Arizona republican., 1903-07-21


 BOARD OF TRADE MEETING.-I The regular meeting of the directors of the board of trade will be held this evening. =
 TWO FORFEITS.LT only cases in the police court yesterday were two trivial charges for which both culprits jumped their cash bail boTds.
 FOUNTAIN PEN LOST.-A printer in the employ of this office lost a foun- tain pen on Sunday that is hardly worth offering a reward for, dead or alive, but if the finder will return it to this office he will have the thanks and prayers of the grateful owner.
 A MANGANESE MINE.-J. T. Hord has left at the board of trade room some fine specimens of manganese talk en from his mine in the Estrella dis trict thirty-fve miles southwest of Phoenix and south of the Gila river. He says the ore is very rich and the deposit is Of fiatterirg proportions.
 GOING EAST.-Barry Goldwater will leave on this mornings $. F., P. X F. train for the east and expects to spend a couple of months in the purchase of winter goods for the Goldwater stores.
 
 New York markets.
 A YUMA GIRL.-A great deal is said about the Yuma people mainly in reference to the men of that historic town. This notice is to introduce to Phoenix the finest girl in Yuma of her size and age. She is the daughter of MT and Mrs. w. T. Gregory and joined the family circle on Sunday. whereup- on the father exclaimed. "The better the day the better the deed"
 THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION The regular session of the county board of equalization was adjourned yesterday, but the board will meet again on the third Monday in August for the purpose of considering the raising of assessments on property whose valuation is thought to be too low. Those who may be affected will be notified in various ways to appear before the board and show cause why their assessments should not be raised.
 A MUSICAL PRODIGY.-There is girl of the Salt River valley of whom the musical world will almost certainly hear more. She is Miss Grace Kohl. who lives four miles east of the city. Many competent judges who have heard her say that she is already a wonderful piano player. She plays wholly by ear. She has never taken a lesson in music. yet after hearing the most difficult pieces once or twice she plays them readily. She also has a very pleasing voice.
 THE COUNTIES CREDIT. - The board of supervisors was surprised yesterday when the bids for the bonds proposed to be issued by School district No. 8 in the Buckeye country for the building of new schoolhouse were opened. The amount proposed to be issued was s2,400. There were several bidders, but the highest was MT. Dwight B. Heard, who offered S3,025. This amounts to a price of 1.2521. something unheard of in the sale of western bonds. The issue was awarded to him. The bonds are twenty year and bear per cent.
 NOT SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH.-R. H. Drane, school tax collector, says five per cent for collection would be good wages if one could collect enough. but he. don't like to work on small commission sin a field of that kind Ordinary business conditions are re- versed and the harder he works the easier he can see his finish, for no | man ever places a second order for his goods, and the more popular and bet | ter acquainted he becomes the longer | it gets between meals. Yesterday he ! turned over to the supervisors in the presence of Assessor Luke, $52,50, his | gross sales for some time past, when the assessor flatteringly told him he was making a record. He replied that | he couldn't live on a record or pay board bills with it. A record is a good thing in a political convention, if it's the right kind, but it is not negotiable. II But MT. Drane will not resign. He Is not piker and proposes to collect that school tax or starve to death trying.
 JUSTICE ROBERTSON'S COURT On the 31st of last March, LibradC Orosco made complaint to Justice Rob- ertson that while he was engaged in 6 friendly game of cards at the Colum- bus saloon, Prieto Marroquina ap II preached him, used abusive language and finally struck him. warrant wa: Issued for Prieto's arrest, but Consta- ble Kyle could never catch up with hin till yesterday when he was arraignet