Arizona republican., 1906-01-03
OF LOCAL INTEREST

II TOOK FIRST PREMiUM-In the ! publication of the premium list of the
 fair, last Sunday morning, through an
 error in the copy, the name of Miss
 Blanche Vinson was overlooked, as the ! winner of the first premium for sin
 gle article etched on linen.'
 ] NEW OFFlClALS-John H. Page,
 the newly appointed auditor of the ter ritory and R. L. Long, the newly ap- i pointed superintendent of public in- struction, yesterday assumed the re- responsibilities of their new positions and bore their honors gracefully.
 THE SUPERVISORS first meeting of the board of supervisors for 1 the year was held yesterday. On ac- l count of illness Chairman Orme of the 1 board was unable to be present. He IS ! suffering from a severe cold contrac- ! ton Sunday afternoon during the fire 1 at the Pemberton house. The board { went over all the current accounts ] against the county and also settled with the county treasurer. A count of | the cash of that office showed the sum of S140,9 ,939.O1.
 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING-A meeting of the school board of the Phoenix city sclool yas held last evening and several minor matters in connection with the school work were discussed The only action of tne board made public was the passing of
 a motion irstructing the superintendent of schools Professor Stillwell to attend the Territorial Teachers institute, which convenes at Prescott today. Professor Stillwell left for the meeting
 this morning.
 WOODMEN ELECTION-Phoen
 camp No. 11462 Modern Woodmen of America will hold its first regular
 meeting of the year this evening at
 s o'clock at the K. of P hall. There will be an installation of officers and
 adoption of candidates. On Dec. 20 about fifty candidates were adopted into the local camp and about twenty five were not able to be present. All candidates who did not present them selves for adoption at the previous meeting, will be expected to be present this evening. also all members and visiting woodmen. .. long list of exhibits which took prizes at the territorial fair, printed in The Republican on Sunday morning many have been overlooked. Among them are three exhibits in the women's de- partment by Mrs. Eugene Hackett of canned plums, spiced peaches and can ned quince preserves. Mrs. Hackett was the more gratified by her success by reason of the fact that this was the third time she had ever tried to put up fruit. There have been omitted from the list of exhibits in the woman's de- partment a piano by the Wiley B. AL len company.
 A CEMENT SHORTAGE-On ac- count of a shortage of cement, build ing on several structures in the city and surronding towns is at a stand still. Part of the work at the Glen dale beet sugar factory has mad to be discontinued pending the arrival of more cement, although the brick work is being pushed as rapidly as possible At the Peoples Ice and Fuel company, where work had been commenced, a delay of two days has been experience ed by reason of the cement shortage At the railroad offices it was learned however, that two cars would reach the city today, in which event it is most likely that building operations will be resumed.
 DAMAGING WASH WATER-The street car service from Five Points west to Six Points will be discontinued for a period of possibly ten days, ac- cording to information given out by the street car company yesterday. The reason for the discontinuance of the service is the washing out of a part of