Arizona republican., 1906-03-18
ONCE AN ARIZ0NIAN
 NEVER ANYTHING ELSE
A Man Who Thought He Could Move
 Away From the Wilson District.

1 Wilson District, March 17.-CSpecial l correspondence of The Republican)- 1 It is curious how much of a loadstone Arizona is. It seems after you have | once rubbed up against it and got | thoroughly imbued with it's delightful climate, its western push, and warm 1 hearted people, you very rarely care 10 change. Wm. DoweH concluded 1 some months ago that he could better 1 his condition by a change, sold off his l effects and left for Indian Territory.
 He travelled all over that territory Ok ! lahoma and Kansas. He says the far | ther he traveled the more disgusted he got. Then he proposed to his wife that 1 they about face, stop in Missouri and visit relatives and then return to Ari- gina and face the people who said: 'I told you so." His oldest boy, Lloyd,
 in writing to his grandfather, said he didn't like the country-the ground was too lumpy. MT. Doweu is now in charge of the J. w. Doris orange
 grove. Billy always gets busy when
 you ask him about his trips
 MT. Simmons, who has charge Cf the date orchard near Tempe, with his
 wife and Miss Talbot of Santa Ana, Calif., were visitors at Mir. and Mrs. Wm. Barry's this week.
 The young folks of our community have organize5 l singing society and practice each Saturday evening. Prac-
 tice was held last Saturday night at the home of Mrs. Cage and a very profitable and pleasant time was spent.
 Ed Wetzler was up from Arlington this week, where he and his brother are merchandising. Ed reports the ranches a little dry down there, but expects to get water some time in April unless the Gna goes on another ''bend- er" He still owns his ranch here and has been improving his house with an additional roo mand porch.
 The Good Templars are contemplat- ing the organization of a lodge at our school house No. :. The trustees have already been approached on the mat ter. There is plenty of material here for good strong lodge and it is hoped the efforts of the parties in charge may be crowned with success.
 The annual entertainment to be giv- en by the teachers and scholars of our school at it's close in April is expected to be the very best yet given. Practice is held daily after school hours and most of the evenings. These entertain ments, while they give a great deal of pleasure to the people. naturally entail much extra work on the teachers. A hearty cooperation of it's patrons might be very helpful and lessen the responsibilitv of these instructors
 Mr. Thomas. one of the two vegetable peddlers in our locality is perhaps the oldest one except a Chinaman or two, in the country. He began in 1894 and has been al it continuously since that time. Rain or hot weather has no terrors for him. Sitting erect in his seat. you can always tell when Thomas comes. by the rattle and dash of his team. Perseverance and pluck has won out for him. The ownership of the ranch where he lives is the result of his industry. He grows most of his own vegetables and besides has it stocked with chickens and cows.
 MT. Denari is improving his ranch with an arbor running from the front back 200 feet Grapes have been plant ed on each side and will be trailed over this lattice work, making com plete and beautiful shade
 It is real pleasure to watch the Japs at their work in the beet fields. They move just like clock work and with their little hoes the thinning pro- cess seems easy. Large fields are thinned out in day and they move to another. Some ten or twelve have
 been here during the week and the work is about completed.
 Say. it isn't right to let the young men from Phoenix come out here and take the girls out riding, right under the noses of our boys. Now boys, get a move on you and don't for gracious sake. let this bachelors club be in ] creased.
 Next week we may give you taste ! of strawberries. a mess of asparagus and perhaps a melon for desert.