Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-03-05

ENTERTAINMENT ONIGHT.-The
entertainment at the Doris Opera
house this evening will begin at
o'clock sharp.
NATIONAL GUARD DRILL.-There
was an error of date in the announce
ment yesterday morning, of the drill of
Company B, n. G.. \. The drill was
called for tonight instead of last night.
MAIL DELAYED.-Fors some reason,
probably rains and snowstorms, thu
mail from the east is about three days
behind time. A little mail gets through
every day from local eastern points,
but the most of it is held back.
MONEY IS EASY.-Money is easy in
Phoenix, though it is about as hard as
ever to get easy money" One bill col
lector announced yesterday that in his
usual rounds on the first of the month
only three men gave him a "stand-o off
on bills of any Importance.
LECTURE POSTPONED.-Owin to
the failure of Professor William H.
Dudley to arrive here yesterday morn
ing as expected. his lecture for the
benefit of the school library announced
for last night has been postponed to
March 18th.
MIR SANDERS BETTER.-N. y.
Sanders, Who has been very i'll of pneu-
ulonia, and who for that matter is still
dangerously sick, has been improving
rapidly for a couple of days. If he has
no relapse mis- early recovery is assured.
as he is said to have passed the crucial
point in the usual development of the
disease.
GUN CLUB SHOOT.-The following
scores were made at the practice shoot
of the Phoenix Gun club yesterday
afternoon: Aitken. 8, 9, .: MOrrell, s. 6,
s, 8; Hunter, ., 6. ,: Pinney, s; Hooker,
5; Scotch, 6, 3, 6, 6, :, 9, 9; Valentine,
S; Harrison, 8: Morgan, S, s: lifting, I,
:. At doubles-Aitken, 8; Harrison, I,
6; Morgan, 5; Morrell, s. 8; lifting. 3;
Scotch 5: Hooker, 5: Valentine s.
The Peters trophy was then shot for at
twenty-five targets with the following
scores: Aitken, 20: Morgan, 16; Nor
rell, 10; Harrison, 20: Utting 20. After
the handicap was shot up the scores
were: Aitken, "a; Morgan. %: Morrell,
%; Harrison, -: lifting. %. On the
shoot off on ties Utting won the medal!
THE EATHER.-Nothing could he
more satisfactory to the people of this
valley from an industrial standpoint
than the sort of winter weather Ari-
IONA has been furnished this year. Tie
water supply for the coming summer
IS already assured and still the moisture
keeps coming. filing up the under
ground reservoirs fer future use The
heavy SHOWS that fell in the mountains,
unlike some seasons, We're not followed
by sudden warm weather to cause their
melting and running away in flood
waters, and While lots of it has melted.
it has gone into the. ground where it
could do the most good. For several
days it has been threatening rain again
and there We're pleasing little showers
both Wednesday night and last night
with indications that more will follow.
While the winter has been continuously
colder than usual and there have been
some unusually cold days, hot summer
days have not been sandwiched in to
start the fruit buds, so if there has
been any injury from frost it has not
been reported.
ADDRESSES SHOULD BE PLAIN
Attention has lately been directed t.
decision of First Assistant Postmas-
ter General Wynne to the provisions OF
section $40 of the postal laws and regu-
lationS, which relates to the delivery
OF circulars and other similar matter
posted in large quantities at free deliv-
cry offices and from which addresses
have been omitted. The section re-
ferred to provides that where circulars
printed postal cards or other matter,
except letters, shall arrive at any post
office in large quantities, mailed appar
emily by the same person or firm, and
from which the street addresses have