Arizona republican., 1905-03-03


 FOUR VAGS-Four men were in po- lice court yesterday on the charge of vagrancy but made good talks and sentence in each case was suspended.
 BOUGHT 4 HOME-Mrs. Amanda Morgan, who came here not long ago from University Place Nebraska, has bought of Ira F. Stanford, through the agency'of J. Ernest Walker, a comfort able brick cottage in University ad dition. The consideration was S140O.
 TWO SMALL RANCHES SOLD- J. L. Irwin has sold for Mrs Hattie Buckley five acre tract three and a half miles east of the city. MT. $. J.. Rhodes was the purchaser and the price paid for the property was $100 per acre. MT. Rhodes intends to inn prove !t and make first class chicken ranch of #. The other sale was six and a half acres near Alhambra. Joseph Fiola wcs the seller and w. L. Me Michael was the buyer. The price was the same as the other transaction, namely S100 per acre.
 MORE TROUBLE YESTERDAY The M. & r. train arrived from Mari copa all right yesterday morning but later in the day there was further eating away of the railroad grade on the north bank of the Gila which con- tinues to change its current frequent ly. There was a small rise in the river in the early part of the day which had the effect of tipping three bents of the bridge a little, enough so the bridge men did not feel secure in running a train over last night. The outgoing passengers last evening expected to walk the bridge.
 MR. STELZRIEDE RETU URNS-W. F. Stelzriede returned yesterday morn ing from Humboldt county, Cal, where he has been for the last year doing railroad work under MT. B. F. Porter formerly of this city. MT. Stelzriede was for a long time road master os the NJ & P. under the su- perintendency of NIT. Porter. He says he has enjoyed himself during his life in. California and that that section is lively. nevertheless he is glad to get back to Arizona. MT. Stelzriede says Mir. Porter is doing well and is enjoy ing excellent health
 DIR. CHER IN TOWN-Dr. O. L. Geer of Martinez came down on yesterday afternoons train and is registered at the Hotel Adams. He says that the future of that section never looked so alluring, but just at present it is too wet and muddy for much business to be done in mining or anything else. But the interference from such cause will be more than offset by future ac- tivity warranted by the rains. He says that yesterday, the Hassayampa, New River and Agua Fria were all running bank full, the first time he ever saw all three of them celebrating at once.
 SUNDAY STEER TYING-The steer tying contest between experts of this and Yavapai counties will take place at Eastlake park on Sunday af- ternoon, beginning at half past two o'clock. This contest was set for q week ago but on account of the con dition of the weather a few days be- fore it was postponed until next Sun day. As has been mentioned the con testants from Yavapai county will be Joe Rudy and Walter Cline; those from this county will be Deputy Sher- if Wayne Davis and Bill Anderson. The original purse was S100O but af- ter the postponement in order to add interest to the event the purse was in crea-ed to S1,500. After the contest is over Bill Anderson will give an ex hibition 5.l-o anything ever before seen in Phoenix. Without a bridle on his horse he will tie steer.
 DEATH OF R. J. ICkE-R. J. Icke died about noon yesterday at the Com mercial hotel. He has been employed at one of the ostrich farms for some time past. the raising of ostriches be- ing with him a special line of business. He was first engaged in it in South Africa, where he lived for a long time. He came here some years ago with his wife and children. Mrs. Icke died a year or two ago and the children