Arizona republican., 1907-12-11
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NEW NOTARY-w. NJ Moore of Copper Creek, Graham county. was yesterday appointed a notary public by Governor Kibbey.
 AN INSPECTION TRIP.-J. C. Me- Clure of the Randolph lines was in the city yesterday from Tucson and went over the P. X F.. with Superintendent Scott for an inspection trip.
 RETURNED FROM ROOSEVELT Thomas A. Armstrong and Will Calla- han have returned from a trip to Roosevelt which was made on horse back They were five days on the road and come back feeling in fighting trim.
 INSTALLING PHONES.-The Ford hotel is now busily engaged in install- ing the system of telephones which will connect every room in the hotel with any point on the telephone sys- tenn of the city and suburban lines. A special exchange will be built in the hotel office to handle the work. It will be a great convenience not only for the patrons who wish to communicate from their rooms with parties outside but for communication with the clerks or the hotel without the hustling of the bell-hop.
 THE TAX ON THE WATER WORkS.-For some time the city and the county have been at a misunder- standing regarding the tax on the water works. Though they rirn't pass into the possession of the city until after February 1. the taxes had not been paid on the system. It was the contention of the city that it should not pay them and it was the contention of the county that it should not lose them. Finally an agreement was reached by which the city under took to pay half the taxes. That agreement was reached yesterday.
 NEW CORPORATIONS. Articles Of the following corporations were filed in the office of the county recorder yesterday; American Differential Rail- way Axle Co.,: capital stock S5.000.0 900: incorporatOrs. Allen Box, B. R. Sea brook, James M. Artherry: National COalette Fuel Co; capital stock, s150,- GOO; incorporatOrs. B. F. Ryder, Ed. H. Armstrong, H. NJ. Ryder; Universal Cooperative Trading Associations; capi- tai stock, s1,5OO O00; incorporators. A. NJ. Jocis, E. C. Jocis, Jos. Smolaski. Roy s. Goodrich; Mint Securities Co.,; capital stock. s1.O00. 900; incorporators. Vernon B. Haywood, F'loren C. Fry, William Allen Wood.
 WORK ABOUT 'coMPLETED-N. G. Douglas and ". A. BCndurant yes terday returned from the Flour Gold Placer company's property on Humbug creek. The company has about finish ed the work on the Hume which will be complete and ready for operations in about ten days. There has been a half dozen experts on the property recent ly and all pronounce 1t a fine placer proposition. The ground from which the gold is to be washed will run ali the way from S1 10 & per yard. All that is now wanting is the usual win ter rains and it looks as II they were in sight. MT. Bondurant says that when they get started people will be surprised and awakened by the things which will be doing in the Humbug section.
 SEE AMERICA FIRST.-Messrs. W. E. Macarton and John F. Gilbert of the magazine, See America First" with offices at Seattle, arrived in the city yesterday. MT. MacartOn is ac- ccmpanied by Mrs. Macarton. These gentlemen have been assignoI to this territory and will explore it thorough Ny and what they see and hear will be set forth in their magazine to the ad- vantage of Arizona. They have all ready arranged with Governor Kibbey for a 1000 word article on the territory. and with Secretary Cowgirl of the Soard of trade for a similar article