Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-11
NEWS BUDGET
 FROM STAFFORD

SAFToRD, November lo.-Novcm- Der 4, Jake Pursley was married to Miss May Kerr in solomonville by Pro bate Judge Shirley. The wedding took place SO quietly that none of his friends knew of it until Thursday even ing. Miss Kerr has not been in the Gila valley long, but during the time that she has been here she has won the friendship and good will of many. She could not have chosen a better mate, for Jake is one of the most clean hearted, brave and industrious young men of the Gila valley.
 Miss Frona Brown of Thatcher, who has for the past few months been with Latham & Hunt, spent last Thursday evening with friends in Stafford.
 The Gila Valley Furniture & Hard ware store is unloading car of furni. turc today.
 Carl Neese has been with the Journal Publishing company for tho past week
 Fred Blake, who has been cutting meat for Morris & Dowdle, gave up his place today to Ed Barry, who has re- turned from his vacation in Texas.
 NJ. E. O'Brien made business trip to Solomonvillc last Friday.
 The report that the Fort Thomas Mill ing company had closed down for a time has been proved false.
 The telephone people are remodeling thcir central office in Stafford. The rail ing are being changed and q private booth is being constructed.
 Frank Andrew of Artosia was in town today.
 Ed Hams, who is connected with the telephone company at Tombstone has been in Stafford during the past few days.
 The Junior Broncos of Stafford played Thatcher yesterday evening. The Bron- eos won by score of 10 to 9.
 The Stafford concert band gave con cert and dance in Pima Saturday night It was attended by people from all the towns in the upper valley. Uni forms for all of the members of the band have been ordered. Rev. Wardlaw, Miss Jessie Wardlaw and Mir. and Mrs. Luther H. Moore will leave in the morning for Phoenix to at tend the territorial fair. They intend stopping over in Tucson few days. Many others of Stafford intend leaving Sunday.
 Schools of the valley will be closed this week during the teachers institute at Phoenix. Several hunting trips have been planned by the younger boys dur ing the week.
 The proprietors of the Wonderland are talking of flooring the theater with matched pine for dancing
 The house that J. NJ. Foster moved onto the lot between the Guardian and the Williams gallery has been remodel ed. It will be ready for it's tenans next week. George Ellege has rented it. If others would follow Mir. Eos ter's example and build houses to rent, 1 it would pay them and help the town, for there are over fifteen families liv- ing iB tents in and around Stafford.
 Photographer Williams and son, who have been out of the valley for the past month, have returned to their old stands. Mir. Willisms IT,, is the pro- prietor of a picture gallery and barber shop in Pima.
 A couple of marriages are eontem- plated in Stafford.
 A. A. Johnson, the piano man, is in Stafford.
 Mir. and Mrs. B. F. Thum were out going passengers this morning. Mrs. Thum will visit in Fl Paso and MT. Thum goes to Phoenix to attend the territorial fair.
 MT. and Mrs. F. W. Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Young and children composed an automobile party to Solomonville Sunday evening, where they enjoyed Mexican supper.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. D. Hartzler were wis. itors in town Saturday.
 MT. and Mrs. J. R. Reed left this morning to enjoy fair week at Phoenix. Misses Purdum, Archer, Lillian Archer, Wingate( Surarus and Wester- man left this morning for Tucson, where tho territorial teachers convention will convene this week. The younger crowd are looking for ward with pleasure to the masquerade ball to bo given this evening.
 MT. and Mrs George Birdno and daughter left this morning to spend the week at Camp Inception.
 Mrs. James Wakefield entertained the ladies of the Methodist church at her home this afternoon.
 The Sahuara club held very inter. csting meeting Monday afternoon. The ladies are enjoying the study of ancient Rowe this month.
 Report came Tuesday morning that q railroad bridge was burnt out bcts cen here and Solomonville. The engine left the train behind and ran down. IL re. turned in few moments reporting that +ha hriJna bod bnpn rppairpd