Arizona republican., 1908-08-26
OF LOCAL INTEREST

Hawkins left last night for few weeks vacation to the coast.
 LEFT FOR KANSAS CITY.-S. D. Gordon of Florence left last night lover the Southern Pacific for Kansas City for a few weeks visit.
 A LOT SOLD.-The w. K. James
 agency yesterday sold for Mrs. Pima,
 lot 9, block F, city of Phoenix, to Chas. | A. Stauffer. The property is located
 near the corner of Fourth and Monroe l streets.
 FOR PosToFFicE SERVlcE.-A | civil service examination of candidates | for certification as postoffice clerk
 carriers will be held at the capitol | building today Nine candidates had applied up to yesterday.
 l JUSTlFlABLY PROUD@Coffee Al 1 is still gloating over the fact that he | is the father of a fine son who is doing ] the east for the first time in his life. 1 He received a letter yesterday saying | that Bill Bailey Ghe young mans nick name) is able to sit up and take notice.
 SECRETARY'S OFFICE MoVED.- Secretary Kirk of the fair commission Twas yesterday busily engaged in having 1 his office moved from the Hotel Adams | lobby to the room in the rear of the Taylor Berryman office which he had fitted up for the use of himself and the commission.
 BACK FROM LOS ANGELES.-J. l l.. Irwin returned yesterday from sev- eral weeks spent on the coast. He reports realty business as very quiet | in Los Angeles at this season, very few transfers being made. While it | is correspondingly quiet here the out look is much better for fall business. FOR SUMMER OUTING.-John D. Adams, of the surveyor generals of flee, left yesterday morning for his summer vacation in the east. He will go first to Detroit to visit with his people, thence to New York to visit with some other peoples people, and if should chance to be invited he may go to oyster Bay. He will go to Coney Island whether he Is invited or not.
 RETURNED FROM THE EAST-I c. J. AIcElroy returned yesterday from an extended visit in the east. He went from Phoenix to Tucson where he joined the Los Angeles spe- cial train of Elks and took in the grand lodge session at Dallas, after
  time to talking up business for the Salt river valley.
 TRIP TO TEXAS-George w. Mar dis left this morning for Prescott, where he will take James Drum from the county farm to the home of friends | in Texas They have been old friends for years, MT. Drum having been en- gagged for a time in mining east of Wickenburg in the BuckhOrn district. His resources becoming exhausted he had to apply to the county for support and only recently Mir. Mardis learned of it.
 TOOK IN CANYON.-E. R. Porter returned yesterday from an extended "trip to the coast and to the northern part of the territory taking in the Grand Canyon and Flagstaff. Mrs. Porter returned as far as Skull valley and will remain till cooler weather. While in the north MT. Porter met with good success in wholesaling some fine stock, including harness goods and bits and brides, and oth- Ter stuff manufactured here.
 ON THEIR WAY-The Pioneer stables last night informed the sher- 1 iffs office that two young men of Phoenix who had procured a rig pre- sumably for the purpose of driving to Cave Creek on a four day jaunt, had | instead set out for Globe, taking two 1 others along. It was stated that they | were to camp last night at Fish ! Creek and that they would be taken ] in tow on their arrival The fancy | story, so it is thought, was told in | order to get a cheaper rate on the | outfit. The same is a punishable act l in the eyes of the law.
 DEAL FIXED UP-Manager Warner | of the All Stars received word from | Tucson yesterday that Phoenix had | the dates September and 7th, Sunday | and Labor day, for three baseball l games wi the West Coasts. A spc ial rate will be given by the Southern | Pacific and on Sunday a special train ! will take the Phoenix contingent to the | Old Pueblo according to the present | arrangements. Between now and that | time, the locals, which will be compos- ed of Morris, Harter, MagOffin, Will | Hams, Millett, Johnson, Tebbins, Mitch | ell. Warner, Sullivan and two others, | will do some practicing and will prob ably hold forth against some team at | Eastlake park next Sunday.
 J. w. DORIS HoME.-J. w. Dor ris returned home yesterday from his | summer vacation, part of which was spent in a trip from San Francisco to Lake Bennett. Alaska, and return. On this trip he spent twenty-one days on the water and gained fifteen pounds in weight. He returns home feeling bet ter than for a long time. He says the Alaska trip is a fine one and he does not understand why more Arizona peo- pie do not make it. This was his second voyage north and he went a little farther than he did before, at least farther inland On the nther 1.isit