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Arizona republican., 1908-05-19
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB.

There will be an important meeting of the Maricopa county commercial club this evening at half past seven at the council chambers. The meeting will be addressed by the president and traffic manager on subjects of gener- al interest. The principal purpose of the meeting. however, is the discussion of a matter of special interest. It will be remembered that last week when the different traffic managers were in the valley they agreed to make certain changes in rates effecting melons and vegetables in order that these new rates might go into effect at once so that the local producers could have the advantage this season. The club has received d letter from these par ties asking that some idea be given them Of the amount of business that will be handled in the valley this year It is requested that all interested in growing melons or vegetables for ship ment make it a special point to attend this evenings meeting.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19
TOWN BREVITIES.

MT. and Mrs. Roy Mccormick and son James. and Mrs. w. A. Kimble and Jesse T. Steele, enjoyed an out ing at Granite Reef and vicinity on Sunday last.
 c. A. Corbell of Tempe was in Mesa yesterday the guest of his son in law and daughter, Mir. and Mrs E. NJ. LeBarOn, whose little daughter Ellen, is reported quite ill with pneu- monia.
 Deputy District Attorney F. II. Ly- man of Phoenix and Attorney Good win of Tempe were here yesterday with clients who were given hear ing before Judge Guthrie.
 Miss Anna Rowlands who has been librarian at the Mesa public library for several months past, has rendered her resignation and will soon leave for the Pacific coast.
 Mrs. w. H. Hogle who underwent a serious operation at the St Joseph hospital in Phoenix, several days ago is improving.
 Samuel Longmore leaves soon for his former home in Quebec, Canada where he will visit with relatives and friends.
 Vincent Jones spent Sunday in Phoenix while there he sang at the vesper services in the Sisters chapel
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19
JAMES w. LESUEUR.
ANOTHER BOUNCER.

The advent of the birth of another young American to Mir. and Mrs Kimball on last Saturday afternoon proved to be an event of more than local consequence. Mr. Pomeroy has serving on the jury in Judge Kent's court in Phoenix and when the judge learned of the arrival of the pros pectiVe citizen, he immediately eX- cused MT. Pomeroy and adjourned court in his honor. The late new guest at the PomerOy home weighs twelve and one half pounds, and is the second boy in family of seven children. Dr. Drane was master of ceremonies at the arrival of this dis tinguished visitor
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19
PRELIMINARY CONTESTS.
The OlymPian Program at the Normal
 Tomorrow Afternoon.

The Olympian Society will have it's preliminary contest in Reclamation to- morrow afternoon. The society has been fortunate in securing for judges Dr. Babcock of the university. Mrs. Dane Coolidge and Dr. Blome. All friends of the society are cordially in vited to attend the contest. Following is the program:
 Music. Miss Benson, Miss McPherson The Perfect Tribute" ......... Mary Raymond, Shipman Andrews,
 Natalee Decker "A Soldier of France" From Ouida's Under Two Flags" Blanche Cummins Male Quartette ................... Messrs. Hansen, Jones, Millet, Blome "The Death of Hypatia" Kingsley
 Mary COrbell.
 The Farmer" .....L .Longfellow
 Ruth McCOmas. ''The Prisoner of Zenda" Anthony Hope
 Lorerdes Priest. Music. Miss McNeley, Miss Richards Hodnett and Carr, resident under takers and embalmers. Phone 179.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19
THE GALLEY SLAVE.

The Galley Slave, one of the best dramas occupying the mind of the modern theater world will be played at the Mesa opera house on Friday and Saturday nights. May 22 and 23
 by the talented members of the Home Dramatic company, who have been faithfully rehearsing for this produc- tion for several weeks. under the di- rection of Dr. J. B, Nelson. Dr. Nel- son. who will also stage the play, is fully equipped for this undertaking
 having had a wide range of eXperf= ence in amateur. as well as regular theatricals That the Galley Slave will prove one of the best entertain ments seen by Mesa's theater patrons in many a day, goes without saying
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19

one of the two big fires the business
 section of Mesa has suffered would
 more than pay the amount of the de-
 sired bond issuance and either of
 these would have been saved with a
 better fire department and a good
 water works system.
 The cost to build and maintain pri-
 vate water systems is much greater
 than would be the extra tax and ex-
 pense should the city put in an eff
 cient water system in the homes. The 1 luxury or rather the necessity would
 then be within the reach of all and
 at a nominal figure as compared with private and other water works not
 owned by the city. That for culinary purposes and for bathing every fam | fly should have water piped into the
 house and this can only be done
 when the city takes the matter in
 hand in order to provide the same with small cost.
 How much more beautiful could
 the home be kept if water to sprinkle
 on the lawn and flowers daily was to
 be had only by the turning on of the hose. Then a good waterworks sys- | tenn would make our city more beau | tiful.
 We understand that Tempe mas ipaid all arrears on her waterworks 1 system and has money in reserve and they tell us that installing city water works is a paying investment to the city rather than a burden to be kept lup with the taxes of the people. What is true of Tempe will be the case with Mesa. In a few years it will be a source of revenue to the city to own and operate a good wa terworks system.
 From sanitary standpoint the public waterworks is the only system This using well or ditch water that is alive with wigglers must be a source of disease. The numerous cesspoOls around town must not be the best thing for the public health. A good sanitary condition can only be maintained with a good waterworks system.
 These are a few reasons why every voter of Mesa shauld vote Yes" to bond the city $5OOOO to be used to build a good system of city water works. When this is done and a few good moves made then watch Mesa grow.
 JAMES W. LESUEUR.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19
MESA
THE WATER BONDS.
Another of Mesa's Citizens Adds Testimony in Favor of the Pro-
 posed Water System.

That the bond issue which will be one of the features of the forthcoming election, meets with the appreciation of all Mesa's citizens having large in terests at stake, and who consequent ly will have a large portion of the incurred taxation to meet, is evident from the expressions heard on every hand which is favorable to the bond proposition. That interest is keen on this subject, is shown by the number of business men who are taking the time to express their views in these columns, of which the following by James w. Lesueur, of the firm of Lesueur and Gibbons, is one.
 Editor Arizona Republican:
 The question now agitating the public mind of Mesa citizens is whether or not to bond the city for S50,000 for waterworks. It is my firm opinion that we should vote to issue the bonds and thus give our town a big boost upward that shall mean much for it's future growth.
 As a fire protection alone it would pay not only as a safeguard to the present business and residence prop erty but to encourage the building of larger and better store buildings and homes in the future. As it is now on account of the poor fire fighting system ones property stands little show of being saved from ruin should fire break out. The experience of the past should teach us that either
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19
THAT STOLEN BOAT.

Superintendent Crook announces that the canal company's boat which was stolen from the double bridges last week, has not yet been returned. Three Mesa boys are known to have taken it. Whether they merely bor- rowed t or wilfully stole it is not known. HoSever, MT. Cook wishes it returned and says that if it is placed back where it was taken from at once. no questions will be asked. Otherwise the law will be permitted to run it's course.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19
FLEET PICTURES.

Upon his return from San Francisco where he had been to see the fleet, John Hyder brought with him several excellent pictures of the vast aggregb tiOn of war ships. They are now on display in the firms front window and have attracted considerable attention. One view shows the entire fleet just as it is entering the Golden Gate. The other displays the fleet at anchor with the city in the back ground.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19
NOTES.

The Woodman circle of Tempe will meet this afternoon at o'clock at Andre Hall.
 c. R. Finch leaves this morning with a party of half dozen for Roosevelt.
 The w. C. T. U. will have a called meeting at the home of Mrs. Stewart this afternoon at 3 o'clock to complete arrangements for the ice cream social Friday evening. A good attendance is requested.
 Registered at the Casa LOma yes terday were F. F.. Turner and wife of Stockton, Cal, and A. ROthenberg
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19
TEMPE
FIREMAN'S MEETING.

There will be an important meeting of the Tempe fire department tomor- TOW evening at the council chamber at 1:30 o'clock. The purpose of it will be the adoption of a new set of bylaws and it is hoped that there will be a full attendance of the mem bcrs. Every member who has attend ed at least one meeting during the last nine months must either be pres sent or record their names with the chief orEassistant chief if they desire to have their names continued on the roll of the organization An effort is being made to bring the membership of the department up to the maximum allowed by the city ordinance, which is fifteen men to each company. Any who may desire to join should lose no time in presenting their names either to the chief, Chris Sgala, or the as sistant chief $ x. Lukin:
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19
BACK FROM THE DAM.

MT. and Mrs. Al Miller and two daughters returned yesterday morning from a trip to Roosevelt. The trip up was made without accident but bad luck was their companion on the way home. The trip was made in the Mil Ter auto and on the return an accident this side of ROosevlt necessitated the use of a team to get to Fish Creek. Sunday night was spent there where repairs were made. Yesterday morn ing at Government Wells a tire was punctured beyond repair and the rest of the trip was made with one tire flat
 Cabinet photos, S2.5O per dozen. TemDe
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19
Hodnett and Carr, resident under -akers and embalmers. Phone 179.
WILL BUILD A HOME.

F. w Griffen has sold lots and g., block 10, in Goldman addition to Lud- wig Sedig. These lots face on nor mal street and make very desirable location for a home. Mir. Sedig is now living in Jerome but contemplates making Tempe his future home and expects to build on his property with ing the next year. The fact that these lots have now changed hands twice within six weeks and both times at a substantial increase is good evidence that Tempe realty is on the boom.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19
TRIP HOME DELAYED.

Miss Mabel Lester who had in tended leaving for her home near Omaha, Nebraska yesterday morning was prevented from taking the pro- posed journey by the sudden and SC rious illness of her father who has been visitingShis son-i law, NJ. Mum ford. for several months.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT.

G. R. Pearce of the grocery firm of Pearce and Smith. will soon leave Mesa for an extended visit in Califor- mia. a part of which will be kept in Brawley. His partner in business MT. w. E. Smith, will be employed thrash ing with Johnson and Brown for sev- eral months Meanwhile the store will be in charge of J. R. Blakley who owns and recently leased the Mesa laundry to outside parties.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19
BIDS WANTED.

Bids will be received until May 3Oth, 1908. for labelling 75.000 cantaloupe crates. more or less. labels to be furn- ished by association, contractors to furnish paste. Bids must speclty price per thousand crates. Association re- serves the right to reject any and all bids. For further particulars apply to
 N. A. MACDONALD, Secretary.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19
NOTICE TO AGENTS.

I herby give notice to all real estate agents that my property listed with them is withdrawn from the market
 NJ F.. CREECH.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19

The Queen Apartments, finest in Los Angeles; hot water, private baths, jan itor service; summer rates. 529 Cali fornia street.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19
FORGED A CHECK.

A stranger in Tempe last week pass ed a forged check for s9.50 at the Lu- kin cash store. The check was drawn on the Farmers and Merchants bank in favor of Carl Reed and was signed 70. C. Watson" The check went through several hands before it reach ed the bank. It was promptly turned down there and when MT. Watson was notified he said he had drawn no check to that party. It was plainly a for gery. Several days elapsed betwen the time the check was cashed by Mir. Lu- kin and its presentation at the bank and in the mean time the party cash ing !t had disappeared.
 Lots : and and block 1O Goldman's addition have been sold through Real Estate Agent R. A. Windes to Ldwig Sedig
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19
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Arizona republican., 1908-05-19

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Arizona republican., 1908-05-19
MESA ADVERTISEMENTS.

20 acres, A share Utah water, 5000 brick house, wells cased 150 1t. deep, good shade orchard all fenced. . acres in garden. Price $35OO.OO.
 160 acres at $50.00 per acre. 100 acres can be irrigated under Mesa canal balance under New Govt. canal. Joins land held at $15O.0O per acre.
 Also ,, 10, 20 40, 80, 160 acre tracts. Money to Loan.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-07-09
OMAHANS ARE ALL
 LINED WITH MUD
Chemist Says Thirty-one Tons of Sediment Is
 City's Daily Ration.

Omaha, July 3-"How much of me is mud?"
 The foregoing is the question that is being acked himself and everyone else by each individual resident of Omaha today. Learned and involved dissertations are being delivered on every street corner, estimates are be- ing made as to what quantity of what one consumes goes to make up one's physical being and the city is all roil- ed up concerning the most mud ob- scured problem with which a sover- ign people has ever been confronted.
 Behind it all is the city chemist, who with Machiavelian design sent forth from the lair of his labratory statement thet people of Omaha drink thirty one tons of mud each twenty four hours. The only fact in mitiga- tion of the offense of the city chemist is that he was called upon for a re- port by those who are Investigating the city water supply. Omahans have always known that the fluid they 'iiiih ID h iltCiC Slouuy DuD oI ldOe there has arisen much complaint con- corning the impurity of the water and the investigation now on is for the purpose of ascertaining just how much ground for complaint exists.
 The result of the investigation has astounded even the most ardent ad- vocates of the Missouri as a source of water supply and they admit that the grounds for complaint are not only solid but that they may be found in the interior of every citizen of the city. Some go SO far as to say that contin- uation of libations from the present supply means the ultimate return to the days of construction and the basic material from which mankind was, according to Biblical lore, originally manufactured.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-07-09
DEATH IS PORTION
 OF KOREAN TRAITORS

Seoul, Korea, July 3-Death has been the portion of more than ,OOO sympathiHcrs of Japan in the latter's conquest of Korea, according to sta tistics just made public by the Japan csc government. The report terms thcs" deaths murders and places them at the door of the insurgents, su called.
 The struggle against Japancae sup rcmacy in Korea is still being waged with unrclenting devotion to the cause of this country's freedom. Those termed by the Japanese as in surGcnts are, by the majority of their countrymcn, known as patriots and in the opinion of Koreans those who who have died, died the deaths of traitors
The Alaska prospector., 1908-07-09
STANDS BY HIS FRIENDS

Judge Wickersham stands by the friends who have stood by him and who are always glad to honor and support him when they can do SO without violating previous obligations. Nearly all his friends in the territory had gone SO far in support of Dele gate Gale for rc-clcctiOn that they could not abandon that fight even to support Judge Wickcrsham. Had he become Il candidate before Gale the present delegate would not now be in the field.
 AS to Judge Wickcrsham's qualiii- cations for the post of delegate in congress there can be no dispute. His bittcrest enemies COnccdc his ability and hardly any other man in Alaska could carry as much weight and influence at the national capital. Two years from now, if Judge Wick ersham is willing to be a candidate, he can count on all his present friends, and doubtless many new ones, for time will soften the rancOr or old opposition.
 The fight in the coming election as it will be in every other political con test 80 long as w. B. lIoggatt is a factor in Alaska politics is to olimi- nate the governor who makes d spec ialty of attacking the motives of every man who sees fit to disagree with his personal views. His scrccds include men who once counted them selves his personal friends but who do not care to be his acolytes.
 The way to destroy FIoggatt and his tribe is to cleo: Gale, and it does not now seem possible that tho gov votes to defeat the present delegate.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-07-09
ABOUT CORPORATE RULE

Twenty years ago Judge Lafayette Dawson on leaving the federal bench in Alaska said to Gov. Swineford, "I am going to leave the territory be- cause it is going to be a country for corporations and hired men,"
 Since then corporations have been striving industriously to install q British East Indian rule in Alaska, with some success. They have made their chief progress under President Roosevelt, the frantic corporation batter in the country at large, who consults nobody regarding Alaskan affairs except two or three corpora tion agents.
 No intelligent man in Alaska or elsewhere, unless he is making a political campaign on that kind of d platform, has any war to make on corporations as such. No man who wants to see Alaska grow and de- velop will place a straN in the way of legitimate corporation business. No body who knows anything has any oDJtttioi tp Stelli5 tll' heims," that mysterious, intangible, elusive financial factor which is ac. cuscd of starting numerous enter prises in Alaska and has SO far com pleted none, spend unlimited money on railroads and mines iii the terri tory. The popular objection is to Il chain of political peanut stands.
 It is more or less definitely stated that the Guggcnhcim afritc is now practically nonresident; that the Guggcnhcims were SO badly squeezed in last years panic that J. P. Morgan ia now in control of all their holdings and virtually acting as trustee or receiver for them This matters lit tic. The Guggcnhcim bogcy man never terrified anybody with steady nerves. Alaska people would rather see the Guggcnhcims, Morgan or Rockefeller build railroads and create industries in Alaska then to have the work postponed indefinitely.
 Alaska people propos" no handicap to corporate activity except political dictation by handful of corporate agents.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-07-09
JEALOUSY CAUSES
 PERS|A'S TROUBLE

Teheran, July 3-With the reyolu- tion that threatened for q time to re- suit in the overthrow of the shah's rule practically ended, it has just be. come public knowledge that the shah's attempt to deceive certain dis carded courtiers is responsible. The whole story is one of court intrigue rivalling anything of its character in the history of France or any other coun- try and even in it's present status has established most bloody page in the history of Persia and of petty court jealousies.
 Some time ago the shah practically dismissed from his personal court a number of men high in the social and political life of the country. These men used their influence with the members of parliament to obtain tho dismissal of clique of the shah's friends. The shah met this demand with feigned compliance and when the deception was discovered there was struck spark resulting In the revolutionary explosion
The Alaska prospector., 1908-07-09
SUFFRAGETTES IN
 ROW WITH POLICE

London, June 3-Nearly 200 women suffragists surrounded the parliment building yesterday afternoon and for more than an hour fought against a cordon of police drawn up to prevent the suffragettes from entering the buildings. The woman repeatedly charged the police but were repulsed each time and each time were warned not to repeat the attempt.
 An enormous crowd assembled to watch the women and to jeer at the police. The cheering spurred the women on to more desperate efforts and finally the police drew their clubs in order to drive back their assailants. Several of the women were arrested and the remainder finally retreated without having accomplished their object.
 The women are threatening to use bombs if unable by other means to obtain their desires.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-07-09
ONE FIGHT TOO MANY
 SAYS BEATEN JOE CANS

San Francisco, July G--Bleeding from the beating received from Battling Nelson, Joe Clans, crstwhile premier lightweight ringster of the world, bravely faced tho result and said: "Ono fight too many" as he was helped to his dressing room at the end of the seventeenth round of the Fourth of July fight at Colma. Cans has undoubtedly gone stale for his old time cleverness was apparent only in flashes and he has to q great ex- tent lost his power to punish.
 On the other hand Nelson has "come back' and it was the battler of old who wrested the laurels from the dusky warrior. There was an immense crowd at the ringside.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-07-09
DEATH VIAL 10
 SUICIDES GIFT

Hazelhurst, Miss, July 7-Unable to decide which of two young women he cared most for, Eli Graves, q pros porous young farmer of this place, swallowed the contents of two small vials of poison Sunday night and died. Before death solved Graves problem the perplexed swain tied ribbons around each bottle, enclosed the bottles in wedding cake boxes and addressed one to each of the young women with whom he was in love.
 The death of Graves was not dis covered until after the young women received, through the mail, their greusome mementos which were placed in the post office by a servant. The investigation resultant upon the alal m given by the more or less skep- hcal young women proved that Graves had not been joking when he indicted his message of farewell
The Alaska prospector., 1908-07-09
ANOTHER DEF| IS
 ISSUED BY CASTRO

Caracas, Venezuela, July 6--The Venezuelan government has affirmed the $5,O00, ,00O fine levied against the asphalt company and there is now no possible appeal. It is this fine that is in great measure responsible for the trouble between this country and the United States and the action of the government in affirming the fine in the face of the great opposition is looked upon as direct def to the United States government,
 In recalling his diplomatic represen- tatives from this country, President Roosevelt is reported as having said that there would be no further action unless President Castro committed some overt act. Now the people of Venezuela are wondering if the action in connection with the fine will be considered as "overt."