Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-07-04
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WILL CLOSE AT NOON-The
freight and ticket offices of both rail
roads will close at noon today on ac-
count of the holiday.
THE WOMAN'S LEAGUE-The
meeting of the Phoenix chapter of the
American Woman's League is post
poned from this evening to Tuesday
evening, July IL.
TWO MONTHS OUTiNG-Miss Bel
va Byers, head Of the millinery depart
ment at the Fair store, will leave this
evening for the coast, accompanied by
her father. mother and brother They
Will all remain for two months out
ing.
GONE TO THE coAST-Mr and
Mrs \. : Herzberger and son and
little niece Helen Lul1in. left Saturday
night for the coast, where Mr.. Herr
berger expects TO spend a month. while
his family Will enjoy the summer sea-
son there.
HOLIDAY HOURS.-The general
delivery patrons of the postoffice to-
day will find il open at the usual
Sunday and holiday hours. The car
riers will make one delivery, in the
forenoon. The rural carriers will not
go out at all.
MORE HoPEFUL-Mr. and Mrs J.
ID. Lopez were much encouraged last
night over the condition OF their ten
months old son. Ben. who mad been
lowering close TO the portal of death
for the two preceding days The little
one withstood a change for thu worse
on Saturday, but yesterday held his
own nicely yesterday and il is believed
now has good chance for recovery.
A VICTIM OF THE FLOOD-One OF
the sufferers from the flood of Satur-
day night is Mrs. Irion who lived near
the Mcdowell road and the Grand can
al. about four miles northeast of the
city. Her house was an adobe struc-
ture and was seemingly substantial.
But it gave way under the terrific and
prolonged dOwnpour and early on Sun
day morning collapsed. 1t was well
filled with furniture including a new
piano. Much of the furniture and other
household goods may be saved from
the mass Of mud but much is iIretriev-
ably ruined.
THE STABBER TABBED-Fran-
cisca Robes knows now how + is her
self About once a month this woman
is put into Jail for using a knife on
somebody. On Sunday night she was
Id
who made a deep and bad looking ole
in her left shoulder with pocket
knife. He was arrested yesterday
morning by Constable Murphy who
found him asleep on a hand car. He
admitted the cutting. He said he was
impelled to it by the woman's I'M
faithfulness to him. He is so much
younger than she he might be taken for
her son.
A PRIVATE ROAD REPAIRER-
Henry Chambers. who lives three or
four miles northeast of town on the
Mcdowell road. was busily engaged yes
terday in dragging the road from his
place 10 a point two miles west Mr.
Chambers is acting on his own initia-
tive and with his own team and drag;
also at his own expense but he feels
repaid by the improvement made in
the road which was left almost i'm
passable by the late storm II others
would follow his example instead of
complaining Of the roads, the evil re-
suits Of the flood would be greatly
minimiZed
CUT 1T OUT.-Just paste this in
your hat and tell all the small BOYS
who call you Pa" at least Ac-
cording to announcement made by
Chief Of Police Moore yesterday, the
kind of fireworks you explode today
must not be of the kind the insur-
rectos of Mexico have been using
lately Nothing with powder in it
goes in Phoenix on this Fourth of
July. at least not with the consent
of the police, and Chief Moore says
they will be active and unmerciful.
Phoenix has a pretty good basis now
for prosperity next year and the
BUSINESS men and others don't want
to spoil il all in one day.