Arizona republican., 1909-09-26
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NEWS Of THE DAY
At W|CKENBURG
A SOCIAL EVENT ON FRIDAY
EVENING.
Tho Town Promises to Turn Out for
~ the Circus.

Wickcnburg, Sept 25.-(Special Cor
respondence of the Republiean.)-Ihe
i first informal dance given by the Has
sayampa Solo club, which took place
Friday evening, was the most delight
full affair of that kind this season
Messrs. Oglesby, Davis and Jacobs did
themselves proud in their effort to en-
terrain. A surprise feature of the
evening was the offering of a prize
to the best walters. AS soon as the
prize was brought to view, just about
everybody wanted it. for it was a
| beautifully decorated cake, three
stories high" and ornamented by the
expert hand of Henry Davis, proprie-
| tor of the. Saddle Rock restaurant.
| Mrs. Houston Springer and Archie
Middleton were awarded the cake,
with Mr. and Mrs. i. B. Wood making
a close second. Everybody had a
good time and the large number of in
/ vited guests are declaring that it takes
the Solo club to get up a real enjoy
able time, being something on the
I style of the Elks in their royal method
Of entertainment.
Josiah Winchester one of the most
prominent mining men of the country,
aud a real booster for Arizona. re-
turned Saturday from a trip through
] the east, where he has been interest
ing capital in this great country. He
! SAYS that the eyes of the mining
world are now turned on this part of
1aArizona for gold even more than cop
/ per. Mr.. Winchester says that Fred
/ Stafford has uncovered a thousand
j tons of ore from a vein five feet wide
| that will average around S25 per ton
] in gold. Mr.. Stafford has kept up de-
! velopment all summer and il appears
/ that he has been amply rewarded for
his effort.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Davis went to
| Phoenix on the midnight train Fri
day and returned next day in order to
\ be here in time to take charge of the
i meat market while John Davis and
i family go 10 see the elephant on circus
\ day. Charley saw all the circus he
4 needed to see while in Los Angeles
during the Elks' convention.
/ Dan Mcneil and wife have returned
/ from Canada, where they spent the
I summer Mr.. and Mrs. Mcneil were
i married in Los Angeles when the
| Elks' convention was being. held in
that city, and from there they visited
i several eastern cities en- route to Mr.
Il McNcils former home. They report a
most enjoyable time.
II Charles Straub of the Arizona Cop
n per Belt company arrived from Denver
Thursday and is registered at the
II Vernette.
Il John w. Woodrow of Bisbee is a
Wickenburg visitor.
Eugene Rice. who has been in Globe
several weeks. is expected to arrive
home Saturday. Mrs. Rice expects to
spend Saturday at the Holt camp with
her mother-in-law 1t is the intention
of the young couple TO build a pretty
cottage on the lot given them as a
wedding gift by Mr.. and Mrs. c. w
Platt. and they will reside in town.
Joe Moore came up from Norris
town Friday to get three miners, a
II blacksmith and gas engineer for the
Fiorentine company, otherwise known
E1as the Patchen mines. where quite a
4 considerable development will be car
rie6 on.
Members of the Ladies of the Mac
cabees and their husbands met at the
u residence of Mrs. l. b. Wood Thursday
night for the purpose or organizing
social club, which is to be conducted
under the auspices of the members OF
this hive. though it will be indepen-
dent of the order. The husbands OF
the Lady Maccabees are eligible to
:. membership. and whenever it is SC
desired. which will be often, outsiders
will be invited to the various enter
tainments given hy the Maccabec