Arizona republican., 1908-08-21
OF LOCAL INTEREST

FROM SPRINGS.-Mrs. J. Sherburne Jenckes and daughter came down from Iron Springs yesterday for few days 1 in Phoenix.
 FOUND MoNEY.-5ustice Kyle yes terday found a sum of money on the
 street which the owner can have by
 describing property.
 FINE PEARS.-Fine specimens of pears grown in the Salt River valley were received at The Republican office yesterday from Mrs. W. E. Hill, who resides six miles west of the city.
 INDIANS WED.-Jones Jose and
 ried yesterday The bride had but one name previous to her marriage and thus signed the certificate.
 NOT ENOUGH EVlDENCE-Jose
 Maria Garcia who was arraigned be- fore Justice Kyle yesterday was re- leased on the charge of horse stealing as not sufficient evidence could be se- cured to justify holding him to the grand jury.
 INDUSTRIAL LIBERTY BAND.- At the request of numerous citizens and subscribers the Industrial Liber- ,ty band has decided to give it's weekly concerts on Sunday night in stead of Friday night. The usual Friday night concert this week will therefore be omitted and a concert given next Sunday night for which an excellent program is being pre- pared.
 A STAG PARTY-Wednesda night q, ,r-hi hiaI, was prepared by members at the home of J. $. Griffin. The hosts were MT. Griffin and Lewis Scott and a royal time was had. Duck and other season. able edibles were served to a queens taste. Among the participants were besides the hosts, F.. E. Kirkland, J. J. Riggs, Adolph Lautz, E. T. Collins, and Louis Thompson
 NEW GROCERY STORED. w. Williams will on Saturday mornin : .Open up a new grocery store at number 40 north First avenue. He wilt carry a well assorted stock and conduct a thorough and accommodating delivery system. MT. Williams has been a resi- dent of Phoenix for the last four years and has finally decided that this Is the DldNt lt Has Bttn 4pOhAlA6 AOt to tablish a permanent mercantile busi- ness. He came here from kausas where he was engaged in a similar line of business for fifteen years.
 BIDS FOR ASYLUM HOSPITAL
 The territorial board of control yes
 terday authorized the publication of a notice for bids. (appearing elsewhere in this issue) for the construction of a hospital at the territorial asylum for the insane. in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by Archi- tect Thornton Fitzhugh, and now on file in the office of the board of con trol. The amount of money available is approximately S45,OO0 and any bid to be successful must be within that sum. Bids will be received until noon of September 19.
 CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS. The U. s. Civil service commission announces an examination September 9-10, to fill a vacancy in the position of typographical draftsman (male) 5000 per annum, Coast and DeOdetic survey and vacancies requiring simi- lar qualifications as they may occur in any branch of the service. For the position of chemist at WatertoSn, Mass. Ordnance dept, at $120O per annum an examination will be held on September 23. An examination will be held on September 23-24 to fill three vacancies in the position of irri-= gatiOn engineer at salaries ranging from $500 to 5000
 PLENTY OF WATER.-There was little water shortage for a few weeks early this summer, but there is surely plenty of it now and is likely to be the rest of this year. On Monday night, due to recent previous rains, there was five feet of water running over tke lower end of the Roosevelt dam. it has. fluctuated since then though has never stopped going over the dam. Ycster day morning the dam was capped by two feet of water and it was falling slightly. Last evening it was Taport- ed to be raising again as it had raincd heavily in those parts yesterday. W hile the floods interfere with work on ihe lower end of the dam there is ample room for the continuance of activities higher up.
 IT WAS NO JOKE-RecentIy the members of the Bachelors club of this city have been more or less in a state of excitement, regarding the uncertain " nf their Knowledge of the in,ents ''f their popular president, MT Lut- gerding who it now develops. though he has been leading his friends to earn estly believe that he never would be will soon throw off the robes of bachelorhood. So much confidence had been placed in the declarations of MT. Lutgerding, that the members heaped upon him the hOnors of the presidency. In commenting on MT. Lutgerhipgs visit at the home of the young lady in the case, last weeks Record, of Cedar Rapids had