Arizona republican., 1900-07-03

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 FOURTH OF JULY SPECIAL. - The M. & P. & S. R. V. railroad will
 run a special to Phoenix on the Fourth
 of July, with 50 cents round trip tick cts. The hours for the train have not yet been announced but the schedule will be arranged to meet the wishes of
 the large crowd that is expected here
 on that day.
 PERSEVERANCE WILL WIN. - | The S00-foot level has been reached in the arts sian well on the A. c. Me Queen place and they are still sinking. One hundred feet more of piping is ex- pected today. Messrs. Murphy and
 Mcqueen have decided to explore the depths below and will get water or
 bore clear through.
 BIG CROWD COMING N Reports from the country indicate that a great crowd will b7 in Phoenix on Wednes-
 day. The celebration has been well advertised and the varied programme is strong enough to provide entertain ment for everybody The committee announces that all is in readiness and there will be no hitch in the plans.
 A LODGE ELECTION. At the semi election of Kinsley lodge No. s, A. O. L. w, the following off, cers were chosen: Junior past master workman, William Duffield. M. D.: past master workman, J. Ernest Walk 5r; foreman, Fred W. Wood; overseer. Sylvanus Palmer; recorder, s. J. Darby, Jr.; financier, Charles A. Lar son; receiver, Lloyd B. Christy: trus- tee, F. H. Lyman: grand lodge repre- sentative, William Dufield. M. D. The installation of these officers will occur on the next meeting night, when there will be ice cream and other festivities.
 MESA ORCHARDS. The apricot crop of the Pritchard orchard in Mesa is gathered, dried and packed, and is only awaiting buyer to be shipped to eastern markets. The twenty acres have produced 19,000 pounds of dried apricots of good quality. Mir. Pritch- ard had considerable trouble in get ting the fruit gathered. He had 125 on his pay and found the young women to be the best packers. Many of them earned $1 and $1.5O each day. MT. T. H. Simmons is preparing to gather all monds. His crop is a very fair one and shows the skill and care with which it has been tended. He will commance gathering the 5th of July
 SCARED TRAVELLER. John Lewis came in from the New River country yesterday morning. where he has been gathering cattle for the last six weeks. He said that the next day after the dlscoVSry of the victims of the murder at New River Wells two strangers came along on their way to the Placer itas. Forepaugh said he had never seen men 90 badly scared. Though they were acquaint q with the country. they were so frightened that they did not know which road they were on. They had driven so last that the axles of their wagon got hot and they were actually so scared that they cid not Know how to grease it. though they they told Forepaugh. who greased it Tor them, that they used to know how.
 THE FOURTH IN MESA. The Fourth of July will pass off very quiet " Tn Mesa. All public demonstrations VIII be on the part of the little bows. who are already laying up a store of hre crackers, etc, for the occasion. The Mesa brass band, however. will f,,r- nlsh a musical programme for the p.O- pie of Mesa duTing-the forenoon. and III the afternoon a dance will be given the children in the Coop. hall. At night grand ball will be given tho older ones in the same hall. In spite