Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-10-02
PosTMAsTeRs' CONVENTION.

| POS MAS ERS' CONNEN TON. -
| one of the annual conventions that
meet in Phoenix during fair week.
| is that Of the Arizona PostmaSters'
/ association. \ telegram has been re
ccived by The Republican announcing
that the department has granted ten
days leave Of absence to al post
masters who desire To attend the
! convention. which will he helu Oh
November 9.
RAISE AT ROOSEVELT Though
an unusually severe storm visited
Roosevelt and vicinity Friday night
il was not productive of a heavy
precipitation on the water shed and
was largely electrical What rain lid
fall was evidently torrentiaI however
as it came down in a rush that
broke the power canal. The raise in
the water level Of the reservoir WIS
only % of u foot. though that meant
100000 acre feet Of added water
CANDIDATES DROPPED IN. -
Among the candidates who spent Sun
day i'm Phoenix were Hoval a Smith
and j. :. Williams Mr.. Smith had
just returned from a business trip To-
Duluth and left last night to begin
his canvass in southern Arizona. for
one of the republican nominations for
United States senator. Mr. Williams
who is at present the district attor-
ncy of Cochisc county, is a candidate
for representative and left with Mr.
Smith for a tour of the south
n. r. ASHURST HERE-H F.
AshurSt candidate for L. : senator
arrived here last evening from Tue
son, having completed his canvass
Of the southern part of the territory
for nomination at the democratic
primary. He was joined here on the
evening train by Mrs Ashurst who
comes from their home i'm Prescott
to spend a few days with friends in
Phoenix while Mr.. Ashurst is can
wasting this valley. He will visit
the south side today.
ABOUT EGG PLANTS.-AH one
has to do to get a record broken in
this valley is To hint that it cannot
be done and straightway some one
appears on the scene who does it.
The other day mention was made
that the finest egg plant ever. had
been brought to the board of trade
and weighed , IA pounds. Satur-
day l. J. Wilcox, who lives five miles
east of Phoenix, and a half mile north |
of the Tempe road, brought in two
egg plants. both as fine appearing as
ever grew, and weighing respectively |
two pounds and ten ounces and two
pounds and nine ounces.
PHOENIX SUITS HIM.-S. S. |
Gump and wife and their four child |
rem are here from Manchester. In |
diana, which has been their HON" |
for long time. and expect be
fore many months pass to be able |
to call Phoenix home. In fact the |
family may begin that practice at
once, but Mr.. Gump has to chase |
around a little first and square up |
his business affairs. He is engaged |
in the furniture and undertaking |
business in North Manchester md al
so has farm interests in Calgary, |
Canada where he is largely inter |
ested i'm the growing of grain. He |
expects to go to Calgary i'm few |
DAYS to look after his harvest this |
year leaving his family here mean |
time, and as soon as he has his af-
fairs i'm order he will come here t. |
live He is already a Phoenix boost
er and has some interests here. Mr.. |
Gump is a brother-in-law of J. NJ. |
Miller of the Miller Sterling company. |
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Among the many ancient buildings |
in Vienna which are fast falling prey |