Arizona republican., 1905-03-24
THE DESTRUCTIVE aILA-word

THE DESTRUCTIVE GILA-Word comes from Liberty in the lower part of the valley that the Gila river which has been encroaching on everything in sight since the beginning of the flood season had taken away the store at that place. The approach of the riv- CT toward the building was. however, so gradual that when it was seen that the building was doomed all of its contents were removed.
 HIS FIRST JOB-PubIic Examiner W. c. Foster yesterday actively began his duties. He called at the office of the county treasurer in the morning and announced that he was ready to make an inspection of the cash and ac- counts. The work was completed along in the middle of the afternoon and ev- erything was found to be in proper condition. Where Mir. Foster will alight next is not known. He does not move according to any prearranged sched- ule, at least not according to any pub lished schedule.
 ROUNDING UP OF PARENTS Officers will shortly start out to round up the parents of children of school age who are not enrolled in any Of the schools. A list of such parents has 
 of the officers. l. is not certain that the list is correct; more probably it looks bigger than it actually is for it is compiled from the census of a year. At any rate it is formidable enough. Those who are unable to show good cause for not sending their chill dren to school will be charged with be- ing guilty of a misdemeanor.
 NOT A CANDIDATE-It appears now that it will be difficult to find a nominee for the office of trustee of the grammar schools. Several names have been mentioned, but no sooner is publicity given them than the intended recipients of the honor come forward with a disclaimer. The last one men toned was L. W .CoggIns and it was understood that he would accept. MT. Coggins desires the Republican to state that he does not wish the office and could not accept if he were elected to it. It has been suggested that the in cUmbent. J. A. Marshall, be unani- mously chosen to succeed himself. MT. Marshall was appointed to fill the va cancy and he has stated that while he would accept election he would not en- ter the race against any other candi date
 NEWS OF THE NIMRoDS-The higher water in the rivers has put a damper on the duck hunters sport the past couple of months. There have been plenty of ducks in, but there has been so much water they were neces- sarily scattered. However, during the past week a number of the local sports have discovered that the ducks are flying in on the ponds about dark, and many of the ponds have ducks on them all day. Early this week a party of four hunters killed thirty-four ducks in about twenty-eight minutes; good kills have been made every night since. Doves are reported very numerous on the ranches few miles from the city.
 A FLAGSTAFF-A new nagpole is in process of erection on the top of the court house. The top of it's pre- 6ecessor was knocked off by a light ming stroke last summer and the rest O. # was shivered nearly the whole length. z- continued however, to be used and might have been in use still but for one thing, and that was the impeTtinent curiosity of out of town people who did not know about the dis ability of the pole. The flag could be run only half way up but that was higl enough for all ordinary purposes and the flag was brought well into view. On Washingtons birthday the flag was raised as high as it could be but it had hard ly begun to float in the breeze