Arizona republican., 1906-07-07
INDEPENDENCE DAY
 AT IRON SPRINGS
Fireworks in the Evening Followed
 by a Dance.

Iron Springs, July 4-(SpeciaI Cor .l respOndence of The Republican. 1A-The
 wife and daughter of Bishop Kendrick + received quite an ovation at the sta
 ton as they passed through last night | en route to Oceanside. The platform Il of pullman car is not certainly as | convenient for demonstrations of this | nature as a private drawing-room but
 It has to serve on more than one such
 occasion during the Iron Springs sea-
 son.
 Mrs. Walter Bonnet and Miss Julia 1 Gosllner came in on the Daylight ex- press
 Mayor Coggins and wife came down
 a little early to take the train for
 Prescott with the result that the
 streets received a slight sprinkling. | Unfortunately the train arrived before | the operation was finished. and we
 suppose the shower followed him to 1 the city among the hills. In conversa-
 tion with MT. Coggins the fact was l brought out that it does not pay | to keep a policeman at a salary of | S7OO or $500 on a beat where none
 would be needed were it not for the ! presence of saloons paying in the ag-
 gregate $4OO per annum into the city
 treasury.
 | Miss Dorothy Neff was the guest of
 Miss Raima Chalmers at lunch today Ralph Murphy came in last night with a talking machine to enliven the
 solitudes of the hills and gullies about his cottage.
 MT. and Mrs. C. w. wartman and family are occupying the Stoner cot tage.
 Mrs. A. c. Mcqueen entertained very pleasantly at dinner in the new addi- tiOn to their cottage which is to be further rejuvenated at the hands of the painter.
 We have visited with patriotic enthusiasm the spot where once was fired "the shot heard round the world" We suppose it was not in commemora- tion of this notable event that the lit erary members of the club inaug- urated the ceremonies of the Fourth with responding shot exploded in the direction of one of those pretty little animals in black and white which vis- it's the camp quite frequently and which may have inspired the poet to write that distance lends entertainment to the view" At any rate Independ- ence day at Iron Springs was heralded, inaugurated and carried through to the apparent satisfaction of all concerned and the doctors remaining in camp of course there was no accident In the evening after fireworks in front of the club and store, the company adjourned to the pavilion to enjoy the pleasantest dance of the season. The most grace ful dancing was not confined to the line of unmarried ladies who were ar ranged in their pretty evening dresses along the west side of the pavilion though some of the old favorites he o1I in this summer. We speak of the west side of the pavilion because the win dOWs on that side look toward the sun set which after all is said concerning dances. train going and other social functions is the one event of the day at Iron Springs that remains in the memory and lures the campers of one season back through succeeding years with a subtle magic that they wish might be put into words and know can never be adequately expressed.
 As to the points of the compass, no one hereabouts would dare to consult ! such an accurate instrument (unless i he were lost on Granite Mt) every thing being north of west or south of east and never anything due" except \ the store bill and cottage rent (''pre paid in advance if you please.'0 An occasional red light burned outside the pavilion added a touch that was pie turesque and the time of the dancing music was marked by popping crack CTS and other explosives in a way that was rather unique than relevant.
 We hear from Skull Valley that the program of picnic, races, dance and general glorifcation planned for the amusements of the people of that and adjacent neighborhoods was carried out successfully. Among those who came over from Kirkland were the Earnhart. Rudy, Gobel. Carter and Miller and Dickson people and the Robert connections from Hillside, MT and Mrs. D. D. Crabb represented Will liamson Valley, MT. Crabb acting as timekeeper for the races.
 Miss Eidred with friends from Pres colt and others whose names we have been unable to obtain came down to enjoy the gala occasion.
 The rain did not interfere with the l sports, the picnicers took refuge in the | house and every one reported a fine | time"
 The Laswells and others who re- | mained at home entertained friends | and cooled off on ice cream, and in ! the evening MT. Belknap celebrated at | the station with display of fireworks. f
 A large party of Indian boys passed | through from the Phoenix school. They l will work on the railroad at Williams. |
 Thursday, July 5.-Mrs. and Mrs. !