Arizona republican., 1904-03-09


 day morning with a pair of mules. a pot of beans and delerious war whoop. It was purely a sightseeing trip and they found the goods. So exhilarating was the air that they thought nothing of scaling a perpen- dicular cliff a mile or so high before breakfast. They report very little snow in the White Tanks this year and this Is sad news for the valley farmer. But we will have to do as they do in Egypt.
 Mark Forrey returned last week from California, after an absence of nearly a year. The lad we knew has grown He comes back rugged and tall as a young shag-bark hickory.
 Geo. Startzer and Guy Vassar re- turned Tuesday from their prospect ing trip in the Harqua Hala country. They report water very scarce in that district and they returned earlier than expected on that account. Most of the time they hauled their supply 2S miles from Winters wells. George brought back some samples from a new copper prospect that looks good to the man who thinks he knows. The result of an assay figured up about $25 in gold and silver and $l00 copper al market rates. He expects to return shortly and put | In some development work.
 MT. and Mrs. Andy Cooper arrived on Friday from Hannibal. Mo, and are stopping at the Park hotel. MT | Cooper is a freind of Mine Host Bal lard, they having been neighbors in the good days when old Pike held all that was dearest on earth for both. | MT. and Mrs. Cooper are in search of a healthier climate and will probably settle somewhere in the valley.
 Sometimes you find a man who will not hesitate to cheat the intention of his employer. though ever so scrupu- ldus in his observance of the sabbath. And this makes the judicious grieve.
 Mrs. A. T. Enloe will arrive soon from Bryson City, North Carolina. | Thad is preparing a home for her in the Erickson house on East Washing- ton street. And there is joy among the saplings by the Catawba.
 C. B. Owen is again about after a long and trying sickness.
 The invincible sugar beeters' ran up against the genuine article Saturday. when they crossed bats with the sphere twisters from Buckeye-way on the Park diamond. The latter showed what real men. who abhor clear. water and cut their locks with an auger, can do with a half-baked aggregation of infants ballooned with a few scaIns | cleaved by imported talent. But it was a game of interest to a good sized crowd. But still the mystery deepens how youth can kick so shsDely a bale of hay and still emit so many | rank decisions. block of Hassavamn gold dredgings stock will be given to the person making the nearest guess. There was a. runa way Wedr' ssdav i0 which a church, a borrowed rig and a lacksmith fieured. Our sympathy is extended to all the parties interested.
 A number of people will probably attend the TontO dam meeting in Phoenix tomorrow at 2:30 D. m. Nc such news has come to this town of many hopes since Frank Murphy wired that the railroad would build from Prescott to Phoenix.
 Peter Nichol. the sffable and effici- ent foreman of the Beardsley section came down Friday to order some SUD- plies. Shorty say the wise ones, had the best kept section on the road.
 General Nelson A. Miles is traveline incognito looking up the Hearst move ment. He is expected in Glendale any day, and the keepers of the Clearv Whocpa Tomfarishiensis are seized with hourly spasms of fear. This is no grapevine business because a paper came to the postoffice early in the week addressed to General Nelson A Miles. Glendale, Arizona" from Mem nhis, Tenn. Now. no Tennessee pub fisher would make a break like-untC that without good cause. It is rumor- ed that the great prata gomist of Apa che days will organize clubs ot Ancient and Honorable Scalp Hunters to combat the Hearst and Rough Rider movements. Trey will seek to qualify because he helped. in the dim and mis- ty past, run the boundary lire between the counties of Mariccpa 'nd Yavapa and has ouaffed of Col. Wilson's can. teen. Mooshwa will probably try tC break in because he once carried a 2. in the Injun country.
 L. J. GCoding has resumed his port folio at the little red station after 2 short lay-off.
 Saturday, March 5th, in the calendar of local Rebekahs will have a garni- that day Olive Lodge No. II, Daugh.
 
 banquet in honor Of Mrs. Tillie Wag- oner, president of the Rebekah assem- bly, who is also a member of Olive lodge Visitors were present iron Phoenix and Tempe, and among then we noticed Geo. A. MintZ, grand sec retary of the grand lodge of Arizona Mrs. Kettle Scott, secretary of the Re bekah assembly; Misses Smith. Norris Calderwood, MT. and Mrs. F.. C. Wash ington, of Tempe, and Messrs. Smith line, Richard and Stevens. A shor business session of the lodge was helC and then the Rebekahs and theil friends repaired to the banquet room which was simply and tastefully deco rated with palms and where tables with covers for sixty groaned with tht weight of good things. Over the nuts and candy there were speeches anC toasts, V. E. Messinger acting a: master of ceremonies. Mrs. Wagonei was first called upon and voiced hel thanks for the honor conferred. Broth. CT Mintz after much urging made amends for his lack of appreciation O. the good things to eat by a torrent of wit and a seraglio of good advice