Arizona republican., 1902-08-21


 ness in the probate court yesterday was ! the granting of an order for the sale Of real estate oi James w. Harlow. BEEN TO BISBEE-General Agent Landis of the $. P & P railroad re- turned yesterday morning from short visit to Bisbee. He reports that city as enjoying great business prosperity. Heavy rains have fallen in that section recently.
 THE SUPERVISORS.-T board of supervisors continue to sit as a board of equalization with nothing to do, be- cause the law requires them to do so. All they can do now is to listen to kicks against the raises in valuations made by the board at it's earlier meet ings. No kickers have come in yet, so the action of the board appears to have given general satisfaction.
 NEW CORPORATIONS. of the following corporations were filed in the office of the county recorder yes terd2y: The McComas Oil company; capital stock. S1,5O0, 900; incorporators, E. and William K. McComas, NJ L. Henderson and others of Ohio. Great Eastern Power and Light company; capital stock. $1 ,O0O O00 incorporators. William A. McNaughton, J. Pinto. F.. B. Cushman and others of California The Indiana Lubricating Oil company: capital stock, $1,000 900; incorporators, w. II. C. Sykes, w. Alloway and J. E.. Sexsmith of Illinois
 SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT IS HERE.-Professor R. l.. Mcdonald, who was some time ago elected super intendent of the Phoenix Grammar and High schools. arrived here yesterday morning from Henderson, Ky, where he has lived for several years. He was here last June, at the time Of his ap- pointment, and comes now ready to begin his school work. He has taken apar tments at the Sixth Avenue hotel. where he can be found by those who are interested, or who desire to call on him. The schools will open the fall term on September 15.
 OPTICS REMOVED.-The general offices of the New York Life Insurance company for the district of Arizona and Sonora have been moved from the Lewis building to the second floor of the GOoding block, one half of which is devoted to the purposes of the com pany. There were five rooms in the space mentioned. but the partitions be- tween two of them were torn down tO accommodate the main office. There are private rooms for the manager and for the local agents, and all are hand somely furnished Altogether, the To- cation is a good one, and every ccn- venience required is provided for.
 BACK FROM MEXICO-Leslie Rhu- art. agency director Oi the New York Life Insurance company for Arizona and New Mexico, has returned from a business trip to Cananea. He says the pros perity Of the camp continues, and it's future looks brighter every day. Colonel Breathitt of Tucson and asso- ciates have completed the Sonora hotel, and there are now accommCda- tions for transients. The company has the plans all made for a fine company i hotel to cost $200 900 in gold. It will | be from ninety to 100 feet wide and 2SZ i feet long, and of three stories, mag nificent building Messrs. F'ifeld and Gallagher will have charge Of the con | struction.
 | SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.-A residence of Mir. and Mrs. George D | Christy, west O: the capitol building about o'clock yesterday morning. II | threatened their home for a few min- utes, but was put out before extensive damage was dcne. The day before Mrs. Christy was suffering from an ac- cidental burn On one side of her face