Arizona republican., 1906-01-18
RAILROAD PAY DAY-Yesterdav

RAILROAD PAY DAY-Yesterday was payday for the trainmen of the
 Southern Pacific and of the Santa Fe, Prescott S Phoenix roads.
 NEW NOTARIES-John Kavan-
 augh, of Troy, and c. O. Rouse. of
 Tucson, were yesterday appointed no-
 uaries public by Governor Kibbey. A LOS ANGELES VlSIToR-Jonn w. Broad. of Los Angeles. is a recent arrival here and will spend several days looking over the valley with J
 Ernest Walker
 WENT TO WASHINGTON-Lieu- tenant George B. Wilcox, clerk of the district court for Cochise was in the city yesterday and left last night for Washington to be gone for couple of weeks.
 EXAMINING COUNTY OFFICES
 w. c. Foster, the public examiner of the territory, is this week devoting his attention to the offices of this county Yesterday he spent in the office of the probate court.
 RESIDENCE PROPERTY SOLD- Mrs. Cornelia P. Sitler of Los Angeles, has sold through the agency of J. Err nest Walker lots and s. in block 14 of the Montgomery addition, to Steph- en s. and Rachel Crandall of Mesa City. The property is nicely improved by a four-room brick house
 WORK AT ARIZONA HEAD-Engi- neer Parish and two or three other men left yesterday afternoon for the Arizona head, where they will sur- vey the route of the projected eXteu- sion of the Arizona canal from the present head up the river to a point where, if feasible, it is proposed to erect a temporary head for the canal pending the final construction of per manent diversion works.
 MIR. NEWELL PASSED THROUGH F. H. Newell, chief engineer of the reclamation service. arrived here yes terday morning from Fl Paso, but only remained in town a few minutes, talk ing the first train to Mesa City. where he was met by Engineer L. c. Hill MT Newell was accompanied by N. E. Webster. an accountant of the reclamation service The three men left Mesa at once for Roosevelt, where two or three days will be spent. Just when they will re- turn to Phoenix was not indicated but 1t is presumed about Saturday or Sun day.
 IMPROVEMENTS NOTED-Georgo H. Smith, the capitol gardener says he believes the effect of a series of arti cles appearing in The Republican some time ago, in respect of flowers and shrubbery, is already quite noJice- able. He says that of the many peo- pie who apply to him for information or advice, most of them seek to learn something about a higher order of shrubbery and Towering plants than was formerly usual. The minds of those undertaking floral or arboreal improvements seem more discerning than before and they seek to get the best when they get anything.
 FUNERAL OF MRS. LOCKETT- Mrs. Amanda Lockett, or Grandma Lockett, as nearly everyone called her, died on Sunday night. January fl, at half past F o'clock al the home of her son, Henry C. LOckett, near PhOe- nix She was a native of Tennessee and lived to be nearly S4 years of age. She had been a Christian for many years and had been a member of one church for over sixty years. She pass ed away very peacefully and without It was her request that she be laid to rest here in the Phoenix cemetery amid the bright flowers and warm sunshine instead of in the cold snow at Flagstaff, her old home. This request was granted. A very touching and impressive service was held at the home led bV CbaDlaiD Winfield ScOtt