Arizona republican., 1913-01-05


 Lindsay and Mir. and Mrs Herbert J. Sistrunk visited friends in Mesa on Friday, staying over night there. MT. and Mrs. Sstrunk's new home will be at 1913 West Monroe street
 HAVE MORE GLOvES-The police have been presented with a pair of long black gloves belonging to some woman who probably mourns their loss. If the owner will appear at the police sta tion or send word her property will be restored to her.
 MRS. PERRIN lLL-Mrs. John Per rim, wife of City Jailor Perrin is seri- ously ill at her home and MT Perrin has been obliged to place another man in his place at the city hall in order to be at the bedside of his wife and give her needed attention
 MOOSE MEET THIS D. M.-There will be a special session of the Phoenix Lodge Loyal Order of Moose this af- ternoon in the hall at 2:30 for the pur- pose of initiating a number of candi- dates and closing up some important business in connection with the rec ently closed dispenSation
 TEACHER CALLED AWAY-Miss Josephine Mack, head of the English department in the high school. nas been called to Tucson by the serious illness of her father It ie possible that she will return before the expira- ton of the school year. in the mean time her place will be taker by Miss Elenor Sleon. Miss Mack was an earn est teacher. She knew her subject. thoroughly. and held the respect as well as the liking of every one of her students.
 ARTIST AKIN DEAD-Word has been received in Phoenix of the death at Flagstaff of Louis Akin. the well known painter of western scenes. who acted as judge of paintings at the ter ritorial fair in 1911. Mr. Akin had an exhibit of his own paintings at the fair that year and there were later dis played in the hotel Adams. As a pain ter of pictures of Western scenes, par ticularly of the Moqui Indian dances. he eXcelled. His death is mourned in this city by a wide circle of friends. GAIN IN WATER LEVEL-The first gain in the level of the water in the reservoir since the big rain last month came yesterday when the gates at the dam were shut for twenty four hours. The closing of the gates was due to the fact there is no water being used on the north side while some repairs are being made on the Arizona and Grand canals and the normal flow of the Salt and Verde rivers is enough to supply the south side. It will be observed from this mornings water report there was a gain of 326 acre feet in the pre- ccding twenty four hours. similar gain may be looked for each day until the gates are opened on January 25 or until the rains come and make the in crease much larger.
 NICHOLS LOSES HOME-Former Secretary of the Territory w F. Nich- ols. who now lives in Los Angeles suf- fered the loss of his home at 261 Kings icy Drive. Los Angeles. on New Years eve. Judge and Mrs. Nichols were ab- sent from the house attending New 1 Years party when the fire vas discOv- cred. Two small children were in the i house when the flames were discovered | but they were carried to the home of 1 a neighbOr by their nurse. Besides losing his home and furniture. Judge /, Nichols monrns the loss of his valuable ! law and general library. than which | there were few better in the south l west The loss is estimated at con- 1 siderably in excess of $40Oe. The fun i ny part Of it was that Judge Nichols l spent all of the first day Of the New ] Year attired in q dress suit, being un- l able to secure business attire unil the 1 following day.
 1 A CHANGE OF tOCATlON-The ! of I n 1 has recently moved from First street 1 to the Ellis building. corner First ave 1 nue and Monroe street. which is next
 to the new federal building which will l shortly contain the offices of the 1 Phoenix land office and the surveyor general for Arizona The firm which has been in business several years makes speciality of land office prac- { tice. land scrip and mining claim patents. It is composed of NJ. F Leverich. who has practiced in the 1 land office many years. John H. Page, who was formerly auditor and secre- 1 tarv of Arizona and A. w. Lautz. l formerly assistant auditor and assist ant secretary The new location of | the firm is q particularly favorable one in that it is in close proximity to all the offices with which it has 1 business.
 GLOBE THEATER MAN-Ivan John son, manager of the Martin Theater of ! Globe. arrived in Phoenix yesterday coming overland from the capital Of Gila county. He was in conference l yesterday with Manager Reeves of the Coliseum and Empress theater. rela- tive to booking for the Globe house, the superior attractions Manager l Reeves has engaged to appear at the i local theaterS While the attractions included i'll the recent bookings of | Manager Reeves are costing far more than he has ever before been called iupon to pay. the people of Phoenix have ! awakened to the fact that just as good | vaudeville is now to be seen in Phoe- nix as in any of the big houses on the l coast and Manager Johnson, of the ] Globe house is convinced that his pat rors will appreciate the improved ser vice Tn closing engagements with the 1 attractions Manager Reeves is show l ing or is engaging. Manager Johnson | assures Globe of having the best on 4l,.,