Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-02
NEWS BUDGET
 FROM SAFFORD

l SAFFORD, March l--The Home Mis- sion board of the Baptist church held a special service Sunday night. The church was decorated and large au- dience was present. The program, con sisting of songs and readings, was espe, cially interesting. 4 tableau repre- senting different nations where mission. aries are needed, was given by Miss Jessie Wardlaw, Miss Ada Thursten. sen, Miss Essie Houck, Miss Azelie Robinson, Miss lone Barnett, Miss Gladys Spaulding, Miss Mary Houck, Miss Mildred Walker, Mrs. T. D. Cross and Miss Laura Waddell.
 Attorney T. Flannigan of Globe spent Sunday here, the guest of his law part ner, W. E. Jones.
 Herbert Caveness left yesterday for the Olney-Prina ranch on the Bonito, where he will spend several weeks. I Chas. F. Solomon, John J. Birdno and W. T, Webb have returned from Phoe- nix.
 | Miss Frona Brown of Thatcher wns visiting friends here Sunday. Mir. and Mrs. Geo. A. Olney were out going passengers this morning Mr. or ney went to Clifton, where he has ex. tcnsive business interests, and Mrs. Olney will go through to Los Angeles, where she will spend several months. | Miss Mary Houck, Miss Frankie Gates, Miss Lottie Cotton, Miss Maud Welbourn, Miss, Ada Thurstensen and w, F.. Glasscock are among those taking the teachers examination at Solomon vile this week.
 Large crowds left town early yester- day morning to enjoy the last day E quail hunt for the season. Great mum. bers of birds were bagged and splen did day was had by all. Those enjoy ing picnic and quail dinner near Klinestabbers were: MT. and Mrs. B. F. Thum, Mir. and Mrs. Jas s. Abbott, MT. and Mrs. Jas. c. Robinson, Mir. and Mrs. Geo. A. Olaey, MT. and Mrs. E. W. Clayton, Miss Margaret Robinson, lC. F. Reynolds and Mir Williams. The Independent Order of Good Tenn plars held meeting at the Baptist church this evening and the order was reorganized
 K. H. Kempton of Ft. Thomas was a visitor here Sunday.
 Lloyd Wills of San Carlos was the guest of his aunt, Mrs. D. Morris over Sunday.
 The ladies of the Methodist Episco- pal church south, will give cafeteria supper at the church Saturday evening.
 Dave Beebe is having a neat addition built onto his cottage. in Layton.
 The Smith well south of town, where most of the residents of Stafford obtain ed water, has caved so badly that it has to be abandoned. Many are now com- pelled to haul their own drinking water from nearby mountain streams.
 SANFORD, March 1.--Miss Leora Westermarn left this morning for a week s visit to her brothers, Claude and Guy Westerman, at the Fumarole mine.
 Miss Lois Anderson is at the J. M. Foster Mercantile company this week.
 The Woman's Home Mission society of the Methodist church south vii; meet with Mrs. James $. Abbott Wednesday afternoon of this week.
 Mir. and Mrs. Mitt Sims of Solomon vile were shopping in Stafford Satur. day.
 Bill Sanders was an incoming passen. ger from Twenty-mile Tank Saturday a1ternOOn.
 Mir. and Mrs. Walter Truesdalc spent Saturday at the Fumarole mine.
 J. J. Birdno returned Sunday from Phoenix, where he has been in the in terest of the division of Graham coun- | ty. | J. M. Foster returned Sunday from a week s business trip to Wilcox, Pearce and Cochise.
 The Journal, one of Stafford s efficient newspapers, changed hands Saturday. Mrs. l.. A. Moore and Jack Todd sell | ing their interests to Attorney George | Crosby. MT. Todd will continue to edit until Mir. Crosby can make arrange ments to take charge.
 Rev. Cross filled the pulpit in the ab- sence of the pastor at the Southern Methodist church Sunday morning, and Rev. Hines conducted the evening ser vice.
 C. Williams returned Sunday morning from trip up the valley.
 l. F.. Solomon of Solomonvillc was a | Sunday visitor to Safford. l F. J. Carlos Sundayed in Stafford.
 Mir. Otis, purchasing agent for the Southern Pacific railroad, returned from Globe this morning and left for home, being unable to fill the contract for hay at the price he was authorized to pay.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Freeman alc in town and will probably remain if a suitable location can be found. They are old residents of the valley, but have l mo la Clifton +hnir homo for anmo limo