Arizona republican., 1911-10-08
OF LOCAL INTEREST

NEW ASPHALT FLoO.R-A new
asphalt floor was placed in the fire
station yesterday by the Barber com
pany.
TRAIN ANNULLED.-Owin to the
delay of the Rock Island train with
! which it connects at Maricopa, the NJ
& p. train that leaves here usually at
6 p NJ and Is due to return at 3
O'Clock, was annulled last night.
BIDS RECEivED.-Bids for supplies
for the asylum for the insane were re-
ceived by the territorial board OF con-
troll yesterday but were not opened for
the reason that Citizen member Craig
was detained at home by illness. 1t is
expected the bids will be opened to-
| morrow.
ITNESSES-Mary White and
Pearl Jones were secured as witnesses
in the Arnold Perry shooting by
Patrolman Valenzuela. last evening.
Arnold's revolver, which he sent to
the Afro American club by Joe
Franklin. was also secured by the
police there.
GRAND OPENING. George Gal
lagher who has charge of the work on
the Hotel Adams yesterday pulled off
the first installment of its grand OPP
ening. He put corps of men at work
in the afternoon on the sidewalk on
the Central avenue side and by 4 |
o'clock had IL opened as a thorough |
fare. 1t seems like old times To be |
walking along that side of he |
street again.
PORTLAND cEMENT.-The Arizo-
ma Portland Cement Co. will be ready |
to turn out product about the first of
1912. An annual meeting of stockhOl
ders of the company was held at the
factory six miles east of Phoenix, yes
terday There was a large represen-
tation Of stockholders present. The
following directors We're chosen: c. w
Grouse. Walter ]. Pepper. f. CAM,
Ross Grouse. Fred. Lawing, w. L. Ser
rine, +. T. Pomeroy.
BAD INDIAN. d. Mallen, an
Indian living below Five Points. ac-
cused of considerable reckless shoot
ing. went too far yesterday. and shot
a dog through the leg. For shoot
ing within the city limits without
authority he paid the recorders court
SIS. and for the cruelty to the dog
the recorder charged him s25. or %
days of service to the public and
let him off from payment so long
as his good behavior lasts
FILING PAPERS.-The office of the
territorial secretary was a busy place
yesterday as candidates and their rep
resentatives were almost falling over
each other to get their papers filed.
Until one stops to consider that there
are dozen or more state offices and
from three to a dozen candidates for
each and petitions coming for each
candidate from a dozen different cOun-
ties. he does not appreciate the num-
erousness of the petitions to be filed.
COUNTRY CLUB.-There was a
goodly gathering at the Country club
meeting in the board of trade room
yesterday afternoon. Good progress
was reported in the sale of stock to
those who desired to become mem
bers and a committee was appointed
to look further into the matter of site
and report at a meeting to be held
Monday afternoon at O'Clock in the
same place. The committee consists
of r. II. Greene. Howard S. Reed and
NJ. c. McDougall.
ALL QUIET-Reports of the Ari-
IONA Eastern railway carefully com
piled by the statistical reporters
show that everything is progressing
as usual on that road, even to the
occasional lateness of trains due to
washOuts and other unavoidable ac-
cidents on the Rock Island connec-
ton. All the strikes on the South
ern Pacific parent road were very
called by the men in
the blacksmith, clerical and other
departments where they would not
disturb the money making operations
of the road
TO THE ICE MISUNDERSTANDING
Tuesday next, the Southern Pacific
railroad company will operate
through tourist cars to st. Paul and
Minneapolis. They will be attached
to the Californian train out of Los
Angeles and will go by way OF FL
Paso and Kansas City over the
Rock Island. These trains will go
but once a week, on Tuesdays. Per-
sons at this point who wish to take
advantage Of them must leave PhOe-
nix at $3.50, city time, Tuesday eve
ming at latest The car has diner at {
tached