Arizona republican., 1910-08-14

anu .ii N+ ip' 'Nii'o Iron Springs on Tuesday en route for few days stay in Phoe- nix Mir and Mrs. c. B. King and Mir. and Mrs. Homer King are stay ing in Prescott for the summer and when the C. B. Kings return, they all propose to drive over to Iron Springs and see just what it is like.
 Miss Shannon and Walter Good man came up on Tuesday from Phoe- nix and are in the Coates cottage.
 Donald Mcqueen returned from on Tuesday and went straight through to Prescott, where he was joined by Mrs. Donald Me Queen and Mir. and Mrs. A. c. Me Queen.
 Josephine Engstrom is visiting in camp.
 Miss Laura Dobbs received a card from Mrs. Walter Talbot. Mrs. Tal- bot refuted the safe arrival of Mir Talbot and herself in Los Angeles.
 Mir. Snow came into camp on Tuesday.
 Heighton James went to Phoenix on Tuesday.
 Miss Mabel McNeil arrived in camp from Phoenix on Sunday.
 Iron Springs was treated to an other fine rain on Wednesday. It be- gan about ten in the morning and continued well into the afternoon and the atmosphere was cold. Everyone went around with their hands in their pockets and envied the chip hunks, who appeared to be pert fectly comfortable all done up in fur.
 The regular weekly meeting of the Iron Springs bridge club took place on Wednesday. For q while 1t was feared that it would not take place owing to the steady rain, but about half past two. umbrellas began to converge toward the club house and bv a quarter of three sixteen ladies were playing bridge, serenely ob- livious of wind and rain. The host esses were anxious to get as many prizes as possible from the fifty cents which is the price limit for the afternoon. When five prizes were 1WaIuti, they were elINdsn'h 'A PNA Joining from the cash in order to help out their household expenses. Mrs. w K James proudly carried home the first prize. a pack or cards. Mrs. Brownstette was the lucky lady who had the deviled ham Mrs. Pemberton was awarded the paper of pins as third prize, while Mrs. Fickas won. the booby, bag of peanuts and five sticks of beau tiful striped candy fell to Mrs. Rays as the winner of the near booby. Mrs. T. N. Pemberton and Mrs. J. Elliott Walker. hostess for next week, now that nothing short of six prizes will do for them and all Iron Springs is looking forward to next Wednesday with feverish anxiety. Mrs. w. Il. Robinson and Mrs. Howe A. Williams were the hostesses this week.
 Miss Laura Dobbs spent Wednes- day night with Mrs. C. l. Stacy and little Mary. Margaret Stacy.
 Mrs Taggart was well enough to go to the dining room for dinner on Wednesday and she held a regular reception in front of the store.
 Mrs T. F. Ceilings went to Pres colt on Wednesday.
 The inhabitants of this camp are having a general 'clearin up spell and the places are looking as clean as new. The historic goat who lives on papers and tin cans would starve and he is advised to keep away.
 H. II. Creighton came to camp on Monday.
 Mrs. Caroline Kennedy returned to Phoenix on Monday. Mrs. Kennedy has been spending the summer with the family of her son, II M. Ken nedy.
 Miss Bessie Chapman arrived in camp on Wednesday and will spend her vacation here.
 camping party went to Granite mountain on Wednesday and return ed on Thursday afternoon They started in the rain and returned. The wagon went ahead of the party. car rying the bedding and provisions. After it was we'll on it's way it was discovered that the peaches, Hour and lard had been left so these were carried by enthusiastic members oi the party The party camped at the foot of Granite mountain on Wed tnesday night and the next day some of the party made the ascent. They all returned to Iron Springs about seven o'clock on Thursday, looking tired but declaring that they had a fine time. The members of the party were, Mrs. II. H. McNeil, Miss Kate Christy, Miss Mabel McNeil Miss Helen McNeil, Miss Lucille Kays. Herbert Rays, Harold Pember- ton and Bobby Baker.
 Thursday night a heavy. steady rain fell. The sky threatened all day and several members of the colony declined to take umbrellas when they went to dinner, insisting that 1t was not going to rain. But Jupiter Pluvius had his eagle eye on the Granite mountain crowd and the rair came pouring down for their es- pecial benefit. The highest that tho thermometer registered on Thursday was 6S degrees so it can be seer that Iron Springs is not suffering | from the heat.
 Mir. and Mrs. Donald McQueeI went to Ash Fork on business triI
 on Wednesday,
 Some of the younger members o
 the colony had a most beautiful tim'
 with rice and old shoes on the plat