Arizona republican., 1904-08-29
ANOTHER OPERA HoUsE-wn

ANOTHER OPERA HOUSE-Wil- Hams has a new theater. It was built by the Odd Fellows of that city and the Daughters of Rebekah are to have an elaborate opening next Friday night. A OUARTETTE OF PRISONERS Sheriff Tom Wills of Pinal county came to the city yesterday after four prisoners who had been brought here from Martcopa where they were ar rested charged with robbery.
 BENSON IS NGUlNE-Citizens of Benson are filled with hope at the prospect of the early blowing in of the big 200 ton smelter which is rapidly nearing completion. Both the sampler and blower are enroute to that city. Masonry work on the dust chamber progresses apace.
 WHERE THEY GET IT-Army worms are again abroad in the land and according to the News Herald the pests have formed a line of attack against Congress and Martinez. It s alleged that these worms take the color of whatever mine al properties predominate in the soils through which they burrow and the Congress people are congratulating themselves that their worms are a bright gold. DOUGLAS EATS CHEAP BREAD For the first time in the history of Douglas bread consumers of that s!ty are now able to buy five sent loaf War amongst the bakeries of the shelter city is responsible for the re-
 duction which really cuts the price Tn
 two. Whether the bakeries will con- tinue their diffo.erres and make tn five cent pound loas permanent is problematical.
 APAcHES IN THE SoUTR-It 's
 reported that a band of renegade | Apaches in Chihuahua are violating the jaw of distribution and exchange | by aDpropriating the cattle Of the Nor mon Colonists at Chichupa. They are | supposed to be in hiding in a depres- | sion known as The Hole" which .s about 100 miles from the Sonora line
 They have offered no offense to human life. but they are making free with cattle.
 GOES TO TONTO-S. K Baker. d | chemist in the reclamation service who
 has been at work in Arizona soils | for some months has finished his xo,G Tn the vicinity of Tempe and other | points in this valley and leaves to- | night for the Ton.o country to con | tinue his researches. He will invest:-
 gate the theory which some advance | 10 the effect that some of the streams contributary to the basin are so prer- | nant with saline qualities as to render them unfit for irrigation. There i. | particularly one stream to which oh | Jection on this score has been esDaciaI- ly suggested.
 | TUCSON A REPEATER-Mr. Good. | ell. manager of the Western Union Telegraph company at Tucson was a visitor in the city yesterday He re- ports that the sister city is quite an important repeating point for eastern | points and Los Angeles. Both the com mercial and railroad companies main tain several Quadruple and duplex re- peaters, whose successful operation re- quires about $500 cells of battery. The Southern Pacific company employs
 nine dispatchers and chief as we'll
 as several telegraphers. The Southern or Sunset route being less liable to interruption during the winter months. furnishes Chicago, Denver and other cities direct communication with Los Angeles when the northern circuits are srowbOunG.
 FARMER AlKIRE-FaTmer George
 Alkire has some of the most wonderful
 pumpkins that were ever grown by q horny handed tiller of the soil. They
 are called the Adaptable Alkire var
 iety and it is thought they will be q
 particularly fine sort for the farmers of the little mountain valleys where tillable land is in small tracts and there
 is but little room for the pumpkins ,u
 follow their natural inclination to ruE
 This new variety can jump up on the
 crags and hang on the corners of rock