Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-10-12
4 RED LETTER DAY
FOR W|CKEMDURG
All Business Will Be Suspended To-
morrow.

w W. NeSPNNAoi OO-
respondence of The Republican,
The time is drawing near when the
president will honor Wickenburg with
brief visit. In celebration of the
great occasion Wickenburg and its
board of trade has put forth its best
efforts and will have a program OF
sports for the entertainment of the
hundreds of visitors who will be In
town on that day. Wednesday the
18th Something everyone will de-
sire to witness will be the presenta-
ton to the. president of the famous
canteen of. Hassayampa water and
gold pan of nuggets. and everyone
will wish to hear his address. Hence
large numbers of people from the A
& c. country will be here many say
ing they prefer to see him here
than at either Prescott or Phoenix
since the crowds will not be so larg,
and all will have n better chance OF
seeing and hearing him.
There will be the best baseball
game of the season played that day
between the crack team from Parker
and the Wickenburg nine.
There will be a rail walking race
around the block race. boys race
Egg race, three-legged race. ladies
nail driving race, horse races and
many other amusing features, and the
town will have plenty to eat for the
visitors The railroad company has
made half fare rates.
c. f.. Bunker, of the Monica mines
near Kirkland has been in town a
few days visiting friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Rive have
moved into the Wood residence where
they will reside indefinitely.
A car of lumber for the Baxter
Lumber yard ran off the track this
morning and narrowly escaped caus-
ing n wreck This is the car OF
lumber that jumped the track at the
same point inside of three days. 1t
is said that the mishap was caused
by a defective brake.
George Marguerite came in from
the linda camp today for short
visit.
A. C. Mcqueen was a guest at the
Vernetta today.
John Dobler. who is mining In the
Castle Creek district is in town to-
day. Mr. Dobler is building a road
to connect his camp with the Nor
gan camp. at the St Francis com
pany's property.
The MCGOWAN property in the Cas-
tie Creek district has been bonded TO
Los Angeles parties who will COM
mence operations soon. This prop
erty is owned by two women. one Of
whom is Mrs. MCGOWAN Of Los An
geles.
Mr.. Asher. one OF the pioneer cat
tlemen of this part Of the country Is
a Wickenburg. visitor today.
The great Albini arrived in town
this morning with bags and baggage
enough to make the local express
men happy.
Mrs. G. A. Reed has taken a posi-
ton at the Quartz King mine in the
capacity of cook.
Henry Cowell. who has been very
III for some time is now in the hos
pital in Los Angeles. where he un-
derwent a surgical operation in the
hope of obtaining relief. He is now
in a very precarious condition.
Eugene Rice commenced his work
surveying the town today
some OF our ClllZtHS are HldhiilB
an effort to have the front street
relieved of its accumulation of rub
bish. 1t is a very good idea to have
the town present a clean appearance
by Wednesday when the president.
governor and hundreds of visitors
will be in the town. "Clean up" is
a good slogan for the next two days
and then keep clean" will be very
appropriate Baling wire and old
newspapers. with tin cans. etc. will
not be very appropriate adornment
for the town on any occasion.
Mrs Oscar Jennings entertained
Mr.. and Mrs Dan Mcneil and Mr..
and Mrs. c. c. Belknap Sunday
evening
Mrs. w T Delano is very i'll and
Miss Ethel Wise curtailed her sum
mer vacation in California to come
to her aunt Miss Wise will return
to Phoenix and resume her duties in
the auditors office as soon as Mrs.
Delano has sufficiently improved.
Mining Activity.
George Morgan is in town unload
ing machinery which recently ar
rived for the St. Francis Mines COM
pany. of which he is general man
ager. Mr. Morgan says that every
thing in his district is looking up
favorably. and that as soon as he
can get his hoist and engine on the
ground he will be ready to do some
deep development in the mine. which
now makes very favorable i'm
preston. He says he has learned
from experience that every prospect
does not make a mine since he has
dug many of them out. This. how
ever. he will try to dig in and
judging from results so far he will
succeed. Mr.. Morgan is especially
deserving Of credit in that he sue
ceeded after many hardships and
great effort in raising the money to
build three miles of road. from the
keystone mine to his camp. thus
the distance necessary to
be built by others mining in that
district.
John Dobler is now building a
road to connect his camp with the
st. Francis camp. which gives di-
rect connection with Wickenburg An
Did road from the Dobler camp to
Briggs gives an outlet to both Pres