Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-11

Wno mas been III TOT some time, died last Monday. The funeral took place on Tuesday.
 Wiley Jones spent last Sunday and Monday in Stafford. NJ. Swanger, one of the most pro- grcssive farmers of the G,a valley, has completed large ten-room house on his farm, near Stafford. He has been busy during the past week beautifying it with the best furniture obtainable.
 Invitation cards are out announcing the marriage of Miss Elsa Swanger to William Caverness, a young man of sturdy character who has grown up in the Gila valley.
 c. W. Pearson, tho railroad agent, who has been i'll with the grip, has par italy recovered and is back at his old stand
 J. M. Foster left Stafford Tuesday morning for the fair.
 Walter Truesdale has for the past week been working for the Gila Valley Furniture & Hardware store.
 E. w. Clayton, whose residence has just been completed, is furnishing it with the finest of old mission furniture.
 Samuel Roberts, ono time manager of the Journal, will have one of his feet amputated Thursday.
 Bishop Miller and his two sons left Sunday for the fair.
 Judge McColum of Globe came in on Sunday mornings train.
 Ranger Swift, supervisor of the Crook National Forest Reserve leaves for Globe next Wednesday.
 The sister and son of Mrs. F. w. An. drews came in on Saturday evenings train.
 The Gila Monsters of Stafford played the Solomonville base ball team on Sun. day afternoon. Solomonville won by a score of 5 to 6. Gorenzo Baroldy is Solomonyille' best man. This team is composed of Mexican boys. Smith, who is new man on the Stafford team, seemed to be that team s best player yesterday.
 Mir. McGlauphan, Weaver Brier and his brother, who is a newcomer from Colorado, left yesterday for Black Riv. CT,
 A new horse of J. NJ. Fosters became frightened at train last Saturday and getting beyond control overturned their rubber-tired buggy. No one was hurt but the buggy was ruined.
 It is rumored about town that the Wilbur Ijams block has changed hands. Mir. Chesser of the Chesser house is said to be the purchaser. Larger crowds than usual fockcd about the depots of Stafford and Thatch. CT to meet the outgoing train Sunday morning. Nearly every one had friend leaving for the fair. From Thatcher the following people left: George Clau. sen, Annie Clausen, Ed. Phillips, and his daughter Alice, Frank Gulf, Bert Drollinger and Lydia Drollinger.
 Mir. Ginter, bookkeeper for the J. M. Foster mercantile company, spent the week end with his family,at the foot of the Grahams.
 Ralph Cameron was shaking hands with friends while the train stopped in Stafford on Sunday evening Mrs. F. Jewel has for some time been at the home of T. D. Thompson, the ieweler. She is now i'll and Miss Annie | Burhom has arrived from San Diego, Cal, to assist her. Swanger, one of the Gila Valley 8 | heaviest hay growers, has contracted fifteen cars of first class hay to be shipped immediately. A party of Stafford s young ladies and gentlemen drove out in livery rigs on Saturday last for days hunting. On their return the horses became frighten- cd at a passing automobile and upset the hack in the Sun Flower canal. Ev- cry one was submerged and the wagon badly broken up but up to this time no enc has suffered any i'll effects from the episode.
 Those leaving from Stafford yesterday | for the fair were: Mr and Mrs. Henry Dowdle, MT. and Mrs. Geo. Foote, MT. John Birdno and family, Dr. Belt, Will liam Ellsworth, Arthur Wilber and Ben Estes. Mir. and Mrs. Geo. York will leave about the middle of the week.
 Stafford will have a show every night this week.
 The Gila Valley will send out larger number of turkeys than ever this year. Every field in the county is dotted with them.