Arizona republican., 1905-04-28
OF LOCAL INTEREST

A MILITARY VISlTOR-Major Fred W. Foster, commanding at Whip pie Barracks, spent yesterday in the city on his way home from Fort Huac- huca, where he was on board of eX- animation.
 HANNA-TOWER-Mr. w. R. Han na and Mrs. Ruth Tower were married at the Episcopal church in Prescott by Rev. Father Bennett on Monday even ing. April 24, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Shu- mate acting as witnesses. The groom is we'll and favorably known in Phoe- nix, having been engaged in business here for several years.
 MAKING PROGRESs-The indica tons are that some sort of an agree ment will be reached today between the directors of the Grand Canal company and the representatives of the Appro- priators' Canal company. Out of the various propositions and counter pro- positions plan has been evolved which it is now thought will meet the appro- val of all concerned.
 VISITING NEWSPAPER MAN John J. Bodkin of Los Angeles is in the city for an extended stay for both business and pleasure. Mr. Bodl1in is connected with "The Tidines," a well known Los Angeles paper. He is well known in Los Angeles and southern California and has been in the newspa- per business for the last thirty-five years
 NEW RATIONS-Articles of the following corporations were filed in the office of the county recorder yester- day: The Toggery. capital stock S25,- GOO, incorporators P. A. Tharaldson, George Johnson and Don c. Rabbit; Tonopah Monitor Mining company, capital stock, S1.OO0,OOO. incorporators J. w. Langley. w. B. Pittman and Vail P!ttman.
 POOL NAMENT-There will be two more nights play in the pool tournament now being held at the Adams billiard hall. Two games are played each night. Following is the standing of the players up to date: Mccoy won two games, lost none; Shaughnessy won two and lost one; Neylan won one, lost one; Creighton won none. lost two; Edwards won none, lost one.
 GONE TO SAN cARLos-G. H. Matthes of the reclamation service left last night for San Carlos where for several weeks he will be engaged in a study of the San Carlos project in re- spect of certain details that so far are lacking. This does not mean that the government has decided to bIild the project. nor does it mean that it may not do so. It only means that further information is desired before any final action is taken.
 s. A. R. CONGRESS-The annual congress of the National society Sons of the American Revolution will be held in Philadelphia May 1-2-3. The headquarters will be the Bellevue Stratford hctel. A Dro-forma session of the congress will be called to or der in Independence hall May l at 2 o'clock. The business sessions will be held in the same hall. On We'd nesday evening will occur the ban ouet at the Bellevue -Stratford hotel.
 CHICAGO WITHOUT CHANGE The Santa Fe will run a through sleep ing car from here to Chicago. leaving Phoenix on the morning of May f. This will be a regular service but such through accommodations are made only for special occasions when it is known there will be sufficient business to jus tify it. A large number having ex- pressed a desire to leave here for Chi cago on May 4 this car was arranged for their convenience and all others who secure reservations while they are to be had.
 FOUR LEGGED CHICKEN-J. R. Bradshaw reported to The Republican yesterday that the wonderful prOduc- tiveness of this climate is now being exemplifed in his poultry yards. It has got so his chickens are liable to hatch out in all kinds of shapes and about a week ago he matched a chicken that had two pairs of legs. It is living yet and seemingly doing well. and MT. Bradshaw hopes that it will prove to be the nucleus of what may some day be the greatest meangerie on earth. But he wants to guard against hatch ing chickens with two heads or the feed bill will break him.
 BUSINESS MEMS EXCURSlON- Through the efforts of a few Phoenix business men an excursion to Troy, via the Phoenix & Eastern railroad, has been scheduled for Sunday, May 6. Troy is the big PinaI county copper camp 2 few miles east of Kelvin and where also there is being experimented with now, what is believed to be the largest deposit of wOlframite in the country. For some years this camp has been growing and it has now become quite an important market for both produce and mercantile goods. It Is DelleNeu tndI tAOSeI ISiatlOAlS DSN'FSC Phoenix and the Troy people will re- suit advantageously to both in com merciaI way and this excursion is be- ing planned with that object in view.
 CAPTURE OF A BURGLAR-On March 20 a burglary was committed at Congress and among the property stolen was a gold watch and chain with a Knights of Pythias charm. w. D. OHphant, deputy sheriff at Con- gress, wrote the authorities here de- scribing the supposed burglar and the property. A day or two ago a Mexi- can came under suspicion and it was decided to arrest him. It was known that he had a watch which in a gen. eral way answered the description. Yesterday afternoon Captain Hi Me Donald took him into custody just as he was cnninP ont of q pawn brOk-