Arizona republican., 1910-07-29
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VISITING MRS. WATKINS-M | Thomas H. Hoopes of Chicago arrived | in Phoenix last evening and for the l next several months will be the guest l of her daughter, Mrs. R. A. Watkins of 710 North First street.
 GOING TO CoLORADo-L. E. Kane
 of the Southwestern Sugar company will leave next week for Colorado, ! where he will be busy until about the | first of october making up the annual report of the operations of the South western Sugar & Land company for the past year. Messrs. McKinnie. Davie l and others concerned in the factory at Glendale are similarly interested in Colorado factories and annually they get reports from each of them at their central offices in Colorado.
 COMMERCIAL HOTEL ENLARGE MENT-Architect J. M. Creighton yes | terday awarded the contract for the
 new construction work on the Com 1 mercial hotel to the firm of Brewner X
 Hughes. The Improvements will con sist of adding twenty rooms to the third story of the hotel, making it d three-story building all the way around. The bid of Brewner t& Hughes was s11,5OO and they agree to have the work finished by November 1 of this year.
 MOTOR CYCLE HEADLIGHTS One unfortunate motor cycle driver was brought into court yesterday on the charge of riding his machine with out a headlight. He pleaded ignorance of the ordinance requiring a light on his machine and the recorder not be- ing certain that due publicity had been given that requirement in view of this being the first case, sentence was suspended. The incident is referred to as a warning that no other rider may plead ignorance of the law.
 SECURELY HElD-William Haley, who says that his name if William Glib bons. though he privately admits that it is not his name either. was given preliminary examination by Justice Johnstone yesterday on four charges of issuing fictitious checks and one Of forgery He offered no defense and had no counsel. He was held in $1,000 on each charge. Haley is the man who flooded the city with false checks one day last week and then made a get away but got only as far as Casa ,irande.
 HENRY LOViN ARRIVES Lovin of kingman arrived in Phoenix yesterday for d brief stay. Mir. Lovin has many acquaintances in this section. having been engaged in business in Kelvin and making frequent visits to Phoenix. More recently he has been a senior member of the firm of Lovin X Withers, which partnership was re- ceutly dissolved. MT. Withers retiring MT Lovin has sold out his mercan- tile interests in Kingman and Gold road and may contemplate locating in this vicinity.
 ANOTHER CHECK INCIDENT- Another bunch of checks is being cir culated in Phoenix and vicinity. There seems to be more system in this as- signment than any previous lot. The amounts are S10 and $20; some & and a little smaller. The Valley bank in being called upon over the phone to give its opinion. referred to Greene &s Griffin. Real Estate & Investment company, who advised that the issue was nothing out of the ordinary, but simply the ? per cent. quarterly divi dend, declared on the Home Builders common stock.
 TO DRILL FOR WATER-J. K. Mo Carthy, whose well drilling outfit has been engaged for some time in sink ing wells at Avondale. will move the machinery to the mining property of Stafford X Jones. near Vicksburg. where he has contract for drilling a deep well The machinery will be load ed on a car today at Avondale and brought to Phoenix and thence will go to Vicksburg probably tomorrow '<le we'll at Vicksburg is te be 12-inch hole and the contract is to sink it not less than 500 feet and as deep as 1.500 feet if it shall be desired.
 CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS Three civil service examinations for which there will be no assembling of candidates will be held as follows: One will be August r for plaster and pa pleT nldtHe NOTheTS m lue ndlloildi HUI scum at S100 per month and the exam ination will consist of physical ability and experience; another will be Au- gust 21 for historian in the office of Indian affairs at salaries of S1,2O0 and S1,50O per annum, temporary positions of one year or more, eligibility being determined upon the evidence furl nished in the application and eXamin- ation form 1912; the third will be Au gust 21 for farm superintendent in the bureau of plant industry at salaries ranging from s1.200 to $1,S00 per an mum, the examination consisting of education experience. plan of field for variety tests and rotation experiments, etc Two examinations are also an- nounced for which the candidates will be assembled in the usual places, in Prescott. Phoenix, Tucson and Doug lass. One will be on the 24th of Au- gust for the position of tariff clerk, male, for the interstate commerce com mission at s1.200 per annum. The oth- CT will be on the 24th and 25th for the position of draftsman of marine en- zine boilers in the war department at s1.S00.
 COMING SPORTING EVENT-The next international sporting event will le.h ha.t