Arizona republican., 1903-07-04

again on the complaint of some Of her neighbors. It appeared at the eXamin- ation that her mental condition was the result of drinking. and she was dis charged with an admonition.
 BACK FROM THE HILLS.-Henry Slosser recently returned from the
 White mountains on the Apache Indian reservation and the country between there and Holbrook. He says it is a paradise at this time of the year. The range is fine. the country not covered by timber looking like a meadow. The mountain streams are full of running water and there is so much game in evidence only a brave man dare shoot at it. He saw the tracks of every kind of animal from blackbirds to grizzly bears.
 A NEW CRUELTY.-Th youngsters in their celebration of the Fourth this year will have the advantage of new invention of the devil for making noise. | is stick that looks very much like d cane. only there is an iron knob on the bottom in which the usual powder cap is inserted. only it is a heavier charge than is generally used except for cannon. Drop the end of the stick on the sidewalk and an explosion fol- lows that is sure to tickle the kids and scare grown people to death. The grown people. however will have to stand it.
 DELIGHTFULLY."- ENTERTAINED BY THE STOVALLS.-The Misses Clara and Mayme Stovall last night en- tertained about forty of their friends at their home, 20 North Second street. The affair was cleverly arranged and from early evening till d late hour the hostesses kept the party in d jolly and interesting time. New features with marked success were introduced, and all SO thoroughly enjoyed the occasion that the Misses StCvall were voted royalty good entertainers. Punch. ice creams. sherbets and cakes were served during the evening.
 A GOOD SHOWING=The gross re- ceipts of the Phoenix postofiice for the fiscal year ending Junee % were S29,- 0S3.11. The receipts for the preceding year were $26. .S64.39, the gain for the year being S2.21S.72. That is a fairly good showing for dull year before the announcement that the storage dam is to be built. It is expected that twice that gain will be made next year if all goes well and still more the following year. The lowest classification of first class offices is $40, GOO annual receipts, and the indicSdions are that within two years Phoenix will become a first-class office, CT rather afteer the second sub sequent annual report has been made.
 JUSTICE ON wINGS.-Things hap pened to that inveterate offender. Mar A.. ha they made his head swim. In the morn ing he stole a pair Of trousers and sus- penders from w. l.. Sanders. the pro- prietor of a corral al Five Points. Mir. Sanders ran him down and handed him over to the city authorities. He was brought before Justice Burnett and within five minutes he had been sen fenced to the county jail where he was taken by Officer John NoC.e. Within the next five minutes the officer going down Washington street saw Estrada with d broom on his shoulder, having already been loaned to the city and properly enrolled in the street cleaning gang.
 THE REFORMATION OF GATES Dan Gates will be remembered as the sixtesn-ye year-old boy who burglariZed Thayer's hardware store last fall and carried away pretty nearly the whole stock of revolvers and cutlery. The only excuse he offered for what he said was his first crime was that he was hungry. He seemed to be repentant and a great many people took a deep interest in him. It went so far as to secure the passage of a law by the late legislature for his admission to the re form school But at the time of the trial the school was not ready for the reception of boys and he was given short term at Yuma. The term ex- pired and he dropped out of sight. Yes teerday Justice Burnett received a let ter from him. He is at Wichita, Kan. and he says he is leading an honest life and will never lapse again.
 THE RAGING COLORADO.-The Yuma Sentinel says: The Coiorado river has reached a higher stage dur ing the present rise than for several years. The highest mark registered was 27 feet II inches. This was not long maintained. but il has lowered be- twen 27 and 2S feet for several days. The gauge showed 2 feet inches this Wednesday, morning, and a falling river. The results from the overflow m the lower end or th3 valley nave been somewhat more serious than common during the high water periods. but no' damage of extremely serious proportions has been done. The head gate of the Ludy canal has stood the pressure well. show ing that it was well planned and constructed. The ne- cessity. however. for d substantial levee along the Colorado river has again been IL ia again be taken uD and no rest taken until one is constructed. Government help should be asked, and we believe if the question is properly and enerseti- cally handled congress can be induced to give us an appropriation for the pur- pose this winter.
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