Arizona republican., 1905-03-18
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TWO FLOATING BODiES-In the Tempe department of this paper is mentioned the finding of a dead body in the river near the Mesa canal and that the bodies of a man and a horse were also seen going down the river by Tempe. It is thought probable that the body recovered at Mesa is that of Mills Van Wagenen, the young man whose home was in Globe and who was drowned at Roosevelt on March 2 the day the suspension bridge fell down. Will Galpin of Phoenix, who was also on the bridge when it fell and who saw ed himself by swimming, will go to Mesa this morning to see if he can identify the body.
 A CENTRAL AMERICAN-J. D. Pingree is a recent arrival here from Central America, where it rains most of the time. He says he is looking for warm, dry, winter climate and was directed to Phoenix. He is wondering what kind of a practical joker his in dormant can be. The Republican though will back up the general pub lie in the statement that this thing only happens once in a while. MT. Pingree is very familiar with the rub Der industry in Central America and mentions one drawback to it as an in
 
 craze reader as being rather peculiar He says the value of the product is so great that bands of thieves steal it in defiance of owners, guards. officials, the laws and all. If one could elimi- nate the thievery the business would
 be a good one.
 A BETTER PLACE THAN ANY |OTHER-Mrs. George E. Brown, wife of the superintendent of irrigation for the Indians south of town has lately passed through a severe surgical op- eration at the St. Joseph hospital. She is gaining rapidly and will be able to be moved in a week or ten days. Speaking yesterday of the result of the operation MT. Brown said that he was very much gratified and surprised that so many who are i'll should leave Ari- zona for California or the east, when this territory has the finest climate on earth, first class hospitals conducted by Sisters whose kindness can be ap- preciated- only by those who have been unfortunate enough to need their care, which is at all times cheerfully ren- dered, trained nurses and surgeons who are able to successfully perform the most difficult and dangerous opera tions. There are many times in the year when the sick would not do well in Phoenix but then Tucson or Pres colt are nearby and easily reached.
 THE WEATHER-Yester was a bit drizzly shortly after 10 o'clock and another shortly after noon. Toward night it became colder. The contin-
 uOus rain from the 18th ended about 7:35 yesterday morning. It was cloudy the greater part of the day. The to- tai precipitation this month has been af 4 From January 1 the total rainfall has | been 10.19, an excess of S.34. There
 was a heavy precipitation all over the l southwest Thursday, the report yester- day morning showing: Flagstaff, one
 foot of snow; Denver, .02; Los Angeles, i 1.22; San Diego, PC; Yuma, .SS. The | center of atmospheric depression has moved eastwardly from the coast and
 is crossing the rockies to the north
 east Yesterday morning the pressure
 was lower at Flagstaff than any other 1 station reporting, the storm center be- l ing in northern Arizona, southern Utah and Colorado. The wind yesterday changed here from the east to the west the velocity being to 16 miles. The forecast for last night was clearing and colder, for Saturday fair and warmer. A SHAKESPEARE VICTIM-There
 
 for man to get bunkoed, but Robert Walton is probably the only man who has lost seriously on the Shakespeare game. Mir. and Mrs. Walton are what Mir. Tom Lawson would probably term "votaries'' of Shakespeare, and Mrs Walton is an officer of the Shakespeare club in Flagstaff, which is their home Months ago MT. Walton began to plan for a visit to Phoenix when the Shake s speare season opened in the local play houses. He saw by The Republican Q couple of months ago that Marie Vain wright was scheduled for this village so Mir. and Mrs. Walton immediately came to town. Miss Wainwright's in tentions were good but she was betray- ed by the Gila river as were severa other notable artists that invade the l legitimate from time to time. MT. anC Mrs. Walton have been here ever since waiting for Shakespeare to fill dates and now they are going home. Han ford will be here in a few days, unles: z the Gila river also plays him false, bu ! MT. and Mrs. Walton cannot wait They are too long on earth to place ] l-any dependence in the Gila and any thow they figure that about two month: ] a year is all the time they can afford to devote to Shakespeare exclusively at GONE TO CALIFORNIA; Ernes [ Walker will leave on this morning: a Santa Fe train for a couple of week! I visit in Los Angeles and vicinity or a half dozen business projects he ha: s 1 in mind. One of them, which is T matter he has not yet fully decided 4 upon, however, is a plan to arrange fo , the opening of a branch real estate of s flee in Los Angeles some time neX d summer. When he says branch, h. 5 means what he says, for he has m z idea of leaving Phoenix and has s' many investments he couldn't leav' very well if he wanted to, for long a a time. His idea in having a brancl s office is that he would be in close I touch with many of his clients, a larg number of whom live in California s Then in addition he could no doubt d. some good both for himself and tn z country by diverting in this direction