Arizona republican., 1905-05-12
OF LOCAL
INTEREST


 RETURN OF MISS CORNELL Miss Caroline Connell returned to the city yesterday morning. after an ab- sence of several months on the coast.
 A CORRECTION-In mentioning the death of Mrs. Root of the Cartwright district a few days ago it was erron- eously stated that her husband sur vived her. MT. Root died several years ago.
 MORE RESPONSES-The board of trade received in yesterdays mail still more responses from interested Ari- zonians in other towns who signify their intention of coming to Phoenix to attend the anti-jointure convention on the 27th.
 BASKET SOCIAL-There will be closing school exercises given at the Wilson school house next Friday night A selected praogram will be rendered after which a basket selling will fol- low for the evening. All are cordially invited to attend
 LEAGUE SOCIAL-The Epworth League Cf the First M. E. church will hold a social this evening in the church parlors, to which everybody is cordial ly invited. There will be a unique program and some special music, also light refreshments. An enjoyable time assured all who come.
 VISITED BY HIS FAMlLY-Man- ager L. D. c. Jordan of the Mesa branch store of the Arizona Hardware and Vehicle company. is enjoying visit by Mrs. Jordan and the children, who will remain at Mesa with him at least until the hot weather sets in, when they will return to their home on the coast.
 MISSIONARY MEETING-A public meeting of the Women's Foreign Mis- sionary society of the Free Methodist church will be held this evening at 7:3O in the church at the corner of Fifth and Adams streets. The meeting is in connection with the district quar- terly meeting now in progress. and a good program has been arranged for. All who are interested in missions should avail themselves of the privi- lege and be present. Every one will be made welcome.
 THE FAIR GROUNDS-A few op- tions have been filed already with R. H. Greene for sites for the territorial fair grounds Some of them are well located. but there are other good places in the near vicinity, and all having tracts that are available should sub init them, together with price and thirty day option. If the property is near to a street car line so much the better, but if it isn't and a street car line can be run to it with reasonable expense it might prove equally as sat | isfactory if the price is right. The committee desires the largest possible list of sites to select from.
 THE BIGGEST EVER-The south side, so far as any available records show, has got the world skinned on oats. There are any number of fields on this side of the river that average up six or seven feet tall, with now and then an acre that crowds the eight foot mark; but Tempe takes the bis cult with a sample shoaf nine feet two | inches tall. They are real oats, and
 d bunch was sent to The Republican i office last night and will be turned ! over to the board of trade today. A
 careful examination was made to see
 that they were not spliced and the
 stalks are evidently all one years i growth The shoaf looks like a sample i bunch of redwood trees, only for the
 tassel-like tops that wave at the upper end. Further mention is made of this | exhibit in the Tempe department of + this newspaper.
 HIS ARM AMPUTATEE-The many
 friends of Col. Mike Gray of Cochise
 county will be sorry to learn that it
 has been found necessary to amputate his right arm, but will al the same time be pleased to know that the Oper- ation which was performed last week in San Francisco has thus far proved a successful one. and that there is ev- cry reason to hope for his early recov- cry and restoration to complete health Col. Gray has been suffering from Q cancer on his forearm for a long time It did not entirely rob him of the use of the arm, but was painful and seem ed to be spreading quite rapidly He spent some time in Phoenix this spring and went to San Francisco not long ago in the hope that he could have the cancer removed without the ust of the knife, but the examining physi- clans told him amputatiOn would bt q necessary to effect a cure. It wa. thought at first that the arm could be safely removed just above the el Low, but a more careful investigation revealed that the affection was mOr' } widely spread than at first supposed l so a shoulder operation was determined 3 upon. Mir. Gray is IS years old, a fac S that made the operation more thal s usually hazardous, but he is a man o good constitution and iron nerves, an, it is believed will win his battle fo s health. He has been a resident O southern Arizona from the early pic neer days and has an army of friend 2 all over the territory. He has serve' his county at various times as a mem Der of the legislature.
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