Arizona republican., 1907-12-26
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 TUCSON VISITORS.-Mr. and Mrs
 Philip Hughes are in Phoenix spend ing Christmas with relatives of Mrs l Hughes
 NICE CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
 Mrs. J. K. Wheat presented her hus-
 band with a fine Christmas present or
 Christmas eye. it being the finest kind of a son. Mrs. Wheat and the boy are
 both doing well.
 HE LASTED QUlCK.-A toy dog
 has some advantages over the req
 thing when he is utilized for q
 Christmas present. for a toy dog will
 stay where he is put and only bark
 when the button is pressed. Tester
 day morning Kenneth Shibley of the
 reclamation service made his wife a present of a fox terrier puppy They I went out to dinner in the afternoon ! and left the dog on the porch where | they dined In less than no time at all he took French leave. and is now a | wanserer on the face of the earth unless he has found new home. An nouncement is made that if he comes
 back all will be forgiven and the | episode will not he held against him. THE BEST DlSTRIcT.-W. M. Har- ney. district manager of the Singer
 business with headquarters in Phoenix has made a report on the years busi-
 ness 10 his company and has received | the gratifying news that this district
 has not only shown up better than any
 other in the southwest but that the sales for the year are 2J per cent bet
 ter than the high mark set by the com pany at the beginning of the year for ! this division to reach. This k very | encouraging to MT Harney in view of the fact that this division was formerly classed at the bottom of the list. which included Douglas. Fl Paso and Tucson and other districts. AIr Harnev re- ports collections as falling off slightly ! in the past month but sales are still up 10 the expectation for this season of the year.
 ABE MARTINS AIMANACK.-The Bohbs-Merrill company has just issued Abe Martins AImanack for 1908 in a pretentious volume. The compiler of the information, past. present and fu- ture. contained in this volume. is Kin Hubbard. The index says the volume embraces timely hints to farmers and young women. actual facts about the moon. astrological lore. true explana- tiOns of dreams. famous political speeches. rare philosophical musings and much valuable information along many lines by such notable minds as Hon. X-Editor Gale FIuhart. Consta- ble Newt Plum and his son-in-l law. Pinky Kerr. Tilford Moots. Niles Tur- ner. Miss Pawn Lippincut. Professor Alex TasSey and Doctor Mopps. Esq., together with hundreds of brand new epigrams by Abe Martin himself. The almanack has been copiously illustrat- ed by the author.
 A JOYFUL CORRECTIONAL let ter was received here yesterday from Tucson. with the pleasing information that a former letter. of which mention was made in these columns carried in- formation that was premature and it is hoped will continue to be premature for long time. The letter said that J. F.. Dufton. formerly Of this city. was not dead as had been stated in the AlAF7A A'AN'AH Ail't5lA dA Allf AlAllf bA NlAA- ing there was d report to that effect. based on the fact that for a short time his attendants at the hospital believed that he was dead. He was so nearly at the point of dissolution that he was unconscious and in a state of coma that was believed tn be death Later he revived and a: the time of the writing of the last letter it was be- lieved there was a chance for his re- cOvery. Mir. DUfton is suffering of blood poisoning. following the acci- dental shooting away of one of his fingers
 4 DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.-Rather q peculiar robbery was reported to the police yesterday but too late for them to secure any clue 10 the whereabouts of the person alleged to be guilty of the offense. A man giving the name of Dan Shaw reported to the city mar shal last evening that he had during the afternoon met an old acqug intance from Jerome in the star lodging house, that the latter was drinking and he had induced him to give him his mon ey until today. saving that he would give it to Mrs. Shaw to keep. After getting the money. S227s. of which SEQ was in bills, he went to his home on east Madison street and was in the act of turning the money over to Mrs Shaw when d man who had followed him in the doorway snatched the bills and ran away so quickly he could give no alarm. He said the man who took the money had once worked for him in Jerome. though he could not recall his name. He is d short man and wore a derby hat. Mir Shaw says that he went at once to the marshaTs l office but found no one in. JaiIor Per ] rin being down stairs. Shaw told no 1 one else about it until he saw the ! in the evening as the latter | was passing the Star lodging house ] He said he was anxious to get the !. thief as he would otherwise have to ! make he money onnI