Arizona republican., 1917-04-27
ILL CONSTRUCT BRIDGE

Wilt CONS nut OnfO0G
 Members Of the state board of con-
 trol, at a meeting held yesterday, de-
 cided to loan Gila county the sum of SIP 500 io be used in constructing
 concrete bridge over Pinto creek This bridge will be 966 feet long and will cost approximately SIS DOC. it will be rushed to completion, it was announced yesterday
 LOSES TIME QUICkLY-Bernard DiaZ lost a year a day in the county jail. Diaz who was arraigned before ! Justice De SouZa Tuesday on petit larceny charge told the court he was 19, but when he appeared for his pre- liminary examination yesterday he tes tified under oath he was only r and that being the case he was committed to the juvenile court.
 NEW STATISTICiAN NAMED - $. M Bailey of Pinal county was yesterday named as the new statis tician and accountant for the Arizona tax commission. succeeding J. W. Bradley, who recently resigned. MT. Bradley has taken a position as chief accountant with the United Eastern l at Oatman. MT. Bailey will imme- diately enter upon his new duties. WET GOODS-Having been tipped off that two trunks would reach Phoe nix from Maricopa yesterday contain | ing several dozens of pints of whiskey Deputy Sheriff Sam Barrett arrived al | the depot in time to claim the baggage. 1 As third trunk was being unloaded bottle broke and the familiar aroma of i bootleg whiskey filled the air. The
 total loot of the three trunks was being
 counted at late hour last evening. ORGANIZE HOME GUARDS-Word | received by Governor Thomas E. | -lnt, K. of P. lodge was to the effect that
 resolution was adopted by that order at a recent meeting of the formation of a military company, having for it's purpose the protection of lives and
 property in that vicinity. Ways and
 means are now being discussed for equiI ping and maintaining the organ ization, the communication announced.
 ADMITTED TO BAR-On recom-
 mendltion of J. R. Hampton and certificate of admission and good sta ndinG of t:ie clerk of the Califor nia supreme court, together with the recommendatory certificate of Hon. F. N AnSelotti chief justice of the California. supreme court, Frederick NJ. Hall was yesterday admitted to practice law ir all courts of Arizona. He took his oath before members Of the supreme court yesterday after noon.
 DR. ELWOOD MEAD-Dr Elwood Mead often termed the Father of the Reclamation Service will reach Phoe- nix today for brief stay. Dr. Mead comes as representative of the gov ernment in the Investigations which are being made to extend the irrigated areas in the hope of enlarging food production. His visit here will. there
 fore, he one of great importance but | little will be known of his mission in the valley until he arrives and talks over matters with irrigation leaders. BRUSH FIRE-Fire in an alley near the corner of Thirteenth avenue and Taylor street yesterday afternoon near i lv caused the loss of small building. The fire department arrived on the scene in double quick time to find brush on fire and threatening a small out house. A few well directed kicks eX- tingushed the incipient blaze before hose which was being laid could be 1 used.
 HEEDS CALL-Arnong the Arizoni- ! ans who want to associate with Colonel ] Roosevelt in military way again is R. i L. Little who served with the Rough i Riders in the Spanish American WAT. 1 He was a member of the Oklahoma con i tinSent. As soon as MT Little heard 1 that Colonel Roosevelt was trying To 1 organize 6 special division for service i in France. he took the matter up di- rectN with Oyster Bay and yesterday ! he received an acknowledgement Of his i request and q copy of the applica ton blank