Arizona republican., 1908-06-11
OF LOCAL INTEREST

TO THE cOAST.-Miss Maud Haw-
ley leaves this morning over the Santa
Fe for Los Angeles, Avalon. San Diego
and other coast points of interest.
TO THE CANYON.-Misses Lemmie
and Sara Stauffer and Miss Elizabeth
Uhlman left last night for the Grand
Canyon. From there they will go to
Los Angeles, Ocean Side and San Diego
for the summer.
PLUMRIDeE-FIGU - Rob-
ert Plumridge and Miss Reyes Figueroa
were united in marriage yesterday
morning by Justice tombstone. The
groom S in the employ of the city
water department.
PARK OPENING.-The opening of
the Park theater will take place to-
night, when the play presented will be
the Little Minister" Miss Summerlin
in the leading role. The company
has been rehearsing for the COM
,mencement of the season every day the
past week. Quite large crowd is eX-
pected at the show tonight.
AN OFFENSIVE BUNcH.-A good
deal of complaint is made about a
corner of Adams and First streets and
make annoying remarks within the
hearing of women and girls who are
passing. 1t is probable that the Off
GERS will break up this practice, which
has grown worse the longer it has
gone on.
AN UNUSUAL RAlNBoW-Yes-
terday was the hottest day of the
season and the sun shone with great
brilliance. 1t was the most unpro-
pitious time imaginable for the aver
age person to be rubber necking" for
rainbows. Nevertheless a most unus-
ual one of more than ordinary color
ing, appeared in the form of a huge
circle around the sun, in the early
afternoon, the fact being reported by
Section Director Jesunofsky of the
weather bureau. The weather has TO
go some when il springs anything in
the way of meteorological freaks or
atmospheric horse play that the local
weather sharp fails to note.
AN AGED SlNNER.-Deputy Sher-
iff Porter M'Donald of Cochise county
arrived in the city yesterday with
John Skaggs who had been committed
to the insane asylum. Notwithstand-
ing he has been adjudged insane there
is a doubt whether he is not shamming
insanity TO escape the territorial pris-
on, for Skaggs is an aged sinner. He
had been arrested at Bisbee on a
charge of forgery. Previous to that he
had been guilty of obtaining money
under false pretenses from a resident
of Mesa and it was while he was being
pursued by the officer of this county
for that crime that he committed the
greater one in Cochise. He would I'M
doubtedly have had to go to Yuma for
the latter crime, but the plea of in
sanity was interposed and the matter
was heard before Judge Doan. Skaggs
has been a resident of the territory for
many years. II is said that he once
killed man in Yavapai county. At
any rate his record of sin and crime is
a long one.
NOT PREClATED-Many COM
ments were heard yesterday by those
who attended the entertainment of
the Symphony orchestra the night
/ before, regretting that there was not
a much larger audience to enjoy it.
Some even suggest that there was nc
good reason for the absence of SO
many well known people who appar-
emily did not appreciate the treat in
store, Notwithstanding the partici-
pants included the major part of the
talented musicians of the city. One
subscriber who is not a musician nor
in any way connected with any OF
the participants, though not wishing
to inaugurate a controversy by writ
ing a signed article, expressed him
self as follows: Tuesday night there
was given one of the best perform
anees ever given in this city and
very specially deserved the support
of our citizens. There are few cit
les. if any other, the size of Phoenix
phony orchestra as we have here
now. II deserves the support and
presence of every one. Where were
the government, county and city Off
Gals? We looked carefully over the
audience but could not see one OF
them. Ditto our prominent citizens
THE MELON lNDUSTRY-In an
interview with w. E Barry, president
of the Melon Growers and Shippers
association, he reports a vast and GER
tain improvement over last years re-
suits in the melon industry. Mr.. Barry
said: This association, which was or
ganized in 1907, has an increased acre
age and membership since last year
We will begin our shipments in carload
lots not later than the 18th. Our as
sociation covers territory lying east OF
Phoenix, and the different melon patch
es already are scenes of activity. Work
ers and wagons going and coming con-
stantly.
While our shipments last year were
but twentythree carloads, we will cas-
lily more than double that amount this
year. We expect to ship at least fifty
carloads Notwithstanding the fact tina
new associations known as the Salt
River Valley association has been or
fbiG nd axpactc m do n