Arizona republican., 1906-03-02

three days later proving fatal. He is | survived by a mother brother and a
 sister. He was a. devout Christian and
 a member of the Presbyterian church.
 A GlRL--Dr. and Mrs. F. Munson
 are rejoicing in the arrival of daugh-
 ter at their home yesterday
 NEW NOTAARY-P. M. BuckwaIter
 of Bisbee was yesterday appointed a
 notary public by Governor Kibbey. 1 VISITING CAPITALISTS- A.
 Brown and A. A. Adams. Los Angeles
 capitalists are in the city taking looIs
 at the general situation with a view
 to possible investment.
 A SLAB OF SLATE-A sample was | brought to the board of trade room 1 yesterday of the slate taken from the 1 quarry of the Phoenix Slate company. seven miles north of town It is a fine looking piece of slate about an inch thick, over two feet wise. four feet long and as smooth and sound as
 a board. The enterprise is yet m it's infancy and though there is consider
 able machinery on the ground no pro-
 duct has yet been prepared for mar , ket But there will be shortly and the sample of the goods is all that could | be desired.
 | A VISITING MISSOURIAN-J. j.. Y Brown of Hannibal Mo, is a guest of 1 the Commercial hotel. having come here with F. F. Kirkland, whom he will accompany to Mexico. being in-
 terested in the Realito. Mining com pany MT. Brown said that on the way ! to Arizona they met on the train a very
 we'll to do and prosperous citizen Of ! New Mexico. who declared himself a
 very much opposed to jointure forS the
 same reasons Arizona is. He express
 ed himself as believing that he was by
 no means alone in such views and l thought 9 vote would show a very l large sentiment Of that kind.
 APPEARANCES DECEPTIVE-AH ] day yesterday, one looking south from sandstorm, running east and west about where Salt river ought to be. | There was brisk wind blowing all 1 day but nowhere else in sight was 1 there a sand storm. The impression to a stranger was that instead of SaiJ river that streak of dust was hover ] ing over desert. Presumably the sand storm was real but the dust came | from the sandy banks on one side or ! the other. for Salt river has been a particularly moist stream this spring and is still 9 dangerous one to cross except in certain places
 ! HOOK AND LADDER MEETING- | 4 meeting of the Aztec Hook and Lad ! der company of the Phoenix volunteer department was held at the firemen's Nall last evening and several matters were disposed of. the most important of which was the adopting of a reso- lutiOn whereby the company joins the l Territorial Firemen's association. By ! this action they also become members. ] of the national association of flremen. ! Dave R. Crosby was elected to mem bership in the company and Ed Branch who has been absent from the city for 1 several months and who had allowed his membership to expire was rein stated.
 PHOENIX PosToFFIcE-ColoneI McCIintock said yesterday that he was somewhat surprised when he received the first news of his reappo;ntment as postmaster through The Republical yesterday morning. He was also very much gratified that it came that way rather than through the usual custom of having to make a struggle for the place, as it amounted to something or a compliment for his past administra- tion of the office. He has tried in every way possible to Increase the ef- ficiency and expand the service and he feels that the Teappointment com
 ing in such a way is a recognition that his conduct of affairs has been satis- factory to the department Incidental ly he says that the February business of the office was over 21 per cent greater than that of last year and it is now assured that at the end of the estimate year. March 31. the Phoenix
 office will enter upon the highest grade of second class offices. namely those whose receipts exceed $35,0OO annually. There will only be one more step after that to list the Phoenix of
 flee iD the lowest grade of first class
 offices, namely those whose receipts exceed S40.O00 annually. This advance he believes Phoenix will make in an other year There will be but one ma
 terial advantage other than the repu- tation of it, in entering the first class, that is not now enjoyed, but that ad- vantage will be very material to those affected, namely the clerical force. If properly efficient certain of the clerks in first class offices are permitted to receive somewhat higher salaries than for similar services in a second class office.
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