Arizona republican., 1908-09-14
OF LOCAL INTEREST

THE DELTA ALPHAS.-Ther regu- lar meeting of the Delta Alpha call will be held tomorrow. All members are urged to be present.
 MRS. KIRKLAND HOME.-Mrs. Kate Kirkland, of the New York store, has returned home from her annual buying trip for the millinery depart men Of the store. She visited New York, Chicago and other eastern mar kets and bought a larger stock than ever before.
 NEW NOTARIES.-The following named were appointed notaries public by the governor on Saturday: John c. Riggs and J. NJ. Cabell of Tomb stone; Lillian F. Cronin of Du Quesne Santa Cruz county; Alfred I. Conkey and Edward J. McNulty of Chloride, Mohave county.
 WHERE IS SHE1The Republican is in receipt of an inquiry from L. Williams of Fresno, Cal, regarding the address of Raymopd McCrae, who, the writer says, resides here, though at present he may be in Los Angeles. The writer is not quite sure whether the name is spelled "McCrae" or ''McCray"
 RETURNING MARKSMEN.-Capt. Grinstead, disciplinary of the Indian school. returned yesterday morning from Camp Perry. His return was not direct. however. for since the shoot in which the Arizona; team was en- gagged he has seen a considerable part of the country Major Alkire will be in in a day or two and Adjutant-Gen eral COggins is expected home on Sep tember 20.
 SISTERLY SILlcITUDE.-Two sis ters of the neither world became so much concerned in each others af- fairs on Saturady evening that in their conference one became so much ex- cited that she hammered the other over the head with a six shooter, mak- ing an ugly though not a dangerous wound. One is now in the hospital and the other is in iail
 PERSONAL THANKS.-George W. Cowgirl. secretary of the Albuquerque exhibit committee, hopes to beginiload- ing a freight car with his samples to- day Incidentally he says he desires to extend to the board of trade of Tempe his personal as well as his of ficial thanks for its cooperation in preparing the exhibit. The Tempe board not only paid its cash subscrip- ton promptly and in full, but the members bestirred themselves in the mtater of exhibits and forwarded to him a fine lot of things for display at Albuquerque.
 CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION. A civil service examination will be held here September 23 to secure el- igibles to fill vacancy in the position of assistant ceramic chemist in the laboratory of the r. s. geological sur vey. at a salary ranging from $1020 to s1620 per annum. according to rating Examination will be made on the sub iects of elementary mathematics. in cluding trigonometry, elementary ge- ology and mineralogy, general inor- ganic chemistry, elementary physics ceramics and technical experience in ceramics The age limit is 21. years or over. Examination open to all citi- zens who comply with the require ments.
 A CHARTER MEMBER-WiIliam Losing. a well-knOwn beekeeper of this valley, is no amateur in the bee business. but is entitled to be known as a patriarchal member of the order. The grand lodge of honey-preducers is known as the National Beekeepers' association and now has a membership of 2500. MT. Tossing was and is charter member, and joined so long ago that his name is the seventeenth on the list. He is in the bee business exclusively, on a large scale and has been very successful. Mention of his fine exhibit of comb honey for the AL DuqUerque fair has been made. He has since then added to his Albu- qUerque exhibit four dozen jars of strained honey, two dozen each of mes quite and alfalfa origin. Each sample looks little bit finer than any other sample.
 FINE EXHIBITS.-The recent ap- peals to the farmers in The Republi- can about bringing in exhibits for the Albuquerque fair were not without success, though not as much was ac- complished as hoped for. Some sam pies Of com, barley and other grains were secured and some grain hay promised for delivery today. Mrs. W. c. Percy of Alhambra on Saturday also brought to the board of trade fine sample sheaf of millett with heads of great size and weight. J. G. Brooks, who lives eight miles west brought in a fine big table beet that weighs twelve pounds and numerous other small exhibits have been received re- cently. Among them are the follow ing: A thirteen and a half inch ear of yellow corn, brought in by Dr. COnnor; F. w. Miller, an exhibit of garden lemons, a sort of a vegetable similar to the muskmelon. grown for ornament rather than utility; a mann moth egg plant, the largest seen this year, brought in by Mrs J. w. Har- per.