Arizona republican., 1902-09-08

JOHN DOE DRUNK.-John Doe overstepped the bounds of prudence again Saturday night and was landed in the lock-up.
 OSBORN'S DELEGATE.-R. E. Miner was chosen by the republicans of Osborn district to represent them in the county convention.
 IN JAIL-Francisca Martinez, who failed to score a high enough percent age in moral reputation to exempt her from legal prosecution, was jailed by the police yesterday afternoon.
 w. C. T. U. MEETING.-There will be special meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union this after noon at half-past 2 o'clock at their re- ception rooms, corner Center and Mon roe streets. By order of the president
 A BIG BRIDGE.-The bridge which is being built over the Rio Grande river near Fl Paso by the Phoenix Bridge company for the Fl Paso and Southwestern. will be 1,6921a feet in length over all. There are three truss spans 1855 feet in length, two truss spans 1S314 feet long, supported on concrete piers. The approaches are plate girders supported by Stee1 towers.
 CHURCH FOR CHLORIDE.-Chlor idle is to have a Presbyterian church, the presbytery having advanced $500 for that purpose, providing the people will raise s40O, and they say they will. With a church and a smelter Chloride ought to boom.
 THE WINTER WATER SEASON According to custom the winter water season for users under the Salt River valley, the Grand and the Maricopa canals begins September 15. This year the company has postponed the date until October 1.
 ATWOOD PROSPEROUS.-A return ing visitor from San Francisco says that c. F.. Atwood, formerly in charge of the hotel at Tempe, has settled all his troubles in California and is now managing one of the largest restaur- ants in San Francisco.
 FRISCO MERCHANTS Phoenix is now represented in San Francisco by at least three former merchants of this city. Henry Goldwater recently opened department store there. said to be the next to the largest in the city. c. L. Eschman, formerly of Phoenix. has one
 
 cisco at Grant avenue and Sutter street, and c. H. Keefer also has a nice drug store on Stockton street.
 ANOTHER BLUFF-The clouds ran another bluff on Phoenix yesterday and the town could do nothing but pass it up. All the afternoon rain signs were multiplying, and between 6 and ' o'clock in the evening shower fell that started out like it meant business, but it didn't and it was all over in a few minutes. The clouds and wind in the afternoon were so threatening that the Pioneer band made no preparations for con- cert in the evening and none was given.
 GLAD TO GET HOME-Tourists are fast returning from their vacations in California, and most of them report that it is a sweet relief to get back where they can be lulled to rest at night by the gentle buzzing of the innocent little Salt River valley mosquitoes. Those who never wander in distant parts may be inclined to judge the home mosquito harshly, as life here is so pleasant they don't like to be dis turbed at all, but after visit to the coast where the large, yellow and vici- ously silent mosquitoes positively re- fuse to sing and do nothing but bore holes, the little valley insect is as well come as the birds in spring. The Cali fornia mosquito is built by the same architect that devised the plans for the redwood trees and the big California pumpkins. It is said that the mos