Arizona republican., 1912-05-21

MISSING LlNk.-Good road en- thusiasts met last night at the board of trade to organize T link in the transcontinental auto road. known as the Ocean to ocean highway.
 DEMAND FOR AUTHORS-There seems to be d demand for writers in Phoenix just now. Two magazines. the West Coast and Back to the Land have communicated their Teed of articles descriptive of Shis region to the board of trade. The publish CTS want plenty of good illustrations to accompany the text.
 TASTY SIGNS-Passers by the up ans street and Central avenue are attracted by some exceptionally at tractive cards, the handiwork of a railroad artists, calling attention to the fact that on and after Sunday, May 26th. The Phoenix" the roads crack train to the coast will leave Phoenix at 7:15 in the evening in stead of 7:3O as at present.
 HERZBERG BROTHERS EXPAND -Hcrzberg Brothers announce an inn pcrtant transaction through which this popular firm acquires possession of the Peoples Store in Tempe which will be operated as an annex to the Phoenix business carrying the same line of goods as at the local store. The store in this city was acquired about d year ago and the enterprisinS proprietors have made an unqualified success of the business. q success which they fully expect to duplicate in Tempe.
 SALE OF ESS-Another re- cent deal which indicates d healthy activity in the trading and real estate market is the sale by X. F.. Manley. of the Manley Cigar Store, at 131 North Central avenue. 10 J. $. Porter. of Missouri. The retiring owner plans to leave June first for the east and Mir Porter will extend the business to include an ice cream parlor. and lunch room The location is an eX- cellcnt one and the newcomer antici- porous business
 HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCE MENT-E T. Ceilings. of the high school board of trustees said last evening that the prospects are good for having the new auditorium so nearly completed that it will be pos sible- to hold the commencement eN- crcises in the beautiful room next W eek The seats are already here. and the finishing touches are rapidly being made. The auditorium will seat q thousand people. and is the finest
 in this part of the country. During the summer the entire group will be
 completed. and the old building plas-
 tered and remodcled to form a unit
 in the system.
 AT INDIAN SCHOOL-Commence- ment exercises at the government In-
 dian school will be continued today
 with a ball game this morning at ten
 o'clock between the Sacaton and Me
 Dowell teams. an inspection this aft
 ernoon and commencement rehearsal
 this evening. Tomorrow morning
 there will be a ball game between teams representing Lehi and Gila Crossing From two until four in the afternoon there will be a demonstra = tion of the academic and industrial work accomplished in the school At six o'clock a military drill is sched- ulcd, and at 7:45 in the evening there is to be a band concert
 BIG BUSINESS-Onc of the many indications of the remarkable growth of Phoenix and the valley is found in the increased railroad business being transacted in both passenger and freight departments. Southern
 Pacific officials say that the increase 1 ir passenger sales is running from 1 sixteen to eighteen per cent higher than for the same period last wear. q ratio which has been maintained for 1 several years the business. five years ago being about one hundred pcr
 cent greater. Freight tonnage alS' shows a very substantial increase. anC 1 indicates a growing importance anC prosperity for this community. ! FUNERAL OF MRS. POTTiEGEH Funeral of Mrs. W. C. POttiegcl held in the parlors of Mcrriman anc Hayt yesterday morning was largely attended by her many friends anl l neighbors by whom deceased was held 1 in high esteem. The K. of P.'s ant 1 the Redmcn attended the funeral il | q DDON dS tL Illd4 K Ol ltSDtCt lO WI 1 Pottieger who is d popular membel 1 of the order. Mrs Pottieger leave.
 two little children. q boy and Gir | between the ages of six and eight years. besides the husband. Rev. J ] F Deere officiatcd at the ceremony 1 mtcrmcnt was in Forcstlawn cemc- ] tcry
 AFTER SExSMITH-Officer Ycari- gen. of Hamilton. Ohio. arrived heEt last night armed with q requisitiCt ! for Chester A. Urban, known in Phoe- nix as Chester \. ScXsmith, ant wanted in Ohio for the assertion art 1 failure to provide for his chlldrcn 1 Marshal Moore. WhO arrested Sex smith some days ago received a wire later asking him tG see to t tha his prisoner did nOI secure re'eaS' l on bond as it w3s greatly fear@' that in that event he would jump hi bail and clear Ou.. I. is understood tic members of 2 fratcrnal societ,