Arizona republican., 1910-07-10
Iron Springs News
 Letter

Arizona. It is all here, just as it wa:
 when the last camper left last autumn
 pines, junipers, rocks. view. cottages ! chipmunks, squirrels, woodpeckers anC
 blue jays-and everything in gooC ] condition also. The woodpeckers ap-
 pear to be in particularly fine condi- i ton and waken the would-be late sleeper by rolling acorns briskly dOwf the roofs of cottages. The cottages | seemed to be all right, too. not in tht 1 condition when Iron Springs was a | tramps paradise all winter two win 1 ters ago and houses were rifled and i lived in and poetry even written on the ! walls-eXpressive of gratitude. One i householder this summer found a part i ly filled whisky flask in heI cottage, which would seem to indicate that either there were no tramps or
 else they were violently disturbed be fore finishing the contents of the bot tie
 The small boy celebrated our cOun-
 try's natal day in the usual manner peculiar to small boys, and had a most beautiful time-though it Mould seem
 to some perhaps unpatriotic grown DtI SOliS llldA liOll solll HES NesS dlliiOSl
 the last place in the country where our
 wierd American method of celebrating
 Independence day would be permitted.
 The combination of frame houses,
 ground covered with underbrush. trees.
 a long proceeding dry season and no
 fire protection and general winds,
 would seem to render unlimited fire
 crackers at least unsafe But then
 think of the fun the small boy would
 have if the camp burned up, and how
 dare one think of anything else on
 the glorious Fourth?
 The ladies of the camp have decided
 to spend the afternoon together in the club house every Wednesday. Everyone has been cordially invited to come with work and to play cards if they so de- sire. This "Wednesday was the first of the series There were three tables of bridge. Mrs. T. w. Pemberton and Mrs. J. Elliott Walker were the host eSSeS
 All of the members of the Neighbor- hood Bridge club of Phoenix were in camp on the Fourth with the exception of Dr and Mrs. w. G. Lentz. MT. and Mrs. James Griffin were asked to sub stitute and the club met at the resi- dence of Dr. Martin. where it's mem -l bers played until o'clock and then ad- jOurned to the woods and had a pie nic supper, returning to the camp for the fireworks in the evening. The members of the club> Dr. and Mrs. Ancil Martin, Mir and Mrs. D. H. Burtis, MT. and Mrs. E. T. Ceilings, Tr gnl Afrc C IDarviACnfn Mr n1 Mrs II. NJ. Kennedy, Dr. and Mrs w. G. Lentz.
 The Fourth was crowned by fire works in the evening in the square in front of the store Dr Martin covered himself with glory by his scientific of pinwheels.
 Harold Pemberton and Paul Ceilings went to Prescott to learn the results ] If the Jeffries- Johnson fight. Interest | ran high in the camp and it is learned | hat the betting ran high-ln some ,ases as much as p csnts was put up | and one of the most estimable ladies is | the loss of cents she put up | 1n JeffEies.
 Miss ora Orme came up on Saturday | md returned the afternoon of the f Fourth Miss Orme expects to go tO | California the last of the week.
 Mrs H I. Latham received cable | rom MT. Latham announcing that he lad reached Paris safely.
 Mrs. w. K. James and daughter Edith left for Denver on Wednesday to 'isit her daughter. Mrs. Frank Dreslher. Mrs. James expects to go to California before returning to the Springs.
 ~ l Ancil Martin. Walter Talbot and J. s. iriffin returned to Phoenix on the Monday night train.
 Walker Burtis is delivering The Re publican to the camp to those who sub cribe
 There was great excitement over q notor car which came into camp and vent to sleep in front of the store Everyone wanted a ride and nobody ad one. Everyone felt that Iron springs was becoming too cosmopolitan yith an automobile and everyone put ing in bath tubs.
 Heighton James has drawn a very etching poster which adorns the store. cling everyone that there will be a ance in the pavilion on Tuesday and evenings for the grOwn-ups, nd on Thursday afternoon for the hildren. Professor and Mrs. Stuchel i'll play for the dances.
 Mrs. James Griffin has rented the ''Malley cottage for the summer.
 Mrs. c. II. Davidson and children are I the Dave Goldberg cottage for the lmmer.
 Mrs. N. F. GoldswOrth and Mrs .astner from Prescott came on the fternoon train from Prescott to visit ITS. F. T. Ceilings.
 MT. Mcqueen came up on Wednes ay.
 MT. and Mrs. II. II. McNeil came in n Wednesday.
 Smith and Dorothy Picllrell are visit lg Mrs F.. T. Ceilings.
 Mrs. Walter Talbot is visiting Mrs neil Martin.