Arizona republican., 1910-12-31
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 is spending the winter in Phoenix.
 A. D. B. HEADS.-Secre- tary Harry Welch of the Phoenix Board of Trade and Arizona Develop ment Board has had some handsome letterheads printed for the latter or ganization. In one of the upper cor ners are the names of the officers and opposite are the names of the advisory board.
 POSTOFFIcE HOURS MONDAY.- Monday, January ?, will be observed as a holiday at the Phoenix pOstof- flee The rural carriers will not go out on their routes, but will deliver mail at their windows from 10 t1 F o'clock. This also applies to the city carriers, while the windows in the lobby will be open until noon.
 VISITORS FROM oHIo.-Mr. H. D. Yates and wife of Delaware, Ohio, who are the guests of Mir E w. Car penter of Wickenburg. Arizona, are spending a few days in Phoenix en- toying the famous Salt River. Valley climate. They are very much inn pressed with Phoenix and vicinity and cannot sing the praises of our won derful valley too highly.
 TO WRITE UP VALLEY.-Ac- cording to the daily report received by the board of trade yesterday from its Los Angeles bureau, a rep rosentative of the Los Angeles Her lld will arrive here this week to write up the Salt P-Ser Valley Tor a speCIal edition which ihe Herald will issue shortly George c. Boswell of Ihe Times has been ECTe for some timo 10 obtain data for an extended n ucle in the n,iGH:nter edition of the Times
 DISTRIBUTING MONEY-The ter ritorial auditor yesterday sent war rants to the various counties for their respective portions of the revenue de- rived during the last year from the forest reserves within their lines. The money arrived here from Washington two or three days ago, amounting to something over 5000, and it was distributed in accordance with the apportionment published a few days ago.
 NEW PASTOR ARRIVES-Rev. J. Harvey Deere of South Pasadena will arrive here this morning to assume his duties as pastor of the First Bap- tist church. He will preach on Sun day morning at the usual hour MT. Deere was here about three weeks ago and looked over the field, ac- cepting a call then extended to him. He comes highly recommended and it is believed he will fill the pulpit most acceptably. Recently he was offered a position in southern Cali fornia in evangelistic work, but re- jected 1t to accept the call of the Phoenix church.
 MINING MAN.-President Norman H. Morrison of the London Gila Min ing and Power Company, arrived in Phoenix, Thursday evening, from Winkelman, near where the property of the company is located. He eX- poets to return today Dr. Morrison says that development is proceeding satisfactorily on the London Gila property. Drilling operations have been suspended temporarily and a shaft is now being sunk. It is ex- pected that in a short time ore of sufficient volume and richness to warrant treatment at the Hayden re- duction plant will be discovered.
 OSTRICH lITERATuRE.-Secre- tary Harry Welch of the board of tradehas received a letter from Rich ard Guenther, United States consul general at Cape Town, South Africa. NIT. Welch wrote the consul general asking him for any literature the British government in South Africa has issued on the ostrich industry. Guenther replied that the agricultural department of South Africa has some such literature and that he had asked for copies of all its ostrich publications. As soon as the copies were received he would forward them to the board of trade. In turn, the consul asked MT. Welch a great many questions about ostrich growing in Salt River Valley. He stated that South African capitalist, who Is thinking of settling here and raising ostriches had asked him to secure the information.
 PLEASANTLY SURPRISED-Jus because F. S. Mccall was older yes terday than he was the day before, yesterday being his birthday, he was given a surprise by number of his friends, who came in as he was sit ting at the dinner table. The even ing was an enjoyable one, which was passed off with music and singing and very generous refreshments. A number of very beautiful presents were received by the aged man, which were very much appreciated. Those present were: MT. and Mrs. R B. Shupp; MT and Mrs. Horstman; MT. and Mrs. l.. w. Greer, Messrs. V. A. Thompson. Richard Geyler. Jess Greenlee, Clark. Glen Moore, Rick" McFall, Karl Hurst, J. A. Shupp, Miss Bertha Moore. Miss Alice Miles, Miss Alice Ceilings, Miss Thelma Garrett, Mrs F. A McFall. Mrs. Ed Carmody and MT. John CarmOdy.
 A SIDE LINE OF FURS Harry Friedman has added to his stock of saddles and spectacles side line of furs, but there is evidence that he had better eliminate that. He does not know a good thing in furs when he sees it. For the last month he hes heeO buvipq from tha hoard of