Arizona republican., 1905-12-25
CHAMPION STEER TYER-CIav

McGonigle, who holds the record of
 the world for the best time made in
 a steer tying contest is in the city to
 attend the territorial fair as a visitor.
 Mir. McGOnigle for a number of years
 made Texas his home, but has more recently teen residing near Flagstaff.
 A BUSY WEEk-M. A. Perkins, a
 member of the house of representa-
 tiVes of the Arizona legislature and
 d member of the sanitary board, ar
 rived in the city last evening from
 his home near Junction in Yavapai
 county and will spend the week here.
 During his stay MT. Perkins will be
 very busy. He will nave meeting of
 the Live Stock board to attend, q
 meeting of the Arizona Cattle Grow CTS association. and the fair.
 A FAMILY REUNION-At the San
 ta Fe depot yesterday afternoon when
 the special from the north pulled in
 many of the bystanders noticed 9 lit tie boy waving one hand from the window of one of the coaches and throwing kisses at someone with the other. So sincere was the demonStra- tiOn of affection that it was more than noticeable and the large crowd, many of them there to meet friends. for the moment forgot their mission and watched the little fellow to see who it was that he was SC glad 70 see. The child was little Jack Oberle, who had come to Phoenix to pay Christmas visit to his father. Tom Oberle. He was accompanied by Mrs. Oberle. There was not one person in the crowd who was not happy, for Tom and for the members of his family over the re- union. Christmas will indeed be a merry day in the Oberle household.
 A REPUBLICAN CARTOON-Th current Literary Digest contains q very interesting collection of views on the subject of joint statehood. Tne Di- gest in the handling of Inc subjects of current interest makes Q practice of including not only editorials on the subject in hand but artistic cartoons. which are frequently more eloquent and equally convincing as editorials in this case the digest illustrates its article by Harry Hurst's cartoon rep rcsenting the unwillingness of Ari zona at the proposed marriage of Arizona and New Mexico This was printed in The Republican on the of the publication of the presidents message decrceirg that crime of miscegenation. Tn cartoon was the first of a series by Mir Hurst on the subject of joint statehood and all of them have been most favorably commented upon.
 SHOT FOR FREE TURKEYS S-The Pioneer Transfer company yesterday remembered their married employees by presenting them each with a large fat turkey. The two young men in the employ of the company that are not married each received an appropriate | gift Mir. LauVer the manager of the | company, hit upon a novel scheme to | assist him in distributing his turkeys. | He arranged a shooting contest in | which the man making the best score | at a target with rifle was to have l his pick of the birds, and so on down | the list until all had been distributed. | John Whittie drew the first prize and | he Big Swede. having the lowest | score, had the last pick. A great deal )f fun was had during the contest, for ill of the men had previously made great boasts regarding their ability as narksmen. None of them, however, could have won Q prize against a half good shot, for the best score was in he eleven ring and several of them 3Ould not even hit the target.
 EARLY FAIR VISITORS-One of II he first visitors to arrive for the fair vas the young son of MT. and Mrs. II Clinton Campbell who got here Satur- lay morning. It is the first time any hing like that has happened to MT. md Mrs. Campbell for eleven years, but