Arizona republican., 1920-04-13
Clerk Liable

HOLBROOK-The clerk of the su- perior court at Holbrook could prob ably tell that this is Leap Year with out consulting the calendar on account of the increase in marriage licenses since the first of the year.
 According to recent ruling both the bride and groom must appear in per son at the clerks office to sign an application for a license This strin- gent rule was made necessary by req son of a recent court decision. which makes the clerk liable for issuing a license to persons prohibited by law from marrying, yet at the same. time he has no recourse upon the rtiA~ that obtain a license through m els resentation.-News.
 Two Die at Pioneers Home
 GLOBE-Death ended speculation of weeks as to which one of the two oldest men in the State Pioneers home at Prescott, one of them reputed to be the oldest man in Arizona would be first to pass over the great divide. Thomas J. Foster, 98 years and two months old, died at 6:1S D. m. Louis Dugas. nearly 79, died at 6:S5 p. m. They had expected their passing and Foster was interested in the hour of his death and that of Dugas.
 Foster was a teamster in Arizona in 1864 and an employe at old Fort Whip pie. Both men were admitted from Maricopa county.-Arizona Record.
 $s1oo For 2o-Aere Farm
 YUMA.-E. A. Freeman sold his farm of 20 acres adjoining the County Farm. on tn eWarrenite boulevard, yes terday to Harry Brownstetter and Henry Levy for a consideration of sS100. This is s450 per acre, and is considered a good sale. Yuma valley land continues to advance in price from week to week.-Sun.
 Gold Strike at PaIo Verde
 TUCSON.-F'or the asst two months Vim. H. Leahy. formerly suerintendent of the Silveritta Mines comany, has been rosecting with Walter Hastings in the region east of the Palo Verde ranch on the Sassabe road These men have been rewarded by finding a very they have mined quantit of ore which they have had hauled to Tucson for shipment to the smelter.
 Mir Lea,hy has arrived in Tucson from the mine, bringing in five tons of ore. The ore is a quartz showing much hematite in which as we'll as in the specks of free gold are visible the ore which show the free gold are on exhibition at the Security Bank and Trust company.-Citizen.
 Tobacco Shipments Missing
 MIAM1.-A. J. Hartman, manager of the Charles Cotton Tobacco company, feels that he is the victim of genuine hard luck, in the freight line.
 During the last three weeks Mir Hartman lost 121.000 Lucky Strike cigarettes en shipment to this city from 
 The cigarettes disappeared from the freight car between the California point of loading and the Bowie trans fer station.
 The loss of the cigarettes will be made good" by the railroad company in the course of time-but the stock has been paid for by the Cotton To- bacco company and the concerns money is tiled up'' for considerable time
 This is ct the first instance of freight losses coming into this ciSy and the merchants are beginning to feel toward the continual dis appearance of freight.-Bulletin
 Road Flooded
 MESA-A portion of the road be- ween Mesa and Gilbert is under water Tarying in depth from two to 10 inches according to a report brought to town his morning In some manner the 1 Itch has become stopped up and the | water was pouring over the ditch bank !