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Arizona republican., 1906-10-26

a sum of money and that later she was 10 have an increase of salary.
 This information was definite but it was not clarifying of the mystery. Finally after a more or less voIurn- inous correspondence Mir. Page under stood that somebody had been person. ating him in the United States mails. He learned that there was aother H. Page in Phoenix. He was at first in- clined to resent the liberty lily Page had taken with his payroll but after ward he saw the humor of the situa- tion and not only allowed the young lady to keep the money but ordered a raise of her salary. So far as Mr. Hamilton Page was concerned that was the end of the matter.
 Eugene Todd the proprietor of Ronny View had become cognizant of the cir cumstances. He related them to l.. H. Landis the general agent of the NJ. & P. and at the request of MT. Landis he accompanied him to the railroad offices where he was introduced to lily Page as Hamilton Page. Hamilton Page was inclined to severity of aspect and language.
 He introduced the subject of the cor respondence between lily Page and his employe which had been carried on at great financial loss to himself He pointed out that this monkeying with the mail of another was a very. serious thing
 Fly Page grew red and embarrassed. He said that he had understood that it was joke and that he believed that the letter he answered had been really intended for him. He was sorry that the misunderstanding had cost Hamn- ion +n- s--- to make any reparation that might be suggested. Hamilton Page mentioned the sum which his manager at San Jose had advanced on the authority of the letter and the monthly raise in the salary of the girl which had en- sued.
 In the meantime Mr. Landis had gone outside and enlisted a crowd whose members dropped into the of fees one by one. They pretended not to know what the misunderstanding between the two Pages was but one of them told Fly to go out and buy soda water for the crowd and call it square. This showed lily Page at least tenn porary relief and he asked Hamilton Page if he would not join the thirsty throng. Hamilton Page said he would and that on the way to the refractory they could talk over the matter Of reparation. They did talk it over and kept talking it over while Fly Page bought three rounds of soda water At the end of the third Hamilton Page turned to MT. Landis and said that he would have to hurry if he expected to catch the five o'clock car. He was then introduced to Fly Page again, this time as Eugene Todd. lily Page there upon bought another round of soda water.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-26
TWO PHOENIX PAGES
 TURN OVER NEW LEAF
They Resolve That Heneeforth They Will Avoid Costly Complications By Keeping Their Mail Sorted.

There was a denouement yesterday
 of three ply joke which has been in progress for several weeks. It was not started as a joke however but had it's 1 origin in the similarity of the names of two patrons of the Phoenix post office. One Of them is Fly Page the city ticket agent of the M & P. and the other is Hamilton Page of San Francisco. The latter MT. Page is a wealthy gentle man of multifarious affairs. He is a large dealer in furniture and has be- side a line of photographic studios scattered along the coast.
 MT. Page has been at Bonny View ranch for several months but he keeps closely in touch with his varied inter ests. He receives weekly reports from the different managers and in turn gives them directions for the conduct of the business in their charge.
 Fly Page along in the fall went to Mexico on a vacation and his mail was forwarded to him from time to time. In one installment of it there was a letter addressed to MT. H. Page" It had been sent from San Jose, Califor- mia. The writer W-.s a young lady who had been in the employ of MT. Page she said, for a long time at an mad equate salary. She simply could not live on it and she knew that she was worth more. She had spoken to the manager about it but he had said that he was unable to act without author ity from MT Page. The writer there fore desired Mir. Page to sug- gest such a raise in her salary as he might think would be right. She would endeavor to repay his generosity by taking a still greater interest if possi- ble in the business.
 Fly Page thought somebody was try ing to have fun with him. He accord ingly answered the letter acl<nowIedg- ing the receipt of the request. He said he was disposed to pay his employees all he could afford to pay and to re- ward merit at all times. He pointed out that inasmuch as the writer had neglected to say what salary she was then receiving it would be impossible for him to order a definite raise. He assured her though that as soon as he could be put in possession of the necessary information there would be an improvement of her financial con ditiOn. Tn the meantime, Mir. Page wrote, the letter would be authority to her manager to pay her on its pres entatiOn to him a certain liberal sum Wnlcn MT Page named and the mat ter of the raise would be taken up little later.
 Some days after this Mir Hamilton Page received a letter from the same young lady. It breatbed of thankful ness for his Hberality. She had re- ceived the money from the manager and Mir. Page could not understand how thankful she was for she needed it so badly. She also mentioned the salary she was then receiving and she hoped that MT. Page would order the raise he had promised by return mail
 Mir. Page grew dizzy. He could make neither head nor tail of the communi- cation. It might as we'll have been written in the Esperanto language. He wrote to the manager for an explana- tton and in due time the manager re- piled saying that on the authority of MT. Page he had paid the young lady
Arizona republican., 1906-10-26
MESA

w. E. Dent, up to a few days since manager Of the Mesa Trading com pany. left last night for Wenden, on the California cutoff of the Santa Fe railway. where he will have charge of general store. MT. Dent. during the five years he resided in Mesa made many friends by his courteous treat ment and genial ways. For a long time he had splendid trade in the grocery line, but the advent of a plethora of general stores divided up the business until few of them were making a de- cent profit Rather than continue un- der the circumstances, MT. Dent closed out the Mesa Trading company and will for the present devote his time to the store business at Wenden. He was an enterprising, good citizen, and his many friends here will be glad to hear that he is prOspering in his new loca- ton.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-26
ODDS AND ENDS.

Tom Elder of Phoenix, was a visit or here yesterday.
 Mrs. A. M. farmer returned yester- day morning from Los Angeles, where she has been visiting for a short time.
 MT. and Mrs. Geo. Kemper were here yesterday. They have two pieces of property in view and will likely buy one of them.
 A. L. Powell of Santa Fe spent yes terday afternoon here.
 Clarence Paddock, a graduate of the Normal and now with the Reclamation service, spent yesterday here with friends.
 The saloon at the Mill Avenue sta tiOn will open again today with Miller and Matthews as it's proprietors. It has been closed for the past few weeks.
 J. w. Woolf is quite sick at his home on Eighth street
Arizona republican., 1906-10-26
TEMPE
BIG REAL ESTATE DEALS.
Two Ranches Have Changed Hands
 In Recent Date.

Two important south side ranch deals which took place some time ago, but which for good reasons have not been made public, have been made this fall.
 Geo. Taylor has purchased from Mons ElIingsen section r. just east of the Filing Oleson ranch a mile south of the Base line. MT Taylor for several years past has rented the J. V. Spainhower place but it now nov ing to his new home. He has just completed a good house there and will be settled there in a few days. His new ranch is mostly grain land, but with plenty of Utah water, he expects to have most of it in alfalfa by spring.
 Geo. DobsOn has bought the N. w. quarter of section ,. l south. range east formerly known as the Holsapple quarter. The price reported is $1O,O00. This place adjoins MT. Dobson's home place on the west and now gives him one of the best half section ranches on the south side. The entire place is well seeded in alfalfa and is valu- able property.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-26
MUSIC LESSONS EREE-

A course of music lessons will be given free by Professor Fountain with each mandolin. violin. guitar or any instrument purchased at Fountains music store Lessons are paid for by the manufacturers of the instruments This offer continued only until first of November.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-26
A CATTLE DEAL

J. P. McKenney has sold to Dwight B. Heard a hundred head of steers that are on pasture here on the Filing sen ranch and two hundred head that are being pastured on the north side. J. c. Robbins inspected the first bunch yesterday when the transfer was made and the others will be inspected and transferred today
Arizona republican., 1906-10-26
MOVING THE FIRE BEII

Carpenters skinner and Cosner re now engaged in moving the citys fire bell and tower from it's present Ioca tion in the rear of Laird and Dimes drug store to the city's new piece of property across from Lukins store.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-26
QuAILS IN TOWN.

1nlS morning John Riggs was at the blacksmith shop early, and working away cOntentedly when he heard a bunch of quails coming up Main street. He grabbed a shot gun, unmindful of the fact that shooting was not allowed in town, and rushed to the door, but there as nothing in sight except Sam Barnett going by in a wagon and mak- ing some kind of a noise with his mouth.
 Whether he had some quaiIs slowed away in the wagon or was practicing ventriloquism he did not stop to ex- plain, but at all events John had no quails for breakfast.
 Elijah Allen is authority for the statement that Debe LeBaron contem- plates buying a half section of land under the Queen Creek canal Debe has been rolling up wealth so fast be- hind the soda counter and from his garden south of town that he is now looking for more worlds to conquer. and believing that Queen Creek will soon be the metropolis of this valley he thinks that will be a good place to invest part of his rapidly accumulat- ing fortune.
 ". Tracey Smith is said to be work
 
 of gold for the next burglar who hap pens along. MT. Smith is quite a philanthropist.
 V. Markus, of Prescott. arrived in Mesa yesterday and has opened a tail or shop here. He will occupy the rear room of T. L. Morris bicycle shop, and is prepared to do first class work.
 Will Millett, jr., better known as Bill, Al. is touching only the high places when he walks today A hand some little lady came to his house last night, and Hooks just like papa"
 A big gang of men are working at the Tempe dam.
 Henry Peterson is grading the cOun- ty road south of the mill.
 Thos. F.. Irvine was in town today looking as genial as ever.
 Chester Price who came home re- gently with typhoid fever, is quite low.
 Mrs. Dr. Drane and baby left last night for Tombstone, to visit her mother a couple of weeks.
 Geo. Lewis and mother returned yes terday from Salt Lake where the latter has been spending the summer.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-26
DANCE TONIGHr

The Normal Amusement Club will give a dance this evening in Curry Hall. The Besse orchestra of Phoe- nix has been secured for the occas- ion. which gives promise of being a very enjoyable event.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-26
BUILDING A HOUSE.

Thomas Douglas yesterday com menced work on a S12OO house for Mrs. Jane Fox. Mrs. Fox recently purchas- ed a piece of property in Goldman ad- dition and the house is being built there
Arizona republican., 1906-10-26
HIGH GRADE STOCK.
A Carload En Route From Kansas
 to The Valley.

B. A. Packard arrived here yesterday morning from the southern part of the territory to give his business matters here days attention. He was in a
Arizona republican., 1906-10-26
B o N D s.

Los Angeles. Cal Oct. 26th. 1906. We desire to purchase bonds of the Phoenix Light and Fuel company, of Phoenix, Arizona, to an amount not exceeding S6,000, all unmatured inter est coupons to accompany the bonds. Any holder of such bonds. desiring to dispose of same. will please com municate with the undersigned stat ing price.
 Title Insurance and Trust Company,
 By J. F. JACK,
 Trust Officer.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-26

The bell tower will be enlarged and the new bell placed in position as soon as possible. The hose house will also be moved in a short time to the new location, though it is not probable that the city will build there before spring
 After Nov. 1st, prices for milk will be as follows: 20 cents, gallon; 1-4 cents quart, 1-2 cents, pint.
 H. H. CREST.
 C. N. SEALS.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-26
FOR nVR-R srx-rv vraRa

TUX OVEh bIAIT T FARH.
 Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing syrup mas been used for children teething. It soothes the child, softenS the gums, allays all pain cures wind collie. and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea- Twenty-Five cents a bottle
Arizona republican., 1906-10-26

The ladies of the Baptist church will have their cooked food exchange Sat urday of this week at the New York Store.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-26

Henry MaiIlard's famous New York candies received fresh every week at the Phoenix Bakery.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-26
Last night was dreaming, dear moth

That Willie came down to the gate, With a package of Donofrio's Crystal
 ized Cactus Candy, And gave it all to his dear little
 Kate.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-26
CASA IONA GUESTS.

The following named were register ed at the Casa Loma yesterday: T. H Langdon and wife, Cincinnati. Ohio; E. M. Meyer, San Francisco: R. c. Tuthill, Los Angeles; H. B. Fournier Little Valley; W. H. Young, San Fran cisco; w. H. Cook. St. Joe, Mo; and T. J. Gibson, Globe.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-26
SCALY ECZEMA
 ALL OVER BODY

Eruptions Appeared on Chest, and Face and Neck Were All Broken Out-S Scales and Crusts Formed = Iowa Lady Has Great Faith in Cuticura Remedies for Skin Diseases.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-22
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston--Dull; middling, IL 7-16; net re-
ceipts, 1860; gross receipts, 1860; stock, Sa,-
570 coastwise, 1886.
New Orleans-Easy; middling, II 6-l6i
net receipts, 1888: gross receipts, 1888
sales 24OO stock, lis, 739; continent, $780,
Mobile-Quiet; middling, 11B; net re-
cepts, 941; gross receipts GAL; sales, 20
stock, II ,465; coastwise, 81.
Savannah-Quiet; middling, Ia; net re-
ceipts, 271S gross receipts, 21S; sales, 100
stock, 63,059; coastwise, 81.
Chareston-Firm; middling 11ss; net re-
ceipts, 500; gross receipts, 503; stock, H.
1884, coastwise, q.
Wilmngton-Steady; middling, lbs; net
receipts, POLO; gross receipts POLO; stock
1889.
Norfolk-Quiet; middling, 11Ss; net re-
ceipts, 234S; gross receipts, 234S; sales, 81
stock, 1852; coastwise, 2719.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 1lA
gross receipts, $50; stock, 3l02.
New YorlS-Quiet middling, n.90; gross
receipts, 364S; sales, 5000, stock LOG, 1853; con-
tinent, 2l15.
Boston-Quiet; middling, 11.9o; net re-
ceipts, So; gross receipts, 1924.
lphia-Steady: middling, 12.15
gross receipts, 1923: stock, 3O65
Total today at all ports: Net, 1906
Continent, 7415; stock, 511,S0.
Consolidated at all ports: Net, q ,57S
Great Britain, $3.50: continent, 1899.
Total since September l at all ports
Net, 7,367179 Great Britain, 2,645,S05
France, GAL ,9SS; continent. 2,343 232; Japan
115,379; Mexico, 2764.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-22
MUCH STAGNATION
IN STOCK TRADING
Dealings Fall to Smallest Ag-
gregate for Year
TRADERS DISCOURAGED
Sporting Events of the day Attract
More Attention on Wall Street
Than Trading In
Stocks.
TRADERS DISCOURAGED

New York, May 21.-The stagnation of
complete at times, ard dealings fell to
the smallest aggregate for any day this
year Professional room traders allowed
themselves to become discouraged over
the possibilities of profitable operations
On view of the profound neglect of the
market by the general public and their
operations fell to small proportions. What
little speculative interest there was among
the chronic traders was largely diverted
to the days favorite sporting event which
apparently as much financing as any mar
ket security The only stocks in which APP
probable movements were achieved were
in specialties subject to individual causes.
These were of the slightest effct on the
general list which drifted aimlessly in one
direction and then the other, or with slug
glsh price currents running in opposite di-
rections at the same time.
There was an ebullition in the high price
anthracite coalers of a kind familiar in
response to a proclamation from a highly
successful speculator In that group of
stocks of his estimate of probable future
prices to be touched by these stocks. Dis
tllers securities rose on the reports of
prospects for the enactment of the free
alcohol bill. American Locomotive was at
fected by rumors in circulation of a posi-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-22
COTTON MARKET
SHOWS DECLINE
Is Nervous and Unsettled
Throughout the Session
LOSS is 7 TO 10 POINTS
The Opening Was Steady In Response
to Higher Cables and Good Spot
Sales In the English
Market.

New York, May 2l.-The cotton mar
ket was nervous and unsettled during the
session, with prices showing a downward
tendency and closing at a net decline of
7d10 points. Sales for the day were es-
timated at 100000 bales. The opening was
steady at an advance of 2 to points
i'll response to higher Liverpool cables and
good spot sales in the English market.
Spot sales of 1000 bales were reported from
late Saturday and today's business was
1900 bales at unchanged prices.
Futures were to 8 points higher at
the hour of the local opening when due to
come unchanged, but the only buying here
seemed to be for covering short sales
made last week. The weather map made
a very favorable showing, and shortly af-
ter the opening the market began to
work lower, scattering liquidation and a
renewal of bear pressure i'm the absence
of bull support. Profit-tal<ing by scalping
shorts served to steady the market at in
tervals during the day, and there were
occasional slight rallies as a result of this,
but the tendency was downward and the
lew point was reached in the late session,
when July sold at 1l.O5 and OCTOBER at
1851, or to 10 points net lower. The
close was 2 to points up from the low
est or near positions as result of COW
ering, and the final tone was steady.
Southern spot markets were generally I'M
changed to Lie lower. Private reports
from the south were bearish as to crop
conditions, and it was expected that the
weekly bureau report tomorrow would be
bearish.
Reports at the ports today, 1906, against
II 1907 last week and 25,544 last year.
For the week. estimated, 7500o bales
against SO.4S0 last week and 134,5So last
year Today's receipts at New Orleans
17Ss bales, against 1896 last year, and at
Houston 1923 bales against 45O3 last year.
New York Cotton Futures.
New York, May 2I.-Futures steady
nrices ranged as followS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-22

BILE merger with the General Electric COM
pany. These are the principal examples
of the market features.
The general tone so far as it was dis
cernible at all was rather heavy, as is
almost inevitably the case in a market
OF such limited demand for stocks.
Pennsylvania stock was apparently in
good supply and the course of the inves-
tigatioq of that company and its heavy
borrowing kept it under some degree of
pressure. The money market continued
easy and was dull. the principal inquiry
being for funds carrying over the end of
the year. While per cent was reported
bid for this maturity, money brokers re-
ported that the most of the business was
done at 81 per cent. Transfers to San
Francisco through the sub-treasury again
amounted to over $1,00O,000. As the re-
sumption of banking Is expected to be in
the wrecked city by the middle of this
week. this movement is not expected to
run much further, and an early return
movement is looked for when the banks
have opened and satisfied the demands of
depositors. London discounts yielded some
what today, and the Bank of England Sc
cured the supplies of gold available In the
London market The movement of sterling
exchange in New York did not point to
any early resumption of the gold inn
pert movement. There were sharp reac-
lions IN the London markets for copper
and tin, and the copper group felt some
sympathetic effect owing to the extent
to which the rise in metals has affected
the speculation in the stocks of that
group. The wheat market showed some
speculative operations based on the dry
weather in the crop region, but this was
of small influence in the stock market.
Railroad traffic officials asserted that
mercantile activity in their territory In
dicated a spirit of confidence in the crop
outlook The lifeless character of the mar
ket held up to the close.
Bonds were heavy. Total sales, par
value. s1,e50,O00. United States bonds were
unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-22
Abercrombie's & Co.'s Market Letter

The easier tendency of the market
which developed at the close of last week
was more pronounced today notwithstand-
ing Liverpool to have made further large
sales of spot cotton to spinners. the days
business amounting to 1000 bales, and
sales of last Saturday were increased
from 1000 to 900 bales
Weather conditions were rather favor
able over Sunday in the belt scattered
light rains having fallen in all sections
AS a result of the more favorable crop
accounts. traders figured on a favorable
weekly weather report by the govern
ment tomorrow.
The market opened steady and shade
higher than Saturdays closing level, but
ii was plain to conservatives that oper-
ators were inclined to sell out or play
the short side for turn.
New York reported heavy. mysterious
selling of May and July In that mar
llet by brokers who generally act for the
bull pool. and 1t was commended that IL
no private settlement had been arrived
at in the northern market, the course of
values and free offering Of summer
months clearly indicated that longs were
finding their position untenable and were
retreating as best they could.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-22
Gilbert G. Claws Market Letter.

The excellent trade conditions in Liver
pool continue to furnish the foreign mar
ket with its chief means of support. To-
days sales amounted to 1900 bales at I'M
changed prices. while the 1000 bales Satur-
day were increased to 11,000 bales.
A very satisfactory state of affairs,
and shows the undated demand for the
finished product from both Europe and
the east. Options lost but 1 point from
Saturdays close.
The weather conditions continue favor
able, and is the most far reaching In
fluence shown at the moment, although
the aggressiveness of the bears was some
what surprising in the face Of such ex-
oellent reports from the various trade
centers.
However bullish conditions pertaining
to the supply and demand for the pres
ent crop may be they seem to find but
scant favor in the eyes of the trading
or more especially the sca1ping element
of the various markets, and yet on the
other hand the preponderance of beardsh
opinions banded about appears incom-
mensurate with the information at hand
with regard to the developments of the
new crop.