainsworth in Cochise county 1 several months ago, have been denied
 a new trial by Judge Davis, and sen tence will be pronounced on the 27tf of this month.
 RIVER RISING.-If history re. peats itself the river is now slIbject ! to regular rises The principal cur rent will remain unaltered for a time but at intervals an increased flow vii last for a day. There have already been increases of 4,000 inches AN ARIZONA BOY.-Lieutenant
 Charles B. Drake of the Fifth U. S.
 cavalry who is now at San Juan
 Porto Rico, will be promoted. MT
 Drake graduated from West Point
 with high honors. He is we'll known
 in Tucson where his parents reside.
 PRISONERS HAPPY.-The in-
 mates of the county jail were happy
 yesterday. For weeks they have sui
 fered in the cells owing to the intense
 heat. and when the temperature drop
 ped yesterday and cool breeze came
 up they enjoyed the relief 10 the full
 est extent.
 A RECOGNITION.- of merit have been issued by the war de- partment to seventeen members Of
 the Rough Rider regiment. Dave Hughes of Tucson has received one of them and he is very proud of it. The substantial part of the certificate is the pension of g month which goes with it.
 WILL RAISE MONEY. - The miners union of Globe will hold a special meeting this week to raise funds for the families of the miners at Wardner, Idaho, who are imprisoned. The Globe union is one of the strong est in the southwest, and it's members are always quick to lend aid to un- fortunate miners.
 CLEANING THE CANAL.-The Florence canal is receiving a good by Receiver Benson. A dozen teams are employed in the work and the canal will be cleaned from the headgate down to Riverside. The brush IS being cut away from the Ddnho O4 IIS CdilL11 e14A4 OlACA AA1i prpvementS are going on.
 BIDS ARE WANTED.-Bidsfo for the erection of the new school building for the Globe district, in accordance with the plans and specifications adopted by the board of trustees, will be ad- vertised in Phoenix, Tucson and Globe this week. A requirement. of the contract will be that the building be completed ready for occupancy by December 1 next.
 HONOR TO BRODIE.-The friends of Col Alex 0. B1 odfe in Phoenix were pleased to hear that he was chosen president of the Rough Riders regi- mental Orga niZaton. Col. Brodie was one of the first to suggest the OTgani- Zation of the regimental society, and it was through lis efforts that the was arranged which met with such success at Las Vegas last week.
 TO DEVELOP MINES stock holders of the Old Dominion Mining company held a special meeting in the east and voted unanimously to in crease the capital stock from S3,750.- poo to $5,000, ,000 The increase is to be used in the purchase of mining claims located near Globe, known as the Continental group, and it is said other properties may be purchased.
 BUSINESS INCREASING. - The New York Commercial Advertiser says that the business of the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix road has shown a remarkable increase in ship nents during the summer months. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fs road, that paper says, Is making heavy shipments to Ash Fork for transfer to the s. F., P. & P. road, and he business of the Arizona road places it among the most profitable branch roads in the country at the present time.
 WILL CELEBRATE. - Prepara- ions are going on in several ott:es in l Arizona for celebrating the Fourth of l July At Tucson there will be a ] rand demonstration Of patriotism in | fireworks, pink lemonade and i bread eagle oratory, and Benson | hat Tucson will not be the only town | or southern Arizona people to go to | n that day Benson is not a large | lace, but they know how to play ball own there, and a good base ball town 5 usually a good place to tie to-
 RETURNED FROM SONORA.-J. . Hardwick who is associated with William Melczer in the operation Of | he Copeta coppsr-gold mine in So ora arrived from the south yesterday aOTning and will spend some time ere. The work at the mine has been for a few weeks. Ship 1ents of ore have been made regular y during the past years operation or his mine, and some of the late re- urns show a net profit of nearly 3 900 to the car This mine is re- arded as one of the best properties in Onora among mining men who nave cen it. The ore bodies are, extensive nd contain great values in both cop er and gold
 THE FIRST PAPER.-The first | ewspaper published in Arizona was he Mohave Dog Star which came off