Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-17
CORRESPONDENCE
 FROM THATCHER

THATCHER, March l6.--Miss Lizzie Damron is back in the store again af- ter having been out for week with a severe ease of the grippe.
 The old folks committee of Thateh- is is preparing to entertain the old peo- pie March 20. The forenoon will be taken up with a program, a hot dinner will be served at noon, and in the af- ternoon a reminiscent program has been arranged for.
 Saturday the eight-year-old son of Mrs. Matthews was baptised, and re- ceived confirmation Sunday.
 At the regular fast meeting, Sun day, four babies were blessed, as fol lows: Bishop Peterson $, John Dam ron s, Leslie Layton's and MT. Mar tin s.
 The many friends of Victor Ols- chowk will be sorry to learn that he has had to undergo an operation In a San Francisco hospital for appendicitis, He is now improving rapidly.
 Since Heber Layton has moved all his business interests to Stafford and is spending most of his time up there, he
  Der of the city council. The vacancy was filled by the election of Myron All red.
 Mrs. Sessions of the Edwards hotel of Pima spent Tuesday in Thatcher giv- ing painting lessons.
 A fine new bridge is being put in to replace the old one over the canal cross ing CRurch street.
 At the priesthood meeting Monday evening, President Kimball told the people that they must prepare for q new bishopric on the 2Sth of this month, as Bishop Peterson has more responsi- bility than he can possibly carry, with the bishops office and the responsibii- ity of the academy. Bishop Peterson has made a faithful, competent bishop, and the people regret to loose him.
 Mrs. Rcbecea Warren of Central was visitor in Thatcher Tuesday.
 Several committees have been ap- pointed from the academy to arrange and prepare programs for the com. mene2m exercises which will take place May G. : and 8. It is expected the new academy will be near enough completed to have the commencement exercises there
 Little Pearl Peterson has been quite i'll for the past few months.
 President Kimball has been planting and improving his front lawn, until he has one of the most artistic in town.
 David Phillips has received mission ary call for South Africa. He expects to go, and is beginning to arrange his affairs to that end.
 A. c. Dewitt of Fort Thomas was a visitor in Thatcher Monday
 w. A. Moody writes from Samoa that they are having their mid-winter rains over there now.
 The frosts following the snowstorm we're severe enough that it is feared a great deal of the fruit is killed.
 Mrs. Annie McCullom of Stafford has accepted position as saleslady in the Wilkins Commercial company store.
 MT. aud Mrs. Willingham and Miss Georgie Middleton of Los Angeles are visitors at the Brinkeroff house this week
 Hyrum Brinkeroff has gone to the San Pedro, where his goats are pastur. ing, to assist in the spring shcaring.
 Samuel B. Tenny, one of Thatcher s popular citizens, writes from Indian Territory that he has been lately mar. ried there, and will return home with his bride in the near future.
 An amusing incident happened in Thatcher few days ago. A man came here selling exclusive right to a certain line of patterns to be published for some time to come, and succeeded in making a number of sales, when. an of 'ficer representing that company, follow ing him here, claimed that he was fraud, and had nothing to do with the company, The officer had written de- scription of the man, and while hunt ing for him, undertook to arrest pr. Schell, thinking he answered the de- scription. He soon found out his mis take, but in the meantime his man had made his escape.