Arizona republican., 1912-03-11

! Ford last night.
 1 MAIL OELAYED-Storms in tn, east again delayed the eastern mai 1 yesterday. and the local department
 is prepared for d double allotment to-
 day.
 OFF AGAlN-Arter spending nearly
 a day in Phoenix Governor Hunt left
 last evening for Tucson where he will attend d meeting of the board of re-
 gents. The governor expects to re-
 turn to Phoenix Tuesday morning.
 PRESCOTT VISIToRS-Quite 8 delegation of Prescott people came down on last nights train from the | north. Among them were noted W. A. Drake general manager of the $. F. P
 tI P. Judge John J. Hawkins and Robert r.. Morrison.
 FULL HOUSE-About 35 prisoners
 are awaiting trial in the county jail. and q number of defendants are out on bail. Judge Phillips is anxious to attack the criminal calendar as soon
 as possible. and will call his iuries immediately after the legislature has
 passed the necessary legislation.
 RURAL ROUTE eoXEs-The four
 rural routes leading out of Phoenix
 now serve 914 mail boxes which indi-
 cates that there are at least thou
 sand families in the valley now enjoy
 ing the ConVeniences of this service.
 Route 1 has 249 boxes. route ? has 220
 boxes. route has 245 boxes and route
 1 has 200 boxes.
 OUT OF THE TURMOIL .Dr. r. J
 Hart. who has lived in Tempe for the
 last quarter of d century but who has
 spent most of the last ten years in
 southern Arizona and Mexico. is here
 again getting acquainted with his fam
 ilN. Mexico is q good country. some
 times. but Arizona is d bit more en-
 ticing to most Americans just now.
 GOVERNOR HOME--Governor c. w. r. Hunt left Prescott early Sunday morning following a banquet given in his honor in the mile high town. He spent the day at his headquarters at the Ford where he met several of the
 war horses who called jo pay their respects and incidentally to discuss matters pertaining to the assembling of the legislature next Monday
 TAKES POSITION WITH WHO'S WHO" PUslISHER-Miss Ada Vim sel who has just finished a course at Lamson's Business college has ac- repted position as stenographer with Jo Corners. publisher of Who's Who in Arizona and commenced her du- ties at the office in the Ford hotel Mir. Corners will issue weeks which will also serve as al prospectus of the 500-page book he will issue later.
 LIGHT CONOUlTS-The council ] has decided that conduits for a contin- 1 uation Of the ornamental lighting sys- tenn shall be laid as far as the paving | operations are extended. No light 1 standards in addition to those already l ordered for Adams and Second streets | are to be placed at present. although | it is the intention To eventually extend ! this attractive service throughout the city. Conduits for the tights will br built in south Central avenue. south | First avenue, and East Adams street is far as the paving goes. The work s in charge of city electrician Copson.
 JUDGE MORROW SPoKE-United states Circuit Judge Morrow was a peaker at the Gideon meeting yester- ay afternoon at the Central Meth dist church. The meeting was for he purpose of spreading the Gideon jea which is to place bible in very hotel and boarding house room l the United States The judge reached the doctrine of the golden ule, and pointed out the fact that early all great men have been be- eVers in the truths of Christianity Y. F.. Henderson. secretary Of the iideon's made the principal address Nplaining the objects of the organ :ation. Several hundred dollars were iedged to carry on the work in hoeniX
 THOUGHT TWlCE-Pinal county's uperior judge called d grand jury 5r that jurisdiction to meet March Sth. There Is some question as to neither or not d grand jury can be gally held under the old territorial tatute which provides that the pro- ate judge shall have a part in the roceedings for under the constitution the state the office of probate idSc is abolished The attorney gen ral has said that no juries should e called until the legislature has assed q bill laying down the proper rocedure. Because of this uncertain , and in line with the opinion the inal authorities have receded from leir position and adopted the policy the Maricopa court, which is to Ispend the call for q jury until after le legislature removes any taint hich might attach to a too previous sssiOn of the inquisitOrial body. It
 probable that Pima county which so is planning for jury work will ike the same step