Arizona republican., 1907-10-06
OF LOCAL INTEREST

SELLING WATER.-The water ser vice officials of the reclamation ser vice are doing a good business these days and since the first of the month have sold water for about 15,000 acres of land, under the three northside canals.
 SURVEY APPRoVED-The survey or general has approved the official survey ot the Baltimore Lode Mining ing Claim, situate in Cochise Mining District. Cochise county. and claimed | by O. T. Smith. This survey is desig- mated as Mineral Survey No. 2450.
 OLD SETTLERS PICNIc-The an nual picnic of the old settlers will be held on the 18th at the farm home of Neils Petersen, southwest of Tempe. The committee on entertainment is now engaged in preparing an interest ing program.
 RETURNED YESTERDAY-E. P. Trott and daughter, Miss Nellie, re- turned home yesterday morning from a visit of several weeks in the east and north, during which they attend ed the l. O. O. F. sovereign grad lodge, in St. Paul. the "old home week" fes- tivities in Tennessee and visited with relatives in Illinois. They did not ex- Ipect to get here for several days. but changed their plans, thus shortening their stay a little.
 THROWN FROM A HORSE.-Miss Nancy Mccartney had a narrow es- cape from very serious injury yester day morning on Center street near the NJ. & P. railroad office. She was rid | ing horseback with her brother when her horse became frightened and at tempted to run. In her efforts to dis mount or her inability to restrain the tanimal, she was thrown and rolled lover toward the sidewalk, receiving a scalp wound about four inches long. IL was reported that her arm was brok- len. but that proved to he a mistake Miss Mccartney was taken to the of flee of Dr. Stewart where her wound was dressed. after which she was re- moved to 356 North Fourth Ave. where she resides with her mother and other members of the family. hay ing come here to spend the winter. THE FAIR-The fair catalogues and premium list will be ready for de- livery next Monday and those desiring copies should inform the secretary of the commission at once. The secre- tary was busy yesterday preparing his order for badges for the officers of the fair. These badges will be bought of a regular supply house and are se- toured to facilitate business rather than for any display. It is likely the average man would rather not wear a | | g.s-, mssl. Wr. tcrowd that will be in attendance 1t will be necessary for the officials to wear some distinguishing mark. IL is proposed to grade them up by color and class. which will be a further aid. The members of the commission will wear one color. the superintendents of departments another. and the county commissioners another color, etc. 1 SAYS IT WAS SPITE WORK lMike Pinson. the Apache policeman at Mcdowell. who was brought to town tthe night before by Deputy Sheriff Davis on the charge of committing a criminal assault upon the wife of Geo. Hay. another Indian living near Scottsdale, was brought before Justice Johnstone yesterday for arraignment. His trial was set for next Tuesday. Pinson says that his arrest is the re- suit of an enmity between him and Hay of some standing. He says that he will easily be able to prove his in- nocence of the crime charged against him. It was charged that the crime was committed about three o'clock on the afternoon of Monday. Pinson says that he will be able to prove that he was at the show here at that time. He came to Phoenix on Saturday with [ two other Indians and their families and remained here until Tuesday morning. when he returned to the res ervation with them. They all stopped at Hays house to get drink of water. He went to the well accompanied by two children, and at no time was he cut of sight of the occupants of the wagon.