Arizona republican., 1896-05-09
CASA GRANDE VALLEY Season of Prosperity in
 that Section.
Presbyterian Church Organ
 ized at Casa Grande.
George Williams, Murderer of Cy Williams, Has His Preliminary
 Examination.

CASA GRANDE, Ariz., May 7.-I Special Correspondence of The Re publican. 1.-The hay crop of the valley bids fair to outrival many former crops this season. Water is plenty the reservoir containing more now tlhan at amy previous time since it was built. The farmers living to the south and west of Casa Grande have just recently constructed several miles of new canal, the old canal employing into the new, so a good supply or water, running in "a we'll constructed ditch, is assured for Tthe land holders in that particular region.
 The new farms being started in the aforementioned portion of tlhe valley show that they are in the hands Of skiufrll farmers. The residence of Harry Aggall, two miles southwest of town, is about roofed and the internal works are to be added soon. The stand of alfaafa on this place is a credit 10 the owner and ito the productive quail ity of the land. Sim English has just cleared forty acres of his claim and d.Jtohed it with the skill of an eNperl- eneed farmer His brother, Lou Eng lish, has one of the prettiest places for "a youthful farm that this portion of the valley exhibits.
 The Southern Pacific agent, MT. But Ter, has just filed on a quarter section near town and tntends making sub stantial improvements thereon at an early date. Mir Butler evidently be lieves in the principle that every American citizen should have Ia pot of ground sufficient ito enable him Ito live under his own vine and fig tree.
 Arizola folks are hard at work on the haying. The cut is heavy and sales are prompt at good prices. Cat tie go. from this point in large num- bers and the small burg is rendez- vous for cattle buyers and shippers.
 The rodeo is in progress and all the available vaqueros and horses are in use. The cowboy saddle and clanking spurs are in evidence everywhere.
 The Good Templars have been re- minding the people of the community that they live and are a vigorous or ganization. Sundry we'll planned and we'll executed entertainments have given the society lowing folk plenty of healthful amusement. Now the ladies of the lodge have "a project on foot, the details of which they are keeping as secret as I.he chill and silent grave, but which promises fun to the community and confusion and emptiness to the poeketbooks of the young galiants. The new I. o. G. T. hall at Casa Grande is tn condition for occupancy, the last consignment of chairs having arrived this week. This hal is much more commodious than the former and, as a result of the effonts decorative of the members, is brighter and more at tractive than amy edifce the lodge has occupied for a long time.
 Revs. I. T. Whittmore and H. A. Thompson, as a committee of the Pres bytery of Arizona, organized a Presby- terian church in tIhe valley, embracing the Christian people of both Casa Grande and Arizola, the meetings be- ing held on Sabbath evening, May 3. The elders of the newly formed orga- ntzation are Dr. A. E. Warden and MT. l.. c. Butler We believe a large fu- ture opens before this church, which starts out we'll and comes at a time when the interest of the community is aroused on matters of religion and the advantages of having a church or ganization in their midst.
 George Williams, the slayer of Cy Williams, the Maricopa hotel man was examined at Justice MarshaiIs $ court at Casa Grande on Monday and Tuesday. The evidence brought out at the trial does not argue we'll for the accused. The eye witnesses tesf- fled that there had been dispute be