Arizona republican., 1912-12-09
PRESIDENT SMITH IN TOWN-


 ' Among yesterdays visitors in the city was President Earl E. Smith of i the Yuma Water Users association
 ELECTOR HAMPTON HERE.- | John R. Hampton a prominent bank ! CT of Clifton and one of the presi- dential electors for Arizona arrived 1 in the city yesterday to attend the meeting of the electors which will probably be held some time today l RECITAL OSTPONED-Owing to the illness of Mme Tracy, the piano { recital she had arranged to give at | the Woman's club building on We'd ! nesday evening. December 12. has 1 been postponed to Saturday evening, January 1
 FORD HOTEL-J M Crozier Min { neapolis; j. l.. Redondo, Yuma; C. H. i Moore Los Angeles: Mary Chocolate, ] Hersey Lane; Willis w. Williams. Green Will. Mich; Ralph s. Sill, | Cadillac, Mich; John H. Vansiclle, Rebecca Nansickle, Audrey Vanscl<le. 1 Edna L. Dolder. Cambridge. Kansas; R. Galloway, San Francisco; Howard 1 F. Kelly. Hamilton o; Harry Jones, 1 Mesa
 | ITS A GlRl-Dr. Warner w Wat 1 kins has the reputation Of seldom smiling. Not because he isn't joviaI at heart, but it's his way But he is changed man and has been since ! Saturday morning when the nurse l whispered something in his ear And i the news has leaked out that it's a 1 girl who has succeeded in working | the transformation. Mother and baby are doing nicely. Papa Watkins is 1 smiling and says it's the smile that ] won't come off
 OFFICERS ARE ELECTED-At ] the annual meeting of the Fraternal 1 Brotherhood on Saturday evening. l officers were elected for the ensuing l year. These were chosen: C. R. 1 Price, president: Mrs Bessie Way. vice president; Thomas Tharpe. chap 1 lain; Mir. Dougherty. treasurer: w. 0. i Moore, sergeant at arms: F'rigrid ] Andrews. mistress at arms: Will l Johnson, inner door keeper; Albert i Weller out door keeper. These of 1 ficers will be installed al the first 1 meeting in January at which time a i banquet will be held as well as init l iation ceremonies.
 TOMMY LAN HERE-Yes. sir. | Tommy Law is the new chief clerk ! at the Hotel Adams He will begin 1 his duties this morning, although he spent q few hours yesterday behind i the desk familiarzing himself with 1 details It seems q shame to waste space telling who Tommy Law is for 1 pretty everybody konWs. but for the i benefit of those from sections re- l mote from hotels il is mentioned in ! passing that Tommy formerly con- ! ducted the Gadsden in Douglas, was i manager of the Dominion in Globe. manager of the King Edward in Los Angeles. He is known the world over as a prince of good fellows and a charter members of the Don't
 Worry Club" He sold his hotel interest in the Golden State and says
 Phoenix for the next hundred years
 or so.
 REDEWILL'S AUTO sURNS-Af-
 ter making the trip to Hot Springs and return most successfully in spite | of the bad weather in his little
 "Studebaker 20" Victor Redewin had his brave little car damaged by fire .. to the extent of about S100 The gas , | "'lnr rom me tank began 10 HOW
 a little too freely and ignited creat-
 ing the blaze. When the car reached the Western Union telegraph office
 RedewiH shut off the power and got
 out. while bystander turned in the
 fire alarm. At the risk of having the
 gasoline explode and do them some injury the ystanders seeing the ! burning gasoline on the pavement form the leakage pushed the car along about 15O feet leaving a trail of flame that caused apprehension.
 but there was no danger of the pave mcnt burning up The fire depart