Arizona republican., 1907-09-21
OF LOCAL
INTEREST

JACKSON LINvILLES CoNOi-
| TlON.-Marion Mccain returned yes
iterday from Cave Creek where he had
accompanied DIT. Hughes the day be-
fore to see ]. ]. Linville, who was re-
ported to be in serious condition.
Mr. Mccain said that there had been
no improvement but on the contrary,
Mr.. Linville was rather worse.
PHOENIX MOST ATTRACTIVE
Roy Porter, who spent the summer at
Coronado, where he was a member of
the famous Tent City band, returned
home yesterday. He says he had sew
eral offers of employment in Los An
geles musical aggregations, but he
preferred to come back to the best
place in the world to spend the win
ter.
ARREST OF A HOBO Yesterday
morning hobo approached well
known Phoenix lady on the street, and
asked her for money with which to
| buy something 10 eat. He was fam
| ishing He wanted only a dime. The
lady gave him a quarter and couple
Of by-standers who had witnessed and
overheard the transaction saw him
go into a saloon and invest the money
over the bar. The witnesses did not
belong to that class of psychologists
who believe that alcohol is food. and
they procured the arrest of the beggar
on a charge of vagrancy.
DOING WELL AT GLOBE. - d.
Nicholson, the tailor, has received
letter from his son Arthur Of Globe re-
Gently. in which he stated that BUSH
ness in that city was good and that he
had seven men employed making
clothes for the people and had more
orders than he could fill at once. He
is now located at Globe in business for
himself, and is well pleased with the
present conditions. and the outlook
for the future. Mr.. Nicholson is ex-
pecting the arrival in a few days Of
large shipment Of imported cloths
| from Glasgow for the winter trade.
HAS COME TO STAY. "A Mr..
Schneider arrived here yesterday from
New York, with his family. household
goods and all personal effects. and has
come to stay. having burned his
|
did not do this unadvisedly, for he has
had his eye on this valley for long
time. He visited Phoenix fifteen years
ago and at that time made up his mind
II was the place Of all places to live
in. Since then he has kept the valley
in mind, and in one way and another
kept in touch with the march of
| events. He has been engaged in the
brokerage business in Wall street for
many years but his health recently has
not been good and he decided to make
n permanent change. This valley he
believes has a wonderful future being
possessed of great natural advantages
the most important asset being the eli
mate, which he believes is incompar-
able.
A PLEASANT VACATION.-w. f.
/ Thomas. clerk of the board Of super
yisors. returned yesterday from a visit
to his former home in Virginia, after
an absence Of several years. Mr..
Thomas was accompanied by Mrs.
Thomas and his son Ralph. who left
for the old Dominion in July. They
were Joined there by Mr.. Thomas a
little more than "A month ago They
visited Salem where the parents and a
sister Of Mr.. Thomas reside and also
Roanoke and Bedford. where the other
relatives are living. They naturally
spent a great deal Of time at the eX-
position which Mr.. Thomas pronounces
a success. The only drawback is the
absence of a proper information bureau
and in consequence visitors are COM
PEELED to waste a great deal of time in
getting about the grounds. There are
| neither signs nor guides. The enter
! tainments are grand and picturesque.
notable, the opera OF "Pocahontas,
and the battle between the Monitor
and the Merrimac The original bat
| tie took place i'm those waters. on
| the day Mr.. Thomas went To the show
he visited the bay and familiarized him
! self with the points of the famous bat
tie scene. That afternoon when the
curtain rose, it was difficult for him
10 believe that when he was looking at
the picture he was not actually looking
over the bay. Nothing could have
been more realistic than every feature
| OF the great representation.
| ARIZONA DATES.-Those who are
interested in knowing what the possi-
bilities of date culture are in this val
around to the board of trade and take
look at a fine bunch of dates that
were grown on the Experimental farm
which is now under the objection of
! Professor Wilson. The bunch is sus-
pended from the ceiling where all may
see and examine it and it is beauty.
the fruit being practically ripened,
though it has to mature little before
it will be choice for eating. This ex-
hibition bunch however. is to look at,
and not to eat, and big sign imparts
this information. Accompanying the
exhibit IS statement of the follow
ing facts. The tree is of the variety
Seewah. or Siwah, and is one of nine
! trees that were imported in the early
COS. This tree has borne as much as
400 pounds of fruit in a single season.
This year it fruited too heavily, having
seven lunches that weigh from thirty
five to forty pounds each. The trees
blossomed about April 81 and the fruit