Arizona republican., 1905-06-26
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COMING HOME ToDAY-Dr. stroud IS expected home this morning rom a short visit to Los Angeles.
 NETTING THE ORANGE GROVES Manager Cleary of the Arizona Water company said yesterday that there was SIX thousand inches of water in the Arizona and that there was five thou sand inches running as far down as the Crosscut. The orange groves are now getting a wetting and some water mas probably got clear through to the lower end of the ditch
 !. o. G. T. ENTERTAINING ENT-A novel guessing contest will be fea- ture of the Good Templars entertain ment this evening. Prizes will be SiV- en to those making the best guesses. Two experts will be at the door to measure those entering for a tax of one third of one cent for each inch will be levied. A cordia! welcome is extended to all and especially those who wear high heel&
 GRAND CANYON EXCURSION In reference to the Santa Fe eNcur- sion to the Grand Canyon of which mention was made yesterday morning there was a slight error in the time of the leaving of the train from Phoenix on the morning of July 2. Il was an nounced yesterday that the train would leave at . a. m. Santa Ee time instead of 7:30. It is also stated that train will be run from Mesa if the business justihes it. In that case the train will leave Mesa at a. m. santa Fe time
 ARIZONA SHEEP-The sheep own CTS of this territory did not quite mo- nopolize the mutton market at Kansas City last week as they had done the two preceding weeks. Among the sales reported last Monday was a To! Of 1,S04 belonging to Campbell x Francis of Holbrook. On the follow ing day H. F. Campbell of Holbrool sold 1889 head. On the remaining days of the week the market was chiefly supplied from New Mexico and Texas.
 TURNING OUT WoRK-The office of the surveyor general on Saturday completed six mineral surveys. but that is not much more than is being done every day now The office was never 90 busy as at the present time and the rush will continue until along in October. The office force will short " be increased by a couple more draftsmen from Washington. It is tbe idea of Surveyor General Ingalls, 70
 
 possible moment in order that appH- cants for patents may avoid the ex- pense of the next assessment period .
 GOT THE OPOSSUM-Some one. presumably the owner. dropped around to The Republican office early yesterday morning and got the stray opossum advertised in the morning fs- sue. He had evidently been waiting for the paper to come off the press so ! he could locate his property, If any body should find anything else lying around that don't belong to him, as for instance a purple COW. a mouse color | ed jackass. a priority water right or an office with a good salary attached. just bring it around and The RepubIi- can will find the owner.
 ARIZCEIANS ON THE COAST The following residents of tHe terri tory were recently registered at tEa Los Angeies: Paul A. Phoenix. J. C. CIawson. Yu- ! ma; F.. F.. Betaeu Washington: J. F. Lake and J. c. Owens. Tucson: NJ Denn and J. ovens, Bisbee; B. F. Ora ham, D. A. Richardson J. F. Suito and F. g. Douglas ana family. of Doug las; F. J. Temple. Naco: Morris Ro- senthal and family of Socorro N. M: r. F. Scheble and family of Roswell. Y. NJ; J. L. Mar. Fl Paso. Tex; J. E. Watson and family. Las Vegas. N. . M-; Miguel AnteneIlo. Santa Fe. NM
 BOOTHS TIME TO DlE-It was ordered by the court of GiIa county last week that Zack Booth should be brought into court today that the time for his execution, may be fixed. It is thought, though. that the date may not be set at that time but that his at lofneys win make a motion for con -inuance of the order Before the re-, moval of Booth from Phoenix his at torneys said that they had not vet