Weekly journal-miner., 1912-11-06
PHOENIX. Little Fair of Their Own.

Little Fair of Their Own.
 Three strangers giving the name of Smith. Murdock and Murray are residents of the county jail charged with running state fair without a license. They were arrested yester- day evening on the charge of selling spurious tickets for admission to the fair grounds.
 Their very boldness enabled them 10 operate more successfully than they could otherwise have done for they were selling tickets outside the grounds almost under the nose of the regular ticket sellers.
 They had sold great many be- fore the management of the fair dis covered that il had an enterprising rival outside the gates. Since this rival had borne none of the expense of getting up the fair or any of the burden and heat of the day that had almost driven the commission, its secretary and several assistants to distraction. it was felt that a mean advantage was being taken and com plaint was made to the authorities
 It has not yet been found ou, where the tickets were printed. The paper was of slightly differen, shade but the imitation was SO good that the spurious character of the tickets was not easily detected. Jus, how many of them were disposed oI will not be known until the check ing up process is completed.
 Shootfest Ends.
 II. P. DcMund of Phoenix won tn, individual state championship meda on Wednesday with clean score o fifty straight birds at the trap shoot ing contest of the Arizona Sports mems association meet at the Fair
 The four men team race was tn, big event and found two clubs Tucson and Phoenix in competition Tucson was composed of Dr. C. A Schrader. D. C. Williamson. w. A Julian and w. II. Thompson mak ing score of i74 out of a possible 200. Phoenix went up with Ton Edens, Dell Merrill. IT, P DeMund and R. P. DeMund, scoring ioJ oui of 200.
 This is the highest scare that ha, ever been made by four-man team in the United States. easily taking the $500 diamond medal.
 To Write State History.
 Ruth Guernsey Kelly of Clifton Bisbee and Tucson is one of the in. teresting visitors at the fair. Mrs Kelly, who is the wife of w. B Kelly of the Copper Era. one of the prominent newspaper men of the state, is herself a write of acknow. ledged ability. She will extend heI stay week after the festivities tc collect data for the completion oi a general history of Arizona she has been preparing for several years. At the close of the Indian war seventeen years ago the author came to the state; the traditions of which will feature her book. She will dwell upon the Spanish missions with fascinating love tales interwoven Mrs. Kelly has made a close study of Indian lore and this with life in pioneer days will he the subjec, matter Each chapter will be com plete in itself and the whole will make most delightful history, for if in Mrs. Kelly's usual style it will be clever, pithy and interesting. The librctto of a musical comedy the plot of which she is not ready to divuIge, has also been undertak- en by this versatile woman. She is to take it to New York in February for a conference with some of the most noted composers. A meeting has been arranged with George Cohan. for the purpose of going over the manuscript.