Arizona republican., 1907-10-12
IA FIRE AT KELVIN
 SCHOOL HOUSE GONE
It Required Active Work by a Bucket
 Brigade to Save Adjoining Property.

Kelvin. oct 1O.-I-ast> night. about eleven o'clock the new school building was discovered to be on fire, but be- fore any assistance could be given the building and it's contents burned to the ground, causing a loss of five hundred dollars. The school was to have open ed in few days. and as is the custom here. a dance is always given in a new building. Last evening, the people as- sembled but the musicians failed to put in an appearance, and the people went to their homes. Shortly afterward the building was found to be in flames and being famed by brisk wind from the east was soon d pile of ruins.
 The sparks from the fire caused the people of the camp to form a bucket brigade and many of the houses were saved by this means. The houses of Thos. Trook lay directly in the path of the flying embers and caught fire in several places but was saved by quick work on the part of neighbors. c. D. Schwartz. while running to the fire ran full force into cholla and was painfully injured. He was taken to Dr. Browns office where the doctor was two hours picking chollas from every cart of his body. His injuries though painful, are not serious. MT. Schwartz says in the future when he runs to a fire he will carry a lantern with him.
 A novel picnic party took place in the hills near this place Sunday. the means of transportation being a hand car on the narrow gauge railroad. The party was composed of Messrs. Flaw key. Wilson and Norton from the Ray office and Misses Winola Marquis and Beulah Williams. The car was run nearly to the mines and the party dis embarked and took to the hills, where a jolly day was spent camping and hunting. On the return to the camp all hands took d turn at pumping and as they passed through town received quite an ovation from the many spec tators.
 Mrs l.. M. Hartman while out in the hills Sunday, killed one of the largest rattlesnakes seen in this sec tion in some time. Two shots from Mrs. Harriman's six shooter did the work. and she now wears the rattler's skin for a belt.
 A Mexican named Jesus Sesmas took t UoOn himself to enliven the Ray camp by shooting up the place. He was making a grand success of it until Officer Mickey gathered him in and relieved him of his gun.
 He was taken before Justice of the Peace Nolan and was fined SEQ and 30 days in iail.
 Supt. Tom Hall of the Woolley was in camp today and reports considera- ble development work is being done on his operations. Mir. Hall is opening up new group of four claims and ex- poets to have d large working force at an earl:' date.
 J. O. Gibson. manager of the Pinal Mercantile Company's store in Ray. is seriously i'll with typhoid fever.
 MT. Gibson is one of the most pupu- lar young men in camp and bis many friends wish him a speedy recovery.
 pr. Ira Brown is the attending phy- sician. MT. l.. R. Jenkins will look af- ter the management of the store dur ing MT. Gibson's illness.
 MT. Frank Ainsworth cashier of the Home Savings Bank and Trust Co, of Phoenix, spent the day here in the interest of the branch banks.
 MT. Ainsworth expressed himself as much pleased with the condition of the banks in Kelvin and Ray.