Arizona republican., 1908-08-28
OF LOCAL INTEREST

A TOMBSTONE vIsiToR.-H. l.. Pickett of Tombstone was a business fvisitor in the city yesterday.
 FROM MoRENcl.-Arthur Dodge
 of Morenci spent yesterday in the | city on business.
 POOL RESULTS.-In the tourna- 1 ment games at the Capital pool hall l last night Weeks defeated Wallace by
 score of 75 to 70. They play tonight will be between Creager and Ludlam. LEAVES FOR HoME.-George | Fades, a teller in the First National 1 bank of Portales, N. M., leaves this evening for home. after a weeks visit with friends in Phoenix and in a gen.
 eral inspection of the valley.
 RETURNED FROM NORTHERN | PkRTS.-Roy Stevens returned yes terday from a vacation trip which i included Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, and a fishing jaunt down to Oak Creek, about thirty five miles south tof Flagstaff.
 DE SoUzAs RETURN.-Mr. and
 Mrs. Frank DeSOuza returned yesterday
 from Bisbee where Mrs. De Souza has
 been spending part of the summer They were accompanied by NIT. De- Souza's father, Henry F. DeSouZa, who
 has not been in very good health at 1 Bisbee and a lower altitude was
 thought better for him.
 THE FIRST BORN.-Mr. and Mrs. | w. w. Greene are rejoicing in the ar
 rival at their home, at FOG North First street, on the 26th inst, of fine son.
 He has been christened William Wal | lace Greene, Jr., and already cuts a good deal more ice around home than
 anybody else. Even pap gives him the floor when he wants to talk and thinks he is the finest ever.
 FINE WATERMELONS.-If any body has raised a finer watermelon this year than Frank Asher, who lives three miles west and two miles south
 of Five Points. he has failed to bring it to the board of trade. MT. Asher brought one in yesterday that weighed
 55 pounds in it's bare feet and the size
 of it is not its only recommendation. It is as perfectly formed as the Venus
 de Milo and looks like it was all meat.
 ARRANGING GAME.-It is likely that the MarOOns and All Star aggre- gation will play at Eastlake park
 
 arrange a game between these two hines, in order that both may be in good shape for the contests which will be pulled, off at Prescott and Tucson on Sunday and Labor Day following. The two remaining games slated between these teams in the series of winners take all. the first of which was won by the All Stars, have not yet been played off A SHERIFF SCARED.-Sherfff Me Gee of Florence came over on the ! train yesterday and during the journey
 a big white bug crawled up his hand
 from a cushion. For a minute 1t look ed to him as big as a cockroach, for
 he thought it had the markings of a
 grayback, and feared he had become | infected. In his mental agony he | referred the insect to Contractor Tom ] Eden for an expert opinion. Mir. Eden l having done considerable work around | army barracks. Mir. Eden informed him that all genuine graybacks have "U. ] s. A" engraved on their Hanks This bug was carefully examined and the | brand was missing, so MT. McGee felt | greatly relieved. So did MT. Eden and i the bug
 RESISTED OFFICER. - Officer Harry Gaston yesterday was consid- erably abashed by the resistance which prisoner put up and finally l he gave it up and let him remain where he had been. The prisoner I was little tot about four years old who had got lost from his parents and was in a very unhappy state of mind. The appearance of the blue coat did not seem to reassure him 1 and he set up a howl of protest. | The officer had intended to bring him to the station and locate the lparents. The little fellows lamenta-
 tions became so vigorous that the of ! ficer was content with leaving him under watchful eyes and making the l investigations alone.
 | COMING SHOWS.-The Southern ! Pacific has received the announce
 ments of the dates of the big cir cuses which will visit Phoenix and
 Mesa this fall Barnum and Bailey | will show here on September 2S They will be transported here in four trains. This year including the ad- lvertising car, Barnum and Bailey are using S3 cars. Buffalo Bill will show in Phoenix on October 19, and will come in two trains and are using 4S cars. The Greater Norris and
 Rowe will show in Mesa on October 24. This circus carries A cars This throws the large companies appear i ing in the valley within the compass | of one month. The territorial fair follows soon after. which leaves lit To fa1 below in the way of entertainment.
 MADE UP A PURSE.-Deputy Me
 Cam yesterday was very successful in l securing contributions to a fund for
 the benefit of Mrs. Sullivan and her children, who figured in the recent ar
 rest here on information from Tucson. The district attorney there decided l there was no case and her release
 came as a matter of course. It ap-