Arizona republican., 1917-06-28
TOWN TOPICS
NEW CORPORATIONS

NEW SOnFOhA iOINS-lne tOI- lowing new concerns yesterday filed articles of incorporation in the office of the state corporation commission: New York Verde Copper company Radiant Oil company.
 JUDGE LYMAN-Judge Frank H Lyman left yesterday for Prescott, where he will preside over the su- perior court of Yavapai county dur ing the remainder of the week, re- turning Sunday.
 DOGS FOR ADoPTIoN-There is a small male dog at 360 North First avenue for adoption, and J. w Can ming, superintendent of county indi- gent knows of a French poodle for adoption, particulars about which he will give on application.
 GOING TO LONG BEACH-Mrs. o. o. Murphy and two children of 752 E. Culver street, will leave this evening for Long Beach. Calf. where they will spend the summer months. They will not return to Phoenix until early fall.
 BATTALION REVIEW TONIGHT All members of Compony C. police reserves will report at the armory at l:30 O o'clock this evening to take part in the battalion review. In view of this meeting, the regular Friday night drill has been dispensed with
 SHORTAGE OF LABOR-An illu- stratiOn of the shortage of agricultural labor in this valley is shown in the fac, that two young daughters of Mrs. A. L. Springer who has a ranch ten miles west of the city have just completed cutting 160 acres of alfalfa, thus doing their bit in the production campaign.
 WHERE'S JIM'S DOG?-Jim Mer- cer, member of No company. Phoe- r tT11e ont nfrey ba loss of handsome five months old pit bulldog. It is mostly white with few brindle spots. The youngster wandered away from the Mercer's house on East Van Buren street a couple of nights ago and hasn't been heard of since His 1 tail and his ears have been fixed with scissors.
 NEW ATTORNEY-A. C. Baker. an attorney from Colorado, yesterday was admitted to practice in the courts of | Arizona by the supreme court. Mir | Baker has located in Phoenix Walter | Stingley from California also was ad- 1 mitted to practice in this state. He will | locate in Kingman.
 COMMISSION MEETS-The new | commission recently appointed to re-
 wise and compile the school laws of the 1 state met yesterday for the first time ] and organized. The members are Johr D. LOper. superintendent of the Phoe- nix schools. chairman; C. F. Phlbrook l superintendent of the Bisbee schools
 secretary; w. L. Linville, superintend- ent of the Kingman schools.
 HEARS COMPLAlNT-Th corpo-
 ration commission yesterday held z
 hearing on the complaint of the Under 1 writers association against the South ern Pacific railroad, charging that tho
 railroad had been selling life insurance
 in the state without a permit. The tes l timony developed the fact that an of i fieial of the Southern Pacific was a | the head of an organization which wal l conducting a mutual insurance buSi- ness. The hearing was continued
 CASE DISMISSED - Mrs. Hid; Raught was found not guilty of tn charge of battery on which she wa given a preliminary hearing befor Justice De Souza yesterday. The com
 plaint was sworn to by August Thorn who alleged Mrs. Raught struck hin
 with a hatchet. Mrs. Raught denied that she struck Thorne stating that sh only slapped him for c:sparaging he good character.
 STEAM COOKER-A Toledo stean
 cooker is badly needed for use il
 food demonstrations such as are be ing given every Friday to the womel
 of this section in the domestic scienc
 department at the High school. Mrs | Tufts wants such a cooker for he | work, and the women intereste,
 thought that perhaps someone goinl
 away would loan a Toledo stean
 cooker for the summer to her. Any one willing to comply with this sug 1 gestion can communicate with Mrs