Arizona republican., 1904-08-10

CAPITOL MATTERS-The resigna- tion of Dr. F. M. Metzger of Prescott a member of the territorial board Of dental examiners was received at the office of the governor yesterday. A notarial commission was issued to F.. w. Lewis of Phoenix.
 WEDDING OF SHELBY Nj. cUl. LOM-Mr. and Mrs John Frankln Newby of Ventura, Cal, announce th.. marriage of their daughter, Miss Nelle Newly to Mr. Shelby M. Cullom oa the evening of August S1 at half past five o'clock at their residence No. 35s Maine street, Ventura.
 JUDGE RENTS CONDlTlON-A letter was received yesterday from E. F. Dunlevy who accompanied Judge Kent to Los Angeles saying that there had been a great improvement in the condition of the judge within the last ten days. He has been able to take daily walks down town, a thing he was far from being able to do for some time after his arrival on the coast. MT. Dunlevy said that the judge would soon go to Santa Barbara where he would probably spend the rest of his vacation.
 A SHORT VAcATIoN-Georg D. Burtis left on last nights M. & P. train for Chicago where he will mee1 Mrs. Burtis, who has been visiting re- latives in New Jersey since early in June. From Chicago they will go 10 the worlds fair, then home. MT. Bur tis has worked hard for the last year or more in building up a retail ice cream and confectionery business that | is now prosperous and of which he is pardonably proud. He cannot leave nome for long but is determined to get glimpse of the fair and shake hands with his old friends in Chicago where he formerly lived for many years.
 CONTRACT LET TODAY-There was a meeting of the territorial board of control yesterday at which it was | expected that the contract for the con- ! struction of additional buildings at the insane asylum would be awarded Bids l for this work had been advertised for the second time and a week ago those received in response to the second ad- verhsement were opened In going over the bids yesterday the board found that taking them altogether they were somewhat complex. It was de- cided then to let the matter of award | ing the contract go over until thi! morning and invite those of the bidder! who desired to come before the board.
 LEGISLATIVE STATIONERY- There is in the private office of Cap | tain Stark in charge of the capito building a more or less gaily decorat ed box labeled Legislative stationery. An examination was made of 1t recent ly and 1t was found to be filled witl saw dust which the captain had gath
 cred up about the building It struc the man who made the discovery tha if the average member of the Arizon,
 legislature would make use of tha
 kind of stationery exclusively an
 draw his bills upon and afterward hay them engrossed upon it and passed Il that shape, the statutes of the terri
 tory would be more easily understoo
 than they are now.
 THE BOARD OF HUMILIATION The territorial board of equalization
 was unable to make great headwa
 yesterday. The time was put in goin
 over the reports of the supervisors O
 the various counties but whatever ac
 ton was taken was only tentative Tn
 report from Apache county has not ye
 been received. There is provision i
 the statutes for. fining a clerk of
 board of supervisors for not havin
 his report in at the time fixed by law
 The amount of the fine is S2OO.
 has never been imposed but the boar is thinking that now would be a goo
 time to make an example and at tn
 same time reimburse the territory fo
 the per diem drawn by the member
 of the board while waiting for the re |,l port.
 DEATH OF HERMANN GLEN THER-Hernam Guenther, who wa found in helpless condition on th Black Canyon road about two mile