Arizona republican., 1905-02-21
THE PROPOSED cHATAuoUA-

THE PROPOSED CHATAUQUA- At a meeting of the official board of the First Methodist Episcopal church
 last night the following resolution was adopted and ordered published in the public press: "The public is hereby notified that the First Methodist Epis- copal church of this city has no re-
 sponsibility for, and no interest what ever in, the Chautauqua enterprise
 that is being promulgated by MT. Him
 rod of California"
 SOUTHERN OUTLET-The only
 way now apparent for direct commun-
 ication between this part of Arizona
 and the southern part of the territory
 is via Florence and the stage to Casa
 Grande. Even that line has not been
 opened up yet but it was thought by
 people coming from the north bank of
 the river at Florence yesterday, that if
 the river continued to fall boating
 might begin today. It will be no pie
 nic excursion fer some days yet and
 those who travel that way today will
 lay themselves open to the suspicion
 that they are proceeding regardless of the financial interests of the insurance societies, both old line and fraternal But conditions will probably change in few days and the stock of the Flor ence G Casa Grande Navigation and Transportation Go. ought to jump to par.
 THE CHA BRlOGE-Superintend- ent Bicknell of the NJ. & P. railroad said yesterday that it would be at least a week before the company could transfer passengers at the Gila river bridge and ten days at least before trains could be run across the bridge. He said the river was 45O0 feet wide Sunday afternoon at that point, and there was no impediment in his speech when the remark was made. In other words it was not merely 4500 feet of swamp and sand but 450O feet of run ming water. The familiar island in the center of the stream was submerged and there was noting to distinguish the river from a large sized ocean, except that there was more drift wood and de- bris afloat, making the river less na- vigabIe than a tropical sea during a simeon. The water fell a little yester- day. enough so the company officials on the banks of tIce river could esti- mate the length of the breach in the bridge at 500 feet. This was guess work of course for nobody swam across with a tapeline but the matter of a few yards more or less makes very lit tie difference to a bridge across that treacherous and unconven- tional stream.
 THE PENMANSHIP DIPLOMA-At the Lamson business college yesterday a ''Western Penman" diploma was pre- sented to Wilson Vinson as a testi- monial for acquiring a rapid, accurate, easy style of plain business writing The diploma was presented by Captain E. M. Lamscn, who stated that so far as he had been able to ascertain this was the first diploma granted a pen student of Arizona. Very few schools issue diplomas to students of In order to supply this demand and to encourage students to practice writing until they become rapid, skiIlful penmen, Prof. 4. N. Pal mer, editor of the Western Penman, a set of rules for granting di plonas or awards. According to these rules, when a student under the sup ervision of a teacher of penmanship has completed a prescribed course of lessons and has acquired a certain de- gree of speed, skill and accuracy, and has compiled with a few minor re- qUircments the diploma or award is granted. re following letter was re- ceived from MT. Palmer with the di ploma: My dear MT. Lamson: An award will be mailed you for MT. Vim son. Congratulate MT. Vinson for me and take to yourself the credit that is due in having a student who is able to win the award Several of the students at the Lamson business col Iege have decided to try to win the award. It is considered quite an honor to receive one of these awards. Out of thousands of penmanship students ct i'm hn about one thousand secured diplomas.