Arizona republican., 1904-09-04
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REPORTED CLOUDBURST-It was reported last night that the vicinity of Scottsdale had been visited by a cloudburst or by an exceptionally heavy downpour of rain, during the faS end of the afternoon. Nothing had been heard of the matter by the Phoe- nix Fuel and Light company which has it's power house in that country and there was no trouble with the cCm- pany's lines in that direction.
 JOHN eODET HOME-John Bodet returned home yesterday morning from a six weeks outing on the coast, visiting nearly all the southern Cali fornia resorts and spending consider able time il. Los Angeles. He had very enjoyable time and returned home with his head full of ideas about how he is going to run the new Pal ace saloon which will be opened for business September 17th. The greater part of the summer has been spent in remodeling the place since the explos- ion last spring and though it is still closed up tight it is said to be very attractively arranged.
 QUIETLY ORGANlZlNG-There was a private meeting of the county central committee of the republican party at the offices of MilIay & Christy yesterday afternoon. Several members were present and plans for the ap- preaching county campaign were in formally discussed. At the conclus- ion of the meeting it was announced by Mir. Christy that there was noth- ing for publication. Indeed there is no friction or faction in local republican circles to suggest a news item. It IS quite enough that one should thor oughly digest with the right relish the many chapters of the beautiful shriev- atty romance in the democratic ranks.
 N. G. A. ENCAMPMENT-Orders were issued yesterday officially setting September : as the date of the en- campment of the Arizona National guard Companies A, E, c. and H of the First regiment and the First an1 Second cavalry troops are ordered to report to the eNcommanding officer of the regiment in Phoenix, Wednesday morn ing. September :. before o'clock. The militia will at that hour take a special train for the camp four miles above Prescott Company I of Flagstaff is ordered to report at the camp ground the same day. Two carloads of inn pedimenta will leave here this morning for the camp ground and on Monday morning Regimental Quartermaster George Alkire and a detail of ten men will leave here for the camp ground to look after equippage, etc.
 ITS ALWAYS THIS WAY-W. s. Pickrell returned yesterday morning from the east where he spent the greater part of the summer. His fam fly will remain there for another month. He said that on his way home many of the passengers on the Santa Fe la mented the necessity of the passage of the Arizona desert of which they had heard so much that was unfavOrable But when they came to the desert they found it covered with green and way ing grass and they also found the air more pleasant than any they had en- countered on their journey. They wanted to be assured that this was Arizona. Mr. Pickrell came forward with such assurance. He told them that there was no geographical division of the country that had been so great ly maligned; that the weather and conditions nearly always were like this.
 SAN FRANClSCANS ARE SMOO ! H M. J. Galpin returned home yesterday from a two weeks trip to San. Fran cisco and intermediate points. Mrs. Galpin left here with him but remained in San Francisco to visit further with sisteAwho resides there. MT. Galpin says he is convinced that the San Francisco people for all sorts of smoothness, can take the mcney." He never believed that anybody would be clever enough to pick his pocket in broad daylight, especially when he was aware that he was among the Philis-