Arizona republican., 1904-06-24

lican office last evening behind his roan pacer "Whirlwind'. record 146 going toward the barn, and d~stopped long en- Ough to tell the latest about Frank Cavallieri's equine skyscraper. He got out of the corral a day or two ago and went at once to the farm north 0c the city where he was raised but which is now devoted to the purpose of all ostrich orchard" He jumped the fence and is now hiding out in the center of an ostrich flock where no one can get to him. The owner is some thing of an evolutionist and is leaving him there to note the effect of environ ment. He thinks that eventually he will grow coat of ostrich feathers.
 COMMISSIONERS MET-The com missioners recently appointed for the Maricopa. Salt River Valley and Grand canal divisions, held a preliminary meeting yesterday in the offices of the Water Users association. The meet
 ing was merely for conference and Judge Kibbey was present to give them
 DEATH OF E. TOMKINSON-Eph riam Tomkinson died about noon yes terday at his residence on east JaSk- son street between First and Second streets. MT. Tomkinson was one of the early settlers in this valley com
 ing here from Utah in 1882 He has at various times been engaged in ranching, freighting and the usual oc- equations of those who came here in the early days. He was 5S yearsold and is survived by his wife and brother who live in Mexico and by four sons and six daughters, one of h,s daughters who live here, being Mrs. John Slankard. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 93O o'clock at the undertaking parlors of Easterlirg & Whitney. The service will be con- ducted by Rev. Hedgpeth.
 A BORROWED PERMIT-An Indian by the name of Juan was arrested yes :erday by Officer Moore for coming t. town without a permit. The officer found him on the street and when he asked him for his permit the Indian showed him enc which the officer re- cognized as having been in possession of another Indian the day before. Juan was taken to jail. He could have had q permit for the asking but he was obstinate and wanted to circumvent the white regulation. Juan had pre- vicus reputation for srying to set aside  rules of the reservation. There is no sma!! DON or any of the Pima or Mar icopa reservations and the authorities have taken such precautions that they do not think it will be possible for the disease to be introduced. According to the latest news from Gila Bend there has beer no increase of the disease on the P1Dago reservation near that place and there is no small pox at Giia Bend 4s was lately reported.
 such counsel as he could at this time.
 THE WATER ANALYSIS-Engin Baker of the reclamation service who is engaged in making analyses of the water found in the wells of the valley, in the irrigating ditches and on the irrigated fields, began his sample talk ing and testing at the head of the val ley above Lehl and has completed his work as far west as the crosscut canal on the north side and the NJ. & P. rail- road on the south side. He began about the first of June and expects 10 have finished the work as far west as Peoria by the first of August, or pos sibly before that time. His tests are to show the quality of alkali in the