Arizona republican., 1908-02-22

quested to be present. The Pioneer band will head the procession. which will start from the engine house at 30 pm. sharp.
 WATER MELON ASSOCIATION- The Phoenix Water Melon Association will hold meeting today at ? D. m. at the office of Green X Griffin. The meeting has been called by the secre- tary. Adolph Schreck, who desires as full an attendance as possible. A number of important matters are to be discussed.
 DEATH OF MRS. CURTiS-Mrs. w. s. Curtis of St. Louis died last evening about o'clock at the Sisters hospital. where she had been for two CT three weeks She was an elder sister of Mrs. J. H. McClintock and came here on a visit. when she was taken ill Growing worse she was joined by her husband, W. s. Curtis, dean oflthe law school of the St. Louis University.
 LIKES THE COUNTRY.-M. w. ConnOrs an, insurance man of Detroit who has been in the valley for several days. is highly pleased with the coun- try and is gathering data for articles which he will contribute. to the De- trqit daily papers. He is member of the Detroit board of trade and says that it is a live energetic organization and has done the city a great deal of good in locating mills and manufac- turing plants of all kinds. He says Phoenix has great possibilities which strike the visitCr perhaps more fOrcibly than those who remain here and are not awake to the growth that is grad ually going on.
 CORPORATION ELECTIONS.-The annual meeting of the Hualapai Cop per company and the Arizona COnsoli- dated Development company were held in this cit:. t'hursdav. the rnanag a.ment of both compln;"s being praoticd,: in the same nd . ls. Cor tne iatter com any the tJllpwI-:g offieers war5 el-ct- ed: H. w. HlmIIton, 1res' i~Et ani general manager; T. Connel. vice president: H. w. Hamilton treasurer; T. w. Chamberlain. secretary, and these with Jerry Milla- and F. w. Lewis constitute the board of directors. The officers elected for the Hualapai c0npany were H. w. Hamilton. pres ident and general managert T. Con nell vice nresidents T. w. Chamber lain secretary and treasurer, and these With Jerry Millay and Walter Bennett constitute the board Of directors. The property If both companies is in the Mcor ard Koors district on Moor's gu!ch. III the northern part of this county near the Yavapai line.
 THE HOOSIERS MET.-Quite a large gathering of Indianans met last night in the parlors of George F. Mer ryman and discussed the formation of an Indiana societv and the holding of an annual picnic. It was the sense of the meeting that the steps to these ends be immediately taken. With that in view Dr. Grant Monicle was elected president and D. P. Kyle secretary of the organization. general arrange ments committee was chosen consist ing of the following: E. T. Ceilings and wife C. F. Merryman and wife, Mrs. J D. Henderson, W. A. Ream, Levi Young and wife. and the presi- dent and secretary, as eX-officio mem bers. This committee will immediately begin the work Of arranging for the picnic which will be held within few weeks at Eastlake park. Another meet ing Of the society will be held at the same place next Friday night and all Hoosiers. both ladies and gentlemen. are cordially invited to be present and join ir the proceedings, and get ac- quainted with others from the same state.
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