Arizona republican., 1905-05-17
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A OAOSEIESS AERhM-A frC alarm was turned in last night from the box at Fourth avenue and Madison street. The department responded and so did half the people of the third ward and some from beyond it's confines. It was impossible to learn why the alarm had been turned in at all
 MRS. CHRISTY VERY ILL-Mrs William Christy is very i'll and fears H ere expressed lasl eve 1ing that she would not survive the night. She has net had Sood health for several years. DOT 'cularly since the death Of her hus- k:nd, Colonel William Christy, bd: |: inc" last fall Der condition has been alai ming her affection aving assumed a ronic form that was almost hope less of cure or other than temporary Itiief
 FREE LITERATURE-The Wora- ans Missionary Society of the Osborn district is devoting itself to the work of collecting all the current magazines and other periodical literature it can get hold of for the purpose of supply ing those who need and want reading matter and have no means for buying it. They are particularly anxious to help in this matter. hospitals. sanitar- iums, jails poor houses or in fact any
 
 favors should address the president of the society Mrs. W. L. Feel, Phoenix R. r. D. No. ?.
 BASEBALL-Next Saturday and Sunday are the dates of the two bali |ralues arranged for between the Phoe- nix team and tie Tucson Grays, the games to be played at Eastlake park. Phoenix at 2:3O .. m. The M & P railroad has arranged to run a special excursion train on Sunday for the ac- cC-n. notation of scuthsiders who wish to g end the day ir Phoenix, take m the ball game and enjoy other plea sures that may , e vailable. It will reave Mesa at 1:3D D. m. Pacific time, SJill avenue at 1:4o 0. m. and return ir leave Phoenix at ( 20 D. m. af..r the band concert.
 MORE BIG WHEAT-C. NJ Etter. who lives five miles northeast of Phoe- nix. has brought to the board of trade a fine sample of Durrum wheat. bet ter known as Macaroni wheat, for the reason that it is grown in some cOun- tries particularly for the making of macaroni. This sample came from ten acre field and the heads are well filled out and promising an enormous yield. The wheat is seven and a half feet high and is known particularly as a dry country variety. It has been ex- perimented with largely in Texas and is now being tried at the Arizona ex- pertinent farm. Mir. Etter's wheat was planted in January and was irrigated but once. And that was done before MT. Etter had learned that it rains here to beat the band during the wheat growing season. If he hadn't watered it at all it would probably have been ten feet high
 REPAIRING ARIZO IA CANAL The Arizona Canal Co., is moving as fat as possible toward the repairing Of he damage to the dam though noth- ing has been IeaH<ed that will give an idea when the re airs WllI be finished. fine company has a quantity of piles now at Mesa City and hauling from t.tIe to t.-- Ccm site nas begun A pile driver is on tie ground and ready for work as soon vs the piles arrive in sufficient number. X ferry boat is be- ing built for the purpose of transport ing supplies acrJss the r'ver as there Is sti!! 2 considei able tCdy of water cOn ng down the channel. It is under sIrod th2 channel wu.,hed in the mid dle f the river bed where the breaK r.. Irred was at the deepest place thir teen feet. which is quite a hole in the ground, though o; so deep a one as