Arizona republican., 1909-03-25
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| Tor the ensuing year VIII De elected. LAGUNA CELEBRATIoN- Invita- tions haze been received in Phoenix from the Yuma County Commercial club to the celebration of the comple tion of the Laguna dam. The ceiebra-
 ton will be held at Yuma March 30 | and 31.
 GONE TO LAS CRUCES-Mrs. J. T. Harley and dauhter, Lucille, left yes terGay morning for Las Cruces, N. NJ, where Miss Lucille will enter school. Mrs Harley will return in two or three weeks and will probably be accompa- nied by her husband.
 LAGUNA DAM FINlSHED-word was received at the reclamation office here on Tuesday to the effect that the work on the Laguna dam, near Yuma. had been completed The time an nounced some time ago for the com pletion of the dam was March 20. and it transpires that the guess was a very good one.
 INSANE AGAlN-A. J. Richardson, alleged to be crazy and then proved sane in the probate court, who has been missing ever since his release by the authorities, has returned to the city. This time he is insane by his own ad- mission, and he has been out in search of evidence which will substantiate his claims. He is unable to tell where he has been for the past week, and now he voluntarily seeks admission to the asylum. Whether or not he will be accommodated, is not yet known.
 DEATH OF PIONEER WOMAN Mrs N Morten, an old timer who came to this valley in 1878. died at her home two and one-half miles west of this city on the Yuma road last night about midnight. The deceased had been sick for about a week. senile gan grene being the cause of death. During the years of her residence here Mrs. Morten made a host of friends who will mourn her loss. The funeral will be held Friday at pm. from the res idence.
 NEW THEATER oPENS-The Coliseum. which is the name of the new open air theater that has been erected at First and Adams streets by Manager Reeves. will be open for the first time Saturday night. Hessie, the tramp juggler has been engaged and also the Morrison Favar comedy sketch. which is called Roses and Orange Blossoms" Miss Marguerite Favar has appeared in Phoenix be- fore Sine was the leading lady of the l Kelly Gamble company which played ! Tor some time at the Third avenue | theater.
 TEACHER COMMITTED TO AsY- LUM-Miss Cornelia White, formerly I teacher of the Indian school at ! Globe, was brought to the asylum here 1 yesterday by Dr. c. B. Wiley and Dep | uty Sheriff w. s. Duncan of Globe. ! Miss White went violently insane I while teaching her classes at the h. | dian school. It is said that worry and ! illness were the principal causes. on | the way up from Globe she attempted | to assault Dr. Wiley. striking him over | tn ehead with a brass ball she remov ed from an iron bed. The doctor was | not injured and she was quickly sub | dued. pr. Wiley and Sheriff Duncan | return to Globe tonight.
 DECIDING GAME-The Indian school band has been secured for the |
 
 tween the Coyotes and the Normal | team at Eastlake park next Saturday. | The game marks the final ditch as far as the Coyotes are concerned. If they | win everything will be lovely and they | will have the chance of tying the Jackrabbits by winning from the In dians. But if the Normal team wins this game there won't be any more Valley league games this year and the cup. presented by The Republican. the championship of the valley teams and the prestige that goes with it, will go to the institution across the river That is why the game is important; it may be the last of the series.
 A PLEASED VISITOR-Mr and Mrs. A. Palmer of Topeka. Kan. are visiting Phoenix, the guests of Mir. and Mrs. Gus Noll. MT. Palmer being an uncle of MT. Noll. It was at MT. H Zahner's summer home in Wisconsin | that Mir. Noll broke the fishing record last summer and Mir. Palmer was good enough to verify that fact yesterday, | much to the peace of mind of his dis tinguished nephew. MT. Palmer is the financial agent of the Western Central Life Insurance company and came out to Castle Hot Springs for little win ter recreation, also inducing P. L II and J. R. Burrow, both and the latter a former Kan sas secretary of state, to accompany them. Speaking of the Castle Hot Springs Mir Palmer says it was a marvel and a surprise to him It has all the luXuries of the best resorts even those of the summer resorts of New England, due in part no doubt to the experience of Manager Chaffee in that notable part of the country. In addition it has all the natural attrac tions of rugged mountain scenery. a fine road in. and a bringing of civil iZation and primitive grandeur close together. The entire party he said was charmed with the resort and this will not be the last visit for any of them. Speaking of this valley MT. Palmer said he was delighted with it but will know more about it after he has been here a few days. MT. Noll says he will try and induce his uncle to build a winter home here and then with a summer home in Wiscon sin he will not have to spend any time at all in his ''reguler" home in Topeka.
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