Arizona republican., 1906-06-09
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INTEREST

AN APPOlNTMENT.-NIrs. Lily D. Creager has been appointed to posi- ton in the Indian service at Fort Bid well, California.
 HOME AGAlN.-AIrs. William May CTS and son Frank have returned from a visit of a few weeks with friends in Los Angeles.
 JUDGE RENTS VACATION-Judge Kent will leave on his vacation next Monday He will spend the time in the east and will not return before the middle of September.
 THE DAYLIGHT EXPRESS-The Daylight express on the $. F., P. G P. will leave the city today a 2:S0 D. m.' and hereafter during the summer months it will depart at the same hour on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
 FIRST M. E. CHURCH.-Dr. A. R. AIaclean, pastor. Sunday school at 9:45, preaching at II e. m- and D. m., Epworth League at : D. m. Prayer meeting at 7:30 Wednesday evening. Class meeting at r m. Sunday imme- diateIy following the morning preach ing service.
 HAD JUST HEARD IT-Ranger Harry McPhaul arrived in the city yes terday on his way to Cananea. At the time of the outbreak there word was sent him to hurry to the southern part of the territory. At that time. though, he was in northern Yuma county, re- mote from any place, so that the word did not reach him until yesterday. On his arrival at the railroad he learned that the trouble was all over-
 DIED IN THE ASYLUM.-W. p. Gilbert, who was brought to the msanc
 
 died there on Thursday. Gilbert was a victim of the wreck at Esmond about three years ago when scores were killed. he being the one member of the two train crews who survived that catastrophe. He was terribly injured and though he made temporary re- covery he succumbed to the injuries he received at that time which finally affected his mentality.
 GlLA RIVER IMPROVEMENTS There seems to be nothing in the way now of undertaking the Improvements along the Gila river for the protection of farm lands al Buckeye and ArlinE- ton. Hitherto there has always been some obstacle in the way The most immediate needs of action under rhe law of the last legislature for the pro- lection of property from flood waters
  of this city where Cave creek had formed the habit of breaking through. When that was done all the money for flood protection had been expended and after that the long continued floods m the Gila prevented operations there. Now the floods have gone down and the fund has come up. It is prob able that County Surveyor Streitz will shortly be set at work outlining the improvements to be made in the lower country.
 LOCAL LIFE INSURANCE COM PANY.-Several weeks ago several men of prominence in the insurance field of the southwest were in Phoenix and practically concluded arrange ments for the handling of the business in this territory of d new insurance company which it was announced would shortly be formed under the laws of Nevada to operate in this ter ritory and New Mexico. The company was to be known as the Occidental. J. $. Reynolds of Albuquerque, a promi- nent banker of that place, was to be the president of the company It is now announced that the company's or ganization is complete and will shortly open offices here. It is to be a strictly straight life insurance company and will seek to retain in the two terri tories part of the $1.250.00O collected annually for premiums by other life insurance companies doing business in the two territories. Similar local