Arizona republican., 1901-10-12

teFday. The capital stock is Sl 900 000: the incorporatoIs are H. B. Smith, F C. Page. c. F. Hewitt, Elias Crabb and J. E. Randall all of Chicago. Articles were also filed of the St. Paul Fresno Oil company with a capital stock of S250, 1000. The incorporators are L. NJ Thomas. H. H. Welsh. G. l.. Warlow. H. H. Evans and l.. T. Chamberlain cf St. Paul.
 MARK SMITH IN TOWN.-Hoh. Marcus A. smith arrived in town from Tucson yesterday. His visit was & brief one for a conference over state hood matters and to attend to some private business. He left last night for the south, having been called to So nora. He will return to PhoeniX on Oc~ tober 26 to attend the territorial state hood convention. MT. smith is quite enthusiastic on the subject of state hood. and will await with interest the appointment of the house and senate committee on territories.
 TT JARRED HIM-A Republican courier who comes over to Phoenix every night on a bicycle with the lat est dispatches from the firing line or the south side, is of the opinion that Tempe needs about S3O, GOO worth of bridges more than it does water works. It was dark last night when hs started and he could not make the narrow bridge across one of the streets with his wheel, so he ran the machine into the ditch at the end of it and came some distance toward Phoenix on his ear. He also tore his pantaloons skin ned his shin and parked his hand.
 AN EPICUREAN PUP-A lady liV- ing in the Orchard Grove addition has q dog that is about the most aristo- cratic canine known in these parts The dog early developed a taste fo. sweet things and as soon as he stun bl=d by chance on a diet of honey he decided that that was about the best thing going for a high class dog. He cschews meat and will cat nothing but honey when he can get it. and he gets it whenever it is in Ire market. It comes pretty high for his mistress sometimes. but possibly that is why he insists on having it. There are a great many human characteristics in a well ordered dog and it was noted a long time ago that some men have g-eGl many canine characteristics.
 LAWNS ARE GREEN.-The lawns cn the court house plaza are in good condition. and their bright green is in contrast to the trees and other shrub bery. which is beginning to take on its autunnal dress. Gardener Hansen is hard at work on his flower beds. plant ing the seed for the spTingtime picture. which is always displayed in beautiful colors. Unfortunately the most of tho flowers do not bloom in the winter time. when Phoenix has the greatest number of visitors to enjoy them. bUt there will be a goodly number of car nations and marigolds. which will fur nish some attraction. The lawn are the chief feature during the winter months and afford the greatest contrast between this climate and that of the frozen elsewhere.
 DULL TIMES.-The police force and the city recorder have been enjoying q remarkable rest from criminal busi- ness during the past week. The circus seemed to act like a bread and milk pouitice on the town and drew nearly all the misdeamsanor wickedness with in the corporation to head. which the recorder spent the subsequent week in lancing. The recorders office has been unusually lonesome. and in the mar shal's office the spiders have made webs al over the furniture. One big web was stretched from a desk to the window yesterday. and an old mothe. spider and seven hundred thousand young ones crawled up the brick wall. The police force had nothing to do but sit there and count them. If things don't change pretty soon the police are liable to be conscience stricken ana hand back their salaries.
 A CHECK ARTIST VANISHED Governor Murphy yesterday honored q reduisition from the governor of New Mexico for the extradition of T. C. Watkins. who is wanted in Bernrliiip county. N. NJ, for passing a bogus check. Watkins secured $6C0 worth of whisky by means of the check and so,d it. The papers in the case were recciv- ed by mail from Sheriff Hubbell os Albuquerque. It was not stated whether Watkins was in custody or not It is possible that Watkins is c. D. Dent. who has victimized several Phos- nix merchants. five of whom have ra- ported losses. Speaking of bogus checks, there is no other place where they can be hoated so readily as in Phoenix. Hardly a week passes ia which some one does not complain to the authorities of having been deceiv- ed by a stranger. Tn merchants here are either less suspicious than their brethren elsewhere; or else they are sa much mure anxious to do business that they accept longer chances than meI . chants usually do.