Arizona republican., 1906-11-30
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FIRST ARIZONA CLUB DANCE

FIRST ARIZONA CLUB DANCE Last evening at the Hotel Adams the Arizona club gave its first dance of the winter season. The dining room of the hotel was used by the dancers and the music was furnished by the Besse or chestra. In the rooms of the club dur ing the evening punch was served and a most enjoyable time was enjoyed. The club dances will be given regular ly every two weeks turing the winter.
 FIRE ADJUSTMENT-Gilbert F.. Overton. an adjuster attached to the Pacific board of fire insurance under writers. who had been in the city for several days on business in connection with the adjustment of the fire loss of the Chamberlain Lumber company. left yesterday morning for Jerome In that city he wiA adjust a small loss sustained by the United Verde com pany several days ago. The report of { the adjuster on the Chamberlain fire will not be made public for several days Vet or until it has been submitted to the Los Angeles board.
 A SHIPMENT OF cATTLE-A. J. Hoskins. a cattle buyer for the Hardy company of San Diego and who him self makes San Diego his home. wil, today ship from the valley the first lot of cattle to the California market for this season. The shipment will consist of four cars and the cattle arc fine looking lot of beef. The prices paid are about the same as those of- fered this time last year Charles Davis, who is associated with Mir. Hos kins in buying for the Hardy company. will accompany the shipment to the coast. other shipments it is under stood will follow every few days. The cattle to be shipped were bought from the George Day ranch at Buckeye.
 FINAL ORE SHlPMENTS-Ge G. Austin, former printer. but who has been for long time in the employ of the Troy Manhattan Mining com pany. came to town yesterday to ar range for teams for hauling ore from the mine to the railroad six miles dis tant. The company will be willing to enter into a contract with hauler to furnish 100 tons a day. The ore is to be sent mostly to the Humboldt smell ter. It runs about six per cent iron, four per cent copper. and from s6 to s10 in gold. Recently a large body has been opened up and has been pene- trated for twenty-five feet. It has so far an average value of twelve and half per cent copper. About forty men are now employed on the prop. erty.
 LOCATING A -lINE-Clay Parker who for some time has been connected with the engineering corps of the $. r. P. & P. road. arrived in the city yesterday morning and will spend some days in the city Recently with party of twenty-two under the supervision of his brother Earl Parker. he has been working on d line running from Fer guson Valley to a located line below Bill Williams Forks. The located line work was done last summer when. on account of the heat, it was found necessary to change the party to an- other location. X start was then made from a point on the $. F. P. & P road and a line run through Ferguson val ley to a point on the located line. This work was of a preliminary nature and now the line surveyed is being located. MT. Parker says that on last Friday and Saturday a very heavy snow fell which however has not so far inter fered with the work in progress.
 ASYLUM IMPRoVEMENTS-At a recent meeting of the territorial board of control. action was taken which provides for the installation of an i'm proved electrical service at the terri torial asylum for the insane. While electricity has heretofore been used for lighting purposes it will now be used in the laundry to a greater extent than heretofore and also used in connection with pump which was some time ago dug on the grounds. In the laundry a 10-horse power alternating current electric motor will be installed and for use in connection with the well D. horse power alternating current cleo tric motor will be installed. The last named motor will be connected with a three inch centrifugal pump. All of the machinery will be bought follow ing the advertisement for bids.