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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30

lated a plan of settlement, which
venture to say, was satisfactory to a
very large majority Of the water users
in the valley. But for some reason.
not clear to me. a few men, stopped
the work Of the committee.
Now. what do these men want? Do
they want Il priority water suit with
all the time and expense that such a
suit would brings | have heard some
Of those who are most in favor Of the
suit say the reservoir would stop all
trouble. Then why not settle on the
lines of present distribution? But no!
They seem To want To prepare for the
reservoir going dry, and few ranch
ers under the old canals get all the
water to the ruination of the balance
Of the valley.
The truth Of past conditions has
been that under the Kibbey decree
there would need be $1,000 inches in
the river before the Mesa canal would
receive any water. and 1900 before
the Utah canal receives any water. Ac-
cording To Mr.. Trott's reports. there
have been months in almost every
year that these canals. and also the
Arizona and Grand would have been
dry In place of live. active towns.
and farms under these canals we
would have desOlation. the same con-
ditiOns that exist under the Highland
canal and the dryer parts of the Ari-
IONA. But through the wise and liber-
al policy of those in control OF the
water conditions during the KibbSZ
suit. q division of the water was
agreed upon that has allowed the val
ley as a whole to exist. if not to flour
ish. why not let those same condi-
tiOns continue and make il binding
under court decisiOn2
But" says one, the south side has
the best of the bargain" II we really
have. change the distribution so that
il will be just. The conditions have
been such that the south siders have
made better use of their water than
the north siders. This has been ack-
nowledged by those best acquainted
with past conditions. We have own
ed our own canals. have kept them in
good condition, and have taken our
water in regular turns. For these rea-
sons we have seemed TO have had the
most water
Now Mr.. Editor. why not invite
discussion Of this most important mat
ter? II can do no harm and may do
much good. d. p. JONES.
Mesa City. Sept. 20. 1907.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30
A MESA RESIDENT ON THE
PRIORITY SUIT.

To the Editor OF Arizona Republican.
Sir: Being an old resident Of this
valley, coming here in March 1871.
and owning land under the Utah
canal all these years. ! have been in
terested in the development Of the
valley. And. being somewhat acquaint-
ed with the water questions that are
now before the district court. | have
thought that cew ideas on water
conditions MAJ rot he out of place.
have thought for some time that
there has been a strange silence on the
part of the newspapers of this valley.
and also the farmers. as to the real
merits Of the Hurley Us. Abbott case.
now in court.
A little more than two years ago an
attempt to get the various interests
of the valley together was started by
the council of the alter Users AssOcia
tion. a committee Of sixteen was APP
pointed which had about twenty-five
day session. This committee formu-
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30
POSTOFFIcE MATTERS.
Coming and Going of Mails and Re-
cent Changes in Time.

For the benefit of those readers of
The Republican who perchance have
already forgotten what was printed in
this paper a few days ago relative TO
the changes in the mail service be-
tween here and Phoenix, the following
is published. The first mail of the
day from Phoenix arrives at 1:14 and
the last mail Of the day at PAS, the
evening mail having been discontinued
and there being but two mails each
way a day. The first mail to Phoe-
nix in the morning closes at 1890 and
the last one in the evening at $50. on
Sunday there is but one mail each
way, the morning mail going to Phoe-
nix closes at 1870 and the mail COM
ing up from there arriving at PAS. All
the above figures represent local time.
On account of the irregularity of the
MaricOpa train il has been found i'm
possible to designate any particular
hour for the general delivery on Sun
days and holidays. The best the post
master can do is to announce that the
office will be open one hour after dis
tribution of the mail from the south
but at no time on Sundays or holidays
will the office open before nine o'clock.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30
LODGED IN JAIL.
An Irishman Suspected of Rolling a
Drunken Mexican.

John Doe. an Irishman, was arrested
yesterday morning on suspicion of
having rolled a Mexican friend the
night before. Both were more or less
drunk and We're having a good time to-
gether. Just before the saloons closed
at midnight. the Mexican had $40 in
gold and n silver dollar. Yesterday
morning all he had left was the silver
the gold had suddenly disappeared.
Suspicion was attracted to the Irish
man by reason of his being broke at
the closing hour Saturday night, while
yesterday morning at an early hour.
he had ten dollar gold piece which
he presented at the bar and had
changed 1t was after this display OF
wealth that he was taken in custody.
He was searched a short time after the
ten had been changed but all that
could be found about his person was a
little silver. If ne had the balance of
the $40, he disposed of it somewhere.
on the strength of the ten dollar gold
piece episode. he was lodged i'm Jail and
viii be given a hearing today before
Justice Nielsen.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30
SHORT NOTES.

VIM. Memo, of the firm of Shattuck
& Desmond, arrived in Mesa yesterday
to remain a short time BY the way,
the firm Of Shattuck & Desmond is
no longer the same in membership as
formerly. Mr.. Desmond has retired
and the firm is now composed of c.
h. Shattuck. f. 8. Shattuck and VIM.
Memo.
Mrs. NJ. b. Ellsworth and Miss Ellye
Ellsworth returned Saturday from a
visit with relatives in Lakeside. Nav
ajo county. Arizona. Mrs. Ellsworth
was quite i'll while in the nortehrn
country. but has recovered and is all
right again.
The funeral of Theron Dykes was
held at the NJ. f. church at 1880 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. and there was a
large attendance Of relatives and
friends. Rev. ]. A. Crouch preached
the funeral sermon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Attaway will ar
rive at home tomorrow and will re-
side on Second South street. They
will be "at home" after October 10.
Charles and Ray Lesueur. sons Of
President ]. T. Lesueur Of the Mari
copa stake, will leave tomorrow night
for Provo. Utah, where they will at
tend the Brigham Young Academy
during the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Donaldson and
children came down from Roosevelt
Saturday evening and are visiting with
Mrs. Donaldson's parents. They will
remain until after the circus. Mrs.
Donaldson is the daughter of POST
master Newell.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30
A TELEPHONE FROM WENDEN-
DALE,

Helloi Hello, Say, is this Mas
sizes Second Hand Store? Yes, this
is Massie talking. Who is this? This
is the Wendendale Mercantile Co.
Now say, have you got any more of
those Long Blankets this season? 1t
is getting as cold as Greenland out
here and the wind comes up from the
Colorado river like icebergs every
morning and we are almost froze.
Yes, we have a nice cotton blanket
seven feet long and we have the big
gest wool blanket that is made Well
say-Hello, hello, Is this you? Yes.
Well, here is an order. All right.
Send up 1 dozen of those long wool
blankets, and 3 dozen long gray cot
ton blankets, and say, send us / doz-
en- red blankets and one dozen fancy
stripe blankets, for the Indians. All
right; is that all? No sir. Now send me
s heaters, second hand cook stoves. 3
wire cots, 5 cotton mattresses, 3 nice
mirrors, u wood seat chairs, and big
rugs, for the house. All right, is that
all? Yes, that is all at present Say
how is everything out there? Oh ev-
erything is on the hum. Every mine
near here is working night and day
and this is the richest district in the
west. | expect to send you an order
for $4,000 worth of goods in less than
2 weeks, so ia ia. VIII see you when
come down. Many orders like this
come to Massie. the second hand store
man. 1924 W. Wash. St. Phone
Main 351.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30
MISS MILLER WILL LECTURE.
She Appears at the Normal Under the
Auspices of The Student"

Miss Frank Miller will lecture at the
normal auditorium this evening on the
subject of Russia and Japan. The lee
ture will be free and a cordial inyita-
ton to the residents of Tempe is ex-
tended by the Tempe normal students.
under the auspices Of which the lee
ture will be given. 1t commences at
4; Is sharp and there will be no charge
for admission.
AS mentioned in The Republican
several DAYS ago. Miss Miller's Greek.
Russian and Scandinavian costume lee
lures have won for her no little fame
throughout the United States wherever
she has appeared. For some time her
work was with the Chautauqua but
at the present time she is travelling
independently and is seeing the United
States in her own way and subject to
no one. She has already seen great
deal of the world, having studied i'm
Switzerland. Germany and other for
eign countries. She has lived in Rus
STA and Japan and her lecture this
evening. being on those two countries.
will be on matters Of which she has
a full understanding from actual ex-
perience and association.
Miss Miller lectured to the young
ladies of the Girls hall Saturday even
ing and her address was enjoyed and
by all who heard her
Those who do not attend the lecture
this evening. will undoubtedly miss a
rare treat and one that they will not
have the opportunity to enjoy again
in some time to come.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30
MOVING WEST.

]. Frank Curns, formerly Of this
place. but who for some years past
has been with the treasury department
in Washington. ID. G. has resigned his
position and has moved west. He has
completed course in law and will
locate in Los Angeles. He passed
through Maricopa night before last on
his way there. Mrs. Curns. formerly
Miss Minnie Laird. is now visiting rel
atives in Texas on her way TO Los
Angeles and will probably stop over
here within the next few weeks.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30
SHORT NOTES.

There is new baby girl at the How
ard Woods home, born Sunday even
ing.
]. c. Cohen returned Saturday from
Date Creek where he has been spend
ing a couple of weeks. He says he
in a few days.
Miss Alice Curnow left for Tucson
Saturday evening where she will teach
this winter.
Philo Ozanne spent yesterday after
noon here with his parents.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30
MESA
HAPPY ENDING OF A ROMANCE

HAPPY ENDING OF A ROMANCE.
Guy Attaway left Saturday night for
Ash Fork. where he met Miss Bessie
Pulliam of Ardmore. Ind. Ter. (now
part of the state Of Oklahoma). If the
program was carried out, the couple
was married at that place and return
ed to Phoenix last evening. Mr.. Alta
way kept his affairs well to himself
and the fact that he was soon To be
married was known to few. if any Of
his friends here. until just before
starting north II seems that Mr.. At
taway and Miss Pulliam Were to have
been at Newton, Kansas. on Thursday
of last week. it being their intention
To meet at that point. The illness OF
Mr.. Johnson, however, made 1t neces-
sary for the groom TO remain here to
attend to the business Of the commits
sion house. Hence the change in plan.
Mr.. Attaway has fnade many friends
since locating in Mesa, and is recog-
nized as one of the substantial young
men Of the community. He has the
good wishes of all in the step he has
taken. The bride will receive hearty
welcome in Mesa.
The Ardmoreite. published in the
home town of the bride, has the fol-
lowing to say of the young couple:
a wedding that will be quite a sur
prise and of much interest to Ardmore
people is that OF Miss Bessie Pulliam
to Mr. Guy Attaway. of Mesa City,
Arizona. which will be quietly cele-
brated next Thursday in Newton.
Kansas. Miss Puliiam is the eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Pull
liam, and has been reared in Ard
more. She is a young woman of fine
attachments and possesses a happy.
cheerful disposition. which has won
for her scores Of friends. Mr.. Alta
way is no stranger. having resided
here number Of years and he is n
graduate OF Hargrove College. a young
man of splendid business qualifica-
tions. Their courtship is one of long
tanding-'sweethear from child
hood. The groom is now in the
wholesale commission business in
Mesa City. Arizona, where he has in
readiness a cozy little home for his
bride"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30
MILITARY BALLOON ASCENSION.

Washington, Sept. ga successful
military balloon ascension was made
here yesterday by Captain Chas. F.
Chandler L. : \. An elevation of 1890
feet was attained. The balloon travel
ed sixty miles in three hours.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30

a large acreage will be sown this fall.
The dry land farmers on Queen creek
are doubling their acreage. and many
who watched the experiment last sea-
son. will plant this year. Prosperity
appears to have come to the Mesa
land owner to stay. The value of his
holdings has almost doubled within
the past two years, and there is no
reason why the coming month should
not prove equally profitable.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30

school board is of the opinion that IL is !
poor policy to try TO have school on
circus day. The attendance Is usually !
so light that it has been thought bet
ter to make no effort to hold the days !,
session.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30

Mr.. Hackett the day before. Mr..
Hackett. it win be remembered. left
here some time ago intending to locate
i'm Washington. Arriving there, he did
not find conditions satisfactory and he
returned south as far as Los Angeles
where he secured a better position and
where he expects to locate permanent
ly.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30
PREPARING FOR A BIG YEAR.

Encouraged by the success of the
past year, the Mesa farmers are pre-
pairing their lands for larger paintings
than ever before. While alfalfa has
been a profitable crop this season.
grain has proven par excellence, and
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30
NO SCHOOL TODAY

There will be no school at the public
school today, though il is understood
that the normal and training schools.
will continue as usual. The public
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30

Prot Fountain Music stores Nos.
and 2. Special price for violin, man.
dolin and guitar lessons for the sum-
mer.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30

Price Wickliffe has just received a
new car of furniture direct from Chi
cage. Those in need of furniture Of
any kind, will do well to see him at
once
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30
TEMPE
LEFT FOR LOS ANGELES.

Mrs. William Hackett and daughter
left last evening for Los Angeles in
response to a telegram received from
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30

W. ]. Schorgl win open up a pool
hall and cigar stand in Andre block,
oct. LIST.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30

u S.
Members simple
Of NJ. A. MOHFORD, Vest adams Phoenix
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-30

u. O. Box 304.
Tel. Main 80.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-01-26

shipments. It is now announced by the
 southern Pacific tariff sheets that after
 February l the old iobbing distributing
 rates out of Tucson will be restored.
 these rates being just one-half the pres
 ent prevailing rates. To illustrate the
 present rate on first-class freight from
 Tucson to Maricopa is 70 cents, on sec. ond class freight, 62 cents, on third class freight 50 cents and on fourth. class freight 56 cents. After February
 the rates above quoted will be reduced just one-half. In other words, Tucson can ship goods into that city for the same money Phoenix can lay them down here. She can reship them to Mesa City or Tempe for just one half what she can today or for just one-half what the Mesa man could ship the same goods to Tucson for. And all freight is listed in these four classes. It is a straipht ease of discrimination against Phoenix in favor of Tucson, to the limit of one half the present adjusted rates from Tucson to all points in Phoenix terri tory.
 Now what Phoenix demands and is certainly entitled to is no advantage over Tucson, but just plain fair show. chance to do business on an eoual basis in her own natural territory. The conduct of the Southern Pacific in re. spect of this matter has exactly the same effect that Phoenix would suffer were the santa Fe to make the distrjb ut'ng rate ont of Prescott just one half what it is out of Phoenix. The Santa Fe IS adjusted on a mileage basis. A point midway between Prescott and Phoenix takes the same rate from both cities, but suppose the rate out of Pres eott were cut in half. how much trade could Phoenix hold2 Assuming Con gross to be half way and a certain arti ele now costs 90 cents freight laid down there from either city, under such favored rate Prescott could ship the same merchandise clear to Glendale and with Phoenix in freight.
 All that Phoenix wants is n fair show Tn her own field. If she gets any trade outside of 1t she will hustle for it but she is entitled to a chance to do busi, ness in her own natural territory and her merchants believe they have a good ease.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-01-26
FLORENCE ON
 THE MAIN LINE
Editor Weedin Has no Doubt of It. Great Deal of Railroad Building on Paper-Main Line Is Purported to Run Through San Carlos.
says the Florence Blade:


 It is now definitely settled that Flor ence will be on the main transcontineu. tai line of the Southern Pacific. The engineer corps of this company arrived here this week and made camp four miles east of town. They commenced where they left oif two years ago. just this side of the headgate of the Flor ence canal, on the south side of the river and will survey the line on through Florence to Maricopa, situated on the present main line thirty miles west of Florence
 Lay your rule on the territorial map and you will find that it is an air line from San Carlos via Florence to Mari copa and the country between here and the latter place is level plain over which a railroad can be constructed at the minimum cost. The grade will not exceed one-half per cent per mile. San Carlos is a station on the Gila Valley road where the latter crosses the Gila river. The Gila Valley road is part of the Southern Pacific system and leaves the main line at Bowie. This branch reaches the Gila river at SOiomonville about thirty-fye miles southeast of San Carlos and its traekage between these two points will be utilized as link in the new line From Solomonville the company will build on up to the Gila river to tai their present main lin at some point between Lordsburg and Deming. New Mexico. This will take their road through the lowest pass cross ing the continental divide and give them an average grade from Fl Paso 10 Maricopa of less than per cent per mile, and at the same time shorten their through mileage by nearly eighty miles. This marked reduction in mileage and grade will reduce operating expenses on through traffic and largely increase the dividend paying capacity of the road
 The present branch line from Mari. copa 10 Phoenix will handle all the traf fc, both passenger and freight, that may come over the main line of the road for the capital city. and thus removes the necessity for making a horseshoe bend in the main line in order to serve Phoe- nix.
 Florence is situated just about half way between Yuma and Fl Paso and therefore is admirably located for a division station and machine shops A proper effort would probably obtain both of these desirable things. We have here the best boiler water to be found in the territory coupled with the most equitable and healthy climate, drainage and the greatest natural resources to be found on the Pacific coast. Let us do- nate the railroad company two or three hundred acres of land and offer them any other inducement within our power to make this divisional point. Let us get Colonel Randolph here and show him our natural advantages. He is a man who can see them at glance and if we can get him to look the situation over we need not fear for the results.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-01-26
wINaLESS BIRDS.
Some Animal oddities That Are
 Found In New Zealand.

An official of the Smithsonian insti of the wingless birds of New Zealand. Those wingless birds have always been of especial interest to me" he said. Nowhere else than in their native land could they have survived, for that Is Ale only land in which no destructive animals are 10 be found Being unable to fly, they could not have escaped from swift hunting ami mals, if any there had been. And in this connection 1t is interesting to note that in all probability the kakapo. or great ground parrot, once had the use of it's wings, but, being grass seed feeder and finding no enemies on the ground, 1t In process of evolution lost It's ability to fly. though able to run very swiftly. These birds are so gen tie and so unconscious of having any enemies that if \ person sit down near one it will presently tuck its head un- der its wing and go to sleep. They only breed once in two years, and the mother bird carefully hides the nest from her mate, though why Is not known.
 "The weka, or wood hen, Is another specially interesting species of the wingless birds These birds mate for life and take turn about in matching and watching the brood. One of the pair Is never absent from the nest, the one on duty being supplied with food by the other. There is something al most human in the sight of a male weka leading his family out for a stroll on the beach when the tide Is low.
 Another is the roa. which is distin. guished by remarkable beak, long slender and slightly curved. The roa, like the kakapo, is a night bird. and Its chief food Is earthworms. Its sight Is very poor. and it may often be seen standing in the moonlight with the tip of its beak resting upon the ground apparently listening or feeling for the vibrations of a worms movements The male of the roa does all the hatch ing and the young birds come from the shell with all their feathers, mini atures of their parents and with ap parently all their intelligence, as they at once start out to search for food and seem to require no instruction as to the best places to find it."-New York Herald.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-01-26
|B|G COPPER DEAL
 FALLS THROUGH
4. Result Market Is weak-elobe a..oridated Reaches New High ,rork at Sl5-Shattuck Strong.
lRv I. N. Kinsey)

,rnRF January 25.-Bullish enthu
 .,.,n in coppers was given setback .'.,. when the announcement was giv
 ,n, that the big deal for a eonsoli' ,.,i.r of several properties in the Lake J,s,isf had fallen through. The mar r., n.can to sag and was very dull.
 Secretary Shaw will begin to call in .,.,..rnmcnt deposits of S3o,00O,000 on .I,.hrYgry |, securing return in full be. ,.r.. hi, retirement March 1. In view
 f ,n,> slightly stif'er money is ex- ...t.3 London settlement begins on .Tor,.,y and tighter money is looked for abroad.
 ,n,n, inc curbs Globe Consolidated ,..- ,r. most active. advancing up to .y- a new high mark. American, in .w.,,.. was in good demand, advancing up to SI9.
 s.m.glar A Boston and Calumet X .er,n. were both active today, sales be- .rnrnrl.a ar exactly the same price for leach
 unl. market is looked for until the ,niI.I.,. ,f February, when dividend an ,,u..rmnts by many mining companies ,,ru hr made and it iS expected that in.rra>r, will be made by nearly every