Graham guardian., 1908-08-07
THATCHER
IBy Our Special Correspondent


spend q few weeks with relatives
in SAINT David.
Miss Ruth Kimball has gone to
spend a few weeks with her sister,
Mrs. Bripkerhoff, of Artesia.
Misses Edna and Louise Lee
have been visiting for few days
at Ft. Thomas with their asnt,
George Lewis and wife, also
Miss lila Kemp, of Mesa, arc visit
ing with relatives and friends in
Thatcher.
Ed Dodge, of Washington cosRty,
Utah, a young man of good reputa.
ton, has come to make bis home
at Thatcher.
Oscar Layton's little eight year.
old daughter. Birdie, has been very
sick for the last few weeks with
Saint Vitas' Dance.
J. l.. Wilkins has resigned his
position in the Graham County
State Bank, and has decided to
center his efforts in the mercban.
disc business.
Mrs. ]. A. Weller, of Globe, and
Mrs, l.. A. Canette, of Clifton, have
been visiting for the last two
weeks with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Knudson.
Lackey Brannam, who has been
20 Globe selling fruit for the past
month, came home very ill on
Sunday morning, but is improving
now in health.
The Big Six has just received
three car loads of wagons aud farm
implements. They have been do.
ing a big business in this line the
last few months.
The Academy opens on the
twenty. sixth of August. Presi-
dent Kimball will devote next
week TO preparing the Academy
building for that event.
David Phillips and wife have
returned from Los Angeles, where
they have been spending the last
two months. Their friends are
glad to have them home again.
d. T. Hooks, of Stafford, brought
a Mexican to Thatcher to be tried
for misdemeanor IN the justice
court. He was given his choice of
u twenty-five dollar fine, or twenty
five days in the county Jail.
Robert X. Lee Wicksom, with
his wife and two grown sisters, of
Murry, Salt Lake County, Utah,
have arrived in Thatcher. Mr..
Wicksom is to be the Professor of
Manual Training in the Academy
the coming school year.
w. w. Pace returned from Utah
Monday evening, where he was
called to the bedside Of his mother.
He found her very i'll, but she i'm
proved a great deal in few days,
and Mr.. Pace was glad to get home
again. He says: "Talk about heat!
We know nothing about it. The
Gila Valley is pretty comfortable"
The citizens of Thatcher held a
meeting on Monday evening TO
consider the care of the flood |
waters resulting from the rain,
Many ways and means we're dis
cussed, but the most practicable
one seemed to be that of buying a
right-ofway to the river. and max.
ing a ditch large enough to hold
the flood waters. Nothing was
done in the matter, however, ex-
cept the appointing of committee
to investigate the situation. This
is a commendable move, as these
waters do much damage to the
town.
The electrical storm which
passed over the valley on Tues
day night, was one of tho most se-
we're ever experienced here. The
flash of lightning and
rumbling of thunder were seen and
heard early in the evening at
but they came nearer and
nearer, and broke forth IN terrible
fury about midnight. The sue
ceeding flashes of lightning were
80 frequent that the rooms were
kept constantly lighted, and the
cracking of the thunder was some.
thing terrible. The roof of Bishop
Peterson's house was struck, the
running across the cell
ing and down the wall and ont
through the foundation, which was
considerably damaged. The fami.
Iy were daEed, but otherwise es.
capped injury, although the fumes
we're strong and penetrating.
thatcher was pretty well aroused,
and badly frightened, for all real
lzed that it was dangerous storm.
A very successful Young Ladies'
meeting was held at Thatcher on
tuesday afternoon. An invitation
had been extended to the Pima
Association to visit the Thatcher
A Association in body, So . good
number came, and
these with O large attendance Of
he Thatcher Association, made a