Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-08-15
FOWLER

IInOenlN visited her DrOther, Mr.. Hay
mes few days this week.
Mrs. Bruce Brooks baby has been
quite sick but is better now.
VIII Jackson who was recently mar
ried came down from the mountains
last week to take charge of his faith
er's ranch which is located seven and
n half miles west of Phoenix. When
his father took the ranch a year and a
half ago it was in poor condition and
There were no improvements on it. At
present it is one of the neatest, clean
est ranches in the valley and has a
fine stand Of alfalfa.
Louis Kohl and Mr. Dowell took adj
vantage of the democratic convention
rates last week to make short visit
with relatives at Prescott. They re-
turned Monday afternoon and were
met in Phoenix by Mrs. Kohl and Mrs
DOwell
Mrs. Gammell and little son of Mesa
visited Mrs. Gammells parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Miller a few days last week
returning home Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Lloyd and son Knox
drove to Phoenix Thursday.
Harry Miller loaded a car of hay at
Alhambra Thursday.
| Mrs Haynes and Miss Dorothy drove
to Phoenix shopping Monday.
/ Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ivy were Phoenix
visitors Thursday afternoon.
Ivy Wilson who has been very i'll is
able to be out again. He visited in
town Monday and Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harp, who have been
living on the old Brooks ranch are
moving on to ranch two miles south
of the o. H Christy ranch.
Elizabeth Ivy and Mamie Brooks
spent Thursday afternoon at Miss
Towards, practicing for the recital
which Miss Towards music class will
give soon.
Those who visited Miss Kate Miller
Sunday were Mary Peterson, Maud
Coleman and Rush Keesler.
Mrs. Stanley Howard, Mrs. ]. a. Rig
gins and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. Ivy called
at NJ. b. Brooks Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bright of Phoenix,
passed through here Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Bright was accompanying her
husband to Buckeye where he has an
interest in the Marlar thresher
Mrs. Jim Marian spent several days
at the ranch in our neighborhood this
week. canning fruit.
Mrs. McImoil drove to Phoenix
Thursday to meet her husband who
was returning from the coast.
Florence SnOdgrass has been visit
ing Mrs COnger for the past week.
Mrs. Clark and Maud Coleman visit
ed at Mrs. Millers Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kay are re-
joicing in the name of Kay is to be
further perpetuated. They are the
extremely proud parents of a baby boy
who arrived Thursday.
Mrs. Conger and Miss Florence Snod-
grass visited at Mrs. Miller's Tuesday
afternoon.
A number of our young people at
tended camp meeting Sunday night
Mr.. Laird and Mr.. Wiclie and a few
others from the Ostrich farm came up
Thursday night to Jud Irving's to en-
joy his graphophone.
August Hagelund and family spent
Thursday at the creamery.
Mr.. Kays OF the Maricopa creamery
was out this week testing milk.
Mrs. Springer was in town Monday
looking after the insurance on her
property destroyed by the terrific
storm that passed through the west
part of the valley last Friday night.
So far as can be learned it was the
hardest storm ever witnessed in this
part of the valley. A great deal of
damage was done both by wind and
lightning Major Ivy had a COW killed
by lightning, Frank Criswell had
some steers killed, and Higera, a Mex
lean, lost a horse. The wind uproot-
ed about 25 trees on the Ostrich farm,
and threatened the roof on the incuba-
tor house; at the Haynes ranch on the
Aqua Fria the wind mill was blown
down. Mr.. Hedger lost AZ of his large
trees, but Mrs. Springer and Hosea
Greenhaw were the heaviest losers. All
of Mrs. Springers buildings We're turn
ed over, turned around, or blown away
and the contents of them scattered
broad Least, the wind in the mean time
playing such pranks as taking the cof
feel pot ont OF the Mems cook house
and wrapping it in a blanket from the
family sleeping room and burying
them in . ditch some distance away.
Hosea Greenhaw had just cut 60 acres
of alfalfa. He says he cautioned the
hired man that night to shut both
gates TO lfle lieu Out lUt man CdItltoS-
ly forgot it and every shred escaped
before morning. But after all we are
glad to say that such storms only |
strike the valley once in a thousand |
years.
Miss Fannie Breedlove was a guest |
at the home of NJ. B. Brooks Thursday |
night.
Mrs. Basham, formerly known to our
people as "Bently" is staying with |
Mrs. George Kay. Her many friends |
here will be glad to know of her pres |
ence in the neighborhood.
Mr.. John Hughes from the Tribolet |
meat market was looking at hogs in |
this vicinity Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. higgins visited |
the Pan American Ostrich farm We'd |
nesday afternoon and were very much !
surprised to see the great Improvement |
that has been made under the present |
management. The buildings, consist |
ing formerly of one main house, have |
increased in number, so they resemble |
a small town. There are few bunga