Arizona republican., 1901-02-01


 always full in advances. He only ex-
 hbits or lectures on a good cash guar
 antee. and takes no risks.
 SUPERVISORS CLERK-John Gray
 yesterday turned over his effects as
 clerk of the board of supervisors to
 Neri Osborn. who succeeds him.
 "A MAN OF MYSTERY. "A Man of
 Mystery was presented at Doris
 tneater last night Co a well filled house
 and in a most credltable manner. The
 play proved to be very interesting one, and the members of the company are fully equal to it's requirements. CATTLE ARE FAT-John Miller, who conducts a mercantile business at Mcdowell was in the city yesterday.
 He says the range in that vicinity is improving rapidly since the rain and
 cattle are looking much better.
 GREENS CASE.-J. s. Green who
 was brought pack from Prescott to | explain why he passed a $75 check on A. McCamley when he had no funds in the bank, was arraigned yesterday
 in Justice Grays court and his exam nation was set for Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
 THE DAY OF GRACE. The day of grace Is gone for all who failed to pay ! their city. taxes yesterday or at some previous time. Assessor Luke says there is somewhere in the neighbor- hood of $S,CO0 still on the books, an | amount a little larger than last year. This, however, was to be eXpected, as the assessment roll was considerably | larger.
 ARBOR DAY. The people of Ari- zona have just one week more in
 which to prepare for the annual legal | tree planting. There is no law to pro- h!bit a man from planting a tree when ever hf feels like it, but there is a cus- | tom backed by a gubernatorial proc | lamatiCn which sets forth that every good citizen ought to plant at least one | tree next Friday, which is Arbor Day. THIEF RIDDEN NNEIGHBORHOOD. A great deal of complaint ornes | from the vicinity of the asylum, of chicken thieves. A great many chick l ems have been stolen from the asylum | farm. A few days ago eight hogs were l butchered and hung up to cool over
 night. One of them was stolen before morning. It is suspected that h-iboes are the thieves.
 BUCKEYE CANAL IMPROVE ! MENTS. -MeSsrs. Walker and Was | son have gone to the Buckeye country | to look after the improvements that are being made on their canal there. l They have more than one hundred 1 men at work cleaning and enlarglng it. The work will be accomplished at great expense, but the owners as well i as all the patrons will profit by it. OFFICERS ELECTED.-At the reg | ular meeting of Garden Valley Lodge | No. 1, I. O. G. T., on Monday night | Roy II. Irwin was recommended Tor | appointment as lodge deputy, vice b. | Q. Reynolds resigned. The following | officers were elected for the ensuing
 term: A. P. Walbridge, c. T.; Miss l I.tnora Keeney, " T.; Mrs. w. P. | Davis, s. J. T.; Brennan Fike. secre- ! tary: Ii. r. Couch, r. &; Miss File | Eyer. T, and Miss Alma Eyer, M. h. | stallation will take place on Monday ! night at half past seven o'clock. WATER SUPRLy CONTINUES - | Water Commissioner r. r. Trott came | in yesterday from Commissioner S
 Place and reports that while the river | has fallen slightly, there is still about
 six inches going over the dam and the | supply is equal to the full capacity of ! a., the canals in the valley. Valley ranches now have all the water they ! can possibly use for present purposes, , but profiting by past experience the | farmers are soaking their land as deep | ly as possible for the purpose of pre- | pairing to the best advantage for any | possible scarcity later on.
 | HEAVY FREIGHT TRAFFIC.-As | an indication of the freight traffic now | being done by western through lines,
 i Is said that one day last week on 1 the Arizona and New Mexico division | of the Southern Pacific, which extends | from Fl Paso to Yuma, there were in | motion during the day over seven miles of freight cars. That represents | a gigantic quantity of freight Think { of a freight train that would reach | from Phoenix to Tempe, and then of
 one just like it passing every day.
 BIC STOCK SHIPMENT.-Four car | loads of feeders will be shipped to | Bakersfield, Cal, over the M. x r.
 railroad last night.
 TWO WERE FINED.-Mrs. Canpay,
 who was arrested at the instance oi
 Mrs Pena, on the charge of using in- ' decent language, was tried before Jus 1 tice Gray yesterday morning. She pleaded not guilty, but the witnesses | failed to lead the court to the sane ! opinion and she was fined $1O and led
 away to jail She did not stay there long and had hardly dried her tears
 when her husband came in, paid her | fine and she was released. Ramon i Hueita, who was arrested for similar ] nffnn s.-- m cnmnlaint of SNlNana SaneZ