Arizona republican., 1909-03-13
RURAL ROUTE NO. 8.

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 Mrs. William Hammar has just re- covered from bad attack of the grip. She was able to be out the first of I the week
 Mrs. w. F. Williams visited at Mrs. A. E. Brooks Monday afternoon. An error was made in the name of
 Miss Mary Barry, which appeared as Miss Mary Banks last week We are glad to make the correction. Floyd Smith built an addition to his house last week, which adds to the | appearance of the place and gives him more living room
 H. J. Perkins drove in town Tues day with horse and buggy to dispose of. Mir. Potts. his father in law. ac- | companied him in another buggy to | bring him home in the event of a sale
 H. F. Smith and George Adams were hauling loose alfalfa hay to market Monday
 s. J. Roach, road overseer in Isaac district. is pretty busy now keeping things moving between the gravel pits and the Christy road. where he has six men working. pounding up and scat tering out the gravel.
 Harry Hancock was out in Cart wright on his motorcycle Wednesday.
 William Hammer has been hauling heavy timbers and lumber out to his ranch lately. as if contemplating build ing a barn and hay shed
 Joe Monihan was out in Cartwright hunting feed for his cattle. Those who have pasture should put up a sign in the road.
 Mary Wiley, who was very danger ously i'll with typhoid fever last week. is able to get up now. She sat out in the sun a little while Wednesday morning. being well wrapped up to avoid taking cold.
 Mrs. \. B. Acuff and Mrs. B. L. Pinkerton visited the stores wednes- day afternoon and did a little shop ping
 J. P. Ivy is building a screen porch on the north side of his house.
 F. F. Hendrickson visited Phoenix Thursday
 Misses Etta and Ada vensel drove to town Wednesday afternoon, stop ping for a few moments at Mrs. D. w. Pierce's on the way in.
 J. C. Mudersbach built up his road way into his place and put Hume through it so the water could run off on either side if the ditch should hap pen to flood.
 William Graft is weatherboarding his house and building a porch around it. When that is completed he in tends to put about three coats of paint on. The color has not been selected yet, as he leaves that part to his good wife.
 F.. J. Roberts and Richard Evans of Wilson visited at L. Evans the latter part of the week.
 NJ N. Kimble has the following sign up: Chickens Matched by Machinery When Ordered in large letters on a board. It may be judged that he raises chickens in incubators when or dered.
 w. B. Acuffs little baby, which has been sick for the past four months. | is getting fat and well now
 It rained out in the Independence | district enough to make the roads | muddy Wednesday night. but the roads | are kept pretty wet by irrigating wa ter, so we don't mind the rain.
 It seems impossible to stop the | flooding of the Christy road, one-half | mile west of the fair grounds. Thurs l day it was regular lake. The water | came from the PiRkerton, Robinson, | Evans. etc, ditch. and should be l stopped. MT. Roach, the road over seer. should report the continual flood | ing of that road to the supervisors.
 J. r. bills and an assistant have | been busy the past few days cleaning ditch
 Joseph Tompkinson and family went | into the city yesterday to spend the | day shopping.
 ". F. Williams has new "Eag gle" i horse power hay baler at his place.
 Harry Stewart, who lives on the R. o. Green ranch. was busy hauling | wood up to the house yesterday.
 Miss Sidney Tompkinson spent yes terday visiting at Miss Lulu Stump's.
 The Larkin club. of which Mrs. c. s. Stannard is secretary. met at Mrs. J. Isaac's on Grand avenue a week ago | Tuesday. A good visit was enjoyed among the dozen members while plac- ing their order for the groceries they need the coming month. Each mem ber is only required to buy one dol- lars worth of goods each month, so any one can use that amount. and they take turns getting the premium. one member of the club receiving one each i month.
 W. D. List cleaned ditch Thursday.
 Charles Pendergast is having his share of trouble trying to fix the roads He had his son James at work