Arizona republican., 1908-11-22
A WEEKS EVENTS
ABOUT WENDENDALE
Residents and Visitors Who Have
Returned or Arrived.

Wendendale, Nov. 19.-(Special cor
respondence of The Republican,
At the present writing it is raining
in the mountains east of here. and
the clouds look threatening over the
town. We need rain badly to lay
the dust.
| Mr.. Wilkinson returned Saturday
from the territorial fair. He was
accompanied by his son. ]. w. VIII
kinson, and wife of Bisbee. They
| intend remaining for a short visit.
Dr. F. H. Cartmell returned Satur-
day from California, where he was
called suddenly by the death of his
brother, Allan. Mr.. Cartmell spent
few months in Wendendale at one
time and was respected and liked
by all who knew him. We extend
our deepest sympathy to DIR. Cart
nell in his bereavement.
NJ. o. Rollins of the Copperopolis
company is suffering from rheuma-
tism. We hope that we may have
been misinformed.
NJ Z. Briggs of Joplin. Mo-. brother
of NJ NJ. Briggs and father of Roger
Briggs, is in town on n short visit
with relatives. Mr.. Briggs is largely
Interested in the Red Bird group,
which has fine shOwings of gold and
copper ore.
1t is rumored that Miss Genevra
Carter and Jack Hanson were mar
ried in Joplin, Mo-, last Sunday
The young people spent last winter
in Wendendale and took n leading
part in all the social gatherings.
The charming manner of the young
lady made her especially popular
with every one. We have had not
letter confirming the rumor. but
trust we are not premature in wish
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson a long,
happy and prosperous life.
John Cuff. an old and well known
prospector of this region, died re-
Gently at st. Joseph's hospital, PhOe-
nix. Relatives took the body to
California for interment.
A good bit of excitement occurred
in the lower end of town one day
recently A tent in Graham Bros
corral caught fire and exploded ten
pounds of giant powder. which was
resting securely in a box ready to
be taken out to one of the mines.
The noise of the explosion awakened
somnolent individual who was TAX
ing a nap in a house nearby. He
at once rushed up to the scene
clothed in an attenuated pair of pa
jamas and a glad smile. All the
Wendendale population who were not
attending the fair at Phoenix were
at the fire and they gave the sleepy
gentleman the happy ha-ha- No dam
age was done except the loss of the
tent and powder. several rolls of bed
ding and cots.
Among those who attended the fair
were Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Boone. Mr..
and Mrs. Wetzler, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
K. Bunker, Robert Bunker, Judge
Joseph, VIM. Wilkinson. Tom Dod
son. Ernest Graham and many others.
Mrs. ]. II. Delgado has gone to
the bedside of her mother in Yuma.
The mother is past 80 years of age
and is quite i'll.
Mrs. ]. II. Gunnell of Wickenburg
has been visiting her daughters, Mrs.
Frank Graham and Miss Leila Holt.
Messrs. Vernon J. Barlow and Sam
Dunlop of Phoenix, accompanied by
| Otis f. Young of this place, have
been looking at some of the proper
ties in this neighborhood.
Harold Baxter, vice president and
general manager of the Cunningham
Pass Copper company. has gone to
New York for a short time on bust
ness.
]. II. McLaren, president of the
Corona Copper company, is expected
Saturday from Pittsburg. Mr.. Nc
Laren VIII be accompanied by sew
eral stockholders of the company.
The Corona, after playing hide and
seek for several weeks past with a
vein of high grade ore in the tunnel
on the Chicago claim. has finally
come upon a large body of the ore.
| Louis B. Carr. manager of the
| Pittsburg & Harqua Hala Mining
company. attended the fair in Phoe-
nix
Mrs. Otis E. Young visited her son.
!, Ward, who is attending the Tempe
training school, the first part of fair
week The latter part of the week
she spent with her friends. DIR. and
Mrs. o. E.. Plath, of Phoenix,
| j. +. Singleton of Riverside, Cal,
manager of the Magnolia Gold and
Copper company, is here doing as
sessment work. The company owns a
fine group of fourteen claims five
miles west of Cunningham Pass on
the north side of the Harcuvar range.
+ Geo. Pressler,. accompanied by his