Arizona republican., 1906-03-18

6.95 inches. Everything indicates that the streams this spring and for large l part of the summer will all carry
 water, for the territory has received i a thorough soaking all over during ! the last few months and the snow is still falling on the watersheds.
 ! CALLED BY iLLNESS.-Dr. w. H | Ward, superintendent of the Arizona asylum for the insane was yesterday i granted a leave of absence to go to l California to attend son who has 1 been taken suddenly and seriously ill l of appendicitis.
 | WANTS A PARDON.-B. J. OReilly | of Bisbee was in Phoenix yesterday to ] call upon Governor Kibbey in behalf 1 of James shorten, who some time ago applied for a pardon. Shorten was i convicted about two years ago of par l ticipating with two others in a hold 1 up of a Douglas saloon, and was sen : fenced to ten years service in the pen itentiary. It is stated in behalf of i Shorten that while he was present during the hold-up he had no part or l interest in it and that ne was con- victed on false testimony
 A BIG PROPERTY GOES BEGGING
 It seems to be impossible to sell the property of the AmaIgamated Gold
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 suit for S2, ,5O0.OOO. The object Of the ! sale is to get enough out of it to pay ] the expenses of the receivership. IL
 was advertised for sale at Yuma on
 March but there were no bidders. ] The sale was then set for March 10.
 Still the bidders did not materiaIize
 and it is thought that Thomas Arm strong. Jr.. the attorney for the re- | ceiVer will try it again The property
 was put up at $3.O00. It is agreed that ! the buildings alone are worth that One
 of them in fact cost about $10.OOO.
 THE MATINEE RACES-Tne rac- ! ing matinee yesterday was a very en- ! joyable event and was attended by a 1 large and interested audience. Two of i the races were necessarily cancelled by ! reason of the failure to fill the entries ! but there were still five others that did l take place and gave good satisfaction l There was also the exhibition of Flor ] ence Wilton which was not all that
 was expected as the mare seemed to l have an off day and acted up. How
 ever, sne went round the track in i pretty good time. though she failed to reach the 2:11 mark she was entered 1 for. There was little delay in get l ting the program started but when it | did begin it was interesting and the ! grandstand appeared to have a good 1 time from that hour until night
 ! A FOLK LORE MEETING-A pre- | Iiminary meeting was held at the In ! dian school on Saturday afternoon to consider the formation of an Arizona | branch of the American Folk Lore so- ciety. Prof. Colder of Tempe ad- 1 dressed the meeting and found inter ested and sympathetic listeners. The l importance of preserving the tradf- | tions of the native American tribes be- l fore it is too late must be obvious to every one possessed of interest in
 American history The society will embrace all persons who feel willing
 to forward the movement. It is hoped l that members will be enrolled at the | different Indian reservations and in all parts of the territory. A committee was appointed to arrange for a more l formal meeting in the near future. Prof. Colder, the chairman of this
 committee, would be glad to have the names of all persons interested in the movement, in Phoenix and elsewhere. i Members of the society will receive | the magazine of the national society.
 The Journal of American Folk Lore"
 edited by Prof. A F. Chamberlin of l Clark university.