Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-06-16

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meeting of Alpha lodge, No. 81. United
Moderns, TO be neld tonight. the pricl-
pal business will be the semi-annual
| election of officers.
WANTED TO PROVE UP.-A man
| from Mcdowell had a long ride for
nothing Yesterday. He called at the
office of the clerk of the district court
! to prove up on claim near Mcdowell.
He had not read the papers and knew
nothing of the withdrawal of that part
of the country from entry.
POLICE COURT..There were four
drunken Mexicans in the police court
Yesterday Three of them We're sent
below for five days and the fourth was
fined So and paid it. The cases against
the men arrested for living in the South
Seventh street dives were continued
and one more of the same class was ar
Issted who also put UP cash bail
bond of $50.
\ BUCKEYE SCHOOLHOUSE.-T
board OF supervisors yesterday granted
a petition by property owners of school
district No. So. in the Buckeye country,
for permission to bond the district for
the building and furnishing of new
schoolhouse. The bond issue VIII be
81. 400. The bonds will be of the de-
nomination of $500. the rate of interest
win he per cent and the time will be
1wenty years.
CATTLE FROM TCNTO.@John r.
Norton has contracted for 1900 more
cattle to come from the Pleasant valley
range in Tonic basin. Some pf them
probably will be sold when they get
here. but most If them will be placed
On pasture. The first of them were eX-
rected to arrive last night and the rest
OF them will be delivered here during
the present week. They are said to be
among the finest cattle ever driven into
the valley. the Pleasant valley range
being in fine condition this year.
THE TERRITORIAL LIBRARY
At recent meeting Of the beard of
curators OF the territorial library Chief
Justice Kent under the law. was elect
ed librarian. and at the request of the
board Secretary Stoddard will take the
position of assistant. For the coaven-
fence of the attorneys OF the city. al
the law books will be removed to quar-
ters to be fitted ~ for them in me
courthouse. All the other BOOKS and
documents Will be IN charge of the sec
rotary.
WINSLOW'S WATER SYST EN-
Saturday Contractor w. II. Cooley
was putting the finishing touches on
the new water system, which thus dis
penses with the inadequate old system
and gives WinsiOw one that VIII fully
meet all its Consistently growing de-
mands, says the mail. The work was
commenced on the 11th day of May and
has been vigorously prosecuted to a
successful finish. There has been laid
in that time 22.340 feet of mains and
laterals and 5000 feet of service pipe.
On an average seventy five men have
been daily employed.
NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of
the following corporations were filed III
the office of the county recorder yester-
day: The Sherfeldt Oil and Gas COM
pany, capital stock 81 600, 0OO incorpor-
ators ]. H. She-feldt, j. H. Keith, NJ.
+. Patton and others: Wheeler Lewis
Mining company, capital stock $1,000.
600, in corporators j. Il. Wheeler and P
c. Lewis; Tie Atkins Oil company
capital stock $2O0,O 900, ircorporatOrs, A.
c. Atkins, c. NJ. Ball ana J. II. Keith;
Dolokee Gas and Oil company. capital
stock 81 coo 600. incorporatOrs George s
Hartley, Leslie Coombs and $. A.
Evans.
REAL ESTATE BUSINESS GOOD
Some of the Phoenix real estate men
are doing a good business these days
and sales are frequent Fl. |. Latham
Il Co. report the following sales made
for last week: Fifty feet on the nor tn
east corner Of Washington street and
Third avenue TO y. Redewili Tor $4,000;
10 acres in Latham's addition to H4r-
riet Fisher Tritle for $1,000. on which
Mr.. Tritle Will erect handsome home
at once: the block or Washington
street, between Fifth and Sixth streets.
to j. G. Adams and DR.. Il. W. Craig