Arizona republican., 1904-03-15
OF LOCAL
 III INTEREST

FIVE CARS OF cATTLE-Five ears loaded with cattle were shipped over the NJ. 6, P. to Los An-oles ye~- terday. B. F. Packard was the g.. per.
 A LETTER CHUTE--A letter chute has been installed, connecting the geological survey offices with the post office. T. is probably the only letter chute in the territory
 IM5IsED TOO MUcH.-Diago Ab- ria raised a disturbance yesterday after imbibing too great quantity ur strong drink and he was arrested. Justice Robertson sentenced him to spend seven days in jail
 LARA IS FINED.-Antonio Lara the Mexican who was convicted of stealing q cross-cut saw and an axe belonging to the Santa F. company was sentenced yesterday by Justice i Robertson to pay a fine of $7.0O.
 LAYING CEMENT WALK.-Con- tractor Vieux is engaged in laying a cement sidewalk on the east side of ! Center street. between Monroe and 1 Van Burcn streets. Tie work is be- l ing done at the rate of r cents per ] loot.
 ZIG FLAG ES.-'Tae Valley | Lumber company yesterday rece.Ved two S2-foot flag pcies. One is to be | erected at the Sacdton Indian school and the ether will be put ia place in the local yard Of the Valley Lumbe. company
 FINISHES THE JOB.-Contractor Warden yesterday completed the gut tering of the east side Of Center street. for one block south of Washington. The work was done to the satisfaction of the inspector and will probably be accepted at the next meeting of the common council.
 NUMBERING HOJSES-City EnEi- neec Thompson stated yesterday that the work of numt ering houses Was proceeding rapidly Since the colncil adopted the ordinance making the numbering of houses according to che official system compulsory. the resi- dents have shown a willingness to number their houses, witch was not before apparent.
 A STORY WRITER.-Thei appears
 on the eighth page of this issue Of Tae Republican a delightful snort sto V, l"Found- A Mother" by Jack B. Nor
 man, of New York, who is just now
 stopping :A the Buckeye country. Mr. Norman has already attained fame as
 a writer. Anoth-r s.Cry, "Lun Pc tvs Dancing Alligator" will shortly be
 printed by Tte Republican.
 WERE WORKING MEN.-Pete Sa- racondque and Pedro Pui-s were ar iraigned befare Justice Burnett yester- day oa a charge of vagrancy. They were arrested for sleeping in a box car. In court yesterday they said they were miners. had been working in a shelter, but were now out of work and when they arrived in Phoenix did not have the Wherewithai to rent room and hence appropriated the shelter of a box car. They convinced the court that they were working mer, and judgment was suspended to give then
 an opportunity to secure employment
 RETURNED FROM HUACHUCA.- l Governor Brodie. Mrs. Brodie and l George F. Smalley returned yesterday Il morning. They left on Thursday for l Fort Huachuca 10 attend field day l exercises at the post, guests of Col II Paddock commanding. Mrs. Brodie had heen ill but it was thought that she | could undertake the journey with
 safety. Before reaching Benson sh,
 became violently i'll ard could so TIC Y further The governor and MT. Smalley | lay over there for one tain and there having been an improy ement in Mrs Brodie's condition they went On to the
 post.
 PLEASED WITH THE VALLEY.-
 T have been here many times anl every time I cone I am more i'm pressed with the beauty of the Sal
 River valley said HoWel Jones of the Topeka land office of the Santa Fe yesterday. Mir. Jones, accompanied by
 his wife and daughter arrived in the
 city yesterday and spent the day at
 the Adams Last evening they con
 tinued their journey to Prescott ant from there will return to Topeka MT
 Jones says he is simply on pleasur.
 trip and that he seldom takes suca d
 trip without coming to Phoenix FUNERAL OF J. L. DOUGHERTY
 -'I1he funers! of Joseph L. Dougherty
 will take place this afternoon frcu
 Merryman's undertaking rooms
 Though most of his friends were ava
 nf the incurabl nature of his discs
 there was a great deal of surprise ex- nressed on the street yesterday morn.
 ing when it was learned that ne wa ! dead. There was also a great deal ol
 regret for in the course of his l-na I residence in ;n the territory he hlj