Arizona republican., 1908-08-22
RURAL ROUTE NO. 2.
OSBORN DISTRICT.

Osborn District, Aug. 21.-Mrs. B R. Beecher left last week for Prescott to be gone about two weeks. During her absence. Edward will be the guest of David and Hugh Creighton F. M. Avis has just finished giving his beautiful resident on North Center street a coat of paint
 Mrs. Hattie Hawthorne has been the guest of Mrs. R. B. Quinn for several days.
 NIT. Comstock has been spending a few days with his son Grant.
 MT. Berry of Washington is erect ing cottage on his five acres, that he just recently purchased from Capt. John Potts
 Mrs. Singleton has been i'll for sever al days. Dr. Monacle was the attend ing physician.
 Mrs. Victor Morris is expected home in few days. She has been spending the summer on the coast
 A party consisting of E. F Van Kirk land wife, Robert Friedel and wife. left Wednesday afternoon for Roosevelt lwhere they expect to spend eight or ten days
 Mrs. Claude Berryman and daughter returned Thursday evening from Iron Springs where she has been spending a few days, and thinks home is pretty good.
 A delightful stag party was given by MT. Grant COmstock at his home on North Center street, Wednesday evening for a few of his friends The evening was spent with several piano solos and stories. Herbert Louder milk being a new member in Osborn .sOciety was initiated. Those present lwere Messrs. Herbert LoudermiIk. Johnny Lynch. Charlie Swiggett. Her bert Black. John Geare, Leslie Smith. Ernest Smith, Bert Smith and Grant { Comstock
 Frank Hackman, of our district, died at 3 o'clock Friday morning at his home on the Indian school car line. about two miles and a half north of town. The funeral was held Sunday from Merryman's undertaking parlos. He was a German by birth. and a lyoung man. MT. Hackman made mus ic his profession and achieved more than an ordinary measure of success until his health began failing him sev- eral years ago.
 About four o'clock Thursday after noon the boiler of the Indian school caught on fire. the rafters were burnt pretty badly before they extinguished lit.
 Tuesday evening the young people of the Indian school planned for a theater party, but it looking so much like rain they decided they had better not go. so they decided to make a party out of it at the employees build ing
 Mrs. s. R. Yaple delightfully."- enter tained for Misses Mildred Dysart and Nancy Lee Heard with an old fashion rag carpet sewing and chicken dinner. Those present were: Misses Audra Lawrence, Esther Loudermilk, Laura lSWiggett, Ruth Evans, Eugenia Glas- cock, Ruth Loudermilk, Irma Lee, Nonerl Hutchison, Ella Scharb, Bertha lScharb, Beatrice Miller. Mildred Dy- lsart and Nancy Lee Heard.
 Word has been received from Mrs. J. F. Hesse that she is greatly improv- ed. Mrs. Hesse left last month for Portland.
 Mrs. S. R. Yaple has just had her home newly painted and remOdeled to IsOme extent
 T. M. Burroughs who has just sold his home on North Center street has tDdght five acres north of B. B. Beech Ter, and is erecting a two story barn and windmill and expects to build a home there in the near future.
 Speaking of land advancing in our district it is reported that MT. Bur roughs paid $500 and acre for his land
 Miss Audra Lawrence is staying with Helen Swiggett while her mother is at Roosevelt.
 Sally Pointer, the 2:06 horse of this dist rict, has been sent to Detroit, Mich igan, to trot in the grand circuit.