Arizona republican., 1906-11-19

try before reduction plant was con strueted. merely by shipping ore. MT Markwell also has other mining inter ests and. is somewhat interested in the Kunzite and tourmaline properties in California. The gentlemen expect to be here four or five days. They arrived late yesterday and though it was about as uncomfortable and disagreeable a day as one ever sees in Arizona, shor5 drive was taken and proved to be a pleasurable one. This is the first visit of these gentlemen to Arizona. proper ly speaking. though MT. Markwell has an interest in a property near the Ari- zona Nevada line, which the owners are preparing to exploit quite exten- sively.
 THE Y. M. C. A.-At the Y. M. C. A. meeting Sunday afternoon at o'clock Rev. GOvette addressed the meeting, giving an argument fin favor of the abolition of gambling in the city oi Phoenix. He urged all those who were in favor of abolishing gambling tO set out and work and not think that the victory was won until Tuesday even ing He spoke of the wonderful work done by the Y. M. C. A. in Santa Ana, where two hundred and fourteen young men were admitted to membership in one day. Lloyd Christy also addressed the meeting and speaking from a bus mess mans standpoint, he gave some strong arguments against gambling. The boys choir rendered some good music and showed marked improve ment At the close of the meeting Prof. Stilwen offered a prize of s1O to the young man, a member of the Y. NJ. c. A.. bringing the greatest number Of voters, anti-gambling, to the polls on next Tuesday. B. P. Brown made a similar offer of a smaller sum.
 A WORTHLESS CHECK ARTIST- Charles E. Dana was arrested yester- day by Constable Harry Troops on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses. The arrest was made by Gass brothers at whose shop he had had a check for $25 cashed. After his arrest it was learned that he had sev- eral of them afloat in town. It was also learned that he had been engaged in the same kind of business at Mesa last fall and had been caught at it. but had evaded prosecution by promis- es to make good. One for s25 was ne- gotiated at the Hoffman a week ago. and another saloon in town has s7O worth of the paper. The checks are all drawn on a Mesa bank, where Dana had an account about a year ago. but none since. The checks used were those of the Phoenix National Bank. the name of the bank having been changed to that of the Mesa bank When he was arrested several of the blank checks were found in his pocket and another drawn payable to bear err which he had not as vet succeeded in disposing of. Dana has for some time been employed by the Pacific Gas and Electric company as a pipe filter. He has a mother living some where n Calforna. Last night he tele- graphed her for aid.
 HE WAS PLEASED-Charles De- Ryder of Pleasanton. California. left last night for Los Angeles with his string of five horses that he brought here for the fair. Mir. DeRyder is one of the largest horse owners and driv- CTS operating on the Grand circuit. and one of the best known horsemen in the United States. He came 90 Phoenix with five horses. just to size up the territorial fair of which he had heard a great deal. at his Pleasanton home. Before leaving last night he was asked if he cared to say anything about the treatment he had received here. or concerning his opinion of the country and the fair. He said he was most happy to say that he had been treated with the utmost cordiality and had