Arizona republican., 1911-08-28

about 25O,00O acres of land in the Chuckawalla valley, between Calzona and Blythe, and it is so situated that the water for irrigation purposes must be raised by power from the river be- low a series of pumping stations, and for the purpose of operating the pump ing plants the company will put in the power dam at Bulls Head canyon. Aside from having sufficient power to operate their own pumping plants they will dispose of it to the various towns and mining camps"
 ALL RENTED.-It is said that every available house in town is rented, and tourists are coming in rapidly.
 CHANGED DATE.-The date of the Ball Players Dance in Patrick's hall has been changed from September s. to September 6.
 LET OUT.-Thirty boiler-makers. coppersmiths and machinists were discharged at the s. r. railway shops in Tucson last Friday evening. says the Daily Citizen.
 MORE THAN BARGAINED FOR- Word received in Phoenix yesterday says that in drilling for water near the Plumcd Knight mine. near Tue son. a few days ago, a 20-foot vein of copper sulphide ore was struck at a depth of 225 feet. Fifty feet of water now stands in the well.
 GOOD ROADS NEWS.-It will be good news for automobilists that practically all of the surfacing on the territorial highway between Bis bee and Forest Siding ten miles west of Douglas. has been completed and. with the Cmopletion of the bridges. nothing will stand in the way of use of the road by automobilists Work on the Forest Douglas end of the road will be started in a few days and is expected to be com pleted by the first of September.
 ARIZONA FOR SUMMER-Thc idea of creating summer resorts in Ari- zcna and making it one great all the year around resort, seems to Q taking everywhere. With Tucson sum mer campers trail into the Catalinas new completed to an elevation of 1000 feet, the chamber of commerce at Tucson is going to cndcaVor to have it extended at the top to Soldiers Cabin. and on the lower end into the
 
 dcrtaken by r. c. Stratton when he finishes his work with Prof. C. F Tolman in the preparations of a min eralogy map of the Cata!inas,
 THE JOHN LEE FAMILY.-The John Lee family. colorcd. residing on Jackson street between First and Second streets. is one of the sort that maintains peace by constantly fighting for it. Sometime ago Mrs. Lee had her husband arrested on the charge of whipping her. He had hardly made himself at home in the city jail, however. before she hustled around with money enough to get him out again. Yesterday morning they had more trougle, and she made break for the noodle joint in China town. He knocked her down as she fled through the door. and as she picked herself up he made q stab at her with a knife but his arm was a little too short for effective work He made only a slight wound but it was enough for good scare as it was in close proximity to the jugular vein.
 THE JAP GAMBLERS.-The cases of the Japanese arrested for gambling were tried Saturday by Acting Re corder Parker. and taken under ad- visement until today At the time of the arrest one of the Japs had $51 check under a mattress in the room and later could not find it. It was suspected at the time that an other of the party, first released on bail, had gone to the place and sc cured the check, which suspicion proved to be correct Payment on the check was stopped at the Phoe- nix banks but Saturday the men sus- peCted presented the check for pay ment at one of the banks. Report was made to Marshal Moore and both the suspect and the owner of the check appeared. the latter saving it was all right and authorizing the payment. They had adjusted the matter between them.
 DEPARTING ATESMEN.-But the statehood celebration will proceed just the same next Wednesday night. ! the weather permitting. Senator Clapp will not be there for he left yester- day for Los Angeles where he will meet the progressive brethren he hopes under sunnier skies Hon Eu- gene $. Ives also left yesterday for Tucson but he will return on Wednes- day. M. G. Cunniff of Prescott is still in the city, also Mulford Winsor, and both of them are expected to re- main until the publication is an ac- cOmplished fact Lamar Cobb re- turned last night to Morenci and will not come back to the celebration as he expects in the course of the cam paign to hear all the orators who will appear then. Mir. Cobb will be a candidate for congress so that in ]