Arizona republican., 1908-07-04
RURAL ROUTE NO. i.
CREIGHTON.

SHelSf1 ON.
 Creighton, July 2.-(Special Cores pondence uf The Repup1ican.}-The unusually hot weather of the past week. accompanied by the burning hot winds, has been playing havoc with crops which are already sui fering from the lack or water The cantaloupe crop, which we have all been watching with so much inter est, has not suffered much for water yeS, though a good irrigation would le worth many dollars per aero to the growers. A good deal of the young alfalfa this spring is dying, however, and some of the young fruit trees need water badly. We are told by the zanjero that there is but six thousand inches of water to be divided among all the north side canals. This. is the lowest in years and amounts to but little more than stock water.
 A. NJ. Frederick, superintendent of the Appropriators, yesterday turred the keys to she gates of ti.It canal over to the government officials, who will see to the Gist.ibItian of Ihe water until next tal. when it is Loped that some satisfactory ar rangement can oe made for inc Fur chase of that canal by tie govern ment.
 Mir. Allen Creighton has sod q crop Of alfalfa har an6 is busy de livering same. Allen says i. is hot work, but it will soon re over.
 MT. J. H. Singleton. who recently sold his place in the Wilson district. I,.l ~A a.s l1A us. He has bought the Cleveland ranch of P acres on the Park road, for S4000 Mir. Singleton contem- plates moving the house, which how sets back in the field, to a more convenient location nearer the road and otherwise making a number of improvements.
 A number of our farmers are ai- ready cutting their third crop of al- falfa. Among those who might be mentioned are Messrs. Powers, Kleck, Creighton and Etter Bros Messrs. Etter are bailinG and shipping theirs out of the field, prererring to sell it now at the prevailing price of s9 per ton rather than to hold for an advance later on.
 Miss Norma Creighton returned the first of the week from Missouri. where she has been attending Parks College.
 Wm. Goebel, who for the past two years has been a student at Yale, arrived home Wednesday. MT. GOe- bel will spend the summer here and in the White mountains.
 Miss Willma Richmond is visiting with Miss Mary Perkins.
 Miss Georgie EIlerick is able to be up and around once more.
 Kleck Bros. have been baling hay for T. T. Powers this week.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. D. MorrelI left Friday for Prescott. where they ex- pect to escape a month of summer weather.
 Bill Miller has a bran new runa- bout and is out every evening en- toying the cool drives
 MT. Robert Bivins. who has charge of the Gordon Tweed ranch, has fin ished hauling the grain crop. He says the wheat. made 90 bushels per acre. and that 60 acres of barley yielded 1sSO sacks or 20Ia sacks per acre.
 Mrs Biyins is blowing the ground preparatory to planting 40 acres to corn.
 Creed Bros thresher is at work on the Butts Mondy ranch this week.
 Your correspondent is having con siderable difficulty in getting in touch with the doings in this neigh borhood and would greatly appre- ciate it if those who give a party or dinner, make a call on a friend or receive a call. etc, would make note of same and mail it to the Creighton correspondent, in care of The Republican, or if you know of any little incident that night be of interest to the readers we would consider it as a favor if you would let us hear about it, for it is these little items that make our column interesting to the neighbcrs and it is only with your cooperation that We can get them, so please help us out.