Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-01-12
A STOLEN CHILD
An Incident Which Enlivened the
Town OF Douglas Last Week.

douglas, Arizona, Jan. 1O.-(Speclal
Correspondence to the Republican,
Little blue-eyed, four-year-old Mel
lie Grey is missing. She left
the home of her grandparents Friday
afternoon, saying that she was just
going to play with the children of
a neighbor, next door. That was the
last seen of her. The mother, Mrs.
Jack Grey, and the grandparents, fear
that the child is lost or stolen and held
for ransom. Jack Gray and Mrs. Gray,
however, have recently separated, Mrs.
Gray keeping the three children, and
there is no doubt in the minds of the
officers that the father is the one who
stole the child, as he is also missing.
Mr.. Gray wanted the children, il is
said, but had stated that ne was per-
fectly willing to wait for the decision
of the court in the matter.
The office of Wells, Fargo & Co. Ex-
press will soon be moved up town, the
present quarters in the dspot being too
small in which to carry on their large
and rapidly increasing business. Their
new quarters will be in the Douglas
Pirtle stone building, on the corner of
Eleventh street and G. avenue. The
question of establishing a branch tele-
graph office up town, is also being agi-
tated.
S. F. Mcguire and wife have recently
returned from Tucson. whittier they
went on a pleasure trip. Mr.. Me-
gure is the secretary of the Interna-
tional Land and Improvement COM
pany, of this city.
Walter Douglas and w. H. Brophy
of Bisbee, were in Douglas on business
during the past week.
The Douglas Fire Department, I'M
der the direction of Chief w G.. Nc
Donald, is planning a grand ball for
the 18th of February next. The chief
says that it will be the SWEETEST ball
ever given in this city.
The Douglas Cigar Factory is in its
new and larger quarters. The capt.
tai stock has been increased, and the
company Incorporated. The business
this company is doing warrants an
increase of force. Accordingly, fifteen
men are to be employed soon.
At the annual meeting, of the Atlas
Mining company. the following officers
were elected to serve during the COM
ing year: President r. o. Johnson;
vice-president, John Shambaugh, of
Iowa; secretary, D. T. Dunlap; treas
urer. n. w. Chase.
Hardicker, who formerly held posi-
tions of Importance with the f. P &
S. w. in this city and in FL Paso, has
opened cigar store in company with
A. NJ. Corona, on G.. avenue, near the
Ord hotel. George has hosts of friends
here who wish him success in this de-
parture.
DR.. H. A. Schell and Mrs. Schel, of
Tucson, are spending a few days at
the Ord hotel.
The young ladies of the Fortnight
1y club promise to give a shine in
the near future. Just what a shine is
can not be definitely stated by those
outside of the club but, judging from
the success of the New Years ball
which these young ladies gave, the
shine will be we'll worth attending.
These young ladies have put them
selves on record as showing the boys
how to get up and manage a swell
dance, they having received many
compliments on their maiden attempt
in that line. The club is composed of
the following young ladies': The
Misses Connell, Worthington, Munson,
Moore, O'Brien, PenhCel Rupert, Fer
guson, Edith Hess and Jennie Hess.
Joseph Schwartz, a well-known
pAuiiibtA uOliiS DuSlHGSS III lHIS CITY
and in Bisbee, says he is going to sue
the city council of Bisbee for breach of
contract in connection with plumbing
work done in the Bisbee city Jail.
Schwartz says that he has written
contract, signed by the proper au-
thorities belonging to the council. he
to receive the sum of s12S.75 for the
work. That he faithfully performed
his part of the contract, and that, af-
ter making him wait nearly a year
without paying him, they now have
offered to settle with him for $40.
This amount, in full payment he says
he Will not accept, preferring suit.
Sid Mullen, accompanied by Survey
or Nichols of the Cananea, Yaqui River
& Pacific R. r.. have returned from a
trip down the Yaqui river. They claim
to be the first whites to have ever sail
ed in a boat all the way from the
source to the mouth of that river and
have an interesting story to tell in re-
gard to their Journey, and about the
Yaqui Indians. These Indians are not
hostile, they say, and all of the stories
about their massacres and their can.
nibaism, are pure fakes. The Yaquis
are peaceable when not molested.
Judge Johnson has already begun nj!
raid on Sixth street, the Tenderloin OF
Douglas. Within the last few days h,
has caused to be arrested and fineC
twenty-three of the "soiled doves o.
that vicinity, filming them each S5.S5
He promises to arrest all of the wors
characters among the women, and the
men Migrants who make their home!
in the houses of ill-fame. If the SAINT
ones are arrested again. their fines viii
be made larger each successive time
that they are arrested, in an effort tC