Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-10-10
Wickenburg News
MAKING AN EVENT OF It
TAFT DAY At W|CKtNBURG
The Country from the Colorado River
viii Turn Out.

| NlCkenDurS, OCt. 9.-tSpeCldl ioT-
respondence of The Republican,
F. A. Compton of Los Angeles.
has been appointed manager of
the Arizona Copper Belt Mines in
the Black Rock district Mr.. Comp
ton was visitor here Thursday and
stated that work on the sampling mill
for that mine would be resumed i'm a
few days.
The new school building is nearing
completion and when finished will be
occupied by the primary grades. taught
by Miss Snyder. When completed the
new building will greatly relieve the
present congested condition of the
school. The building is only a tempo
rary structure. being 14x1S feet, but
will suffice for this term.
Superintendent Fulton, paid the pub
lie school an official visit Thursday
and expressed great satisfaction at the
efficient manner in which the school
is being conducted.
Word received from Parker is to the
effect that that town would turn out
in full force to attend the celebrations
planned for Taft day, which will be
October Is.
Through increased business in his
shop here which demanded all his at
tention. John Throne, the blacksmith,
has sold his shop in Congress Junction
Judge p. s. Wren of Constellation
was a Wickenburg visitor Thursday
from Bouse where he holds services
! occasionally. Mr.. Carpenter has re-
Gently settled his family in Los An
geles, and has made arrangements to
cover all the country between Wicken-
burg in his missionary work. He will
have two Sundays in Wickenburg and
one in Bouse and one in Parker.
Wickenburg can prepare to meet
several hundred people from the \. &
c. section on Taft day. as everybody
in that country will be here. They
say that while they have always been
accorded the best of treatment at the
hands of the Wickenburgers. they hope
the latter will not underestimate the
number of expected visitors and they
intend to come full force and bring
their appetites with them.
The Parker boys are getting ready
to do the skinning act to the queens
taste when they play the match game
with Wickenburg on the 18th. 1t is
hoped that the fatal number Is will
make a change in the usual results
and that the local team will do the
skinning, 1t is up to our boys to
hustle and win back the honors.
Elaborate posters for the Taft cele-
bration are out and the program is all
arranged. Everybody who comes to
Wickenburg on that day can count on
the time of their lives.
John Billiard, one of the best known
pioneers of Arizona was in town few
days ago. John looks just about the
same and is still holding out for a
big fortune from his famous mine.
DR. Duke Keith was called to Vul-
ture yesterday on professional bust
ness
Gene Rice. wife and mother came
in from the Hite mine Friday and re-
turned yesterday.
Charles f. Goddard, who has been
ill for several weeks. sat up for the
first time during that period yesterday.
About twenty of the friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Jennings surprised
them at their residence on West Center
street Thursday evening. the occasion
being the anniversary of the ninth
year of their wedding.
The Ladies of the Maccabees and
the members of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety will meet at the Presbyterian
church Monday afternoon for the pur-'
pose Of arranging for a bazaar sale
to be held some time in December
+. A. Champion Of Los Angeles has
been appointed manager of the Arr
iona Copper Belt company. operating
in the Black Rock district. where they
are erecting a mill.
Carroll j. Daley. who spent several
days in the vicinity of Bouse has re-
turned to Los Angeles. He visited the
Vulcan group of mines and the Clara
Consolidated, in both of which he is
interested
N A. Lund, one of the officers of
the Harcuvar Copper company operat-
ing a group of mines in the Cunning
ham Pass section, was in town today
en- route to Phoenix. where he will get
prices on piping for the purpose of
conveying water from the spring above
the camp to the camp and mine. He
will also get prices on additional ma
chinery for the mine. This company
has had a force of men at work since
July. under the superintendent of II.
r Mcdonald. of Wenden, and the de-
velopment is proving very satisfactory.
w. f. Balloon. manager of the So
laris Mines company, operating near
Parker was in town TODAY. He is on
his way back to camp from Phoenix.
Homer King was in town today from
Phoenix. en- route to the Little Butte
mine near Bouse.
Several people of prominence in the
east are visiting the Little Butte this
week.
The Ladies' Auxiliary is arranging
to give an entertainment for the bene-
fit of the public school on the evening
of the 18th, when it should be liberal
w patroniZed as there will be many
people in town to see the president
that day.
Oron Davis has returned from the
Bouse country. where he spent several
very successful days in the interest Of
the Wickenburg Cold Air Storage mar
ket