Arizona republican., 1917-07-19
TOWN TOPICS
SENTENCE SUSPENDED - Jo

SENTENCE SUSPENDED - John Burton, a negro. was given two years suspended sentence by Judge Stanford yesterday. Burton was charged with grand larceny.
 GOING BACK EAST-Dr. and Mrs. H. o. Ramsey left last evening for the east, planning to spend several weeks visiting friends and relatives in Phll- adelphia and Wilkesbarre, Pa
 INVESTIGATOR-Carl E. Sehuster, scientific investigator for the United States Pomological survey, IS Tn the Salt River valley on business of his de- partment. He is making a survey of the local situation.
 FINED FOR SWIVEL. H. Scar geant was fined S10 by Justice Wheeler yesterday at the conclusion of court proceedings brought by Frank Vestal, who charged him with permitting his swine to run at large.
 NEW WCORPORATIONS-Articles of incorporation were filed yesterday Tn the office of the state corporation com mission by the following new concerns: Hopewen Development and Mining company, Dragon Mountain Copper company
 VALUATION .HEARING-The state tax commission yesterday set July 3l as the date on which at the offices In the state house it will hold hearing as to the valuation of the Swansea Consolidated Gold and Copper Mining company.
 SET HEARiNG-The state corpora tion commission yesterday set July 2S as the date on which the commission will go to Yuma where it will hold a hearing on the application Of the Yuma Gas, Light, and Water company ! to increase rates.
 1 GREGG LEAVES-Harry L. Gregg, l clothing manager of Goldberg S, left
 last evening for the coast where he will 1 spend his vacation. He will sail on the
 President for Seattle to spend week l with his mother and sister. He will l return about August ,
 DECREE GRANTED-The charge
 that her husband, William Hut, de-
 serted her over two years ago and
 that since that time she has been compelled to support herself, procured a divorce for Mrs Eva Hut in Judge Stanford's court yesterday. The couple were married in Iowa in 1914.
 DISMISS MOTION-A motion yes
 terday was filed with, the state corpor- ation commission by the railroads of . Arizona dismissing the application for i a hearing before the commission fol
 the purpose of seeking to raise theiI
 freight rates in this state This mo-
 tion naturally follows as a result o1 the decision of the interstate commerce
 commission denying the application oi
 railroads all over the country to raise their rates Is per cent.
 TO THE COAST-Mr and Mrs
 R. Price, Miss Carol and Master Bob bie'' Price, and Miss Nellie Manil;
 Alexander, left last evening for Lons , Beach, where they will spend the bal
 ance of the summer. Mr. Price i
 local secretary of the Inter- Mountain Life Insurance company. Miss Alex : ander expects to attend school whil f on the coast, taking a course in sten t ography. She will return the latte e part of November and expects to talk T position in the office of the Inter ]. Mountain Life Insurance company i
 this city
 GETS NEW TRiAL-Granting tn |, motion of R. H. Brumbach, attorne c for Anita Lugo, Judge Stanford yes
 terday ruled that the woman foun
 guilty of resisting an officer by jur = in the superior court last week shoul d be given a new trial. The court base
 its ruling on the fact that the. .verdiG |. was contrary to evidence. When tn
 city officers arrested Anita severs
 weeks ago she resisted them strenuous
 ly. In the struggle that ensued her arr U was broken by the officers and she ha $ to be removed to the hospital wher e she was confined for some time K. ALL RIGHT AGAlN-Restored { h. health and mental capacities, Ell n Johnson Mulvennon, who was commit III ted to the state asylum by the superie ,,s court of Maricopa county. has pet II tioned to be restored, to capacity by in decree of the court and have ht r. guardian discharged The petitiont
 was committed to the asylum on Apr = IS. 1914. and in July of the followin
 year was paroled and placed in u 2. care of J. W. Martin of Prescott ,. June, 1916, she was discharged by tf Ie superintendent of the institution whel D. she had been confined and Richard V. Lamson of Prescott was named as h, 2t guardian.