Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-10
SAFFORD

ard her sister, Mrs. Eugene Baker from Tucson, narrowly escaped serious accident yesterday afternoon when the horse they were driving became fright ened and ran. They were on Tenth street in front of the Foster Mercantile store when the horse began rearing and plunging. Several men rushed to their assistance and helped the ladies out of the buggy just as the frightened horse broke away and ran around Thomp- son. jewelry store, back down Tent street and, turning again at Brown g corner, traversed the same street, al most dashing into Reynolds windows. The animal was finally caught near the Beebe home. Considerable damage was done to the vehicle.
 Philip Van Gassig was in town Tues day from the Richards ranch in Stock ton Pass. He reports the cattle range pretty well dried out throughout that section of the country.
 Deputy Sheriff Jay Rex was a busi- ness visitor here yesterday from Aravaipa.
 NJ ss Bell Archibald of Oakland, Cal, is the house guest of Miss Lii ie Bishop at her home in Solomonville. Miss Archibald lived here at one time and has many friends who are delighted to see her after a three years absence.
 J. Sar deIs and wife of It. Thomas were visitors in the city Tuesday.
 Mrs Maud Scott, nee Jefferson, of Morenci is visiting girlhood friends n the valley.
 J. c. Gatti, the Globe butcher, was
 al in, foHpv at, route to his home from a business trip to Clifton.
 T. V. Talley of Graham is transact ing business here today.
 J. F. Nichols, mining engineer ol Clifton was greeting friends in the city Tues day.
 Miss Lillie Bishop of Solomonv:,le, in company with her guests, Miss Gro zier and Miss Archibald, were visitors
 here today.
 Petar Anderson was among the numerous court visitors from here at the county seat Tuesday. SAFFORD, June 9.--Rev. Bray re- turned. yesterday from Tucson, where he has been undergoing treatment for his eyes, and is much improved. The Woman's Home Mission society of the Methodist Episcopal church south was delightfully."-. entertained at tfeA'hospitable ranch home of Mrs. Petar Anderson Tuesday afternoon from to 6. After a short business session tempting refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. Those present were Mrs. B. F. Foster, Mrs. Gertrude Anderson, Mrs. Sonell, Mrs.
 Mclaughlin, Mrs. Carlos, Mrs. Hooks, Mrs. w. K. Dial and Miss Iva Lowell One of the most delightful picnic parties of the season was the one at
 Cluff's ranch yesterday, given by Miss Mae Dowd.e complimentary to hei
 guest, Miss Mollie Dowdle of Douglas. Those present who enjoyed this novel outing were Mesdames Henry Dowdle, J. Nj. Foster, Joseph Stratton ana
 "Grandma" Dowdle, Miss Mary Tuck. CT, Villa Robinson, Elsie Foster, Lottie
 Cotton, Mae Dowdle, Margaret Robin ! son, Lillian Freeman, Mollie Dowdle; Messrs. Frank and Fred Dowdle and Will Freeman.
 J. T. Owens was painfully but no; seriously injured in a runaway yester day. He with Ezra Madsen was riding | behind a young horse which the latter ! was breaking, when the animal became | frightened and attempted to run, throw
 ing Mir. Owens from the buggy.
 Mrs. c. D. Reppy, who is house guest at the home of Mrs. A. T. Cotton l will leave tomorrow
 A party was given at the Methodist | Episcopal parsonage Monday evening complimentary to Miss Ida May Hicks A ear famine is on and shippers dc | not get half the ears needed. At tho present rate of shipments the second crop now coming on would not be ship ped out in August.
 The shipments of hay from the Saf ! ford depot was an eighth more this year than last.
 The song of the header and the noise of the thresher is now heard and the largest crop of bar'ev of the val .ev is now being harvested. The Mt. Granam Lumber company tested the 6-mile Hume one day last week by running through it 36-ft l hag-pole. It maGt the trip of SIX niles in II minutes.
 The committees for the 4th of July | celebration are meeting regularly ano planning the greatest event ever pulled off in the valley. They expect the larg ! est crowd ever seen in Stafford. The business being done in Stafford is rapidly increasing. One firm reports almost double the amount for May this wear over last years business. | The Bulletin at Solomonville says the Cananea Consolidated Copper com
 pany has placed an order with the Eos. l ter Mercantile company for all second cutting they can ship.
 The Valley Milling company mill be | ing closed for repairs, it is impossible
 to get barley rolled for feed. An effort is being made to pull the | casing at the hot we'll for the purpose
 of drilling down for oil. MT. Breckenridge, who is here Ill the interest of the railroad company to receive and inspect the 400 cars of hay
 bought by the railroad company fol
 May expects to be here two months
 or more and will send for his family Stafford is badly in need of an auto l mobile line during the term of the dis