Arizona republican., 1905-09-28
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DISTRICT COURT-Another ses- sion of the district court will be held on Friday, but none today. VISITING MERCHANT-H arry Sultan, a Roosevelt merchant, is pay ing Phoenix a business visit. COMMISSIONER PACKARD-Fair Commissioner B. A. Packard ar rived here yesterday from the south and will be in the city for a day or two
 THE NET RAlSE-The final figures showing the total work of the city board of equalization have been pre- pared by Frank Thomas who acted as clerk of the board. In all the net raise amounted to S63,145.
 RAINS. IN THE NORTH-A letter received yesterday by Ben Yaeger, from his father who is in Flagstaff, en route home from the east, says there nave been frequent and cOpious rains in that vicinity and on the night of the 24th it came down in sheets.
 NEW SUIT FILED-A suit was filed in the district court yesterday by Jerome L. Smith against MT. and Mrs. Frank P. Fowler asking for the fore closure of a mortgage given Oct. 1, 1903, as security for a note for $3,S0J at eight per cent interest The prop erty mortgaged is the northwest quar- ter of section fl, township ? north, range 1 east.
 VISITING RAILROAD MEN-Pres- ident F. M Murphy, accompanied by w. A. Drake. superintendent and r. A. Jones' general passenger agent, of the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix rail- road. arrived in Phoenix last evening about seven o'clock on a special train from the north. They will go to Win kleman today and spend the night there. returning the next day. ANCIENT MOUND-The attention of Tire Republican has been called to an ancient mound that has been dis covered on the sidewalk just south of the Bob Doll corner. Its antiquity can scarcely be traced but it is supposed to date back to the time of the dem olitin of the structure once occupied by Griswold, the bicycle man. Valu- ables might be found beneath it if anyone could be found sufficiently in terested to move it.
 UNHAPPY PEOPLE-For long time past there has been a Western Union clock on the east wall of the Goodman pharmacy, placed there as the advertising enterprise of a cigar manufacturer. The contract having expired or different arrangements been made, the Western Union yesterday removed the clock. greatly to the un- happiness of hundreds who have learn ed to depend upon it to know when the sun was up or when it was time to get hungry.
 LETTER FROM JUDGE STEELE Judge Eibbcy. counsel for the Water Users association. yesterday received a long letter from Judge Steele, re- gently appointed receiver for the Ari-
 
 appointment of the receiver is in line with the plans discussed by him when he was here. Other than that Judge Kibbey said he did not care to make the contents Of the letter public until after the meeting Of the board of gov eInors next Monday at which it will be read.
 SECRETARY'S ACKNOWLEDG MENT-Secretary Frank Parker Of the Water Users association yesterday received from the secretary Of the in teriOr. Q letter acknowledging the re- ceipt by him of the resolutions passed by the board of governors. suggesting the advisability of the construction of the higher dam. The secretary said the matter had been referred to the di- rector of the geological survey for re- port and the association would be later advised of his conclusions.
 JEWISH NEW YEAR-TOmorrow night at 6:3O o'clock the 5666 new year of the Jewish calendar will begin and last until sundown of the following day To most people it is known as the celebration of ROshhashOno. The day to the Jewish people. is the most sacred Of any of the year with the eX- cepuon of Atonement day. which fol- lows the New Year about ten days. The services in this city will be con ducted in Padset hall Friday evening and Saturday morning. All fof the stores in the city owned by Jews will be closed Saturday. The services will be conducted by Rabbi Harry Fried man.
 A PROMINENT VlSlTOR-Yester- day Phoenix had as a comm ercial wis itor John H. Robbins. one Of the most prominent members of the Masonic lodge in the United States and grand inspector of the Order of Scottish Rites. It is not. however, as a lodge man that MT Robbins is making @ tour of the territory but in the inter ests of the company that makes To bascO sauce. Although he registers from Louisiana, MT Robbins home is in Pasadena, and it is his plan to make this territory regularly in the future, his goods having heretofore been plac- ed entirely through coast jobbing houses. He was disappointed that his business would not permit his being