Arizona republican., 1903-04-16

tains an interesting article under the caption. "Shearing Time in the Sheep Growers Paradise, Arizona" It was written by Mrs. Mabel Telford Evan-, whose home is near Mesa city and who is well known here as the gifted daugh- ter of a gifted mother, Mrs. Emma Paddock Telford. who has done so much for Arizona with her pen and on the lecture platform. Mrs. Evans ar ticle is illustrated with several pictures showing sheep camps, flocks and metn- ods of packing wool for market. The article is written in a very pleasing style and is descriptive of the methods employed here in sheep raising that arc novel and different from methods else where, such as the long drives from summer ranges to the winter ranges in the valleys.
 WILL TRY MINING.-R. R. Smith of Chicago was here yesterday and will go to Wickenburg which will be his headquarters for a. while at least. MT. Smith is an old friend of Sam Powell and he has heard so much about the rich mines in the vicinity of Wicken- 
 look for himself at the underground resources of Arizona. If there is as much mineral here as a lot of people believe there is. Mir. Smith thinks he ought to be able to get hold of some oi it. And he had.
 REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COM MITTEE.-There was a well attended meeting of the republican city central committee last night in the rooms Of the chairman. T. J. Prescott. The ger- eral features of the campaign were dis cussed, but the meeting was mainly devoted to arranging the preliminaries fer the nominating convention. The convention was called to meet on the evening of the 23d and the primaries were called for the 22d. Caucuses In each ward were authorized to be helc the night before the primaries.
 NEW INCORPORATION S-Articles of the following corporations were filed in the office of the county recorder yesterday: Iowa Oil and Gas company. capital stock s1,OOON00, ncorporators G. L. Dobson, John W. Cliff. s. B. Al len and others: Denver Rio Grande Oil company. capital stock $1,500,c ,cGc. incor- porators O. P. Applegate. G. H. Dar TOW, D. W. Roland and others; Basin City Oil and Mining company. capital stock s1 COG. 900. incorporators W. z. Collins, John w. Cliff, F. E. Smith and others: Red Rock Consolidated Minin5 company, capital stock s1,0O00G0. in corporators D. F. Mccarthy, F. C. Sic bert. A. Allen and others.
 A MODEL PHYSIOGNOMIST.- Prof Henri Deschamps. who, with his wire, is stopping on Third avenue, in this city. is one of the most eminent physi- ognomists in the world. He is a grad uate of the university of Paris, which city is his home. He has travelled eX tensively. and is at present in the southwest fer the benefit of the healtn of Madame Deschamps. During the past few days he has given occasional talks to the teachers Of the grammar schools, and to the pupils of the high school upon physiognomy and the in fiuence of thought upon the counten- ance. and all who have heard them speak in highest terms of his ability.
 A SMOKER.-An athletic exhibition of unusual interest has been arranged 
 Thursday evening, April 23. Among the principal events will be 2 wrestling match for a purse of $50, catch-as- catch-can style, two best cut of three. between John Van Sickle of Indianap- olis, champion welter-weight wrestler of Indiana, and Frank Burton. well known as one of the best wrestlers oll the coast. of San Francisco. Both men are in active training and each looks like a winner to his friends. Another wrestling bout will take place between two local wrestlers and number of boxing contests for points for limited number of rounds will take place. In fact there will be something doing aH the time during the evening.
 PROSPEROUS BUCKEYE.-Owin.s to q plentiful water supply the farmers under the Buckeye canal have been very prosperous during the past two years. and. having proven to their sat- isfaction that their ranches are high grade paying investment, are now fol- lowing the method of eastern capital ists and the trend of the age toward consolidation. In their endeaVor 70 concentrate and increase their ho1G- ings, both William R. Blackmer and Fred G. Village have. through the agency of Dwight E. Heard. added to their acreage. Mir. Blackmer. who is successful pancher near Liberty, nas just purchased eighty acres in Q high state of cultivation adjoining him CT the south. formerly bel0hging to Mr. Tcney. Down at the other end of the district MT. Village, who owns one of the model ranches in that vicinity, has bought the Adams property of 16C acres and announces that he will sooH have it in as good condition as his own.