Arizona republican., 1917-07-07
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SMALLEY IS ILL - George H. Smalley, secretary of the Arizona Council of Defense, is confined to his home on account of illness
 NEW NOTARlES - Commissions were signed yesterday at the state house authorizing the following to practice as notaries public in the state: w. J. Hicks, Bisbee; w. E. Ferguson, Holbrook; O. H. Walker, Nogales; H. L. Morris, Sasco; Eva L. Brown, w. $. Norviel, w. L. Trimble Phoenix.
 HEARING coNTINUED-The pre- liminary hearing of John Becker who is alleged to have stolen rifles from the armory set for yesterday was continued until 10 o'clock Thursday morning when it will be heard before Justice Wheeler George Davis charged joint ly with Becker, will be given his hear ing in he juvenile court having not yet reached his majority.
 CLOSE SUMMER DOCKET-With the hearings scheduled for the next two weeks the state corporation con- mission will bring their work to a close for the summer. Unless an emergen- cy arises there will be no further hear ings until September However, there
 
 commission in Phoenix during the hottest months who will transact busi- ness of the commission if necessary.
 GIVEN DEGREE Desertion and non support secured a divorce for Mrs. Edith McClendon from William T. Me Clendon in Judge Stanford's division of the superior court yesterday. The Me Clendons who were married in Mesa in June, 1895, have seven minor children who have had to look to their mother for support for many months. After McClendon's disappearance a warrant was issued for his arrest on the charge of failure to provide, but officers failed to locate the man.
 SELLS TIMBER-William A. Moeur, state land commissioner. returned yes terday from Flagstaff at which place he sold at public auction 30,000000 feet of pine timber standing on university land. The purchaser was the Arizona Lumber and Timber company of Flag staff which bid in the timber at the figure of sS2,500. The money received for the timber goes to increase the university timber act fund which is loaned out to Arizona people with Ar izona land as security. The interest aS- sists in the maintenance of the state university at Tucson.
 TO HURRY LOANS-No meeting of the state loan board was held this week on account of the absence of Governor Campbell in Globe, occa- stoned by the striking miners. State Treasurer Johnson announces that there will be a meeting of the board immediately after the governors re- turn and that he will do all in his power. to get out all the Salt River valley loans before July IS to enable the applicants to make their water right applications at reclamation ser vice headquarters.
 TO SETTLE ESTATE-Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Dowell with their two daughters left last night for Forest City, Ark, their former home. The father of Mrs. Dowell died there a little more than a week ago and the presence of Mrs. Dowell was made necessary in the set clement of his large estate. He was the owner of more than 1900 acres of land and was connected with a large mer- cantile establishment in Forest City Whether MT and Mrs DoWell will re- turn to Phoenix is uncertain though both would like to do so as they have lived here for 25 years. At any rate their stay in the east will be indefinite.
 WATER MPLAiNT-Chairman F. A. Jones and Commissioner A. A. Betts of the state corporation commission will go to Winslow on July 13 where they will conduct a hearing on the complaint of Winslow residents that the Santa Fe Improvement company has maintained excessive water rates. The Santa F'e Improvement company is a subsidiary of the Santa Fe railroad company and furnishes water to a sub division of Winslow. For the past year the corporation commission has been conducting meter tests to ascertain what would be fair rate to be charged by the improvement company and is now ready to report.