Arizona republican., 1908-08-27
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CONGRESS VISIToRS-S. J. Gum
 and wife of Congress were visitors in the city yesterday.
 RETURNED FROM MINE.-W. A.
 Bondurant returned yesterday from a
 trip to the placer claims of the Flour
 Gold company on Humbug creek
 CALIFORNIA VlSiToRS.-H. T..
 Coffin of Los Angeles and w. J.
 Williams of Pasadena were business
 visitors in the city yesterday and left
 for Los Angeles last night. BACK FROM THE CoAST.-John
 Sharpe returned a few days ago from
 a vacation on the coast, following
 which he went over to Florence on
 business matters, returning yester
 day.
 FoRESTERs' SOCIAL NIGHT.- | The lodge of the Independent Order tof Foresters will hold its regular ses- sion tonight at Melczer hall after
 which ice cream and cake will be served.
 1 ED HOLLAND ILL.-Manager Ed Holland of the J. w. Doris Grocery company is seriously i'll and confined
 to his bed. Appedicitis is the ail- ment but so far no operation has
 been performed.
 BUILDING A WAtK.-Charles
 Hinckley of. the Post Office news store is having concrete walk plac- ed across Center street from the op- posite side to his building, having secured the permission from the city council some time ago. 1t will. make | it convenient for patrons of the news stand.
 COMING SUNDAY.-Judge J. M. Jamison, who has been spending the past six weeks with his wife at the tHotel Westminster, Los Angeles, and at Hollywood, will return to Phoenix next Sunday. Mrs. Jamison who is greatly improved in health will remain on the coast for some time yet.
 co. B., N. G. A.-On Saturday night last a large portion of Co B., N. G. of A spent the night at the rifle range. Tents were pitched and a guard was posted in regulation style. Next morn- ing after mess the boys held target practice, during which some very good scores were made. They returned to town during the day, Monday evening at regular drill the company was in structed in extended order as well as in other drill more familiar to them and with the new recruits that are be- ing constantly added to their number the company continues in a very flour ishing condition and will no doubt pre- sent a good appearance at the annual Iencampment to be held during October of this year at Atascodero. Cal.
 OFF FOR OXFORD. - Clarence Spaulding left yesterday for Los An geies where he will visit for a short time. From there he goes via Seattle to New York where he sails to England as the first Rhodes scholar from Ari zona. Mir. Spaulding with the help of MT. St. Claire, the Rhodes scholar from Maryland, has organized all the 1908 Rhodes scholars and will have charge of the party, about forty men in all. They will sail from New York to Liv- erpool on the Umbria of the Cunard line September 26th Mir. SpauIding expects to be gone about three years.
 SHOCKED AGAIN.-The bachelors club yesterday received another shock that caused a tottering move ment among its members. A few days ago one of its popular (they are all popular with each other) members left for Los Angeles osten- sibly for a few weeks vacation from social as well as business duties. Re port now comes that while the young man is resting from his professional labOrs he is more deeply than ever engrossed in strenuous social duties. From what has been heard in Phoe- nix as having taken place in Los Angeles, to which city popular Ari- zona girl has also been tracted, sus- picions of an early wedding are en- tertained among the bachelors, but no cards have been received yet.
 COTTON EXHIBIT PRoMISED.-l Answering the inquiry of Secretary Cowgirl of the board of trade con corning the possibility of securing from him a cotton exhibit for the AL buquerque fair, c. G. Deming of Ar lington writes: T can furnish Egypt l tian cotton with a. large number of forms and a good amount of small l bolls but none that are opened eX- cept those that have been damaged | by sandstOrms and they are imma- ture and undevelOped but will show the fineness of the cotton. 1 will be | in Phoenix Friday and will bring | samples of Egyptian cotton. Roden, Rogers big boil and Allen long sta pie. I will defer bringing bolls until | the last moment when they can be | sent by stage. There will be no ma ture bolls of the long staple for two | or three weeks.
 FIRST ROCK CRUsHER.-The Ari- zona Iron Works of which NJ. J. Foley | is the manager, yesterday finished the | first rock crusher ever built in Phoenix | out of locally manufactured material | It has a 90 ton capacity and weighs | 1000 pounds. This big Crusher was made specially for M. l.. Vieux, to crush rock or stone, for making con- crete foundations, walls, and construc- tinn work of all kinds where crushed