Arizona republican., 1903-10-16

gentlemen all right. but he finds him. self embarrassed by. the presence of so many ladies. Governor Brodie was not able to go. He could go as far as Will Hams but he could not have time to accompany the visitors to the canyon. He will make up for his non-appear- anCe by the warmth Of his welcome when they arrive in the city.
 ARIZONA CANAL LAND OWNERS "A call has been issued to land owners under the Arizona canal for a meeting to be held at the Glendale school house next Monday evening at 7:30 for the purpose of taking steps to investigate the condition of the canal and to devise means for its improvement, cleaning. etc. Another object of the meeting is to form 2 permanent organization by the land owners for better protection of their interests.
 A CHINESE coLLEcToR.-A Chi nese gardner was before Justice Rob ertson yesterday for assaulting a Mrs. Simms. who he claimed owed him q bill of ten cents for vegetables. There Was q misunderstanding about the amount of the bill, small as it was, and the Chinaman struck the woman. He was fined S10. He could not make up his mind to pay it and was sent to jail. Phil and Frank Cruz, charged with q disturbance of the peace. were before the court. Both pleaded not guilty and will be tried today.
 COMING TO HIS WINTER HOME. Word was received in the city yester- day that MT. w. K. Ryan of New York, who with his family has heen spending the latter part of the sum- mer, at Colorado Springs, left there yesterday in his private car for Cali fornia where he will spend a month and will then come to Phoenix. MT. Ryan resided here last winter and has q handsome residence in the north eastern part of the city. MT. Ryan is a member of the Morton Trust com pany of New York and he is a son of Thcs. s. Ryan, president of the Metro politan street railway company of New York and vice president~-of the tobacco trust.
 IRRIGATION FOR. INDlANS.-J. $. Mesk1mons, who has been engaged un- der the direction of the Indian bureau for some time making d study of con- ditions on the reservation looking to the developing of water for the Indians, was in the city yesterday. MT. Mes kimonS had been engaged in this work for some time. even while he was con- nected with the Sacaton agency. He was finally detached from duty at the agency and directed to put Tn his whole time in the solution of the water ques- tion. He finds the conditions very faN- orable and he believes the government will put in extensive pumping plants for it's wards.
 AN EDUCATIONAL TOUR.-Judge Layton, territorial superintendent of public instruction. left this morning for Flagstaff to atterd q meeting of the Northern Normal school board. which will probably be held day after tomor- row. He will spend about week in the north visiting the schools of Flag staff. Williams. Winslow and some of the schools of the country districts. One of the objects of his tour is to collect matter for the educational eX- hibit of the territory at St. Louis. The exhibit will consist in large part of photographs of school buildings and grounds. The superintendent believes that that kind of an exhibit, which peo- pie can see al a glance, will be of great CT benefit to the territory than mass of reading matter which in the hurry and hustle of the Words Fair nobody will stop to read.