Arizona republican., 1904-09-17

he is going to Santa Monica again next year if he has the price. He left N. c. Webster in Los Angeles on Thursday lined up before a free lunch counter trying to get his moneys worth. He says MT. Webster is not married yet but he Is still willing to be.
 BUCKEYE MASS MEETINo-A gentleman who came up from Buckeye yesterday says a mass meeting of wat CT users under the Buckeye canal was held the day before to consider what steps could be taken to improve their water supply. They say a big sandbar formed in front of the headgate dur ing the recent high water and the ca nal company instead of proceeding at once to remove the bar is trying to repair the dam and wait for the river current to wash the bar away, while the farmers are suffering for water or soon will be. The result of the meet ing was the appointment of Pete Ben son, T. N. Clanton and Bob Blot as committee to wait upon Judge Kibbey and learn If possible whether there Is any legal way in which they may pro- ceed to clean the headgates themselves.
 CAVE CREEK OPERATOR-Georg Pope. who has spent several winters in Phoenix, has returned and will resume his mining operations. He has some promising claims in the vicinity of the Union mine in the Cave Creek district which he proposes to develop. MT. Pope, who Is a brother of a Chicago manufacturer. and is in a position to know something of the sentiment else where, says he expects a large influx of eastern visitors to Arizona this wln- ter and he thinks conditions were nev- CT better for the encourag cement Of those who have capital. The thorough wetting that the country has received, the presence of water in many places where it has not been seen before in years. and the abundance of grass and feed in the mountains, insures the pros pector the best possible conditions for
 his work and at the same time i'm presses the possible investor as he would not have been impressed during recent years. All along the railroads the hills and valleys are green and in viting.
 STEER TYING REcoRDs-Follow- ing are the records made yesterday in the steer tying contest: Oscar Rob- erts, 30; Geo. Felton, 35 1-2; John Roberts, 37; John Woolf, 37 1-2; Frank Burris, 37 1-2; Frank Flores. fl: Ed Davis, 57; Wayne Davis, 5S; Logan Morris. 59 1-2; George Haggart, 1.12 3-4; Walter Harrington, LIS 1-2; Winnie Rosenburg, L21; Lon Lancas- ter. 1:25; Ed Cartwright, 2.5O 1-2; Joe Bassett, no time. Miss Kittie White, the young woman who contracted to be present and participate in the steer tying, did not appear though no noti- hcation to the contrary was received. There will be a novelty in today's pro- gramme in the giving of a religious dance by company of Yaqui Indians, for the .Yaquis like everybody else have a religion such as it is and like some other people, most of it is in their feet. There will also be a calf tying contest by boys under fifteen and of course the usual steer tying and bronc course the usual steer tying and bron- co riding.
 A SUDDEN DEATH-News was re- ceived here last evening that George Hostetter had died suddenly on the $. x. P. & F. train, yesterday afternoon. somewhere between Ash Fork and Prescott. No details of the incident were given and it was expected the body would arrive here this morning. The dead man was about twenty four years old, was a young man of good character and steady habits and highly respected. He came here about four years ago for his health being sub ! Ject to hemorrhages, though since liv- ing here he had greatly improved, and 1t is presumed that it was a return of
 this affection that caused his death Before his illness he was employed for a long time as a train news agent
 Harry Ketcham, a step son of the late i $. H. Turner, whose death was an-
 nounced yesterday, is the reuglar news
 agent who under ordinary circum-
 stances would have had the run on
 yesterdays train but owing to the
 death of MT. Turner he got Mir Hos | letter to take the run and so far as
 known here he was in good health and 1 spirits yesterday morning. The mo-
 ther and other relatives of Mir Hos | letter resides in the state of Washing
 ton.
 | TO HELP THE BANDA citizen
 has made very timely suggestion that
 the members of the Pioneer band
 might find it wise to act upon The
 hand Is always in need of money for | the reason that there are few occasions ] Tor 1t to turn out when it is really an
 attractive financial proposition, and
 there is constant expenditure in keep
 ing up the organization. The Sunday
 concerts are paid for. or partially paid
 for at least by the private subscrip-
 tions of business men. An added ex-
 pense at this time is the fact that the | band boys are soon to buy themselves new uniforms. For these reasons the
 suggestion below is a particularly good one. It is that the the band cause to