Arizona republican., 1908-08-02
From Territorial Points


enough 10 go 10 Prescott Sunday after noon, possibly to see the ball game From appearances when they cam : home some ones melon patch mus
 look lonesome.
 The Iron Springs Sunday school i
 growing in interest and numbers. Eff
 ty-two were present Sunday morning
 Mir. Will Robinson was elected asso ciate superintendent and Rev. J. A lGeissinger, Mrs. Frank T. Alkire Mrs IWill Robinson and Miss Carrie McNeil were added to the corps of teachers Miss Elizabeth Coats acted as pianist The superintendent was authorized tC purchase chairs for the primary de- pertinent to replace about a dozen and a half which have been carelessly broken to pieces by reckless hands since last summer.
 Roger Geissinger, youngest son of Rev. J. A. Geissinger, has been quite ill for a few days, but is now improv- ing.
 | Mrs. R. II. Hueneryager is visiting the springs as the guest of Prof. and Mrs. F. w. Wilson.
 Sunday nights train carried off a generous bunch of Phoenicians, in- cluding II. I. Latham. J. Keith Pick Irell, MT. and Mrs. McNeill. C. H. Dav- idson. Dr. H. J. Jessop, c. Sherburne Jencks, Claude Berryman and perhaps others. | Monday morning saw Mrs. G. F. | Barnes, Prof. Stuchel and others trip ping away to Prescott. and MT. J. A. Marshall, E. NJ Bowers, Mir. Matthews and F. T Ceilings off for Phoenix. Miss Alice Dresser. who has been visiting Mrs. D. B. Horning. departed for Prescott on Monday. Miss Dresser has a fine homestead at Congress Junction and the beginnings of ac- commodations for a health colony.
 pr. and Mrs. Damerson dropped off here Monday morning from the north; but also the doctor dropped on again, and left for Phoenix.
 Miss Louise Murphy and Mrs. Creighton arrived from Phoenix Mon day afternoon.
 The last of the Prescott boys pull ed out Monday afternoon, scratching matches as they went.
 There was one hairsbreadth escape at the ball Saturday evening. but quick work made the switch, and the train was not wrecked.
 Donald Mcqueen passed through Monday afternoon with a large ship ment of sheep. bound for Kansas City.
 We have had rain every day for three weeks and the grass is growing so finely on the ranges that the cattle have quit visiting the baled haystack in the railroad camp down in the can yon.
 D. II. Burtis and W. D. Tulwiler re- stunned their quest for gold in Phoenix Tuesday morning bright and early. Miss Edith Bennett has been the guest of Miss Edith Armitage in Pres- colt recently.
 Kenneth Goodman of Phoenix ar rived Tuesday afternoon to visit his aunt Miss Emma R. shannon, and his brother. Walter Goodman.
 A camping party. consisting of Mrs. J. w. Doris, Mrs. W. c. Foster, Mrs w K. James, Miss Ruth Doris, Miss Grace Stacy. Miss Rema Doris, Miss Mildred Stacy. Miss May OROurke, Miss Mary Story. MT Ivey Marshall, Mir. Charles Stauffer, Miss Hazel Mar shall, Miss Edith Bennett and Miss Agnes Anderson. left for Granite mountain Tuesday afternoon. If they did not get wet they must have receiv- ed special consideration from the weather department.
 Miss Mary Story is spending a few weeks at the Springs as the guest of her seminar room mate, Miss Ruth Doris.
 Dr. Chandler, Prof. Stuchel and Rev. NIT. Coats took their turn at Prescott on TuesCly.
 The only Wednesday morning ar rivals were two gentlemen riding the trucks of the passenger coach. They followed the train up the road. No cards
 Dr. Chandler returned to Mesa Tues day evening.
 We had couple more rousing. soaking thunder showers Tuesday morning and afternoon. We like rain.
 There are a few things much needed in Iron Springs, and for the benefit of the people it may be well to mention them. First Of all. there is need for half a dozen or more well-built, we'll furnished and well-located cottages, which could be rented at from $50 to $75 apiece for the season. It does not SlNt lilt sSIJIluSS q SpOh ilciilt t' bAi+it7 people here and dump them in dil- apidated, unfurnished and partially in- habited cottage which may once have been comfortable. but has long passed that stage. There are plenty of sight ly sites available and a good cottage can be built and furnished for not more than S4O0, including the site. There are a number of good houses still unrented but no one seems to know anything about them and this suggests the need of listing every cot tage which may be for rent with some one person, preferably the secretary of the Outing club. An accurate schedule of contents should be given with every cottage. so that persons taking them may bring just what they need to supplement- The club librar- is a .miIdewed farce and should be replaced with a reasonable number of respecta- .ble volumes. some good reading for bows and girls and a moderate file of newspapers and periodicals, all under the supervision of some reliable per son. Music lovers in the camp would 'appreciate some arrangement by which something more and better than dance