Arizona republican., 1912-04-05
OF LOCAL INTEREST

PROMINENT GUESTS.--Pominent guests at the Commercial hotel last evening included J. w. Hunt. of Bis bee; w. F.. Keegan. of Globe: Mir and Mrs. Leonard George. Of Chand- Ter; D. F. Wallace, jr., of Bisbee; and John Smart. of Yuma.
 TO SEE THE WHEELS-Miss Ger trude Bush and Miss Harriet Brown, of Tempe. each actively interested in the cause of suffrage came over from the south side yesterday on purpose to attend the session of the legisla- ture at which the fate of the sui fragc bill was decided.
 WATER GAlN-The water gain at the Roosevelt reservoir continues to hold it's own over last year at a cor responding date. Yesterday there was 5'l,447 acre feet impounded as against 564.65S acre feet on April 1. 1911. The gain for the preceding twenty-fom hours was 5,543 acre feet.
 MEETING THIS AFTERNOONS There will be q meeting at the board of trade this afternoon at o'clock which it is hoped all the business men of the city who can do so will attend John A. Fox Jr.. representing the san Diego exposition will be present and for a half hour will pre- sent the merits of the big Panama California show and demonstrate why all Arizona should take special inter est in it.
 DIVORCE GRANTED.-Henry c. Eckre, former agent of the Singer Sewing Machine company. was yes terday granted a divorce from Petra Eckre. The complaint alleged cruel ty. Mr. Eckre has constructed sev- eral houses since coming here and one of them on east Mckinley street which he fitted up for the family home he has deeled to his former wife As the other houses have been sold he proposes 10 start life over from the beginning
 A BIGGER FIRM-H. NJ. Maus widely known as a Prescott business man and an undertaken has cast his lot with Phoenix. having associated himself with the firm of Mohn & Driscon to the known now as Mohn.
 
 ar undertaken any too vigorous growth in business without double crossing himself but if people will continue to need undertakers MT. Maus win be entitled to his share O. the business
 WOOD SET RIGHT-An afternoon paper said that Senator Wood Ol Maricopa in committee of the whole yesterday moved the indefinite post ponement Of the so-called barber bill. There is DO barber bill before the senate and the senator made no mo- tion to indefinitely postpone any thiIg What was probably referred to was senate bill 25 providing for a mandatory rest day one day in every seven which was recommended for indefinite postponement on the motion of President Cunniff.
 SUPREME COURT-In the case of r. P. Parker. justice of the peace and the Glendale state bank appellants Ns. Ben Uchida, appellee. the appeal was yesterday reinstated on the cal cLdar. the appellee given ten days to file brief and appellant five days t" reply and after fifteen days if there is no oral argument requested the cause will stand as submitted. In the matter of application for writ of mandamus by Will r.. Ryan vs. Bis bee Improvement Co. the application was denied without prejudice.
 GOLDEN LEAVES-W. A. Golden. retiring assistant postmaster of the Phoenix office left last evening for Denver from which office he will serve as inspector. Mrs. Golden will remain in Phoenix for the time be- ing. Prior to GOldens departure an informal dinner was given in his honor by Postmaster McClintOck. Re gret was expressed at the retirement of the popular official from the local work and appreciation of the cordial relations which have existed during his incumbency. The new assistant. Ernest Anderson. took over the duties of the office yesterday when other changes also became effective.