Arizona republican., 1905-08-05

was suspected. The bicycle was found
at a paint shop and Clayson was soon
after located and taken into custody.
He said ct first that McKeOne had
given him permission to take the wheel.
ClaWsOn's record is not very good. Not
long ago while he was at the shop of
Charles Gittner, in the absence of the
proprietor he received and kept for his
own use SO which a customer of the
shop paid. He was arrested for this
and he served a term of sixty days in
the county jail.
POLICE COURT-Homer Bartlett
was sentenced yesterday to five days
in The city Jail for drunkenness. He
has made no particular trouble for any
body but has been indulging in a pro-
tracted spree 1t is likely the Jail door
will be accidentally left open this
morning about the time the early trains
leave in the event Homer feels strong
enough to travel. J. E. Bennett was
also given the minimum fine of three
dollars for riding his bicycle on the
sidewalk. His only excuse was that
he had been doing so for a long ti-,-
before as had others and it had be-
come so much of a custom with him
that he had lost sight of the fact that
it was a violation of the law. He won't
do it again, or if he does he will be
more careful not to get caught at it.
THE DOG CATCHER-Dog catch
ers are not generally supposed to be
lovabIe characters and few poets ad-
dress their tender sentiments to either
the dog catchers or their business. But
looking upon them in the light of a
necessary evil it is pleasing to meet .
dog catcher who does things. 1t is said
by those in position to know that
the Phoenix dog catcher just now skins
any of his predecessors in Office and
perhaps skins the dogs too, after he
has killed them. Though the open sea
son has been on for sometime he finds
plenty of game yet and yesterday took
nine wandering caTines into custody.
His next move viii be directed against
dog owners who are seeking to rob
him of his legitimate prey and hamp-
er his opportunities for usefulness by
secreting their dogs when he is around
Notwithstanding they have refused to
buy tags for them. 1t is understood
the dog catcher proposes this morning
to secure a handful of warrants for
number of these citizens and see q by
court adjudication whether or not there
is any law in the land.
DAILY CHRONOLOGICAL FORE
GAS T-The editor of the entomology
cal department of The Republican has
been making mental note of everything
that has happened here in the insect
line this year and has decided that he
can be of benefit to his fellow man by
a daily forecast of chronological pests
after the manner of the weather bu-
reau. He has noted carefully the or
der of recurrence Of the various in
sects and pests and the fact that some
one of them is bound to recur every
night. For a week preceding last
night II was cricket showers of Va
rious degrees of intensity the storm
center shifting between the postoffice
and the Ford hotel. Last night there
was great precipitation of grasshop-
pers. probably the most voluminoUs
downpour that has vet been expert
enced though they were confined main
" to the electric lights and were not
as numerous elsewhere as on other
occasions. There was but a compare
lively slight sprinkle of crickets and
only a trace of stink bugs. The fore