Arizona republican., 1910-06-10

bidke, NOO East lWenJN-nlnIn street.
 At her request a few days ago The Re
 publican printed an inquiry for her lson George Blake. Yesterday this pa 5.per received d letter from Mrs Blake toonveying her. thanks The inquiry
 brought d prompt reply that the son
 was working at Roosevelt.
 LOSES HORSE AND CoLT-Chas Sarensen of S46 North Thirteenth ave- nue, reported to the police yesterday
 that his bay mare had wandered
 away from his place accompanied by
 a 3-months-old colt. The mare is de | scribed as having a white star upon
 the forehead, both hind feet are white and the mare weighs about 115O 1 pounds A reward is offered for the return of the mare and colt.
 IRON SPRINGS oPENs-The first
 contingent of summer visitors for Iron l Springs will leave Phoenix today. Anon those who are going are Mir and 1 Mrs. Will II. Robinson and Miss Doro | thy and Master Bruce Robinson, Mrs.
 J. Elliott Walker and three of the Bur | tis children and Mrs. T. w. Pember | ton and family. The store is now open
 and everything in readiness for those who have taken cottages at the resort.
 LAST DAY TO PAY WATER | RENTS - This is the last Gay upon which water rentals may be paid with
 out penalty Unless bills due for June | service are met today users of city wa
 ter will tomorrow find themselves de- | prived of this privilege and will be called upon to pay penalty of one dollar before the water will again be turned on. The city water office will remain open this evening until o'clock
 in order to give all an opportunity to 1 forestall the visit of the man with the turmoil wrench.
 INSPECTING THE BOOKS P. K. ] Hickey is making the annual expert | investigation of the books of Secretary ] Van der Veer and Treasurer Franklin | D. Lane of the Water Users associa- | tion. He reports that he is very much
 dissatisfied with the conditions found | as far as he has gone, inasmuch as he ! has found nothing irregular to report and he is afraid the association will demur at paying him for his work He does not wish the office holders any | harm but he would like to find some place to drive a wedge in, in order to justify his own mission on earth. DISTRICT CoURT-The case of ! Esther NJ. Ford against Josephine NJ ! Barnes, relating to the recovery of $500 which she had paid on the least of the New Dennis, Was concluded in the dis
 trict court yesterday morning and was
 taken under advisement until June 70. In the afternoon the case of J. E. Gi- rand against the Little Butte Mining
 company was on trial. Yesterday was
 the time set for hearing the Wicken-
 burg election contest, but on account
 of the absence of District Attorney
 Bullard, who in a privaee capacity is
 attorney for the contestants, the case was continued until June 16
 LEASED HOTEL-The Central Ave nue house on North Central avenue nearly opposite the school Of music.
 has been leased by P. D. Lowell and James Griffin. It will be used in the future for both regular and cOmmer- Cial patronage and will be called the Lowell" some changes will be made in the house before it is opened. which will be in a very few days. A shower bath is being put in and other accom- modations for the guests The meals | will be served in family style and a charge of 50 cents will be made for | dinner. Lowell was the former man ager of the Hotel Adams and under ! stands the business of conducting such i a hotel
 NOTICE TO YOUNG MEN-AH 1 young men who have ambition to Join ] the national guard and who would like | to become a part of the organization i in time to participate in the maneu- | vers in California this summer. will | do well to enlist at once. New orders have been issued providing that one 1 who participates in these maneuvers i must have been a member of the guard ! at least three months. There are only a few days more of grace in which i this regulation can be met by prospec- 1 tive recruits. A n0ncommissioned of ficer's school will be held in the arm ory Monday night and recruiting officer will be present that night and | the two succeeding evenings to accept the enlistment of any applicants who may be present.
 THE CONTRACT APPROVED Word was received at the reclamation offices yesterday from Washington. announcing the approval by the secre- tary of the interior. of the contract under which the government agreed to purchase the Mesa canal for $43.000. This is gratifying though not surpris- ing for the contract was supposed to. be acceptable before it was forwarded to Washington It is the formal act however. under which the reclamation service will take over the canal and administer it. That will be attended to in a few days. Thus does the warm weather bring added responsi- bilities to Howard Reed, the engineer in charge of the canals, and make him hustle a little harder each day to keep the heat from catching up with him.
 HAYIESS HAY RIDE-The Young Peoples Bible class of the Christian church indulged in 'hayless hay ride" to the suburban home of MT. and Mrs P. C. Seaton, on the Cave Creek road, | Tuesday evening, where they held |, their regular monthly business and so- i rial meeting. The home was very iI q