Arizona republican., 1905-11-13
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l lice are looking for a man who for l several days past has been operating | on the slot machines around town, | using lead slugs. Yesterday he drew
 out of one of the machines that pay
 a money prize a fairly large sum and made his escape before he was de- 1 tected. There is a statute against i fraud that makes such a proceeding a | misdemeanor in this territory.
 MORE ORE SAMPLES-F. L. Eddy i has brought in for display at the fair, about 300 pounds of ore from the Eddy & Moore mine in the Cave Creek dis
 trict, that assays 31 per cent copper and about 400 pounds that assays from | ten to fifteen per cent. He also brought some high grade samples taken from
 the Eddy Gold, Silver and Copper Min ing company's property that assays from fifty to a hundred dollars in gold, silver, copper and lead.
 CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS The United States civil service com mission announces several eXamina- tiOns to be held shortly. All these ex- aminations may be taken here by mak- ing the proper application for blanks. For November 29 there will be an eX- animation for eligibles from which to fill a vacancy in the position of ink
 maker and ink chemist in the bureau
 of engraving. Washington, D. C. The salary is S2,000. The age limit is twenty or over On the same day there will be an examination for the posi- ton of electrical inspector at a salary of $1,500 a year. The age limit is the same as for the former position. On November 29 and 30 there will be an examination for hospital interne, male service, in the Panama canal zone.
 The salary is S100 a month and the age limit from 20 to 30. The following examinations will be held on December
 6: railway mail clerk, age limit eigh
 teen to thirty-five; electrical assistant salary $500 a year and age limit twen-
 ty or over; mechanical draftsman for
 the Panama service, salary S1,2OO to
 s1.S00, but usually $1,500, age limit eighteen to forty.
 AN EXTRA SESSION-El Zaribah
 temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
 has decided to hold an extra session
 this year and the date set for it is Dec. s. It is explained that the Big
 Thing, or annual ceremonial session, will be held in Tucson Feb. 22, but so many pilgrims have journeyed across the intervening desert and are now outside the temple, perishing for a draught of sacred gem gem, that il would be cruel to hold them on the frazzled edge so long, hence this life saving session, which is authorized by special dispensation. The bureau for the promulgation of information con- corning this gathering, has issued a printed scroll for the guidance of foot sore sons of the desert. A copy fell into the hands of an unbelieyer who deciphered the following paragraph: "Of course we understand that the territorial fair is going on at the same time, but their stupendous aggregation will look like thirty cents worth of dog meat on the night that Fl Zaribah gives her big show. You can tell your wife what you please, but don't tell her you are going to the fair; when you attend Fl Zaribahs ceremonial you can't fool her-tne results are diff ferent."
 STREET WORK STARTS-The street department of the city govern ment has been engaged for the last week or so in getting the new gravel pit east of town in condition for steady output during the winter and will begin this morning the work of street improvement. It is designed to keep this work up until all the streets in the old town site, between Seventh street and Seventh avenue, have been properly graded and coated with gray
 el. It has been demonstrated that putting gravel on a block or two in