Arizona republican., 1909-03-27
RURAL ROUTE NO. i.
BRIGHTON.

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 J. D. Bivin and wife were calling in this neighborhood Wednesday.
 Memo Yaggy was a caller at the Kleck ranch Wednesday.
 H. C. Woodbridge made a business trip into town Wednesday,
 Roy Clayson was in town Saturday with q load of grape fruit for the local market.
 Mir. and Mrs. Belt Fine were driving through the district Monday and call ing on their numerous friends.
 Mrs. Albert Autty was calling on Mrs. Carpenter Monday.
 Frank Carlo visited home folks Sun day.
 c. M. Etter who has been suffering from an attack of the grip is once more able to be around.
 T. NJ. Brown lost a valuable COW. with the bloat, last week
 Truman Bates has returned from Yuma where he has been the past six months. MT. Bates says he has not been working for the territory but for Uncle Sam. having been employed on the LagUna Dam.
 Peter Block made a business trip into our country Wednesday.
 Harry Rays had a party of home seekers out looking at several ranches in this district Wednesday.
 Mrs. Barnum has purchased five acres in Culver tract and has let the contract for erection of a 5000 home thereon.
 Morris Curtis and a brother who re- gently came from Mexico, were driving over the district viewing various places of interest, Wednesday
 Miss May Chambers of the Wilson district was paying her sister-in law. Mrs. W. L. Chambers, a visit Wed nesday.
 Libby Kleck was calling on Mrs. Jesse Kleck Wednesday.
 ". P Padget was in town Tuesday.
 Mrs. Chester MatheFs was visiting with Mrs. J. F. Johnson Wednesday.
 Will Osborn has been at work this week putting out an orchard on the west end of his hame place.
 Henry and Joe Egiey were doing some repair work on Mir. Mathers' windmill Thursday.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. H. Hickman were callers in town Thursday
 Eugene Brady O'Neill was in our district Wednesday and Thursday searching for three calves which had strayed away. They were found on the McDowell road.
 P. T. Hurley and & J. Tribolet were in our neighborhood Tuesday forenoon in time to enjoy a wetting from one of the hailstorms.
 Taken all together with the hail. sleet and cold raw wind, Tuesday was about as disagreeable a day as one sees in this valley. Although it caused considerable discomfort to those who had to be out the damage to growing crops was very smal.
 Miss Gladys Fitzhugh unfortunately fell and sprained her ankle Monday. so is unable to attend school this week.
 Will Osborn escorted a party of picnickers to the Hole-in-the-Ro Rock last Saturday.
 ". F. Mathers was in town on busi- ness Thursday.
 Rob Etter has been cutting a crop of weeds for his father this week Miss Libby Kleck was calling on Mrs. Frank Baum Thursday.
 Joe Carver has his house, on the north Park road, nearly finished. This is a six-room modern frame building and greatly adds to the appearance of that part of the country.
 Mir. Johnson. an employe of the post office. has bought of W. K James, a 5-acre plat on the Homewood tract and let contract for a residence to be erected thereon.
 One of the most enjoyable occasions of the month was the party given by Marion Mathers and Lyman LaTour- rette at the home Of the former last Saturday evening. Games and other amusements were enjoyed until a late hour. Refreshments of hot chocolate and Obisco wafers were served at II o'clock Those present were: The Mesdames W. F. Mathers, Fred KaTls and Chester Mathers; the Misses Mary Perkins. Abbie Smith, Hazel Ellerick, Alvina Peterson, May Chambers. Ada Osmunson, Lena Schreck, Winnie Pritchett and Rena LaTourrette; Messrs. Verne LaTourette. Chester Mathers. John Pritchett. Dick Osmun- son, George Peterson, Vim. Taylor and Charles and Calvin Strouder. John LaTOurrette and Harold Altenburgh.
 w L. Chambers was a caller at the home of his parents in the Wilson dis | trict Friday.
 Miss Fay Etter is confined to her | bed with a severe attack of the grip. We are sorry to hear of the contin- | ued illness of A. V. Smith who lives | on the north Park road. Mir Smith | who has been confined to his home for | over a month with typhoid fever was | able to be up and around last week but | suffered a relapse the first of this | Week and is now in bed
 ". l.. Osborn was assisting H. w | Pierson in dehorning a bunch of cows and young stock Friday afternoon.
 This is the day of the election for school trustees and every citizen should remember that it is his or her duty to get out and vote. then support | and assist those elected in the dis charge of their duties.
 4 sight that recalled to your corre- spondent scenes of earlier years was a troop Of Apache Indians from McDow- ell who were going through the neigh borhood Friday The women laden with . olas and other earthern ware vessels. | were making a house to house canvass with their wares.
 Robert Mollett arrived from Blufton Ohio. Tuesday morning. for visit | with his mother. Mrs. Mary Mollett