Arizona republican., 1908-08-13
OF LOCAL INTEREST

NO DEClSlON.-No decision has
 been reached yet on the bids for fur nishing fuel oil to the government for Roosevelt dam work. A conclusion will
 probably not be learned for several
 days.
 A RESERVE BANK.-The London Paris Bank of San Francisco, has been approved as reserve agent for the Prescott National bank.
 VISITING OFFICIALS - General Manager w. A. Drake, F. P. Cruice and P. P. Hastings were in the city yes terday on railroad business. MT. Drake and Mrs. Cruice left in the morning for Parker
 POST OFFICE CHANGES.-The post office of Crawley, Gila county, has been discontinued, mail to be sent to Globe. The OXbOw post office of the same county has also been discontinu- er and mail is ordered sent to Payson.
 RETURNS TODAY.-Secretary Van Der Veer yesterday received word from MT. B. A. Fowler that he will return to Phoenix today from Los Angeles. Mrs. Fowler will remain on the coast for a short time.
 GRANITE REEF DONE.-The last touches have been applied to the Gran ite Reef dam and it is now completed. The chains for raising and lowering the gates have been installed and are workin. Mir Copeland is in charge of those on the north side and another man will probably be placed in charge of those on the southside.
 ARIZONA PATENTEES.-Pate have lately been granted to residents of this territory as follows: H. P. Hud- dlestOn of Bisbee, for a wagon tongue support; E. H. Amet of Phoenix, bow ed musical instrument; G. H. David son of Morenci, ore concentrator and elevator; J. P. Sabourin of Globe, a fountain brush; J. Noakum of Bisbee, a tobacco pipe.
 A MlSCREANT HELD.-Jesus Cuen who had been arrested for an unmen- tionable crime was given a preliminary examination before Justice Johnstone yesterday and was held to the grand jury in the sum of $500. That amount was fixed upon by the court in the knowledge that it would hold Cuen just as securely as a bond of $5,000,00O would have done.
 SOUTHSlDE coRPoRATloN.-Ar- ticles of incorporation of the Southside Gas company were filed in the office of the county recorder yesterday. The purpose of the corporation is to furn- ish gas for various purposes mfdlu ish gars for various uses in Mesa and Tempe. The capital stock is s1OO.O -l, are Alfred J. Peters, H. E. Chandler, B. B. Moeur.
 HEAsToN- GODFREY. - Licenses Licenses were issued Monday in Los Angeles to Henry Heascton, a resident of Mesa, and Gertrude C. Godfrey, of this city. The groom is a native of Indiana and the bride of New York Both are quite well known in the val ley. Miss Godfrey has been employed with the Consolidated Telephone com panoy for some time.
 NATIONAL BANKS OF THIS TER RlTORY.-The abstract of the condi- tions of the national banks of this ter ritory at the close of business in July 15, as reported to the controller of currency shows the average reserve held to be 20.S7 per cent, against 21S2 per cent on May IA. Loans had in creased from $3,673.349 to s3,S12,9s2; gold coin had decreased from s3SS. .795 to S305,970. The lawful money reserve had decreased from f6SS,269 to s592,- 073; individual deposits had decreased from $5.513.S69 to S5,95S,S65.
 ARIZONlANS AT LOS ANGELES. III. c. Story, superintendent of the s. F., P. & P, is at the Haywood in Los Angeles. while attending to local interests. Francis l.. Sellew of the reclamation service is registered at the Van Nuys. D. L. Cunningham and wife of Tombstone are at the Hollen- beck. J. Landers and wife of the Sac aton reservation are at the Hollenbeck. A. T. Thompson of Clifton and wife are at the Ingraham. MT. Thompson is a member of the cricket team which will play series of five matches with Los Angeles, Santa Monicka and other southern California aggregations be- ginning next Saturday.
 THE SUNDAY BALL GAME.-Tuc- son will not be here to play the All Stars Sunday as the local managers believe it good idea to allow the team one Sundays rest. The two following Sundays the games slated between the All Stars and Maroons will be played off. However this vacation taken by the All Stars the coming Sunday will not mean there is going to be no base ball on that day. Oh no. Now comes the Colored Cubs of Phoenix who have been hankering after the wool of the Tempe organization. Perry Payne is the manager of the Cubs and predicts combat which will be worth watch ing. He doesn't expect it to be any cake walk, but the team has some fast members and expect to bring home the bullet. A few Sundays ago a large crowd of baseball enthusiasts drilled out to the park expecting to see an up- rOarous farce when the Cubs and the club from Tempe met on the diamond. While there were some laughs and a