Arizona republican., 1908-07-13
OF LOCAL INTEREST

;. FOR EASTERN. TRIP-Mrs Eva fAgner and daughter Lizzie leave today for New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis
 and other eastern points, expecting to
 return in about two months.
 FIRE DEPARTMENT MEETING.-
 The Phoenix fire department will held
 it's quarterly meeting this Monday ev-
 ening at their hall at 9 o'clock Busi-
 ness of importance will come before
 the meeting. A good attendance is
 assured.
 INCREASED VALUATION.-The
 Coconino Sun says the roll of the coun- ty assessor of Coconino county shows
 an increased valuation over last year
 of $14L63Z67. The total assessed val
 nation of the county is $4,324,077s2.
 THE SAVING RAIN-It is re- imarkable in how many ways a rain
 will do good Yesterday the All Stars were saved from another skin lining in Prescott by the rain which
 prevented the game being played.
 NO GAME-The Republican re- IcelVed a telegram last night from R. M. Dawson, its baseball war cor respondent, who is now on the fir ing line, to the effect that there was
 no baseball game in Prescott on account of rain.
 HORSES TAKEN UP-A brown
 horse with saddle on and seemingly
 having no owner was taken up a few
 days ago and is now at Ensign's 1 Gt1hlp ic a
 half circle over a pail handle and
 aside from very sore back is a nice l looking animal Another horse placed
 in the same stable by the police Is a i brown one bearing the brand of K. s. i
 It was tied all night on the east side | of the court house and about o'clock Tn the morning the police concluded it | was time the horse should be watered | | and fed. YUMA CANTAloUPE cRoP-For | ty-seven carloads of cantaloupes have been shipped from Yuma this season and the shipping has been stopped for the present. owing to the low prices received. If the price gets better a
 little later and the later harvest is good shipping may be resumed.
 AMEN.-The fair secretary at Phoe- nix has opened his office and the val ley farmers should begin to plant seed for big showy fruits and vegetables for exhibition at the territory's fine large exhibition in November Last year Yuma took many prizes. This year whole car load of stuff should be sent and Yuma should be first in score of things.-Yuma Examiner
 WickENBURG PRINTING UP-l frank Thomas returned yesterday rom Nickenburg where he went the day before with Mrs. Thomas for a short visit with their daughter who resides there and where Mrs Thoms VIII remain few days. MT Thomas says that the effect of the good work or the Tri-County Board of Trade is already apparent in Wickenburg. The town is cleaning up, raking the tin cans out of the alleys and putting on a better appearance generally. Some new buildings are being erected among them one that is to be used as an opera house and hall It is of pretty good size and a very nice looking plas- tered structure with cement founda- tiOn GLAD TO CHANGE JAILS-Deput., oheriit Adams returned yesterday with Alvarez and Belotero Yaquis, charged { Nlth the murderous assault upon Vic { -or Flores, another Yaqui in the course lI celebration of San Juan's day at { herldlan- The men had been arrested tnd put into the jail at Buckeye. They hink that the punishment they en- iured there is sufficient for any crime { hey have committed, even to the murder of Flores. The jail at Buck 'ye IS an iron structure with insuffi- 'ient ventilation for it is intended as holdover rather than a jail. COnfine- nent in those quarters when the ther- nometer is in the neighborhood of no s something to be dreaded REPORTED ATTEMPTED ROB- { 'tRY-John T. George, who for lerly conducted a lunch stand at { he corner of Center and Madison { nd who was held up last winter ! 'hile going home but scared his as ! allant away with a shot, says he { 'as the victim of another stunt on { aturday night. He is now running { peddling wagon and Saturday night } e had quite a quantity of coin in ! IS possession. He was counting it ! yer in the evening when Mrs. eorge told him to be careful as he { light be watched from outside the { ouse by some evil disposed person. ure enough during the night some ! ne stole his shirt and removed his { ousers from under the pillow but { lere was no money in them, so he it them. The money was in sock 3 ,creted elsewhere
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