Arizona republican., 1900-07-15

last March. She leaves beside them a boy of years and a little girl, to whom the sympathy of many friends is extended. The funeral will be held to- day.
 A RAILROAD CONTRACT. -Messrs. Robinson and Toohey have been award ed a contract for building forty miles of the Nacosari railroad from Bisbee to San Bernardino. This is a line whose construction has been under consideration for a long time. but it has only lately been decided at what point it would touch the international line.
 BARBER WAS BOISTEROUS-D F. Flower, a coIored barber. was sent enced to nine days in jail, Saturday by Justice Johnstone. on a charge of disorderly conduct. Flower became en- tangled in an argument with a resident of the disreputable portion of the city and smashed in a door. Martin Dum- jovfch, the guardian angel of the levee, filed the complaint.
 A BOXING RABBIT.-It is said Charles Burke has a Belgian hare that
  erly boxing instructor and conceived the idea of training his pet. A minia ture bag punching apparatus was placed in the rabbits cage and the work of training the animal began. The hare learned how to duck. side step. lead and counter, and then be- gan to practice on its mate. Mir. Burke had not attempted to train the female, and the animal was unable to protect itself. The result was that the untu- tOred rabbit was killed.
 FIREMEN REWARDBD.-Mess D. McDermott. H. G. Griffin, D. Nichol son and E. W. GiIlett, each presented the fire department yesterday with 8 for its prompt service in checking the fire which destroyed the Arizona Water company's corral last Tuesday. The residence of the donors are separated from the corral only by a narrow alley, which was filtered with hay and straw. Next to the alley are stables filled with combustible material, and everything seemed greased for a disastrous spread of the confia grafton. The department, by hard work, kept the flames back from the alley.
  MOrford yesterday received a copy of a proclamation by Governor LlewelIyn Powers of Maine setting aside a pe- culiar period called "Old Home Week. from August to August 13. inclusive The object of this week of holidays IS to entertain former residents of the state at their former homes and the proclamation was recommended by a late meeting of citizens at Portland. The governor expresses pride in the achievements of former sons and daughters of that state and of it's great and majestic forests, superb sea coasts and its great lakes and rivers. Mrs. Morford's first hone was in Maine.
 IS A FINE SWIMMER-Of all places in the world one would least expect 10 find a really good swimmer in Arizona. but there a number of them here. be- sides the young lads who learned in the irrigating ditches. Probably the best swimmer in this vicinity is M. E. Brito, who has charge of the onyx de- partment at the Indian school. MT. Brito was at one time considered one of the best swimmers in England. and during the eighties swam in several races with the champions of that cOun- try. He is little out of practl..e now but keeps in his hand. or rati1er his legs and arms, by occasional visits to the coast and the use of natatoriums available.
 YAVAPAFS RESORTS. - pr. Will liam Duffield returned yesterday morn- ing from Prescott. where he took Mrs. Duffield a few days ago to remain dur ing the summer. The sunshine there is unusually warm for that altitude. but it is not unbearable, beside the nights are always delightful and the air in the shade is cool. There are many of Phoenix's winter residents there. The doctor spent a short time at Iron Springs, which is a delightful place, all ways cool and with abundant water. There is a colony of about 130 Phoe- niciaRs there and about seventy-five and tents. The children are among the trees,-the little girls in Mother Hubbards. and the boys in Overalls. gathering strength and color for the next school year. The only drawback is the absence of boarding house.