Arizona republican., 1901-08-24

l TOT lUt ttth was IdHk
 Melich one of the most Ingenious pur-
 veyors of food in Phoenix. MT. Mellch
 was not there merely in the capacity of
 cook but also as a friend and guest.
 He has great respect and admiration
 for the Japanese people but he does
 not like to be called out of his nation
 ality MT. Me,czer ran just as great
 risk of being referred to as an Irish man.
 A CURIOUS CONTENTION.-Wat
 Commissioner Trott says the run of
 water following the late rains Is the
 most satisfactory in the valley since | the establishment of the north side
 irriga ton system. There has been a
 strong flow but the heads of none of | the canals have been disturbed. The
 water came in such way that it could
 always be taken care of. There would
 sometimes be three rises and falls
 within twenty-four hours, a circum-
 stance caused by local storms in the
 head waters or on the water sheds of
 the various tributaries rhs, valley
 was never more thoroughly irrigated
 than it has been for the last two weeks.
 A curious and unheard-of contention l
 zanj res The farmers have all the
 water they want and refuse to take
 any more. The zanjeros also have
 more water than they want and de-
 mand some place to put the surplus.
 POLICEMEN'S DANGER.- The trial
 this week of a man chai ged with ob- structing policeman who had arrest cd a drunk and disorderly parson and
 was conveying him to jail. brought out l in the recorders court evidence show ing the seriousness of such an off nse and a accounting for the S25 fine imposed. | Witness testified that a drunken man under arrest neesed constant watch l ing He might seem entirsiy tractabie and yet in an unguarded moment he
 would attack the officer and infiict r. ious injury. If an outsider interfered so that the policemans attention was diverted the prisoner, otherwise docile enough. seemsd to gain courage to suddenly make vicious onslaught. One officer detailed how he had barely
 escaped a knockout in this way Only
 the timely arrival of a brother officer saved him. The recorder recalled an instance where an apparently limp and | helpless drunk had ben piled into hack for transportation to jail. The officer in chaige looked out of the win dow for moment only when the pris- oner reused himself and was just about to plunge murderous knife into the blue coat when the latter knocked up | his arm. Eternal vigilance is a psace officers motto and outsiders should be eXtremaly cautious in interfering be- tween them and their prisoners.
 | AN IRON SPRINGS HEROINE---Iron ! Springs has another novelty, in the i shape of a young lady who kills rattle | snakes. For the past week there has been a large rattlesrake in the base ment of the Hamilton cottage, and the neighbors have been much worried. Miss Eva Kemp, who is staying at the Hamilton cottage. decided to capture the skin of the snake as a souvenir, and accordingly watched for him to make an appearance. On Friday after- noon he was discovered near the door way of the basement. and Mrs. Hamil- tons cook at once rushed for Judge Mccormick to do Mir Rattlesnake up brown. The judges revolver miscar- | Tied, however. and the snake disappear ed under the woodpile The same even- ing Miss Kemp was returning to the cottage, and but for the timely warn ing rattle would have stepped upon the rattler. almost in front of the door. She hurried into the house. procured q l lantern and the ax, and started out to find the reptile. After much difficulty he was discovered, and after strug- 1 gle Miss Eva severed his head from the hody with the ax. Afterwards she skinned 1t. Sud now has the skin hang ing on the wall in the cottage. The snake measures about four feet and has eight rattles. This is the fourth skin Hiss Kemp has secured. and at present she is the envy and admiration of tho entire camp