Arizona republican., 1920-03-29
Little Stories
 Of The Town

 what had attracted her attention to the defendant in a car full of people, she could not explain why she had particu- larly noticed him, but insisted unat the defendant was the man she had seen.
 As he could not prove he had not been on the car without admitting he had been going to the scene of the crime by train, and as he could not prove an alibi, the yeggman was con victed on his record and the testimony of a woman who had never seen him before, but who thought she was tell ing the truth when she said she had seen him.
 In the Old Days
 At the muster-in of Troop A, First Arizona cavalry, last Wednesday night, a group of men who had served in the days of the old army swapped experi- ences. Said one old regular army man:
 If you had told me when I enlisted in Uncle Sams army in 1890 that our soldiers would whip the best troops in Germany, I would have sooner believed the truth of the story that Jonah swal- lowed the whale. Our little army was full of men who had served in the kaiser's army, and never one but when asked what he would do if the United States went to war with Ger many. would answer in broken English Go back to fight for der Faderland.'
 Tn those days men who enlisted in the American army did not have to be citizens, and many of those in the army were former members of other armies; the British army was literally repre- sented in our ranks, and I really think that the greater majority were from the armies of England ant Germany. Hans was good soldier. and so was Tommy Atkins. I remember one first sergeant in certain cavalry regiment whose German accent was so pronounced that his pronunciation of American names on calling the troop roll could hardly be understood. Even at tlAt time many ex-German soldiers had enlisted in the Mexican army and been made commissioned officers.
 No Country For Kites
 Arizona, so George has found, is not a kite country. Tn fact, he admits that he has never had one in the air yet. George is nine. and much interested in all kinds of flying machines. Many times he has tried to build an airplane, but has never succeeded. He is all ways making kites.
 The other Sunday quite a breeze came up and George, as usual was un- able to locate a single one of his kites, so he immediately set about to make new one with some sticks, string and newspa per. When it was finished he couldn't find any string. A ball of his mothers embroidery cotton filled the bill and he gleefully went out to send his first kite skyward.
 Five minutes later he came back with disgusted look on his face. Some one asked him why he was so gloomy and he replied:
 Every darn time I get kite made the wind quits blowing"
 Concrete Evidence
 A much excited colored man rushed into the sheriff's office the other night. He was well nigh winded and after getting his breath, he began to plead with the officers to get his wife and put her in the county jail. He was asked if he wished to swear out warrant for her arrest, but said that he did not want to do that, he only .'desiahed' her to spend night in the county bastile as a lesson.
 More questioning brought forth the information that he considered her dangerous woman because all her brothers were fighters. When asked what the trouble was, he said:
 Floss. dat ole woman jist nacherly won't leave me alone. Tonight Tse tryin' to say nah prayahs and she jist keep on pestahin' me all de time. When Tse try to remanstrate wid her she done git soah and bust me on die hade wid a lectric iron-'
 And he took off his hat and showed the large goose egg on his ''dome."
 sConcrete evidence, said one of the deputies
 1t tOrter'
 Two women stood in front of a local fruit and vegetable stand as housewives often do and gazed at the outlay. They discussed this article and that without making q purchase. Green onions, spinach and whatnot came under dis cussion and each gave their opinions as to what lawn or "Jeem" liked best.
 "Oh. what lovely artichokes," ex claimed one of the ladies. ''How much are they?" she inquired of the sales man.
 Two bits apiece he answered.
 '.Two bits?" she replied "No thanks"
 That ort-a- choke you," spoke up her companion as they were leaving.