Arizona republican., 1907-12-27
OF LOCAL
III INTEREST

A WALKING ARSENAL.-Deputy
| Sheriff w. T. Williams of ella Bend
came to town yesterday morning with
a Mexican who refused to limit his
armament while about the peaceful
streets of ella Bend. Justice Coyle
sentenced him to ten days in tho coun-
/ ~ Jail and to pay find Of $50.
ORANGE SHIPMENTS-Up to and
( including last night a total of seventy
I five cars of oranges had been shipped
/ from the packing house TO eastern
points. The quality of the fruit is
still first-class there is little falling
off in size as an average, and several
more cars of navels are yet in sight.
The seedlings. bloods and Javas will
soon be shipped. probably twenty-five
CARROTS in all
is OPTlMlSTlC.-J. s. Griffin has
received n letter from II. w. Hamilton
who still has largo interests in this
valley though he is at present making
his home in Eureka, Cal. Mr.. Hamil-
ton says things are little quiet in Eu-
reka as they are everywhere and he
assumes that the same condition pre-
walls here. However he is very opti-
mistic and hopeful in the tone of his
letter.
LETTER OF NORTHUMBERLAND
Moore has received letter from Mrs.
John Anketell of Toronto, Ontario.
asking for the details of the last ILL
ness and death of William Doherty.
she being his only sister. and also what
disposition was made of his estate If
he left any. She writes that she was
preparing to visit him here when She
received the news of his death and was
Frustrated by it.
A SHORT HOllDAY-The schools
of this county will not take the usual
two weeks holiday covering both
Christmas and New Years The an
nouncement is made that the Osborn
school viii disregard the latter holt
day and that school will be resumed
there next Monday. 1t will be the
same here and in all the country dis
tricts so far as heard from. In some
of the outlying districts there has
been loss of time on account of
sickness.
GONE TO ROOSEVELT-Engine
L. c. Hill and o. H. Ensign. Mrs. Hill
and daughter. Margaret. Mrs. B. V.
Cushman and Mrs. b. A. Fowler. COM
posed a party leaving yesterday for
Roosevelt Mr.. Ensign is the consult
ing electrical engineer for the reclaim
alton service and was formerly en-
plOyed by the service exclusively but
sometime ago he was given a chair in
the Wisconsin state university His
visits are therefore less frequent than
formerly to the various projects as he
comes now only in consultation instead
of being in &rect charge of the work.
He expects to return from Roosevelt
on Saturday and go from here to Chi
cago.
MRS. WATT ENTERTAINED
very appreciated as well as enjoy able
feature OF Christmas day was a s.
o'clock dinner given by Mrs l. W. Wait
at her home on Third avenue and Mad
ison street. The guests assembled II
the home early in the afternoon and
enjoyed themselves in the usual holi-
day way until promptly at o'clock
they were invited to the dining room
which was tastefully decorated in ac-
cordance with the occasion and was
indeed a pleasing sight. The table.
an elaborate function. made a most
one Christmas dainty it was not re-
allied by a single guest. The place
cards were artisticaIly designed in
Merry Christmas Covers were laid
for Mrs. Watt. Misses Wilma Simon.
Iva Lake. Mary Watt, Messrs William
Bales. Wilson Vinson. Gentry Camp
bell. Ollie Bales and Leroy Bales.
The COUNTY A DEAD BEAT
When a'man is doing business with
Maricopa county. or any other for that
matter he had better lNok after his
rights in the beginning. Tor it will be
too late at any subsequent period as
II. b. Scott has learned to his cost.
Some wears ago Mr. Scott while in a
speculative mood bought from the
county a lot of property for taxes. He
invested altogether about $500 in this
way and it was later learned that
there had been an irregularity of pro-
cedure on the part of the county that
It had no power or right to sell the
property. When this discovery was
made the county washed its hands of
the whole affair and ceased to worry
since the delinquent taxes had been
paid. A faint hope was extended to
Mr.. Scott that he might get his money
back sometime. He recently brought
the matter up again and yesterday the
case was referred to District Attorney
Billiard who said that there was no
authority in law for the reimburse
ment of Mr.. Scott. Some legislature
may sometime pass a relief bill for
him