Arizona republican., 1905-06-10
A CITY REALTY DEAL-J, Ernest

A CITY REALTY DEAL-J. Ernest Walker yesterday bought of Mrs Juha Monroe Wells, of Denver lots 4, 9, b. . and s. in block 5, Mount Pleasant sup division of the Dennis addition. The property lies north of the waterWorks' The consideration is not mentioned.
 NEW FIRE INE-The fire boys were so anxious to know whether or not their new steam engine was the real thing that they gave it a trial Thursday afternoon. They made con- nectiOn with the town ditch at it's in~ tersection with Centre street The machine failed to pump the ditch dry but it threw water enough to seem ineIv satisfy everybody, and there is little doubt of it's acceptance by the city.
 INVITED TO A HANcING-sherin Walker and the officers of the police force yesterday received from Sherih Gus Livingston. of Yuma county, invi- tations to the hanging of Martin Ubil- los at Yuma next Friday. The crime for which U5illos is to be hanged was the murder of Simon Alderete in the peaitentiary more than year ago. Both of them were cOnvicts. AldeTete. himself Q murderer. had recently been received at the penitentiary- He com rnitted a murder in Prescott. was con vicred and sentenced to be hanged. shortly before the time set for his eE- ecution his sentence was committed to imprisonment for life. His killing was the result of a quarrel. in which Ubil- los stabbed him to death.
 THE ARIZONA DAM-Jasper Dobbs returned yesterday from trip to the Arizona canal dam, where he went 10 take a load of coal for the pumps or the Orange Growers association. He says all four of the pumps are work ing steadily. but the water in the ca nal has not yet soaked up the canal more than half way down to the or ange orchards. The work on the Ari- zona dam is progressing as fast as pos sibIe. and the last crib was fioated yesterday. The driving Of piles is about finished. and it will take two or three days to sink the last of the cribs. Predictions Of when water will be diverted into the canal run all the way from Monday to Wednesday next There was a rise of about eight inches in the river yesterday, but it was not sufficient to interfere materially with the repair work. MT. Dubbs says that it rained hard at the dam Thursday evening about o'clock.
 A LACK OF EVIDENCE-The pre- Iinlfnarv trial of Eulogia Sanchez. charged with stealing a ring, watch and S45 from Manuel OterO took place before Justice JOhnstOne yesterday. The woman admitted the possession of the watch and the ring, but she said they had been given to her for safe keeping. The watch, she said. was af~ terward stolen from her. She denied all knowledge of the money. The only testimony against her was that of Otero. and other testimony showed that he was so drunk while in the com panv of the wonlup that what hc might say would not have great weight This thing is said to have happened in the courtyard of "The Angels Roost,' this eUpnoD-Ous name having lately been given to ,-c n-5 Lemon hotel It was shown that several persons were lying about the courtyard in various degrees of intoxication.
 THE RAIN-There were numerous showers here Thursday, and one quite heavy rain in the afternoon. It was refreshing to vegetation generally, but, like the usual summer rains when they come sparingIy, the most of it was in the wrong place. Phoenix streets were quite muddy for an hour or so, and the orange. growers who chanced to be in town said that if it rained at home like 1t rained in town it meant much good for their trees and other crop9