Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-07-15
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UNAPPRECikTiVE-Coffee Al was
found and returned To the Ford hotel
early yesterday morning but the man
agement refused TO pay any reward
rather intimating that it would have
been all right il he had never come
back.
A PHOENIX MARTYR-william
Pickrell who came down from Iron
Springs a day or two ago says that
Aaron Goldberg is the only young man
up there just now and IN having a
mighty hard time of il. The young
ladies are practically dancing him to
death. They assail him in relays and
flip coins To see who's next. He keeps
his program filled up three shifts
ahead and il he don't get help. he Will
have TO stay there and dance TWO
weeks after the season closes in order
TO keep from breaking faith and vio-
Iating his contracts. Ii has been said
that the world is in need of young
men and in this respect Iron Springs
leads the world.
SUNDAY FiRE-A fire alarm was
sent in, shortly before IL O'Clock yes
terday morning from Five Points. A
bale of hay in the rear of Salaris re-
frcshment emporium was on fire ard
before II could be extinguished several
empty beer barrels were scorched. Az
ter the festivities the barkeeper who
had hastily retired to fight the
flames. returned to his accustomed
place and looking through the money
drawer he noted the absence OF a
twenty dollar gold piece that he says
he had left in one corner OF II. though
quantity of silver remained The
theory IS that someone entered the
building and could not resist so good
an opportunity to recoup his finances.
GONE TO cALiFoRNiA-Mrs. f.
A. Johnson left last night for Santa
Cruz. Cal. to spend the summer with
relatives.
THE B. 4 A.--Harry ]. Bennett
came down from the Buffalo & Ari-
IONA mine yesterday. The Fourth OF
July festivities are over and the men
are all back at work again. Every
thing is running smoothly. The most
important thing with Mr.. Bennett
though, during the past week. was
the development Of fine ledge OF iron
gray whiskers.
MORE HELP-The government has
sized up the Phoenix situation and
granted the Phoenix postoffice one
more clerk.
THE BASEBALL sUNGLERS-The
M and p. suffered one Of the worst
wrecks in its history yesterday. and
the fact that there were no causalties
is due more to good luck than good
management The wreck was an in
excusable and humiliating affair. and
no Harrimanesque statements can
shoulder the blame on to anybody else.
Probably the Pacific Gas and Electric
Co.'S could cast some light on the
cause and manner OF the collision at
East Lake Park yesterday. since they
switched on four more incandescants
than the railroaders had on their line.
Harris of the NJ. and p. was guilty Of
contributory negligence and Cuber. the
catcher seemed at times to be work.
| ing under mixed orders. However. no
particular one of the train crew can
4 be blamed for the smash-up. as the
score keeper who was keeping count
Of the errors by cutting notches on Il
broom handle had 1t all cut up before
| the blunders were half recorded.
Adolph Ludwig of Hamburg and Levy
of Cork made a hit with the grand
stand for hits they never made. and
worked up a batting average of %.
Several of the Gas Co.'S players had
bad eye and couldn't see good out of
the other. and along about the seventh
were so asphyxiated that the railroad
ers who had been left out at way
station were able to come in along
side making 1t seven and. Hull who
! tossed for the Gas Co.'S had a good