Arizona republican., 1902-06-18

GONE TO ILLINOIS.-F P Trott has been summoned from Washington to Fl Dorado, Illinois, to attend at the bedside of his mother, who is seriously | i'll.
 1 CATTLE SUFFERING.-Billy Ed wards, who came in from Cave Creek yesterday. reports that the cattle in that region are beginning to suffer for l water.
 1 THE DOG CATCHER.-Th dog catcher is getting his paraphernalia ready and will begin an aggressive campaign in a day or two. The field | is white and the harvest promises to be big one.
 A FAMILIAR FACE.-Geo. C. Bal finger and wife. of Bisbee, arrived here yesterday morning for short visit l Previous to seven years ago Mr. Bal finger was a resident of this valley, but for some time has been successful | ly engaged in business in Bisbee. PROBATE COURT. Il In probate court yesterday appraisers were ap- pointed in the estate of Ernest N. Haz- gard. The final account and petition i for discharge of the administrator Of
 
 scented and set for hearing June 30. THE ARMY PICNIC-The Saliva tion army picnic was a brilliant sue cess, over 9 hundred of the little folks having 9 jolly day on the river. But old man Thomas had the best time O: al! of them. He is growing young so fast he will soon be in the infant class.
 FIRE POLICE.-At a meeting of the recently appointed fire police, held last night, the following officers were elect ed: Geo. Phillips, Victor hose Co, captain; MT. Price, Pioneer Hose Co.,, first lieutenant: Frank Sholty Engine Co.,, second lieutenant; W. II. Kirkland secretary and treasurer
 OVERLAND TO GRAND CANYON A party of well-known Phoenix peo- pie left yesterday for the Grand canyon, en route overland. The party was com posed of MT. and Mrs Coverdale. MT Robert Cree, MT. and Mrs. J. A. Cope land and Stratton Copeland. They eX- pect to be gone two months
 DISTRICT NO. II TEACHERS.-Tne trustees of school district No. fl have employed as teachers for the ensuing school year Miss Maud Douglas and Miss Hattie Douglas. The former is the principal. and Miss Hattie will teach in the primary department Both are well and favorably known in Phoe- nix, having taught in the city schools for the last three years.
 HANGING ON TO THE MAN.-In these days men as a rule have to seek an office ii they wish it, but there is at | least one notable exception in this county. Thirteen years ago the office of school trustee fastened it's fangs into M. A. Stanford and never has let go. C. M. Etter and H. H. Creighton were seven years ago sentenced to serve on the board in the same district and l from all appearance their punishment will also be for life. MT. Stanford has been clerk ever since his election and has never had q raise of salary.
 CARNEGIE ON TOTAL ABSTI- | NENCE.-Frank Leslie for May 18th ! has for a frontispiece an excellent por- trait of Andrew Carnegie, whom it de- nominates Americas most famous self made man. Phoenix at this time is es- Decially interested in Mir. Carnegie In the same issue of Leslie is an article entitled "Carnegie's Advice to Young | Men," in which he advocates an old- age pension for railroad employees. He says of total abstinence, No rule that man can adopt will bring greater re- ward than this: to abstain from the use of alcohol as a beverage. 4 drink ing man has no place in the railroad system. Indeed, he should have nc | place anywhere
 BITTEN BY A RATTLESNAKE A Mexican who was cleaning ditch south Of the bath house in East Lake park, was bitten yesterday afternoon i by Q rattlesnake which he disturbed i The wound was inflicted on the leg be- low the knee, and though medical aal was called as soon as possible it was | thought the bite would prove fatal The place where the snake was found was not far from the race track. Ii was a very unusual place for a rattler for snakes Of this variety are not of ten found about the moisture of ditch es. The snake though, was not found in the park, but in the brush outside, through which the ditch runs which !,