Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-05
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Local Option-Similar Operation to
King Edward-Forest Fires
New Probate Judge.

New Probate Judge.
From the Sun.
Alex Burnside and family left for
Durango, Cal, where he has a position
with a large plumbing house.
M. w. Wray has severed his connec
ton with the Navajo mission of Rev.
w. II. Johnston. and will move his
family back to Flagstaff.
Forest Supervisor F. S. Breen has
been granted a thirty days vacation,
commencing July 5, which he will
spend at his old home in Illinois.
Seventeen precincts in Maricopa
county voted on local option on We'd
nesday of this week. The vote cast
was 256 for prohibition and 81 votes
against.
j. b. Grand, the civil engineer, for
merly of Williams, but now q resident
of Prescott, was here. He expects to
obtain a contract tor the survey of a
portion of the forest reserve.
James r. Kathrens is recovering
from the operation recently performed
on him by DR.. p. G.. Cornish in Albu-
querdue, and he will probably be home
next week. The disease from which
Mr.. Kathrens suffered was similar to
that IRON which King Edward is sui
fering.
County School Superintendent Lay
ton has been notified that there is in
the county school fund, subject to APP
portionment, the sum of S3,355.l5,
which he has apportioned to the sew
eral districts as follows: Flagstaff,
81, 676.05; Williams. S997.31; Tuba,
S13S.52: Fredonia, $443.27.
Sheriff Johnson received a telegram
from Sheriff Munds, of Yavapai coun-
ty that Dell Jones had beer arrested
in Naco and would he brought TO Pres
colt. Deputy Walker left for Prescott
and will bring Jones back.
Charles Canal. of the long distance
telephone line. is in town this week
making arrangements to connect a
number of business houses with the
long distance. 1t is his intention to eX.
tend the line from Williams TO Ash
Fork, where he will connect with the
telephone lines to Prescott, jerome.
Phoenix and ether southern Arizona
towns.
A number of forest fires have oc'
Cured during the week. The fires foI
the most part have been in the Sec
tons from which the timber has been
cut, among the waste portions of the
trees. The high winds prevalent dur
ing the week have caused the fires to
spread rapidly and there is no means
of stopping them when once under
Roadway.
The Arizona Lumber & Timber com
pany, togttner with the town council
have decided to connect the Flagstaff
anu Snowslide springs with the Flag
staff water works system. The springs
are located 5000 feet from the head oi
the system and when connected vii
double the supply OF water now re
ceived in the reservoir. A force Of
men under the direction of f.. T. Nc
Gonigle are now at work on the line
and it is expected the work will be
completed in thirty days.
Probate Judge n. G. Layton rendered
his resignation as probate judge anC
county superintendent of schools
Judge Layton has been appointed ter
ritOrial superintendent of public
schools by Governor Brodie. Judg,
Layton has been probate judge of thii
city four terms, and by virtue of tina
office county superintendent of publ,
schools, and has filled both offices will
ability and TO the satisfaction of thu
public, being a careful and painstakinl
official. There were two applicant
who had filed petitions, Frank c. ReiC
and A. J.. Mckay. recorder Hibbel
and Treasurer Hoxworth cast thei
votes for Mr.. Reid, and he was choseI
to fill the unexpiTed term of probate
judge and county school superintend
ent.