Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-16
NEWS BUDGET
 FROM STAFFORD

SAFFORD, April 15.--Rev. D. Carl Williams stopped over here yesterday on his return from the Baptist conven ton at Phoenix, to his home in Globe.
 W. H. Bishop, the real estate man of Solomonville, was in this city on busi, ness Wednesday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ben Mauer were wis itors here yesterday from the Big ranch.
 Miss Irene Morris is now with the Paul Brown Dry Goods company, hay. ing accepted the position last week.
 George A. Olney returned this morn ing from business visit to Clifton.
 A. Crandall of Los Angeles was "a visitor here the first of the week.
 Johnnie Martin of Globe is transact ing business in the valley metropolis.
 A large crowd witnessed the races at the Stafford roller skating rink Wednes. day evening.
 Mrs. A. Kempton of Graham was shopping in Stafford yesterday
 Dr. and Mrs. I. NJ. Stratton were wis itors to Thatcher Wednesday.
 David Ridgeway is very ill at his home in NJ street, suffering with se- we're attack of measles.
 A number of small improvements taken separately would not amount to very much, but each one shows Stafford and vicinity to be in q prosperous con dition. Among the improvements is the painting of T. T. Hunters cottage on Tenth street, the grading of Relation and l. streets, a new delivery wagon on the Houck grocery force and seven large hay sheds being built in the i'm mediate vicinity of Stafford and Layton.
 Grandma Van Ness was severely bruised one morning this week, when she was run down by a bicycle rider. She is much improved today, but still confined to her bed.
 The Fumarole stage line owned by George Ellege is doing splendid busi- ness, there being great deal of work going on at the mines now.
 SAFFORD, April l5.--Miss Lillian Caldwell, trimmer for the J. N. Foster Mercantile company leaves tomorrow for her home in Seneca, S. C., where she has been called on business matters.
 Mesdames Mitt Sims and T. s. Bunch of Solomonville are visitors to Stafford today.
 Eddie Carlos is with the firm of Young & Ridgway during the illness of Dave Ridgway, who is confined to his home with a severe ease of measles.
 Mrs. Charles F. Solomon was vis- itor to Solomonville yesterday.
 A. L. Francis left yesterday for an overland trip to Wilcox, where he ex- poets ts dispose of some horses.
 Mir. and Mrs. F.. w. Clayton were wis itors to Soomonville yesterday.
 The stork paid visit to the home of Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Lancaster to- day and they are now rejoicing over q
 H. $. Boice.. of the Chiracua cattle company has been visiting the ranch here aud left on the mornlug train af- ter driving up the river as far as Sol- omonville. Mir. Boiee, after living many years at Charming, Texas, being ex- tensively in the cattle business there, is moving with his family to Los An geles to reside.
 Mrs. w. A. Gillespie is shopping here today.
 A. E. Lynch was visitor to solomon vile on law business today.
 The first grain hay of the season is being cut near Safford and while it is rather green and not fnlly matured, it will look we'll baled and will sell read fly.
 After a. trip through the valley by one of the largest hay dealers, We are assured that it will be more than two weeks before any alfalfa will be ready t0 eut