Arizona republican., 1916-11-10
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K. r. HOLLlDAT ILL Bob Holiday of the Republican staff is confined to the Deaconess hospital the nature of his illness is an attack of grip However. Bob is on the road to recovery and will be back on the staff within the next few days.
 COMMISSION TO MEET-An in- formal meeting of the city com mission will be held in the office of City Attorney Sloan at 10 o'clock this morning at which time a definite system of taxation for paving assess ments will be determined
 BIG ClNNABAR STRIkE-Reports from H. C. Perkins of Kirkland con firm news of big strike in cinnabar on three claims near Walnut Grove Another strike on high grade gold, sil- yer and zinc was made by Ira Richards and A. C. Davis.
 VAGRANT CHARGE-Harry Dick erson was taken into custody on the street, the arerst being made by Patrolman Barnum. Judge Thomas suspended sentence on the man in police court yesterday afternoon on Dicl1erson's promise to leave town within A hours.
 THEFT CHARGE-A charge of petty larceny has been placed against E. Martinez and John Morens. taken into custody Wesdnes- day evening. It is believed that they stole a quantity of wood from the Phoenix Wood 6 Coal company, They will be arraigned before Judge Thomas in police court this afternoon.
 BLAIR IN LPHiA-Friends of Harry M Blair, formerly of the Y. M. C. A. have received beautifully en- graved cards from the R. L. Doilngs Company, brokers, making formal an nouncement of the opening of their Pennsylvania offices in the Widener building, Philadelphia, in charge of Mir Blair
 TO WINTER HsRE-John Marvin of Wagner. Arizona. who has been away from Phoenix since 1905, has returned unexpectedly and sprung q surprise on his old time friends, who had lost track Of him since he left ! here He expects to make his home 1 in the city again. at least for the winter.
 CANAL IN oaDER-The St. Johns canal, which was washed out a year ago, has been repaired and water was turned in for the first time last night A new dam and equipment for the | canal have been provided. The canal heads in at the river about ten miles west of the city
 SAFETY FIRST EXHiBIT-"Safety First" will receive attention in the so- biological exhibit of the state univer- sity. One of the interesting items will be model of the safety signal block, operated by electricity and encased in glass, so that the machinery can be i seen in operation. This is loaned by the Southern Pacific R. R. Co
 ARRESTED FOR FIGHTING Roy Seldon and w. Cling were taken into custody at 1:30 o'clock yesterday | afternoon on a charge of fighting. It is alleged that the men were engaged ! in fistic combat at the corner of Wash i1gton street When arraigned in police court this afternoon. King paid a fine of s10, but Seldon was dismissed
 SMALL BLAZE A one-story frame structure at 9th street and Buchanan was totally destroyed by fire at S:31 o'clock yesterday
 morning, entailing a loss estimated at $500. All contents were destroyed. ! Companies l and 3 responded to the alarm, but the blaze had gained such headway that efforts to extinguish the fire proved futile. The house was oc- cupied by Tom Stevenson and family all of whom were in the business dis trict when the fire occurred
 ATTRACTED TO PHOENIx-Mr and Mrs. Thomas Pyles of 715 Wall avcnre, Cambridge, Ohio. wrote to C. ! R. Bernetzbe, under recent date, that they were thinking of coming west for the winter, and while looking over some old magazines. came across Bernetzkes article on northern Ari- zona. published in 1912 They wrote 10 Bernetzkc asking him in regard to the Arizona climate and the pros poets for settling in a country home They also inquired about the odd Fellows organization in Phoenix. MT and Mrs. Pyle will probably make Phoenix their homo for the winter
 DR. FREY BACK-Rev. Immanuel
 P. Frey, pastor of Zion Evangelical Lutheran church, has returned from Fort Apache, where he attended con- ! ference last week. He went by rail to Holbrook and to Fort Apache by auto
 He also visited Cibecue, fifty miles north of Fort Apache. Lutheran mis- sionaries. who are working among the Apaches of the White Mountain reser-
 vation, are stationed at Fort Apache and Cibecue An Indian fair was held
 at the White River agency while he
 was there. and many wonderful ex-
 hibits were made by the Indians oi
 that reservation. This was the first
 Indian fair ever held there, and it was
 so successful that the authorities have