Arizona republican., 1908-02-04
OF LOCAL INTEREST

ONE GlhI LET .-SupeIlillSiitlShN
 Mahoney reports that there is now but ere girl left in the Industrial school at Benson.
 PRAYER MEETING.-The prayer
 meeting at the Crittenton Home at
 7:3O o'clock tonight will be led by Miss Lulu l. Clifton.
 LUNCHEON POSTPONED.-The luncheon at the Country Club, an nounced for Wednesday. has been postponed on account of bad weather. Further announcement will be made
 later.
 CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
 An examination for railway mail clerk
 will be held in this city on February | 26, 1908. For full information address 1 secretary civil service board, l.. $. surveyor generals office, Phoenix. VISITING MINING MEN.-William ! Crawford, Graham Macfarlane and H. i L. Williams of Louisville, Ky, are in the city. having made the trip to Ari-
 zona for the purpose of Investigating some mining properties in the Salome i district in which they are interested.
 NEW POSTAL CARD.-The Phoe- nix oostoffice has received a supply ] bl lilt new NO. hNhlllltN INSNdl cards The bear an imitation stamp with the picture of the last former president and have the advantage of
 the commercial post card in that there | is room for a part Of the message on the face O. the card.
 WOMAN'S CLUB.-The regular meeting the Woman's Club to be held
 at the usual hour in the PresbyteriSn church this afternoon, will be under the auspices of the department of his tory and "ill be known as Indian day. Among the features will be Indian mu-
 sic and H. F. Robinson. superintendent
 of irrigation Oe the Indian bureau, will tell the club of some of his experiences among the Indians on various reserva- eions
 INSPECTORS TRANSFERRED l c. D. Lowe, a postoffice inspector whose labors for the last -ear and half have been confined mainly to Arizona. has been transferred to the Utah district, with headquarters in ogden. He will be succeeded here by F. M. Camo who comes from Spokane, Wash. MT Lowe leaves this morning
 via the Santa Fe and the best wishes of large number of friends will at tend him.
 DEATH OF HENRY LINEBARSER Henry Linebarger died yesterday morning at 9:3O o'clock at the resi-
 dence Of his so-. A H. Linebarger. on North Second arenue. He was 6S
 years old and sucCumbed to the gen eral debility of advanced years accent uated b.- an attack of Ia grippe Sur viving relatives here are his wife and son. The funeral services will be an- nounced later. MT. Linebarger came here from Illinois about five years ago and E-as cutie well known in the com munity. He vas a member of the Christian church.
 FRISCO BUSINESS MANY. R. Parks of Parks Bros. wholesale gro cers of San Francisco. who are repre- sented in Arizona by Fred Ostendorf. is a visitor in Phoenix for several days. This is rot his first trip however as he has been :n the cit-- d number of times. Mir. Parks firm went through the troublesome times of the earth quake and suffered great loss by fire Park Bros. are now opening up a new house in Seatt!a. Mr Parks states that owing to there being number of unemployed men following the finan- cial difficulties that the labor troubles | have almost disappeared and strikes :! are Q thing Of the past for time at | least
 DID A GOOD JoB.-T. F.. Pollock of Flagstaff leaves for home this | morning after one of the most success | ful "isits he ever made to Phoenix | The sheen lyan+ Ntr,-iti +a h; that the,' could get no rain down here and he finally became alarmed ! and came dOr-n to see what was the | matter. arriving on Saturday He | went to-work at once and by Saturday 1 night had the clouds gathering and | by o'clock Sunday afternoon he had | the rain falling. He has watched it for day or two and having satisfied himself that everything is working nicely he is en route for home again wearing smile that reaches clear round his face and is tied in a double bOwknot behind.
 BOARD OF GOVERNORS.-Th regular monthly meeting of the board of governors of the Water Users As sociation was held yesterday. The chief matter of importance given con sideration was tkat of the negotiations with J. w. Lee and family of Roose- welt, for the requirement of their ranch property. President B. A. Fow- Ter reported the status of the case and the understanding he had arrived at with the Lees concerning the purchase price The board authorized the pres dent and secretary to issue such war rants as may be needed to carr,- oIIt he terms of the agreement and author zed the president and counsel of the association to 20 to Globe at the pro- per time and complete the transaction