Arizona republican., 1905-07-21

though that the sheep dip will produce wool if nothing else. Tn that case it will only be necessary to set the bald ness germ at work again.
 RUMOR OF GOOD LUCK-A Los Angeles paper announced a day or two ago that Thomas Sloan, formerly of this city but for the last year or so an employe of the freight department of the Salt Lake road, had been pro noted to the position of assistant ge.- eral freight agent of the system. Mir. Sloan tI"s far has not verified the report by communication with friends and relatives here but all will sincerely hope that the news will be confirmed in due time and that the great cor pOration will force upon MT. Sloan a raise of salary commensurate with the added dignity and importance of the office.
 THE LAST DAY-The tenn of R. II. McDonnoId in the territorial prison will expire today. He was sentenced to fifteen months in prison. Though his conviction took place late in the fall his sentence was made to date from the time of his arrest which oc- cured just about a year ago. He has saved in the neighborhoOd of three months by good behavior Nothing is known of his plans for the future but it is thought that he will not return to Phoenix. Shortly before he was taken away he told friends that on his release he intended to go into a distant part Of the country and begin life over. He is still q young man. pos sessed of much more than average tai ent and will no doubt do well If he can get beyond the shadow of the prison which is frequently cast long distances
 LIVE STOCK MATTERS-Dr M lines, a United St2tes veterinarian. who is in charge of the United States inspectors who are supervising the dipping of sheep in Arizona, spent yesterday in Phoenix in conference with Dr. Norton. territorial veterin- arian. Dr. Imes came here from Flag staff and will return there on this mornings train. He reports the dip ping is now practically finished in Arizona. except in Apache and Navajo counties, and it will probably be fin ished there by August 5th- Dr. Nor ton says that somewhere in the neigh borhood of 7O0.0O0 sheep have been dipped this year so far pr. Norton, by the way. returned home Wednesday morning from few days absence, during which he spent a part of two days in California and the rest of the "A las he killed three glandered horses. These three animals had been exposed to infection from horse he killed last January, but they showed no symptoms of the disease at that time so they were not killed. but were quarantined and looked after. The symptoms finally appearing. they were disposed of in the only sure way known to science. Though other cases may develop in that section. it is hardly probable. as the greatest care has been taken. and the doctor be- lieves he has the disease stamped out.
 JUSTiFIABLE INSANITY - Jim HauEhey was arrested by a couple Of policemen last night on q charge of insanity. but they let him go in a few minutes. for he convinced them that he was not only crazy, but had a right to be. He had ribbed up d practical joke that turned and smOte him fore and aft, and he was engaged in talk ing his medicine when the coppers nailed him. MT. Haughey and a few other young men employed at the LOunt ice factory sleep in the rear of the works under the blue vault of heaven. Haughey and another man. named Wilson, just to have Iistle fun, carried a cot on which William McDdnlelS was snoring out into Fourth street. McDaniels was finally aroused and, noting his surroundings he dragged himself and his bedroom back into the alley. Several others then joined forces and carried Wilson and Haughey into the street. though they had to hold them down to do SO Wilson got back safely. but before Haughey could do so lot of ladies came by to the drinking fountain and modesty forced him to remain under cover in the street until they had gone. Then. when he tried to drag his cot back into the alley, some one turned a hose on him. While he was engaged in an Apache war dance one Of the men telephoned to the police that a crazy man was doing a can-cSn in the street. The cOppers came in about minute and asked him what he was doing. He said he was trying to sleep but people wouldn't let him. and his very lucid explanation made him seem the more certainly crazy. At first they insisted on finding him place to sleep, but he kept his mouth work ing until the officers were convinced he had a real story to tell. He told it. and the police escorted him back to his own corner in his Arizona bed room. They looked around to find the perpetrators of the mischief, but the conspirators had fled.
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