Arizona republican., 1920-07-08
BACK FROM VACATION-

BACK FROm NRCR ION--ATS. May Belle Craig. &n attache of the state treasurer's office. returned yesterday from a months vacation which she spent in the valley.
 INSPECTING MAIL SERVICE-C. r. Raeger. chief clerk Of the railway mail service, arrived in Phoenix yesterday from Los Angeles to inspect the mail service being given to the Buckeye dis trict. with a view 10 affording this section better facilities. He will leave again today.
 TWO GET DEcREES-Judge Lyman yesterday granted two decrees os di- Vorce as follows: Florence Robertson from l.. A. Robertson. charges dcSer- ton; and Mary Berry from Neil Berry. charges desertion and non support. In the latter case Mrs. Berrys maiden name Mary F'erree was restored her.
 ANNOUNCES CANOIDACY-B Burk Miller has announced his candidacy for constable of West Phoenix precinct, subject to the Democratic primary. MT. Miller states that he has lived in Phoe
 nix for l7 years and as this is his sec ond race for the office he feels he is due the careful consideration of the voters. If nominated and elected he promises to give his entire time to the duties of the office.
 NEWLYWEOS AT HOME-Mr. and Mrs. Edward l.. Brooks Ruth Palmer), who were married in Prescott on the Fourth, returned yesterday and have taken up theiI residence with MT. Brooks parents MT. and Mrs. W. I.
 Brooks of S23 North Twenty first ave nue Mrs. Brooks. who is secretary to Dudley Windes. department adjutant of the American Legion, will retain her position for the present. MT Broci.A . is with the Southwest Cotton company
 HELD FOR Samuel J. Cook, former manager of several con sessions at Liberty park. yesterday was held to answer to the superior court by Justice Mckee on a charge of obtaining property by means of bogus checks. He was returned 10 the county jail when he failed to furnish bond Of $500. The complaining wit ness, David Krouskop, alleges Cook gave him bogus check for $19 in payment for q sign and some other
 materials on June 96 Cook was ar rested in Ash Fork and brought back to Phoenix last week.
 CONFER ON DRAINAGE-D. w. Murphy. consulting drainage engineer for the Salt River Valley Water Users association, conferred with officials of the association Tuesday on the matter of carrying out the work of draining s the waterlogged areas of this valley, which work will be commenced as soon as the special levy on the shareholders is all paid in. Details of the work | which will facilitate the carrying out of the drainage program. Mir. Murphy compiled a very comprehensive drain age report which was distributed among the shareholders before the an-
 nual election last spring.
 ON BAD CHECK CHARGE-Omar
 Toft, manager of Forest park and the
 American dance hall, yesterday was
 arraigned before Justice Mckee on a charge of obtaining labor by means of bogus check. He was released under bond of S1,000 to appear for a pre- ] lminary hearing of the case at o'clock today. The charge arises from a check | for $373S which Mir. Toft gave to
 Jaque Flores, a musician employed at Forest park, for services Flores al- leges payment on the check was re-
 fused by the bank because of lack of funds. Toft was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Al Dewitt yesterday morning. STATE OFFICIALS IN NORTH State officials who went north for the l Frontier Day celebration at Prescott
 have continued on to Flagstaff, where they are attending the joint session of | the Arizona Cattlemens association and the Arizona Wool Growers asso- ! citation. Gov. Thomas F. Campbell ] was invited to address the convention 1 and will not return until the end of l the week. Others who are in attend ance include Nit Simms, secretary of state, who is seeking the Democratic
 nomination for governor; H. s. Ross
 state treasurer who hopes to succeed ! Simms as secretary of state, and Ben 1 Clark deputy state land commissioner
 FOUND MONEY PLENTIFUL-That there is more money in the state than there ever has been was the statemen;
 made yesterday by Peter J. Munch