Arizona republican., 1900-08-21

| THE BOARD OF TRADE.-A regu-
 lar meeting of the board of trade will | be held tonight.
 | WATER POLO.-The Phoenix water l polo team has challenged the Tucson i team for matched game.
 HURT BY A STREET CAR-Johnny | Ro s, an S-year-old boy, was run down l by Tucson street car and suffered the breaking of his collarboEe and two ribs. | FRANSFERRED.-B direction of ! the assistant secretary of war, 2d Class Private Thomas F. Bower. signal corps, 1 Fort Grant. Arizona territory, is trans ! ferred to Fort Mcdowell, California. FINAL POLTTICS.-It is reported
 that Sheriff Truman, of Pinal county, will make an effort to succeed himself
 in office and that L. K. Drais, through | the means If the republican organiza- tion, will try to checkmate him.
 TENNESSEE MILL BURNED.-The Tennessee mill, at Chloride. Arizona. was totally destroyed by fire early las,
 Wednesday morning. The mill cost
 about $35.000, and it is said was in-
 sured for half the amount. The origin
 of the fire is unknown.
 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. =
 The dispatches recently announced
 that John G. WoOley and Henry B.
 Metcalf, candidatcs for president and vice-president of the United States, on
 the prohibition ticket, would travel
 across the continent and back on
 special prohibition train The train is
 to start from Chicago September 18th and go east by a northern route, then come west by a Southern route, passing through Arizona.
 SUMMER IS WANING-J w. Bal mer, d clerk at the Indian school, re- turned yesterday morning from an out
 ing at Iron Springs, He reports a pleasant visit, but says the nights are getting pretty chilly up thsre and the people who left to escape the hot wea- ther have to huddle around the fireside
 in the early morning. The frost will soon be on the pumpkins if there are any pumpkins on the vine in the vii cinity of Iron Springs.
 PALM TREES IN BLOOM-Among the ornamental trees of the city are thousands of fan palms, but it iS rarely they are seen in bloom either from lack of age or some other good reason doubtless well known to gardeners. But , just now there is stately palm on the Washington street side of the court house plaza that is in full bloom. The flower stalks are very similar to a corn stalk or a bamboo and are quite long, bending over with the weight of the blossom.
 PROBATE COURT-Samuel Brown i administrator of the estate of Manuel | Gonzales, yesterday filed his final re- | port in the probate court along with a l petition for distribution. Hearing was | set for August 31. A hearing of the | final account of the administrator of i the estate of C. H. Knapp, was heard l and the account was approved In the | matter of the petition of the admins | tratoT of the estate of C. H. Pierce for | an order to set aside the estate for the | of a minor heir. the hear l ing was continued until September 5.
 GLAD TO GET HOME.-W. NJ May | CTS who left here with his family about ! the first of July, to attend the annual | of Elks. which met in At | lantic City, N. J., and to which body | MT. Mayors was a delegate, returned l home yesterday morning. He says he | is glad to get back, as the weather in i all the eastern cities has been very warm and a great deal more disagree | able than Arizona summer weather. | On the way east he attended the Kan | sas City convention and drank in de- | from its fountain head. This. | as a safeguard against the | Jersey mosquito. Among other places