Arizona republican., 1905-10-06
THE ROAD TO GoLDFIELD.-The

THE ROAD TO GOLDFlELD.-The
board of supervisors, yesterday, order
ed advertisement for contracts for the
grading Of the road between Mesa and
GoldfeId.
A SUIT FOR DiVORCE-Suit was
begun in district court yesterday by
Ana J. Whitcomb against Charles B.
WhitcOmb for divorce on the ground of
desertion. The parties We're married
in Austin. Tex. in 1903. The abandon
ment occurred less than two years later.
The defendants place of residence is
unknown.
A MONSTER CAR.-An unusual in
cident in shipping circles in Phoenix,
Yesterday. was the arrival of a fifty
foot freight car the contents of which
were consigned to the Doris eyman
Furniture company. This is the first
time that such a monster merchandise
car ever. passed over a railroad enter
ing Phoenix. The size OF it may be
gathered by comparing it with the or
binary thirty-foot freight car.
NEW CORPORATIONS. - Articles
of the following corporations We're fled
in the Office of the county recorder yes
terday as follows: Donofrio- Zunkel
Confectionery company. capital stock,
100000. incOrpOratOrs, D. \. DOnOfriO,
Clara Zunkel and CoTplyn ZunkeI; Don
Ofrio Crystalized Cactus Candy COM
pany. capital stock. $4,000; incorpora-
tors, D. \ .DonofriO and Harry Lee
Burton; Golden Key Mining company.
capital stock, $1,000. 900. incorporators
J. [. and J. B. BaUchelIe and G. T.
Nickers. The articles of the Buckeye
Mining and Smelling company We're
amended by fixing the capital stock at
S15OO.OOO.
COL. DRAVO'S TAXES. - All the
older residents of the valley remember
Col bravo, the Lieutenant bravo sta
toned at Fort Mcdowell when Gen
eral, then Colonel Adna r. Chaffee was
in command. He left here shortly be-
fore the abandonment of the post. but
having invested in mining property and
real estate here, he has frequently Wis
tied Phoenix since, though he has not
been here for the last six years. Yes
terday Lincoln Fowler visited the coun-
ty treasurer's Office to pay Col. Dravo's
taxes. He brought with him the letter
containing the draft. The colonel did
not know the precise amount of the
taxes, so he sent enough and wrote:
Whatever is left over keep for the
taxes next year" Then he added: "On
mature consideration. whatever is left.
you may spend for beer" Col. bravo
for some time has been connected with
the cOmmissary department. at Gov
ernOr's Island. He wrote that he would
leave in ten days for the Philippines.
w. c. 7. U. MEETING-The Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
held its regular meeting Thursday af-
ternOOn. The special business of this
meeting was to elect the delegates to
the territorial convention to be held
at Tempe oct. Il, y and 10. All the
local Officers ere members of the con-
ventiOn. The following delegates from
Phoenix were elected: Mrs. J. Coulter
Wright, Miss Sanderso1. Mrs. Anna
Thompson; altenates, Miss Lulu /
Clifton, Mrs. KimbaIl and Mrs. Sarah
Pratt. After -oIl call Mrs. Lucia
Thomas in her pleasing manner made
a nice little speech as she presented in
the name of the Phoenix Union, a
manzanita gavel, silver mounted and
prettiIy inscribed. ITO Mrs. Imog-n La
Chance, president Of the w. c. T. l..
of Arizona, 1905"
BEWILDERED BY THE SHOW
Among those who attended the show
last Monday was Joseph Monihon
who hitched his horse and buggy out
side because the management said
that there was not room enough for it
within. When the circus and the con-
Ce.t We're over, Mr.. MOnihOn was un-
able to find his horse. He had for
,yotrar, -r-I7ny, no lf+rha1