Arizona republican., 1909-02-13
RURAL ROUTE NO. i.
WILSON DISTRICT.

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 Wilson, Feb. 12-Mrs. Jack Wal drum spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Jackson.
 Joe Monihon was in the district last Friday buying cattle. He bought four teen head from Williams, Wilson and Barry and the noon hour catching him so far from home he had dinner with MT. Barry.
 Will Campbell came up from the Agua Fria last Friday and visited with Dick Osmundsun over night.
 MT. Queen was laid up with rheuma- tism the first of the week, but he is now able to go to his work in Phoenix each day.
 Mir and Mrs. Presman of Phoenix were calling Sunday at c. c. Blacks. They were two of a picnic party plan ned to go from the neighborhood to the reservation that day, but owing to the inclemency of the weather the pie nic was postponed.
 Miss Viva Johnson has lately been promoted to the eighth grade in our school Considering that Miss Viva is but F years of age this is better record than the majority make.
 This district has long been noted for its chicken ranches, but when it comes to chickens in great numbers, and for the capacity for matching more there are none who can come up to Mrs. Jackson, who lives on what is known as the lower road and threefourths of a mile south of Eastlake. Mrs. Jack son has everything as handy as can be and as comfortable as any chicken could wish. Last year they matched out 16,OOO chicks and there will prob ably be more this year. as one fncu- bator alone holds 500 eggs. Mrs. Jack son has twelve incubators running at present They have also had five new chicken houses built in which to put the breeders. Each house is set in its own yard and so arranged that the little chicks can leave from the back and take daily walks in the avenue now planted in wheat and bordered on both sides by umbrella trees, which will add much tQ his comfort when the hot days come. To keep the chick ems warm Mrs. Jackson has made something comparatively new, and which does away with heating with lamps which is always more or less dangerous, and with hot water, which is always a great deal of work. This new arrangement will have to be seen to be properly understood, but will surely be an improvement upon the old way of keeping the little chicks warm. Mrs. Jackson has also 500 lay ing hens, which net no small income when eggs are at their usual winter price The breed is all Brown Leg horn and the trim little brown hens with their red combs make pretty picture at feeding time.
 Last Friday evening the young peo- pie of the south side met at Mrs. Bar rvs. where dancing, cards and games were indulged in until a late hour. At Il o'clock refreshments of cake and coffee were served, after which few more sets were danced and finished the evening which, apparently, was pleasant one to all. Mrs. Barry was assisted by Mrs. Minch and Miss Os- mundsun. Thanks are due Mrs. Me Guire and also Mir and Mrs Osmund- sun for the excellent music rendered. Those present were Misses Chambers, Osmundsun. Pritchett, Cage Hayois, Agner, Williams and the two Misses Queen, Messrs. Mcclure, Cage, Hous- tan, Strouder, Bromley. Osmundsun, Campbell, Williams, Queen, Agner, Minch and MT and Mrs. Minch.
 The entertainment at the Wilson school has been postponed till the Fri day before Washington's birthday and will be one to honor both the he roes of the month-Lincoln and Wash ington-and also tribute to the poet, Longfellow, will be included.
 Mir. Toncray was out from Phoenix on Tuesday attending to the irrigating Of his ranch
 For the benefit of strangers driving through the neighborhOod we will say that shingles, papers or palm leaves arranged in regular rows through the fields are for the protection of what may be at some future day a water