Arizona republican., 1911-08-31
MIR. DoRRIs' IMPROVED VISION.

MIR. DoRRlS' IMPROVED VISION. -Superintendcnt Mitchell of the PhOe- nix Railway Company yesterday re- ceived post card from J. w. Doris who is travelling in Italy The card was written. MT. Doris stated, from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa where, he said, he thought he could see the street cars running through the Alta Vista tract.
 TOO MUCH ONFIOENCE-Five hundred invitations to help form d county good roads association were recently sent out in Pinal county, says Chas. r. Mcrwin. in an article in the Florence Blade Tribune. and but one person outside of the county seat re- spondcd. The people of Pinal county evidently have great confidence in their board of supervisors.
 STORM IN TUCSON.-In the direct path of the storm on Fourth street. several telephone poles were blown down. d chimney was blown from the home of Prof. <. C. Newsomc. awnings were wrecked. a carpenters shed was partially wrecked where Gordon Saw ycr's new home is being built, one of two double doors in Prof. Cluthicr's new home on Park avenue was splin- tered, trees were uprooted on the uni versity grounds and woodpilcs and lumber were promiscuously scattccd, says the Citizen.
 HURT BY A FALl.-A Liebenow, a dairyman living three and a half miles east of Phoenix. and who was severely injured by a fall Saturday evening. is gradually recovering from his injuries. but is still in rather a bad condition. Licbenow fell down the cellar steps. the heavy rain of that evening having made the stones eX- tremcly slippery and thus contributing to the accident Two ribs were brok cn. and. in addition, MT. Liebenow was badly bruised.
 PIMA COUNTY FAIR.-With the return of Prof S. c Newsom, city superintendent of schools. who has just arrived from Los Angeles, prcpa- rations will begin with a rush for the first county fair to bc held in Pima county under the auspices ot the Pima County Fair association. No effort will be spared to make it of such character as to insure its being an annual event in the future In the fair is to be exhibited everything pos sible to evidence Pima county's in- dustrial and intellectual progress.
 COL. ERODE RETIRES.-CoI A. O. Rrodics. U < A. stationed in San Francisco as adjutant general of the Pacific division, writes to r J. Laird of Prescott that he will retire from active military life on next Friday. Sept 2, having reached the age limit of C. years. With Mrs Brodic. he will immediately leave for Prescott. cn route cast to his former home in Iowa for a brief visit He will then proceed to New York city on mining and other business.
 TOMeED.-Entombcd in am old dry we'll thirty feet deep for six nights and five days. without food and with out water, calling vainly for help t" those who rode or drove by his place of imprisonment, raving, praying, hoping against hope and when that hope was almost gone and himself nearly ready to succumb, rescued in the very nick of time bv three young men from Tucson. who had gone out for a days hunting. was the eXpc- rience of Eudocio Tieras. an aged Mexican. as described by Clifford Per kins and Juan SuaCina of the United States immigration service and Robt. Webb of the United States forestry service. who rescued him. recently.
 OLD TIMER ETURNS.-Frank Pierce, for many years resident of Phoenix and for some time connected with the Hotel Adams, returned to the city yesterday morning, after an absence of twelve years. Most of this time MT. Pierce has been living in Mexico City. where he represented the firm of Hardenburg X Co, manufac turers of supplies for banks and stores. on account of the troubles in the southern republic. business has fallen off to such an extent that his head quarters have been transferred to San Francisco. where his family now is. He will be here until Saturday. Natu- rally, Mir Pierce found many things in Phoenix which were not here when he went away. He is of the opinion that those who stayed and made use of their opportunities have done bet ter.