Arizona republican., 1908-09-17
: Of Local Interest
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A FLAGSTAFF VlSiTOR-Ed R. Mckee of Flagstaff was a business visitor in the city yesterday. DOWN FROM WIcKENBURG- Dan McNeil of Wickenburg was here yesterday on business matters.
 BACK FROM THE COAST.-F. H. Ensign and family have returned from Long Beach, Calf. where they have been spending the summer.
 A GROWING STRUCTURE-The new orange packing house is beginning [ to assume proportions. The walls are
 now growing rapidly every day. OUTING OVER-Mrs. C. M. Sturgis and daughter Elva have returned from Santa Rosa, San Francisco and other points in that section, where they spent the summer.
 BOARD MEETlNG.-The monthly meeting of the Florence Crlttenton Home board will be held this evening at 7:3O o'clock in the parlors of the First NJ E. church. The presence of all members is urged.
 RETURNED FROM EXTENDED TRlP-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thal- heimer and family returned yester- day morning from California, where they spent the summer. While away they visited Lake Tahoe, Yo- semitic valley and San Francisco Miss Ella Luhrs accompanied them on a part of the journey.
 BACK TO LOS ANGELES-W. E. Warren, formerly a resident of Phoe- nix, has been here a few days visit ing his parents. MT. and Mrs D. c. lr..4 en route to his Los Angeles home after a visit to Chicago and left for there on Tuesday night.
 DELEGATE TO ALBUQUERQUE- The joint committee of the three boards of trade of the valley met here on Tuesday afternoon and appointed Geo. w. Cowgirl, secretary of the Phoenix board. their representative to go to the Albuquerque fair with the Salt River valley exhibit. The car in which the exhibit is to be packed, is expected to arrive here this morning.
 A BUSINESS VlSITOR.-F. H. Decker, representing the Garlock Pack ing company of San Francisco, is vis- iting Phoenix on a business mission. The GarlOck company is widely known as a vendor of the finest things in the meat line that come in tin cans and Mir. Decker is widely known as the man who knows how to sell them. He pays the Arizona trade a visit about twice year.
 THE NATIONAL GUARD-In lieu of Q trip to Phoenix to participate in the annual encampment, Col Me ClintOck has ordered a practice march for the second troop. of cav airy, stationed at Morenci, for ten days from and inclusive of Septem- Der IS. The colonel also announces that the equipment for the entire guard, necessary for the encamp- ment here, has arrived. It includes new uniforms of both olive drab and khaki.
 N. G. Accompany B had a very interesting drill at its drill grounds on the Lemon plaza. There were thirty-two men present beside the three officers. Guard mounting was the principal drill, which was en- tered into with spirit by the men and officers. The details were marched up promptly and in correct manner. Thursday night platoon movements and posting sentries will be taken up and a full company is requested to be present as camp begins on the 18th of the present month
 WILL TEACH SCIENcE-There are three new members in the high school faculty this year. One is the principal, Prof. Stabler, another is Prof Michael who has charge of the commercial de- partment and the third is H. K Hol- comb who will teach natural sciences. MT Holcomb has been a resident of Phoenix for five years past during which time he has been an assistant to the observer of the Phoenix station of the Weather bureau service. Tn making this change MT. Holcomb is merely getting back into familiar sur roundings. He taught five years in Amity college, Iowa, as professor of