Arizona republican., 1909-07-02
Of LOCAL INTEREST !:


GOING TO HIS OLD HOME. NJ
BTson came in from Sacaton yester-
day TO get ready for a visit to his
old home in southeastern Ohio, which
he left thirty years ago and has not
seen since
SALESMAN FOR COPPER QUEEN
Lewis Huff who for the past year
has been employed at the Doris gro
Gerry left last evening for Bisbee where
he has accepted employment in the
stores of the Copper Queen company.
PAPERS FORWARDED pa
pers were yesterday forwarded from
the governors office TO the state de-
partment which, it is hoped, will re-
suit in the extradition of the Globe en-
bezzler. PhillipsOn, who is now in GUS
tody in Edmonton, Canada.
EXTRA CAR TO ASH FoRK-This
morning there will be an extra car on
the train TO Ash Fork to accommodate
the large number going east for the
summer. The exodus is now on in full
force and the extra car will probably
be necessity for several weeks TO
come -
HIS SUMMER VAcATloN-George
Kirkland, clerk of the probate court,
left last night on his vacation and
will be absent from the city for
month Most of that time will be
spent at La Jolla. But the great
event of the vacation will be the
Elks' festivities at Los Angeles.
FOR THE HILL COuNTRY-Mrs.
H. c. Yaeger and her granddaughter,
Miss Hazel Yaeger, leave this morning
for visit with Ben Yaeger and family
al Camp Wood, some distance in the
country from Prescott. They will be
there several weeks then go to Flag
staff to spend the rest of the summer.
INTERIOR DECORATIONS - The
Eagle barber shop is TO have new in
terror decorations. Work was COM
menced last night and it is hoped that
the shop viii appear in its new toys
for the Saturday rush of customers.
Exactly what the interior decorations
viii be have not been given out, the
foreman of the shop intending TO
spring a pleasant surprise on the Gus
toners Saturday.
COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZA-
TlON.-The board of supervisors yes
terday began its annual session as a
board of equalization, and will hold
sittings for twenty days. Two letters
of the assessment roll were gone over
at Yesterdays meeting. Previous To
the conversion of itself into a board
of equalization the board of super
visors received the report of the
county treasurer showing that there
was on hand the sum of sS0,57lS0.
ANOTHER EXPERT EMPLOYED
Frank Neither is a recent arrival I'm
the city, coming at the instance of
Curt Jaenicke, engineer for the Home
Telephone company. TO take charge of
the inside work of the local office. He
is a skilled telephone man. having CO.
operated with Mr. Jaenicke for two
and half years while both were asso-
ciated with the American Union COM
pany in Pennsylvania. Mr.. Meitzler had
charge at different times of the ex-
changes in Williamsport, Reading
Pottsville, Harrisburg and other
Pennsylvania cities
EXCURSIONS TO MESA-Big
preparations have been made for the
celebration of the fourth on the fifth
in Mesa. Next Monday there will be
excursions from all points on the
Southern Pacific lines TO Mesa. The
excursion rates viii be two cents per
mile. The round trip fare from this
city will be 60 cents and the fare from
Tempe 80 cents. Many Phoenix people |
are expecting to spend the day in
Mesa. If a sufficient number attend |
there win probably be a special re-
turning to this city about midnight
HE WAS VIOLENTLY HUNGRY
young man whose name has not |
been given out pleaded guilty to slap |
ping a woman under a provOcatiOn |
which did not seem to be sufficient |
Perhaps the hot weather had some |
thing to do with it. Anyway, he paid |
the $50 suggested by the court and |
was permitted to go. The lady with !
the slapped face was his landlady. The |
slapper returned yesterday morning for |
his breakfast and when it was not |
steaming hot on the table he had some |
words with the landlady which led to
blows.
SPECIAL RAPIDLY FILLING
According to the Pullman register at
the offices Of the Southern Pacific |
there win be no room to spare on |
the Elks' special, and those who |
want accommodations on the mag
nificent train which will leave on the |
tenth Of this month had better hasten !
to make their reservations. Six of |
the cars are already fully reserved |
and there are but four more yet to /
be filled Many who are known as
desiring to make the trip have not
vet made their reservations and un-
less they are made soon some will
be disappointed at. not being able to
secure a berth on the, special
WATERMELON SHIPMENTS Be
GlN-The Salt River Valley Water
melon Growers association is now
shipping two carloads of melons daily
TO southern points. During the past
two days cars shave been sent to Tue
son, Bisbee. Douglas and Globe. This
field for melons was not exploited last
wear and the opening of the field to
the south has greatly increased the
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