Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-01-25
a sharn ndvance is looked for soon.

a sharp advance is looked for soon.
Anropos the cold weather.: At school
the other day a roguish eyed iassie
temporarily resident with her parents
here was asked how she would like To
live here. And she replied: "Oh. how |
would like to go back to dear OLD Bay
hCity but it's six feet below zero there
now,'
Mrs. II. w. Wagner. president of the
Rebekah assembly, IS away on = tour
OF the lodges Of the order in the eastern
I part CT the territory. She will probably
institute several new lodges on this
trip.
At the next meeting of the Arizona
Canal Protective Association the mat
ter of acquiring the canal will be pre-
scented for consideration. Secretary
Parker of the Water Users assoc aticn
has urged that prompt action be taken,
and if seems fitting that the association
take the initiative in the matter.
Ray Stauffer came up from Buckeye
Saturday to take Fart in the ball game
at Phoenix today. He expects to take
up his residence in Glendale again
shortly. the irrigation company with
which he has been identified having
gone out of business.
| Opinion in regard to joint statehood
with New Mexico seems to be unani-
mously "forninst." However, 1t might
be we'll 10 consider the other side some
what. II we assume that the benefits
| of statehood are as represented, and If
we also assume, as we may safely do.
that single statehood is so remote a
contingency as to be hardly worth con-
cid a. III
| discount the disadvantages that may
be and take what we can get. 1t might
| be worth while to inquire just what
these Disadvantages are anyway as
/ they affect the interests of owners OF
lands and mines and taxpayers gener-
i ally--leave politicians out of the count
n. T. Franklin is absent on a month
/ trio to various sections of California
| looking for o. permanent location.
cit is so rotten it's good" This voice
from the bleachers got at the kernel ms
. to the game at the park today between
the home team and team Of picked
payers from Phoenix. TIE home BOYS
played out of luck all around. but II
was rather ar interesting game all the
same They say after mule gets 10
be over twenty years old his age doesn't
count. and so with the score.
! g. E. Gillett and family arrived on
| Saturday from Camp Verde overland
Mr.. Gilbert has been a resident of the
! Upper Verde for the last six years, and
owns a ranch there. He expects to
spend about year in the valley.
J Last Sunday the sad intelligence
came that Mrs. Ira Predmore had
passed away at the home of her daugh-
ter in Sadro Woolley, Wash Mrs. F. e
Warner her daughter, at once started
for Upland. Calf. to receive the re-
mains and arrange for their interment
beside Mr.. Predmore. who died about a
year ago. Mrs. Predmore was beloved
{ by all who knew her, and the sympathy
of all go out to her family.
From two To three cars of hay have
been loaded every day the past week
some of it goirg to the California mar
ket. The price has reached the point
predicted by the most sanguine-$10-
end is very likely to reach SIP before
long as the surplus is rapidly melting.
! The youngsters at school the other
day were asked to define a liquid
Something that will rum" one volun-
teered, whereupon Johnny on the Spot
snake. II can run
He who sports must paw for the yer.
million. SO the young man from Tempe
found. Nevertheless we can't forb aa9
remarkihg that it was a game thai
couldn't be worked on a grown up.