Arizona republican., 1904-08-01
FUNERAL OF JAMES JOHNSON.

The funeral of James Johnson ot Brooklyn. a linotype operator who died last Friday night at the Belmont lodg- ing house. took place yesterday after noon under the direction of the Phoe- nix Typogra phical Union. It was at tended by most of the members of the union and others by whom MT. John son was held in high regard. The ser vice were conducted by Rev. Mir. Gib- hon.
 LIFE IS TOO Sl1ORT.-ElIs McFan returned yesterday morning from the worlds fair. He was there a good while, for it was his idea when he went to see all of it. He found out finally that the fair management was continually running in something new on him and it became apparent that
 they had entered into a conspiracy to l keep him there for the rest of his nat uraI life. He is a boy and a very en- ergeuic one: he has other ambitions
 than to attend q perpetual show and | therefore he resolved to cOme away.
 WATER TO BURN.-There is more
 water in the river and canals than 1 can be handled to good advantage. The | expected floods from Cave creek and 1 Paradise valley struck the Arizona canal with the force of an ocean wave
 yesterday forenoon, near the Black canyon road. At that point the canal was washed out and reports of dam-
 age were received from below, but the l extent of it could not be learend last night. This comes at a time when the farmers below the Washout will not
 suffer for all that country is now prac- | ticaIly under water. Everywhere else canals are running full. Yesterday morning two feet Of water was going
 over the dam, but nothing could be
 heard from the head later in the
 day. It is thought that the flood has
 not been diminished, for it has been
 raining north and east of the valley
 ever since then.
 UPPER CHA WATER LITI~1- TION.-The water users of the Upper
 Gila valley are going to have their rights determined. It has not been
 very long since there was water
 enough for everybody in that region
 but the number of users increased as
 the supply diminished. Last year a
 suit was begun by two of the canals
 against other users above them. Last April demurrers to the complaint were sustained and the plaintiffs were al- lowed to amend. The new complaint
 has just been filed and it is of char
 acter to settle the rights of all. It i'
 like a complaint which it is said will
 shortly be filed in the court of this county, making everybody in any way
 connected with the water systems or
 both sides Of the rfver parties to the
 suit. The Upper Gila suit brings in al
 the companies and users of water al the way from the box canyon abov,
 Solomonville to the San Carlos reser-
 walton.
 A GOOD STARTING PLACE.
 There is a certain summer widower il this town who since the hot weather } began has had constantly in mind that historic statement made by the
 governor of North Carolina to the gov ernor of South Carolina. He has over look no single instance to conduct himself in accordance with the doc. Urine promulgated inferentialIy in tha sublime phraseology. It was his cus- tom to be both frequent and regular at a certain refreshment booth wher, cooling drinks might be obtained an( about every half hour he could be de. pended upon 10 appear. After the raiI he could not cut across the streets anC it too him great deal longer to wall around block or so by the sidewalk He was not afraid Of the rain, for n, I is so slender ne can walk between thu drops of the most precipitate down. pour without getting wet, but his fee J are entirely too large to go betwee1 I the mud. Since he has had to talk, the long route it requires most of nj. time to go and come and if he il \ stopped by anyone he gets confused