Arizona republican., 1902-04-12

caught him. The Indian had begun to suffer for the want of water and if he had not been overtaken h. would probably have become q victim of the desert His trial before ProbaJe Judge Lan@ston began yesterday afternoon but was coEtiuucd to await the arrival Of mere witnesses.
 THE BRIGGS C0CNTGY-D Deputy Sheriff W r. Williams returned last night from Briggs. Yavapai county. where h. had been on official business. He says the outlook th-r- for cattlrmer and miness is v-f>- good. The ranges in that vicinity ar, occupied by the herds of John Hardy. Portuguese .}or ana Le" White. The cattle are in ex- ceIlent condition and ii there should b. the usual volume nf summer rain the ranges will be overrun with cattle ne:l, ve:ii for there are now as many calves as there are COWS. John Hardy last week discovered a mine ir that neigh bcrhoGd which miners have been iooll- ing for for a good many years
 l. O. C. T. .ANNIN-F1R&AI;T.-M Mention was made ir these columns recently ui ;he fact that the local Good Teriiil;,r, Iadse had attained the respectable l.se of tWentY-foUr years. The members have decided to celebrate tho event in q reunion of all thoS, who have ever enrolled their names on the books of the lodge. on Monday evening. April T. Invitations have been sent to all whose addresses are known. aS we'll as to the other lodges Of the valley and d jolly reunion is anticipated. Tho programme wilI be furnished principally b. ex- members uf the lodsa and there will be read q i-tte: from Judge Thompson oT rsn Francisco. who. as grand chief ,enlplar. signed the charter cn March '. 1>1S. X cGmpIet, roster Of ,hr mem bels o- he lodge for twcnty-foui. years has recently been c,snulsted by Mir WalbIidse. which contains about l.35a names.
 PHOEEtN LIC;HT-AIr (. O. Mail iauX. the consulting engineer ct thu Phoenix Light and F'uei company. wilr h+.; berli here fer the last two months superi"lrudjn- the putting in cf th machinery of the compary's water bower plant. Lift this morning for Nsr. York. Tii. $. ctnd Wiee! of the frs plant was s-j in motieH !,-t-rlay fer Enoi though il had been operated bs- fore. Tn liant iS entirely satisrac- tory tn tE" consulting engineer. wh1 S.Iys that there is uo better plant in th- United States. lie will return next fall when the second station. fifteen miles from tn- first. will he put in !t Was expected that both would bt f. operation before this but there was an understandable and disappointing delay in receiving the machinery for eithcr. ri them. Now that tha Sunmer season i% h=ra the Guy station viii be able q. carry the load buJ by raxt fau th. bower and l@nt plant will be coEplcl. in all its parts
 NEW EOAT FOR THE COLORADO. A new s1selina launch will h.. I.ut i,. commission this We,l; h. .. N. I-oyd oi Yuma. having been buiit ia the Yuln1 Shir wards. The beat will b. called the Katie" and will run up and down the Colorado from the gu!r to lf Grand CanEcn. It is thiIt- feet ion@ with a screu-foot beam. and will ha.-e q capacity of 5en tons. it NiiI 1e pro- ueiied by T 5-h1r=e power gasoline e,!- sine. which will b. go ecuyI as tp -qual tan horse power. and .riiI draw seven inches of water Nhau i-a1ed. The owner claims that it VIII F.. .-a q sp-el of eigf: CT min. knots lsr hour. against stream. which ls about dnubl. the speed e the fastest steamboat o. the river. l. is I:'oi iosol to cover .t aNei' head and to curtain tn sides. pro NidinS t'&Ve!ing. sleeping and dining accomodatioas for twelr, passengers. air- I-oyd expects tc make lc-ula. schedule trips. with Yuma as head quarters.