Arizona republican., 1903-09-06

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 Total precipitation, .23.
 Character of the day: Cloudy.
 M. E. BLYSTONE. Section Director
 LABOR DAY.-Tomorrow will be Labor day. It will be observed by the public offices and the banks.
 A LONE OFFENDER.-The only case in police court yesterday was that of Nathan Johns. who was fined s5 for drunkenness.
 WINTER WATER.-The price of winter water in the Grand, Maricopa and Salt River Valley Canal companies has been raised to s1.SO per inch. The winter season begins Sept. 15, 1903 and expires May 18th. 1904.
 SUIT FOR DIVORCE.-Suit was begun in district court yesterday by Callie Green against Moses Green The parties are colored and have been married about nine years. Desertion and failure to support are the grounds.
 MONDAYS FESTIVITIES-Th fes- tivities at East Lake park on Monday are expected to draw a large number of people to that resort. There will be games. refreshments and music and one of the special attractions in the afternoon will be dancing for which the Curtiss band will furnish music.
 SON-ADAMS. Announce ment is made of the early marriage of MT. H. E. Wilkinson of this city and Miss Mary Eleanor Adams of Dundee III. MT. Wilkinson left this morning for Dundee. The wedding will take place two weeks fire m last night and shortly thereafter MT. and Mrs. Wilkinson will come to Phoenix.
 GOING TO OGDEN-It is under stood that Mayor Walter Bennett is going to Ogden to attend the Irrigation congress. Several prominent Mesa City men are also talking of going, and it is likely this valley will have a notable representation. It cannot be too large, however. under present conditions, and the more the better.
 GOT SIX MONTHS.-Miquel Popo- vich was tried in Justice Burnett's court yesterday on d charge of inde- cent exposure and was sent to jail for six months. He is undoubtedly insane though at times he appears to be rational. Complaint had been made against him by family by the name of Haynes. Popovich said that the ranch occupied by the Haynes peo- pie belongs to him. He believes that he settled on it and that he gave the property to Haynes but he did rot in tend to make the gift perpetual.
 A CENTER SHOT.-Lightning made a bulls eye shot at the ranch of Henry Lutgerding, about seven miles north west of town yesterday. There was d bunch of steers huddled together in a pasture, during one of the showers, trying to keep as dry as possible by close herding themselves. A bolt of lightning shot straight down from the sky and killed the middle steer in the bunch. He chanced also to be the smallest one. J. D. Hawkins was standing in his doorway about ain eighth of a mile away when the incl dent occurred and witnessed it.
 DEATH OF MRS. HOGG.-News was received here yesterday of the death of Mrs. A. w. Hogg, formerly of St. Louis, at the home of her father, w. R. Pitts in Hannibal, Mo-, on Aug. 27. Death resulted from d surgical operation. Mrs. Hogg spent three winters in this city. and was well known here having many friends who will be pained to learn of her death. Mir. Hogg was here with her one win ter and was for time connected with the lumber business of H. w. Ryder. Beside the bereaved husband three children survive Mrs. Hogg.
 A. D. T. DELIVERY.-The postoffice department has found a valuable as sistant in the American District Tcle- graph company's messenger service, for the delivery of a certain kind of mail matter, namely the special delivery let ters for which the writer pays ten cents extra at the time of mailing. This is feature of mail delivery that suggested itself to postmasters and when tried was found so satisfactory that it has finally been authorized at various places by the department. It has been in practice in this city for over a year. the manager of the A. D. T. and his assistants having taken the oath required by postal employees. Yes terday by authority of Fourth Assist ant Postmaster General Bristow a contract was entered into between the postoffice department and the A. D. T. for delivery of these letters in Phoenix, which only makes formal that which has been a practice for some time. The service is better for the reason that the special delivery letters 1