Arizona republican., 1905-03-23

nothing on for Sunday next and is will ing to go up against any organization in these parts except the Phoenix asso- citation team. Any baseball team de- string to get a scab on its professional nose Is invited to communicate with R A. Bernal at the corner of East Washington and Fourth streets.
 WENT OUT OF BUSINESS-The last meeting of the board of managers for Arizona of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition was held yesterday and the affairs Of the board were turned over to the board of con,ro- under an act passed by the legislature couple of weeks ago. There is considerable property stored in a sore room on
 West Washington street. The rest of the property consists of documents and
 cash which Treasurer F. 4. Packard surrendered.
 RACING ATINEE-Confidenc is
 being gradually restored in the Ari-
 zona weather and the Phoenix Driving
 association has decided to take the long
 chance and announce that it's matinee,
 originally arranged for St. Patrick's
 day. will be held next Tuesda-- after
 noon. The program as previously pub
 lished stands but the books will be
 open for any new entries that horse
 owners may desire to make between
 now and Saturday night. The secre-
 tary is Dr. Howard Ramsey who should be seen by that time by all who de- sire to make entries
 ALMOST A CERTAINTY-It is al- most a certainty that the Af. SS P. rail- road bridge will berepaired sufficiently
 by Saturday morning for passengers
 from the south to get over. wherefore the local baseball managers announce with confidence that there will be games between the Phoenix and Tue
 son teams at Eastlake park Saturday and Sunday afternoons. l. is up to the fans now to bring out their base ball smiles and air them and get their rooters Iimbered up for action. IL is also up to the bail players to improve what little time there is left for prac- tice for the Grays will come prepared ! to take all that Phoenix will give them.
 ! QUARTZSITE VlSITORS-O. A. l Pease of Quartzsite and J. H. James | of Chicago have been spending a day or two in Phoenix waiting for the l clouds to roll by and the mud on the | desert to dry up. They will probably 1 leave for Quartzsite this morning. go- ing via Martinez. MT. Pease is sup ierintendinE some large mining oper- ations in that district, being interested | in ten or fifteen companies, having about 9O,000 acres of placer ground. | Mir. James is his guest and is merely 1 looking over the country for his own ! satisfaction. MT. Pease has a couple
 of nuggets for pocket pieces that are worth while looking at and if his 90.0OO ! acres are full of that sore of formation
 he ought to be able to buy up the next Japanese bond issue as a side invest ment.
 A BOYS EETTER-Sheriff Walker was very much surprised yesterday to l receive . letter from Pedro Arrizo. a small boy whom he lately took to the reform school On the way he bought the boy candy. oranges, fed him fiber | ally at restaurants and otherwise | earned his eternal gratitude. The let | ter is as follows; My dear friend; I
 will tell you that I am glad and our | teacher is good and I will have time | to write you a few lines and tell you
 the town boy play with the big boys.
 When the big boys stop play then the little boys play. Then play foot bal. | In Sunday We play all day. And when l will has time to write another letter agan. Tn morning we go to school.
 Then at noon we work" The chiro- graphy of the boy is very good and | there is a single misspelled word. | THE FIRST LESSON-A printer who dropped into Phoenix a few days ago dropped into lis first game of poker yesterday. He dropped out at the cd Of tSe first dea, and left $50 behind him. He had no inclination to
 play poker but soon after his arrival
 in the city he formed the acquaintance
 Of a cOagenial soul who agreed to snow him things. Yesterday afternoon Ee led him into the telderloin district and