Arizona republican., 1908-02-03
OF LOCAL INTEREST

FRANK HOGAN BAck-Franl
 Hogan, formerly head waiter at tn,
 Hotel Adams, has returned after
 couple of years absence in Denver
 GONE TO YUMA-Engineer How
 ard Reed of the reclamation service
 who has charge of the water distrib-
 uting system On the north side of sh,
 river. left last night for Yuma to at
 tend tGe conf renee of engineers that
 will be held there from today unti
 the Sth Unless something unfore-
 seen occurs MT Reed will not return
 until the Sth. However. water affairs during his absence will be looked after carefully bY Harry Hancock and oth-
 CTS of the water office.
 CHECK FOUND-The police have
 found check bat it is one that can ! be of no value to more than one per son and possibly to nobody. though it may be of considerable value to the | owner. It is a brass check No. 192, | such as is used in many cases by en- i ployers or contractors working a con- siderable number of men, and by means of which checks they find a proper place in somebody's time book
 It may be had of the marshal for the asking.
 JOKE ON SoMEBODY.-Win ' George yesterday stopped q reporter to tell him fine joke about his broth CT Henry having forgotten something.
 but after the reporter came to atten- tion Will confessed that he had for
 gotten what the joke was about. Dan
 MCDermott who witnessed his embar-
 rassment smoothed things over by tell ing little story on will George. that happened few years ago before auto mobiles got so common that everybody could have them. MT. George was then driving g milk wagon and the first time he met a machine, his team ran awa.-. The next time he met a machine he was coming toward Phoe- nix on a bicycle along the Tempe road As soon as he sighted the auto he headed his wheel for the chaparral dismounted. and bracing his feet against a mesquite tree held on to both handle bars and began to reassure it by expressions Of "woa, there"
 MOTHERS 'HUN- FOR A LOST sOY.-A letter was received at this office yesterda,' from Mrs. Martin H. Hingle, POS Champlain street. Detroit, Mich. making incuirI about her son Arthur Hingle who is wandering about somewhere in tho biz west He was only 13 years of age when he left home on January 13. 19O6 The photograph which the mother sends shows a very handsome boy. Her description of it l at that time is as follows: Height | four feet ten inches: brown eyes. light | brown hair and a fair complexion He | had ver-r slight scar over the temple 1 and had habit of grinding his teeth ! which caused the lower ones to be l worn down. Before his derarture he 4 had great ideas about the west. Mrs. Hingle supposes that the bo. having been gone so long is now afraid to re- turn home. She desires that as many papers in the west as may see this notice will copy it.
 ANOTHER RAINY PERIoD.-Col. ~ W JOhnstone arrived in Phoenix rom Louisville. K. just tWenty-two 'ears ago yesterday. He was in search )f a warm dry climate and he had read he specifications of the Salt river val ey climate and accepted them. When le arrived at old Maricooa it was warm enough and on the way to Phoe- llN by stage he thought it was little warmer than U-as reall, necessary so 'arly 'n the year. But that night if 'esan raining and did nothing else for he next eleven days and nights. Tt VIII also be recalled that eleven years -So lE-s winter just at this time of ne year, rainE season Of great enSth set tn ard in consequence of if he streets and many of the sidewalks or days were almost impossible Ii vas about that time that The Repub- lean started water front depart- 1ent in which tke movements or all orts of sea-gOing craft were faitbfulI,. hronicIed. These two incidents may urhlsh basis for predicting the move lent Of rainy periods in eleven-vaar ycles O"i
 STOLE THE FLAGs-The joint se- ret service of both China and the hlted States should direct its efforts p"ard the apprehension of a gang of 'rF criminals, presumably misguided "NS who last night stole both inc inerlcan and the Chinese flags which ere displayed from the big staff in ' iIiildtoWn as a proper recognition of hinese new year. This was done ,st year also. and has been done at $ lher times and is altogether a very { "ue sort or amusement as will be to the guilty ones if 'usht- Incidentally the Chinamen 'E the celebration of new year will very tame this year and inst } lough powder will be burned to show { iat the local Chinese have not for ,tteh the event or its importance ] ne reason given is that since tboro }
 no gambling permitted and none of e ohlnese are over-flush with easy oheE there are no big sports among em who are willing to foot tho biu,