Arizona republican., 1917-04-10
TOWN TOPICS


 i censes were issued yesterday to Lonzo Y. Cook of Salome and Bessie Pierce of : Mesa, Roy Robert Welch and Mary E. Farrell both of Phoenix
 FARM lOANS-On Thursday even ing of this week there will be a meet ing at 7:S0 o'clock in the West End school of those interested in the forma- tion of local federal farm loan asso- citation.
 f NEEDY YOUNG MAN-There is in Phoenix needy young man who wants a position of any kind m which he may work for his room and board SO that he may get the bener;t or the climate Anyone willing to assist him is asked to telephone 465
 WILL SIDE-Judge Frank O. Smith will arrive from Prescott this morning to remain until the end of the ! week. He will be the presiding judge in the Showers will contest case set for ] this morning. Judge Lyman will sit in non-jury cases during-t the remainder of | the week.
 | AN ILL WIND-It takes a speeder i to catch speeder. While Walter | George chased P. J. Howard whom he apprehended for speeding. George l Schade took up the trail and arrested l George for alleged violation of the ! speed law.
 i LEAVE FOR RAY-Corporation l Commissioner Betts. accompanied by Ben Ferguson engineer for the com mission, and Official Reporter Philip 1 ouski will leave this morning for Ray, l where a hearing will be held before Betts inquiring into auto traffic be- l tween Ray and Winkelman and Ray | and Superior.
 LOSES NOTE BOoK-Deputy Sheriff Charles Nafziger yesterday re- l T fIe.l lnc HD of Inf a leather covered, loose-leaf note book, containing many notes of value only l to himself. He earnestly requests the 1 finder to return the book to the sher- i ifs office or to call 464 on the tele- ! phone telling where the book may be recovered.
 BOND APPRovED-The board of ] supervisors yesterday approved the i notary bonds of Albert D. Aiken. c. l.. Walmsley, James G. McGinnis, w. R. 1 Battin and Frances Craigshead. The 1 board at it's regular meeting yesterday also set May 21 as the date for hear l ing a road petition in the Hot Springs Junction district. A no fence petition in MonteZuma Heights was i approved by the board.
 SHERIFF WANTS RiFLES-As d i preparedness measure the sheriff s office has requested the board of su pervisors to grant the county twenty five 3O-90 rifles. While the sheriff does not anticipate any trouble, he believes that the deputies should be i equipped to handle any local diff | cultieS should the occasion arise The 1 board has taken the matter under ad ! visement.
 CHANDLER HEARlNG-A hearing
 was held yesterday morning before Amos A. Betts of the corporation com
 mission in which the Chandler Inn | pl ovement company asked permission
 to separate it's water business from its
 other operations. It is the desire to
 start new company to hnadle the
 water end of their affairs, to issue
 stock in the new company and to
 transfer the business to it.
 ONE BOTTLE FELL DOWN--A
 broken bottle of the 72 pints of whis<ey
 shipped in a trunk from California to
 Phoenix led the officers to confiscate
 the liquor from the express car yester- day. The owner having an inllling that
 the authorities regarded the trunk with
 suspicion did not claim his baggage.
 The liquor, according to deputies Joe Balsz and H&rry De Winton, was packed in sawdust and blankets.
 MARICOPA TEACHERS-The Mar
 icopa County Teachers association will
 meet at the Glendale Union high
 school on Saturday morning at 10: 30
 o'clock Professors Carpenter of the , i Phoenix high school, Johnson of the
 Mesa high school and Griffing of the , Tempe Normal will speak Dinner
 will be served the visitors at q cost of , 35 cents each and the annual election
 of officers will be held. Teachers
 planning to attend are asked to notify
 Prof. c. A. Mckee of Glendale.
 JOIN RIFLE CLUB-Owing to the inability of many citizens to get in
 touch with the secretary of the Phoe-
 nix Rifle club at the meeting last night, it is suggested that those de-
 siring to become members see Secre-
 tary Chapman at Vic -Hannys today AGE LIMIT RAlSED-A wire was received by the local naval recruiting : office last night that the age limit had been raised to 35 years. This will ? allow a great many men who have de- l sired to enlist to do so.
 HELP NEEDED-With but one bet
 in their home, family of six has appealed to the county indigent off,
 cer to aid them in securing bed and bed ding. The family consists of wid- l over and five children. the eldest oi :. which is 13 years of age. Tht father is an invalid. and the pitfu l case is one that is deserving of help ? according to J. W. Canning. super
 intendent of the indieent department
 Anyone who is willing to give aid i:
 requested to telephone MT. Can 1 ming 2304.
 | ON DEFENSE BOARD-Mrs. Josiaf , Evans Cowles, president of the genera
 federation of womens clubs, is one o1
 the B prominent citizens of California
 named by Governor Stephens for the | California council of defense. Thi. Q council will have charge of the Worl of devising plans for complete protec- | tion of all sections of the state during
 war time. Besides Mrs. Cowles. two other women were honored by a posi- ] tion on the defense council Mrs. Phoe be A. Hearst regent of the Universit, ] of California and Miss Ethel Moore ! social worker of Oakland.