Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-12-27

HERE FOR HoLIDAYS.-Harl
! Yaeger arrived here Christmas day
from Canyon Diablo where the Yaeger
sheep flocks now are, en- route to the
lehearinS grounds.
MORE ROOSEVELT PICTURES
Mrs. George Burtis has sent to the
| secretary of the board of .rade ancthe r
consignment of pictures # the EoUsc-
welt dam. showing the construction
work practically up TO date. They Will
beaded to the series II presentations
previously made.
BIT THE DUST.-Ted Mcdonald
yesterday gave a demonstration near
the corner Of Center and jefferson
streets. of how hard a young man can
be thrown off a bucking horse without
hurting him. He also showed how
young man can ride a bronco after he
has been once endorsed.
NICE BUNCH OF MoNEY.-Coun-
ty Treasurer Babbitt yesterday turn
ed over to Territorial Treasurer Kirk
land. on account. SS6.942.S3. part pay
ment of the territorial taxes IN the
property in Maricopa county this year
This represents the collections since
October. or rather the part Of ,tem
which the territory is entitled %.
ANOTHER STRAWBERRY MAN.
r. +. Fetch yesterday brought To IT, =
board of trade a box of fine stra v3er-
ries averaging about an inch IN diam
eter. They We're grown On mis- farm
just west of the Indian school ard he
says he has had berries for the last
two weeks but never thought sbout
bringing them in until he heard f
Mr.. Chambers sample box.
AT HOME NOW.-Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Smith returned yesterday
morning from Imperial, Cal, where
they were married the day before
Christmas. Mr.. Smith says Imperial
is a beautiful country to get married
in but Phoenix is a better place to be-
gin housekeeping in so he has estab-
lished a fireside on Pierce street and
is prepared to be happy next year
whether anybody else likes it or not.
MOONLIGHT DANCE.-The Bon
Ton dancing club will give a moon
light dance at Melczer's hall tonight.
The hall will be special lighted so as
to resemble the mellow radiance of the
moon. The Besse orchestra will fur
nish the music, but a change has been
made in the Instrumentation. and
drums will be submitted for the cor
net. Each member of the Bon Ton
club is entitled to invite such OF mis-
friends as he deems desirable 40 at
tend the dance. The grand march will
start promptly at $50 o'clock
PROGRESS GOOD.-Recent visitors
returning from Parker report good
progress on the Santa Fe bridge across
the Colorado at Parker. The bridge
will be made up of five steel spans.
$50 feet in length, with steel girder
approaches. which will be about 100
feet in length on each side making the
bridge have total length of 1900 feet
The rail of the bridge will be about so
feet, above the present level of the
river. The steel spans will rest on
concrete piers about 43 feet above the
water at low stage and will extend
to a depth of 55 to about 80 feet. II
will, when finished. be the highest,
longest and most expensive bridge in
the southwest
HOLIDAY HARVEST.-Justice KYLE
had a few sorry looking specimens
before him yesterday who had had
too much Christmas cheer They were
Ramon Dormies, who paid 81; Andy
COrtez and F. Talamonto. who had no
money, were sent to Jail for five days
each. Chapon Monreal was up for
having fought fight with B. F. Reak-
seaker in town the day before. He
was fined S11 and had to pay for the
purchase Of new pair of spectacles
for Reakseaker. having in the bout
shattered his specs beyond all hope
of repair and thus promoting the
business of the optician. James Paine
was also up for having disturbed the
peace of his wife as recently told in
these columns, and was placed under
a peace bond OF 5000. He was ex-
tremely penitent and laid all his
troubles to "ye>wine cup red"
AN EXPENSIVE SHOW-Three
men learned yesterday that it is more
expensive to climb over the fence at
Eastlake park than it is to mollify
the box office. Three men who gave
the names of Sam and Frank Dallas
and John Sharp Williams were before
Justice tombstone yesterday on the
complaint of Manager S. II. Mitchell