Arizona republican., 1904-09-10
OF LOCAL INTEREST

Phoenix SpOrtSmen WIll leave sunday
 morning for a duck hunt on the river
 in the fields west of town.
 CIGAR MAN IS HERE-Sam
 Kirschner, representing the Moses A. Gunst Cigar company of Los Angeles, is making the Phoenix trade. MT.
 Kirschner will remain until the close of | the Jewish holidays. He was yester- day at Mesa.
 NEARING COMPLETIoN-The new
 building for the Home Savings bank on Center street is rapidly nearing com
 pletion. It is all enclosed, the cement steps are built and the painters are about through. There is little left to do but dry it out, clean it up and
 move into it.
 DE SoUZA AT PRESCoTT-Frank
 DeSouza, once editor of the erstwhile
 Democrat of this city, and lately edi-
 tor of the Bisbee Miner, has turned
 over his interests in the Miner to D. V. Semple, former city editor of the
 Risbee Review. Mr DeSouza goes to
 the Prescott Herald. DsSouza always
 has an eye to "the main chance" and is
 success anywhere. He was born in
 Boston and speaks the language flu
 ently. He may be appointed official
 court translator Of Bostonese in Yava-
 pai county. He cameNto Phoenix from California.
 A FINE SUMMERS TRlP-Mr. and
 Mrs. Lee Perkins, who returned home
 couple of days ago had one of the most enjoyable trips perhaps, of any
 of the Phoenix summer tourists. They
 went to California first, then to Ore
 gon ana other points in the sound coun-
 try From there they went east via the Canadian Pacific to St. Paul. Their
 next important stopping place was
 Chicago and they took a lake trip from
 there to Duluth, going from Duluth to
 St. Louis where they spent some time
 at the fair. They then went to Chi cago again and from there direct to
 Colorado where they spent few days
 at their former home. coming from
 there to Phoenix. Mrs. Perkins also
 made a side trip from St. Louis to
 Philadelphia to visit a sister.
 MADE THEM PRESENTS-Every
 member of the Spooner Dramatic com pany was last night presented with a present in behalf of the many warm friends which they have made during their company's twelve weeks engage ment here. With the exception of MT. Spooner, each member was given a handsome silver souvenir spoon. MT. Spconer was presented with an Elk'si watch charm set with four diamonds
 and two elks teeth. This pleasant idea originated with Robert Sherman and J. Herman Agaard. There was neat presentation speech by Capt. J. w. Crenshaw. Evidently the act was
 an immense hi:, for there was a storm of applause. Tomorrow night ends the company's enga agement here. A Law yer's Wedding" will be the last bill. THE GUTTER PETITIONS-The city marshal spent a part of yesterday in circulating petitions for the build ing of cement gutters, mentioned in previous issues. There seems to be some hesitancy about signing up, on the part of property owners, some of them contending that they can hardly afford the expense. This is to be re- gretted and it is hoped that property | owners generally will sign for the en- terprise is a very important one. There is nothing that will add more to the appearance of the city, but even that is a secondary consideration. The good health of the community demands these gutters for sanitary purposes, or
 at least some of them, and they will
 surely add as much to the value of the property as their expense will amount to. The council of course can proceed ! to construct the gutters where they are
 deemed necessary and assess the cost to the property, but it is preferable to
 have the cooperation of the property owners.
 THE REPORT cOURTEOUS-A Phoenix gentleman who speaks with authority, having secured it at fiji st
 hands, tells very pleasing little sto.y of Admiral Cotton of the American
 navy and Emperor William of Ger
 many. It is a joke on the emperor and demonstrates that Admiral Cotton is
 rather quick under the hat. The in- cident occurred during the visit of an American squadron, under Admiral Cotton to the German port at Kiei. The emperor who is something of an ad-
 miral himself, called upon Admiral Cotton on his flag ship. He was Of 1 course shown into the best room .ho boat could boast of, which was the
 admirars quarters. One of the first
 things the emperor observed on enter | ing was d handsome rocking chair. Being resourceful and witty the em- peror thought he would twit the a1- miral on the American conception of naval paraphernalia, intimating that
 the western idea was that a navy was | for show rather than for real work as | indicated by the less gaudily furnished 1 German boats. Therefore the emperor addressing himself tu Admiral Cotton
 and pointing to the rocking chair, said:
 And pray what use have you for such
 a toy as that, here" Admiral Cotton
 bowed in acknowledgment ana reply 1 ing said: For convenience of such as ! you, your majesty"