Arizona republican., 1906-03-07

did not exactly approve he dad never committed a felony and had never been a fugitive from justice.
 A SINGLE OFFENDER-One of fender was before Judge Johnstone yesterday charged with disorderly con- duct. He was sent to jail to serve seven days.
 BIRTH OF A BABE-There was born to the wife of Neri Osborn Tues day last a fine baby boy. Both the mother and the child are doing nicely MT. Osborn is now in SinalCa, Mexico but is expected to return the last of the month.
 FAT HOME" PosTPoNED-on ac- count of conflict in dates the regular monthly "at home" of the Arizona School of Music which was to have been held tonight has been postponed and the date on which it will be given will be announced later.
 THE WOMAN'S CLUB-At the re- regular meeting of the Womans club held yesterday the following new of- ficers were elected: Mrs. B. A. Fowler, president; Mrs. B. V Cushman, vice president; Mrs. w. G. Lentz. recording secretary; Mrs. w. c. Hartranft, cCr- responding secretary; Mrs. Mary Lynd, treasurer; Mrs. L. w. Collins, auditor; members at large, Mrs J. Elliott Walker. Mrs. Edward Ceilings, Miss Kendrick
 INCORPORATION OF FLORENCE At the next meeting of the board of supervisors in Pinal county the ques- tiOn of incorporating the town Of Flor ence will be taken up and acted upon | faVorably according to Florence resi- dents who spent yesterday in Phoenix. 1 The move is taken that regulations hay be put in force regarding mum 1 Der of town Improvements Florence | feels the need of with all of her recent | prosperity. The citizens are practi cally unanimous in desiring the board | to order the incorporation of the Ilace. HE'S NOT A cANDIDATE-One of i the first signs of the approaching city campaign was an announcement made 1 yesterday by Homer McNeil that he was not and would not be a candidate for the office of councilman in the | second ward on the democratic or any other ticket. He said he would be the goat no longer, for he has held offices ] that paid no salary too many times, | and besides he had an office now that l he would have to resign that pays s a day, the day he works. All the work he has to do in connection with those public duties is to figure a way for the council to pay him his money. MT. 1 nE4Ntll Is d IlttllDtt OI lnt Nll1 NdlGE commission.
 A WOODWARD FIRE-Far in ex- l cess or the amount of damage done was the excitement in connection with a cOnfla grafton at the woOdyards of the brick making plant at Glendale of the Eastern Sugar company. The i flames were first discovered about noon yesterday, and after the flames had gained considerable headway. In the pile of wood there was upwards of twenty cords of dry wood, and had not the labOrers about the factory quickly formed a bucket brigade it is probable that all of the wood would have been burned and possibly the flames would have spread to nearby buildings. As it turned out however. there was much smoke and after the wind had blown this away. it was found that about five cords of the wood had been burned.
 RELEASE OF CRATER MORRIS Word comes from Albuquerque that IS. L. Morris, one of the two men who worked from the coast through Phoe- nix to that city, and where they were arrested on d charge of grating. had given bail and was released from the county jail. He will be forced to ap- pear before the county grand jury or
 forfeit his bond. The other of the pair a man named Gray, is still confined to the jail, being unable to give bond. II
 will be remembered the men secured large subscriptions from business men on their statement that they represent ed the National Commercial Tray elers' assOc.ation,'' and were collecting
 funds to amelioTate the condition of
 the knight of the grip in the south
 west. In Phoenix they also cashed several ChaCks which Ia +~
 be worthless, but which they had in- duced chance acquaintances to indorse
 THE COWBOY TOURNAMENT Jack Gibson is busy arranging for the
 big cowboy tournament which is
 scheduled to take place at Eastlake
 park next Saturday and Sunday. Al
 ready he has contracted for a large
 bunch of the widest steers he could
 find to be used in the roDing contest
 Among the -broncos the bronco busters
 will ride will be enc from the w. D
 Tanner ranch, which has proved too mean for handling by any one yet
 making the effort Bill Perry, a ia
 nous cowboy, who will participate 1T the contest, has made a large bet tha'
 he will conquer the fiery steed. Or
 account of the low rates on the rail 2 roads from Tempe and Mesa and other points, a good sized crowd is expected TO pc present, Tor without a doubt al , Phoenix will attend It $ more thar . likely that this contest will be the las
 opportunity the residents of this sec
 tion will have to witness a contest O
 this sort arranged for the roping O
 cattle for the sport will likely be don,
 away with at the next legislature. The f contest is one of the interesting enter
 tainment customers have an oppor
 tunity to attend while touring tn
 west.