Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-01-13

treasurer: A. J. Edwards attorney.
The report of the officers for the last
year showed the association to be in
Il most fiourishing condition and with
constantly increasing volume OF
business.
ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER.-The
Engineering News of New York which
reached here yesterday says that F. II.
Newell, chief engineer of the reclama-
ton service has been ordered to at
/ tend the convention of cattlemen and
wool growers now in session at Port
land. Oregon and that during his alb
sence here Arthur p. Davis will be act
! ing chief engineer. 1t also says the
conference of the engineers of the re-
clamatiOn service that has been pre-
viously referred 20 viii be held in
| Washington from January 25th to 30th.
/ Nj Davis therefore cannot be eX-
pected to return to Pr oeniX till some
time in February.
DEATH OF PADDY LAMB.-Paddy
Lamb, who has been a resident of this
valley for seventeen years and who
previous To that time conducted = cor
raj ana livery stable at old Marc opa
station IL the stage days, died MJnia.'
! night 1t the insane asylum. H vas
committed 10 the asylum about i've
( years ago. G H. \. Luhrs being dp-
pointed the guardian Of his affairs.
The funeral will be held this morning
at 10 o'clock at the parlocs of Geo. +.
| Merryman. Mr.. Lamb a few years ago
was one of the most generally knoWn
citizens of the town. Stree he WAS
Ilaced in the asylum nothing F2s o.
CURED to attract the astentior Of the
public to him and many of his former
! friends. no doubt have imagined Th1t
he was dead. He had no relatives or
at least none in this part of the coun-
/ try.
TREE RlMMiNG.-Henry Bloom
horst ex-officio street commissioner
finds himself also eX-ofIicio municipal
tree trimmer. That fact did not alarm
him till after he began to discharge
his tree trimming duties when he dis
covered that there We're about ten
times as many trees in this town as
he had ever noted before. He has been
chopping of their branches with great
enthusiasm but has not yet completed
operations in one ward and has
awakened to the fact that there is moro
work in this world than he can 90
alone. lie has his eye open therefore
for a number of competent assistants
VINO viii be needed if the pruning is
to be completed before the flowers
bloom in the spring tsa la. There are
plenty of wood choppers in town but
he wants men who know how 20 trim
/ trees properly.
MEETING OF GOVERNORs.-The
board of governors of the Water
Users association held a meeting yes
| terGay afternoon in the association
rooms. The matters attended to were
mainly routine and the discussion Of
subjects that are to come up later for
definite action, but respecting which
there IS nothing to do at the present
time but study and speculate. Judge
/ kibbey was president in an advisory
capacity. 1t was decided sometime ago
to have him to go to Washington to
confer with President Fowler. the
! officers of the reclamation service ann
the secretary of the interior. respect
ing some of these things that are ger
in Il formative state. 1t is mderst0oi
that Judge Kibbey expects to leave
on this mission next Saturday Presi-
dent Fowler of course. can supply
| material data and answer most ques-
q lions respecting conditions, that might
be propounded by the officials but
Judge Kibbey's advice is desirable on
the legal phases of the various matters
| that may need attention. Every mem
/ Der of the board of governors was
| present except s. +. Webb, and Mr.
! Fowler VINO is in Washington, ana
the meeting was very interesting and
! enthusiastic one.