Arizona republican., 1904-03-17

 several years agent for the Texas & Pacific railroad, at Midland, Tex, af- forwards holding the position of as- sistant general manager of that road in Fl Paso. After leaving Fl Paso, he held responsible positions on the Sierra Madre road, in Mexico, until he came to Arizona. MT. Stephens was known as very competent, efficient and ex perienced man, and was extremely popular wherever he was known. He had been i'll with pneumonia only few. days.
 Another water tank has just been completed by the Douglas Improve ment company. It will hold 3O0.00O gallons. Located on an elevation con siderably higher than any part of the city, it is thought that there will be now sufficient pressure to furnish wa ter for any part of the city, Tn few days when there has been time for the tank to fill with water. As it has been a difficult proposition to furnish water to residents of Fifteenth, Six teenth and Seventeenth streets, owing to the fact that one of the pumps is very much lower than these streets, Git is on Eleventh street,) and the two tanks in use heretofore did not hold a sufficient amount of water, 1t would seem that there should not now be any more trouble of this kind. Fur-ncr- more, there will now be a much Let ter protection in case of fire.
 Charles A. Brown. the popular train- master of the Fl Paso & Southeastern railroad at this point. returned yester- day with his bride, nee Irene Rupert, from a weeks honeymoon spent in Los Angeles.
 James S. Douglas, manager of the Nacozari railroad. is in Agua Prieta, where he took charge of the affairs of the road at that point upon the death of E. s. Stephens. It has been an- nounced that Wm. Solomon, formerly agent of the Nacozari road at Cos, Sonora, has been appointed :he new agent of the road at Agua P.ieta
 The first three days of the Douglas Stock Exchange were very successful ones. Each day several thousand shares of stock were sold, there being several bidders. So far the sales of shares has been mostly limited to To- cal mining stocks. such as the Provi- dencia and the Santa Rosa. Bisbee stock brokers are beginning to be in terested. several of them being repre-
 
 mining stocks and those of other cities are already being represented on change.
 The chamber of commerce is also at work in the same room with the stock exchange. in the Bank of Douglas building. The shelves are in 1lace and already about a dozen mining com panies have placed on the shelves C a 1oT11ea Of ,os, here these samples may De sen ty strangers or any others interested. from a. m. to 4:30 D. m., turing the hours in which the room is open to the public.
 Messrs. Newell, Richie and Fed and Charles Nichols entertained the mem bers of the Thirteen club and the ir friends Friday evening, in Hotel Queen, the occasion being a dance. ! Those present were the Misses Grey. Johnson, O'Brien, Moore, Short, Valck. Ferguson, Cornell, Sendry, Hess. Scho- field and Mrs. Gibbs. The gentlemen: Messrs. Fred and Charles rJichcls. Richey, Newell. Scott Thornton, lien drix, Gibbs Thomas, Newell, Johnson. Stcckel and Peterson.
 Miss Marie O'Brien entertained a
 
 home in the Bellevue, one evening ;ast week. On Thursday evening Miss | Valck entertained her fellow members of the Fortnightly club at whist. Mrs. J. T. Brink is to re; cat the vaudeville, which was such (. snccess last month, this vaudeville being 1art- l ly for the benefit of the Fourth of July committee. The new vaudeville | will occur ou 18th of nr next Tuesday evening the ladies Of the Presbyterian church will give a male Shirt Waist club entertainment in Library hall. Ice Cream, cake and other refreshments will be served. This novel entertainment will be given fol the benefit of that church for tkeil building fund.
 Two furnaces of the Copper Queer Reduction works will blow in Tues Hay morning March 18th. Everything is ir readiness and the machinery has beer I tested. Plenty of ere is on hand foi the rCns. Walter Douglas, of Bisbee was a visitor at the reduction work. yesterday inspecting the works ant seeing that all was in readiness fol the opening of the shelter The L4opl, of the city will welcome this day. Fol about two weeks the works have beer fired uL and the sound of 1he smelttl whistle has become familiar to The reo pie of Douglas and is very welco ne.
 The street sprinkler has arrive ed enc is doing good work laying he 6ust CI the principal streets of the ity. Tn arrival is a very welcome one D tft people of this city.