Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-08-06
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!: Of Local Interest
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IT LOOKS eoop-For the fir

IT LOOKS coop-For the first
time in years one can stand at the
head Of the crosscut canal and see the
big bitches full OF water i'm three d.
rections Just as far as the tangents
extend. That means that for the first
time in years the canals have been not
! only cleaned out but the brush all cut
from the banks and plenty of water in
/ the river to fill them. The big canal
carries enough to fill the crosscut and
the big ditch below the head of the
crosscut At Evergreen for the last
three days a head OF $4,000 inches has
been running, which is more water
than has passed that point before Tor
eleven years. at one time. 1t is sug-
gested by wag that the people OF the
valley better look out or the first thing
they know the reclamation service will
turn it into a swamp and the alfalfa will
have to give way to rice or cranber-
ries.
IN A DilEMMA-Justice Kyle is
in dilemma He don't know whether
to issue a bench warrant for Theodore
Haffner and serve it by telegraph.
asking him TO come into court and be
locked up or to buy an automobile.
He's got to do one or the other in or
der to keep in good standing in his
own family. Yesterday he received
post card from Mrs. Kyle. who is
spending the summer on the coast. II
was a very elaborate affair, having
been made to order for IL bore a pho
tograph of an automobile in which
were seated Mrs. Kyle with Theodore
Haffner as chauffeur. The only mes
sage on the card was three words in
Mrs. Kyle's handwriting. which said
You've lost out"
THE REMoDELEp ROOSEVELT.
New York, Aug. 5.-Stronger than
ever in her hull and better equipped
generally for her battle with the Arctic
ice foes the steamer Roosevelt lies At
Shooters Island, ready to start in
few days on her second trip in search
of the north pole.
Since she returned from her last voy-
age the Roosevelt has undergone ex-
tensive repairs. New planks have been
added where needed, the hull caulked
throughout and a new main topmast
sent aloft. A new rudder and rudder
post have replaced those crushed by
the ice. On the deck a new house has
been built TO furnish better living
quarters for the crew of twenty men.
all of whom have been shipped for the
next expedition. The engines have
been overhauled and two new Scotch
boilers installed.
IS DOING WEll-Travelers from
Globe report that Arthur Nicholson.
who went there recently from Phoe
nj 70 70 a oh
is doing exceedingly well. He has a
large and well appointed storeroom.
keeps fine stock and has all the bus
mess he can attend to.
AN UNUSUAL INJURY-John Glib
lin and Fred Eldridge. a miner. with
several other men. were in the Central
saloon last evening at an early hour.
all indulging more or less freely in
liquid cheer Some sort of a quarrel
arose which few people took notice of
until Giblin led out with a blow that
was designed to do damage some
where. and IT did. II sent Eldridge
rolling on the floor and when he man.
aged to get up and into a chair it was
found that one bone of his right leg
had been broken three or four inches |
above the ankle. Policeman Troutman
dropped in and escorted Giblin to the |
city Jail. Eldridge was taken up stairs |
and DIR. Plath was summoned to at
tend him. Eldridge has a brother |
somewhere in this vicinity who 1t is |
understood is working in a mine. AS
to the cause of the quarrel it will take |
a court inquiry to find out. Some of |
the bystanders said Giblin was very
quarrelsome and rough and that the |
assault was quite unprovoked. Others |
said they had paid little attention to |
what was going on until they saw the |