Arizona republican., 1908-09-13
LOCAL ITEMS.

Edward A. Wing, first vice presi- dent of the Gold Ridge Mining com pany, whose excellent property ad- joins the Ohio group on the east located five miles west of the famous Congress. spent Thursday in town conferring with Mir. Smith, superin- tendent for the company Mir. Wing is enthusiastic over the property and said; MT Smith will within the next few days put a force of men to work and 1t is our intention to keep at work until we make a mine or know the reason why. Every cent will go into the ground except wha. Is absolutely necessary in surface re- quirements" For it's development there is nothing better than the Gold Ridge property to be seen in the country today.
 A. I. Baldwin, superintendent of the Interior mine, was a visitor in Wickenburg Thursday evening. This is MT. Baldwin's first visit away from the mine for over seven months. He reports everything nov ing nicely at the Interior and that sinking is steadily progressing.
 Mai A. J. Doran. accompanied by c. D. Hopkins. mining engineer from Jerome, was on a tour of inspection in this section this week.
 Eugene Bailey has accepted the po- sition of carpenter for the vulture Mining company and left Friday for the camp. Mir. Bailey, who was en- gagged in erecting the ore exhibit pa vilion. was compelled to throw up the job, which has been turned over to Chas. Wyatt for completion.
 Mrs. John Ellis received a very handsome buggy this week, and F. K O'Brien also a double seated car riage This shows little more pros perity.
 Good times are here in Wickenburg and are going to stay. regardless of the pessimist or who is going to be elected.
 A party of mining men, consisting of F. S. Osborn. Arthur Kunze, Chas. Gage and Mir. Berford. were pas sengers to the front Wednesday morning on an Investigating tour of properties in which they are interest ed in northern Yuma county.
 Mrs. R. A Roberts returned Wed nesday morning from a few days visit in Phoenix
 Lee Roberts bagged fifteen ducks on the river below town this week, and Thursday MT. and Mrs. R. A. Roberts served them with a full com plement of other good things. At the dinner besides the hosts. were Messrs- Armstrong, Roberts, Rowe. Lee Rob- CTS, ShuItz. Roby, Olea. Miller. Thom- as and Wyatt. R. A Roberts and wife and Miss Nellie Roberts. If there is anything that the writer likes better than duck, well. it is more duck
 Louis c. Carr. superintendent of the Pittsburg- Harqua Hala near Wenden, returned Thursday from a few days visit to Phoenix.
 We are sorry not to be able to report the old maids convention, which was held last Saturday night in Baxter hall. The writer was in formed on the q. t by a disgruntled benedict that he had been almost starved to deaath since his wife had become an actress and that there were fully dozen other married men in town in the same fix. Don't believe a word of it; am on the side of the ladies. actresses or not, and if our better halves" could see their old hubbies acting some times, lordl they. the hubbies never would expect another bite to eat. Sabe?
 MT. N Daniels, prosperous ranch CT short distance above here, was in town this week dispensing truck to an appreciative public. After hav-
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