Arizona republican., 1900-09-26

! ford Winsor of Yuma, B. A. Fowler of Glendale. James Day. Buckeye. J. w. Woolf, Tempe; F. A. Spaulding. c. T.
 Hirst, and John Norton. Phoenix. Sev- eral ladies have also been invited to give papers, and good music is being provided for.
 WATER SEASON OPEN.-The sea son for buying water in the Grand. MaricOpa, and Salt River Valley canals | is now at hand, and the books are open | for the year beginning September 15. 1 The price of water is the same as here
 tofore. viz: $l.5O per inch for winter water and l5 cents for the summer sea- son. The gates of purchasers of water for last summer will not be closed down till October l. The books of the Arizona canal are also open. but as the season does not end till September 90 there are few purchasers up to date. The rental
 will be Sl.5O per acre for the year. HIGH WATER. It was reported here yesterday that the Gila river is running bank full. further raise of five feet occurring Monday night
 FUNERAL OF l.. H. ORAIE. The funeral of MT. l.. IT. Orne will be held al Trinity Episcopal church this morn ing at 10:30 o'clock, Rev. F. A. PeIiicF officiating in the religious services. Mr. Orme was a member of Phocnix lodge No. ?, I. O. O. F., and Phoenix lodge No. 335. E. P. O. E.. and both lodges will turn out in a body to escort the remains to the cemetery. where their ritualistic funeral services will be per formed. In view of the official ser vices rendered in behalf of this county by MT. Orme during his long residence. the court house officials yesterday placed the flag at half mast above the building in respect to his memory and IS a token of the high esteem in which he was held.
 THE EFFECT OF FIREWORKS An enthusiastic admirer of Pains fire works visited this office last night to tell about the flaming, szzing and sparkling glory of that exhibition, which deserved cncoura cement, he thought. It was not only terror to evil doers but was amusing to the young and edifying to the old. There was not an incident in the whole pro- gramme which could bring blush to the cheek of the young person: not a thing which could not De related in full in the bosom of the family at the N company. The show. he said. was en- tertainment for man and beast and the fishes of the sea. if they could see it. You can't say too much for Pains fire worils.' said the gentleman. "Ir has made Maricopa county solid for the re- publican party and I believe Yavapai and the whole territory will be all right. The convention at the park last night was the most successful event of the kind ever pulled off in this terri tory. Don't forget Mr. Pain" and the visitor went out amid a myriad of shooting stars and thousands of blaz- ing wheels in his head.
 SOME PEOPLE WHO READ Complaint has been made at this office by a number of subscribers living on certain street. that they have reighbors who fully appreciate The Republican as a newspaper but are too stfngy to subscribe for it, though they can well afford to do so. They are early risers. of course, because they are thrifty peo- pie 50 they gather around the doors or their neighboTs who take the paper pick up the first copy they come to, and devote an hour or so to reading it. Meanwhile the good citizens who ba- lieve in the motto. live and let live. " who subscribe for the paper and pay for it, and who want to read it during the breakfast hour. are compelled to get along without it or be put 10 the un- pleasant alternative of appearing dis courteous to those with whom present relations are amicable. These thrifty" people are not to be blamed for wanting to read The Republican. neither are they to be chased as newspaper thieves, for they make no attempt to carry the papers away. But they are wanting in good manners and in d proper respect of the rights of those who are willing to pay for what they get. One who can afford to take q pa per and does not do so should forego the pleasure of reading it. One who cannot afford it will find no trouble in borrowing a copy after the subs criber is through with il.