Arizona republican., 1910-08-07
Iron Springs News
 Letter

Iron Spring, AriZ., Aug. 5.-(Special | Correspondence of The Republican, )-
 Iron Springs would be a picnic for
 an entomologist in search of new va ! rieties of bugs, for there are some 1 queer ones that visit the camp-pos-
 sibly for the bracing air. Tarantulas
 and scorpions seem to prefer lower all | titudes, but the nifty centipede can
 be found by the curious by turning up i the rocks. There is an acrobatic beetle | with hinged back and a spring in it. | When he falls on his back he just
 snaps himself up in the air and lights | Gn his feet. There are many others 1 which even an entomologist might find
 difficulty in calling by their first names 1 but there is one the absence of which ! IS joy to the campers That is the mosquito. The first mosquito has vet
 to make his appearance here Flies, too, seem to avoid the camp-perhaps because it is one of the cleanest and best ordered of resorts.
 The most prominent of the perma- nent residents of Iron Springs are the woodpeckers, and they do their full share in preserving Iron Springs great : beauty, the trees. Most people think they walk up and down on their heads just for fun, but just watch them. An interested observer sat down one day to try and find out just what the red headed beauties were doing. The Woodpccker said "Yacob, Yacob," a few times in an insulting manner, but the intruder refused to leave The woodpecker jabbed at the tree with his bill in a violent manner, which it would seem must give him concussion of the brain, and then suddenly drew out of the bark of the tree a thick, juicy, sue culent white worm. The woodpecker cooked his head, closed one eye and gaZed down the bridge of his bill at the unhappy worm. Then he slowly lifted his head, closed both eyes and the victim slowly, lingeringly slid down the woodpecker's throat Now, every one knows that worms are not good for trees-and anyone who has been in some of the old New England towns and has seen the efforts being made there to preserve the fine old trees will appreciate the untiring efforts of the woodpecker.
 Harold Pemberton returned from Prescott on the Thursday night train.
 Mrs. T. w. Pemberton entertained with four tables of bridge on Friday afternoon in her pretty cottage by the juniper tree, Rest Cottage. Mrs. Penn bcrtOn announced before hand that she was going tO have watermelon if the express company brought them up in time, which the express company was kind and thoughtful enough to do. That a Phoenician is fond of watermelons is a truisim, and the Phoenicians assem- bled at Mrs. Pemberton's were no ex- ception to the rule and ate the deli cious fruit with Zest. Miss Flora Gier won the first prize, pretty work box, and Mrs. F. T. Ceilings the second, a box of candy. Those present at Mrs. Pemberton's were Mrs. J. Elliott Walk CT. Mrs. Walter Talbot, Mrs Ancil Martin, Miss Laura Dobbs, Mrs. w. H. Robinson, Mrs. F. T. Ceilings, Miss Flora Grier, Mrs. Lloyd Christy, Mrs H. M. Kennedy, Mrs. A. C. Mcqueen, Mrs. c. H. Davidson, Mrs. Clarence Stacey, Mrs. w. K. James. Mrs. B. A Fickas, Mrs. D. Howard and Mrs Howe A. Williams.
 The Clarence Stacey family have not been as enthusiastic over the rains as the rest of Iron Springs. Their roof leaks and MT. Stacey and the painter are putting on a new roof. The top of the house is now decorated with a large canvas and Mrs. Stacey is pre- fectly frank in her desire to have the rains stop until that roof is on.
 Phoenix Arizona Aloysius and Hec ton Mcqueen had a scrap at Mrs. Woods residence on Friday, and it is reported on good authority that Phoe- nix etc. won.
 We know that the rains have come not alone by casting our eyes skyward or by the fact that our umbrellas are our constant companions, but by the fact that the overland trains are now going through Iron Springs. At pres