Arizona republican., 1908-02-05
OF LOCAL INTEREST

DEATH OF MRS. LON FORSEE.- Word was received in town last night
 of the death at Tempe of Mrs. Lon | Forsee. Mrs. FOrsee, who was sister
 of Mrs. Morris GOldWater, has been a
 resident of the valley for many years. | No arrangements for the funeral which will be conducted by Mohn & Driscoll have been announced yet.
 BUILDERS TO MEET.-Secretary ! Charles F. Stewart of the builders eX- i change is sending out invitations to those interested in the building trades
 of Phoenix to attend a meeting and smoker tonight. The meeting will be | held in the rooms of the exchange over Gass Bros. Cafe The meeting it is
 said vii be one of importance to those interested in the building industry in i Phoenix.
 HE NOTICED NOTHING WRONG
 T. A Flahertv Of Portland, Me, for mer newspaper man and an old friend
 of George Driscoll is a recent arrival | in the city In fact MT. F'laherty came
 in on Monday morning in the midst of the doWnDour of the Wettest day
 of the year It made things look home like and he was not heard to complain, though be said that from what he had I heard and read of the territory he had expected to find the situation a little L4nore arid MT Flaherty though is well pleased with what he has seen.
 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS At the late meeting of the board of supervisors an urgency fund of $20O month was set ont Of the general fund l.. gnf ,A of the board for the payment of incident lal expenses which he has been meeting lout Of his own pocket to be reim
 bursed at the monthly meeting of the board. This arrangement has caused
 considerable annoyance, hence the ur- gency fund The board awarded the
 contract for bringing the maps of the assessors office down to date for
 $225.
 INTEREST ON MCNEY.-For forty
 wears Arizona did business the best
 way she could and very largely on
 credit. paying good interest for the lmOney That old customs have given lplace to newer and better ones, is hap lpily true and in evidence thereof it may
 be stated that the territory is on a
 cash basis. is redeeming bonds as fast as due and has a nice little roll in the
 banks for emergencies. Last year the territory collected S5,970.79 interest on
 balances on deposit in the various
 banks oe the territory.
 FOR A BUREAU OF MINES.-The Los Angeles Chamber of Mines has
 forwarded to the Phoenix board of
 trade a copy of a bill introduced in
 r
 bright, for the purpose of establishing in the department of the interior a
 bureaW~of mines. The secretary of the iChamber of Mines also writes that the hill has been endorsed by the chamber and he has been instructed to seek the operation of the Phoenix board of , trade in securing the passage of the bill.
 SOUTHERN METHODIST REUNION All members of tie NJ. E. Church, South, in Salt river valley are request I cd to meet Frida- morning (Arbor day) at~the camp ground. Gentlemen are requested to bring shOvels, hoes ralles. pruning knives or axes. Ladies are asked to bring well-filled baskets of food~for working men. Ornamental shrubs, trees or vines are wanted. It is desired that all come early and stay for supper Music will be furnished by anvil and hammer chorus. All that cannot come should send a proxy, a silver dollar. This is the request of the improvement committee.
 DEATH OF MRS. KEITH.-C. J. Keith. agent O. the Santa Fe at AL hambra, has been given a sixty day leave Of absence and has left for the former home oc the family in Quincy, Ills. escorting the body of Mrs. Keith who died recently of tuberculosis In terment will ibe made in the family plot at Quincy. The family has lived in Alhambra about four years and during that time Mrs. Keith has made many friends, their number being equal to the number of her acquain- tances. Mir. Keith has been the agent | of tEe Santa Fe ever since he arrived
 here and is a trusted and highly es-
 teemed emDloye who has the sym
 pathy of the entire community in his