Arizona republican., 1909-06-05
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Creighton, June 4-One of the most enjoyable occasions of the week was the moonlight hayride given Thursday evening by the young people of the distric-. The affair was engineered by Allen Creighton, Lyman LaTourrette and Marion Mathers. The objective place was the Hole-in- the Rock, where the lunch was spread and enjoyed by all. Those who went are Mir and Mrs. Ernest Smith. MT. and Mrs. Hen " Chambers and Mrs. Jess Kleck, the Misses Lou Vincent, May McAvoy, Harriet Beller, Mary Perkins, Inez Thrift, Ruth Creighton, Hazel Sllerick. Rena LaTourrette, Emma Curtis. Lilly Maley, Libby Kleck and Messrs. Allen Creighton, Lyman LaTourrette. Verne LaTOurrette. Jake and Sam Kleck. Will rus Bivin, E. W. McRill. Frank Miller, Marion Mathers and Frank Gegax.
 C. M. Better is cutting his second crop Of alfalfa this week
 A committee from Tempe was in the district one day this week sounding our people on the bridge question.
 Tom King is at work with his road crew tearing out the old rotten bridge over the Grand canal at the Tempe road crossing and filling up the old canal where the bridge was.
 Mrs. oral Mccormack and family moved from the F. B. Heney ranch to town the first of the week.
 Miss Villa Frances Hickman has ac- cepted a position as teacher in the Phoenix public schools. Miss Hickman taught in the Osborn district last year, where she was a favorite both with the scholars and parents, and the city school are to be congratulated upon securing her services.
 Miss Nell Dean, who taught, in our school the past year has accepted the position as principal of the Wilson school While we congratulate the people of the Wilson district upon se- curing the services of Miss Dean, many people in our district, both the parents and scholars, will learn with regret that she is no longer to be with us in cur school work.
 H. c. Woodbridge and family left the latter part of last week for Pres cotV. where they will spend the sum- mer months enjoying the cool breezes of the mile-high city.
 Mrs. G. F. Canning, who has been visiting the past two weeks with Mrs. F. w. Gregory, returned to her home in town Tuesday
 The Independent Telephone compa- ny has been busy in the district this week extending and improving its lines. The Consolidated company which connects with the Independent lines at the intersection of the Tempe and Park roads has run several new mains to that point and the Independent com pany has connected its new wires with them and now lhas but three subscrib- CTS on a line, so we may expect the best of service in the future.
 Mir and Mrs. Chester Mathers drove over to Tempe Sunday.
 Mrs J w Black was visiting We'd nesday with her mother. Mrs w. J. Argle
 Verne LaTourrette was calling at the ETerick home Tuesday evening.
 J. Kleck is improving and is now able 10 be at his work again.
 J H. Williams was a business wis itor in the district Thursday.
 Mrs. $ O. Hudgens was calling on Mrs J w. Fitzhugh Wednesday.
 MT and Mrs H. W. Chambers were visiting with MT Chambers parents in the Wilson district Sunday.
 Leon Kleck, who broke his arm two weeks ago, is reported as doing fine. The break, which was rather a bad one. is knitting together as well as could be wished and we hope it will be only a short time until he has fully recovered its use.
 Art Cook was calling at the kleck home Thursday.
 Frank Gegax has left his ranch for the time being and will work for H. l. Latham in town.
 Miss Gladys Fitzhugh has been on the sick list this week.
 MT. and Mrs. w. R Hickman were visiting with friends in Phoenix Thurs day
 MT. Kleck has taken the contract for blowing and leveling fifty acres just south and east of where the zanjero lives belonging to MT. Ely.
 Joseph Stodola and family left Wed nesday for Colorado Springs, Colo, where they expect to make their fu- ture home. MT. Stodola, who is a cabi- net maker by trade. came here from Cedar Rapids, la, two years ago in hopes of regaining his health, was very much improved until this spring when he became sick through overwork. The warm weather coming on the physi- clans thought a change would be bene- ficial Mir. StodOla lived on the J. B. Mollett ranch and worked at the Ky der mills in town.
 MT and Mrs. Jess Kleck visited Sun- day afternoon with J. Kleck and fam fly.
 Cards have been received from Miss Mary White announcing her safe ar rival at her home in Springfield, Ore.
 Lyman LaTourrette returned Wed nesday from Bisbee, where he went