Arizona republican., 1908-12-09

of directors are: NJ. A. Stanford, Dr.
 Foss. John Richard Osmundson and L. D. Rousseau. The president. vice president, secretary and treasurer will be chosen from among the board. The entire old board refused to serve any longer. but the stockholders would not let President NJ A Stan fordl retire and therefore against his wishes he was elected to seryFe on the board another year. The old board was composed of the fol- low ing: M. A. Stanford, president; J. H. Langston. vice president; A Schreck, secretary; J. l.. Prettchett, tres hsurer; J. c. Jackson and l.. D. Rousseau.
 Fl. w. STEcHAN DEAD-Mrs. Geo Cam has received a letter from Mrs. F. W. Stechan. announcing the death of her husband, Frank W. Stechan, at their home. No. 126S East Nine teenth Ave. East Oakland. November
 IS. MT. Stechan has been a sufferer of asthma, resulting fatally. He is
 survived by his wife and daughter
 Vivian. aged 9. F. w. Stechan was a resident of Phoenix for several years and spent the greater part of his life as a theatrical manager. principally in charge of one playhouse or another. When he first came here he as- sumed the management of the Doris opera house, now remodeled into the Elks theater He conducted it for a few years and then prevailed upon
 I. J. Hardwick to construct the Hard
 wick theater. now known as the Third Avenue, and it was designed to meet the ideas of Mir Stechan and built for him. About two years ago he left here for San Francisco and Oak
 land, which had previously been his home. The many friends of Mrs. Stechan, who was well known here. especially in musical circles. will sym pathize with her in her bereavement.
 THE EASTERN cANAL-In sym pathy with the new order of things in this valley, the settlers in the eastern end of the Salt River valley reservoir district have changed the name of the Highland canal to the Eastern canal Rather. those who have organized\ to build a ditch to perform the same functions as the old Highland canal and some additional work. have adopt ed this name for the new ditch. IL is to be constructed under the coop erative plan devised by the govern ment, whereby the Water Users asso- citation issues certificates in exchange for construction work. such certifi- cates to be accepted as cash payments later in the discharge of obligations to the government for pro rata in debtedness of project construction. These certificates are transferable and legal tender to that extent. For in stance. if some man under the Eastern canal prefers to pay money rather than do his proportionate part of the work, he may do so. taking certificates in lieu thereof, which he will later turn in to the government for his share of the cost of reservoir building. The Water Users association lets the con- tracts for ditch construction. charging the expense to the lands served by the ditch. The association in another page in this issue has advertised for bids for the work.
 ROBERT E. TODD HERE FOR A DAY-Robert E. Todd who was well known business man in these parts about twenty years ago, spent yester- day in Phoenix in company with his son. Robert F.. Todd, Jr. The elder Mir. Todd in the early days was engaged in both mining and merchandising here and has made mining mainly his life
 fgle- ag.r.N1n of Phoenix and later built a small mill south of the river. just north of the present Bartlett Heard ranch, which | worked a large tonnage of ore from a | property in the Phoenix mountains di-sl rectly south of the city, producing a | output of gold for a small {! plant About nineteen years ago he | eft Phoenix and now makes his home | m Oakland, Cal, and Goldfield, Nev. | The latter point has been the scene of | his later operations. Goldfield, he says, l las been rather quiet for a year, but | things are looking better just now. | Most of the properties have been | worked on leases, which will expire | early next spring, and it remains to be seen how matters will shape them | selves after that time. He came 10 | Phoenix incidentally as part of a trip to Parker and northern Yuma | county points to inspect mining prop | critics. MT Todd and H. H. McNeil | )f this city are related through their | to sisters, and Mir. Todd, Jr., | had an enjoyable visit with his Phoe- | nix cousins, leaving with his father | ast evening.