Arizona republican., 1905-06-19
AN ARIZONA LUMBER PLUME

 A number of prominent citizens met
 at Thatcher on Saturday, June 10, to form a corporation. They propose to build a. Hume from the top of Mount Graham at the head of Ash Creek, to the foot of the mountain at the Clutt ranch, for the purpose of fluming lum- Der down. The water conducted by means of the Hume will be used for power and irrigation. The enterprise involves an expenditure of about $15,- GOO, and will be of material benefit to the valley.
 SHEEP IMPROVEMENTS-Reports from the Kansas City stock market for each weak before last shows again that this territory is the chief con tributor of sheep to that stock center. Of the 1908 sheep received from all parts of the southwest Arizona fur nished 6.063. H. Porter of Mesa sent 661; James Scott of Mesa, 3.453. and Woodward & Collins of Peoria. 1,949. The Arizona sheep also brought the highest prices. the top price being S535 for a lot belonging to Scott.
 THIRD DEGREE WORK-There will be work in the third degree at the Masonic lodge tonight.
 HE ARKED-Accordihg to telegraphic intelligence from IsufalC W. Y, last night Dr. George W. VicI1- CTS was elected from the train at that station in accordance with vOluminous instructions given by his Phoenix ac- quaintances on his departure last Tuesday night. He went to Buffalo as the representative of Fl Zaribah tenn pie to the Imperial Council of the An cient Arabic Order Nobles of the EIys- tic Shrine for North America. The council will convene at Niagara Falls on Tuesday and will be in session two days.
 A BARBECUE-Carl C. Hedger has managed to get himself under so many social obligations in town that he de cided to clean the slate and square things up by giving a barbecue yes terday to a job lot of his stag friends. He killed a fatted calf on Saturday and announced that any of his prodi- gal son acquaintances who recognized themselves as such would be welcOm- ed yesterday at the Hedger ranch twelve miles west of town. He prom ised each a fair helping to the bar becued calf though he did not agree to fall on anybOdy's neck and weep. 'Steen of the boys responded, among them being Jack BlinkcOrn, tire Scouts. Dr. Miller and others whose names were not learned. Phil Wharton, Paul Kruger, Pap Carey and Dave Cunning ham recognized themselves as prodi- gals but thought nobody else did so they employed the subterfuge of or ganizing a hunting party that left here just about the time the miIkman arrived yesterday morning. Though no word came in from the Hedger ranch, there is no doubt that the hunters finally reported there and that all had a good time. It is presumed also that each of the hunters killed 200 white wings.
 UPPER CHA GETTING RIGHT-I The people of the upper Gila valley. including Thatcher. SafforI, Solomon vile and other Graham county towns. l have very wisely decided that the time is ripe for the organization there of a Loard O de. presumably on lines similar to the Phoenix and Maricopa | county board. A meeting is to be held | for this purpose in Thatcher tomor- i row, Tuesday. Those who have been | themselves in the move | ment report that it is meeting with | general appreciation, all of which en- ! titles the people of that valley to | congratulatiOn. A good organization 1 of this sort with politics entirely eIim- mated cannot fail to benefit any com munity however small and the upper ! Gila valley is no longer a small com | munity. And the influence of such an !