Arizona republican., 1910-08-21

and bobcat has been lovingly hang ing around, making the chickens very nervous. On Friday night the bob cat was sighted in a little ditch near the coop and MT. Murphy promptly ended its life. He had no thought at first of the animal being other than skunk, but soon saw that it was something much larger. Mir Murphy then laid out tempting supply of ba- con and waited. The next evening, when MT Polecat confidingly put in an appearance, he promptly shared the fate of Brother Bobcat
 MT. George Christy and his son, William, left on the Friday afternoon train for Phoenix.
 Lester De Mund came down from Prescott on Tuesday and, is visiting Mrs. H. NJ. Kennedy.
 Mir. and Mrs. Hal Bennett came up on Thursday from Phoenix and are in the Walter Bepnett cottage
 Edith. James went to Prescott on Wednesday and visited little Miss Mary Sloan. She returned to the Springs on. Thursday.
 
 on Thursday and returned to Phoenix on. Friday.
 Mrs. James S, Griffin arrived in camp on Thursday Mrs. Griffin has been travelling in California for three weeks.
 Mrs. Caile left for Phoenix on Wednesday and Jack Griffin has been visiting Mrs. F.. T Ceilings since her departure
 Mrs. D. H. Burtis and Walker and Thayer Burtis. returned on Thursday night from Phoenix
 Mrs. Egbert Chase went to Prescott on Thursday.
 As has before been mentioned in this letter, Miss Laura Dobbs missed the Monday night train to Phoenix. The. T. E. Lryines are near neighbors of Miss Dobbs and Mrs. Irvine felt so badly over the occurrence that she decided that it should not hap pen again, and so she persuaded Mr. Irvine to go over to the Martin cot tage and bang on the door about train time Now, unknown to the Irvines, Mrs. Emory Rays had also felt badly about Miss Dobbs losing llic lIdlIl, anu SIlC Ildu dShCu ucI to spend the night with her. as she was nearer the station. Meanwhile, MT. Irvine arrived with a large stick, circled the Martin cottage at the hour of 3:30 a. m, banging energetically at every door and win dow and also calling on Miss Dobbs to wake up or she would miss her train. At last he gave up and re- turned, remarking to Mrs. Irvine that anyone who could sleep through that racket would have to stay in Iron brings another day. Meanwhile Miss Laura was peacefully drinking coffee at Mrs. Rays and tranquilly boarded the Santa Fe
 Mrs. f. F. Irvine entertained at Bonnie Brae cottage on Thursday aft No one knew what was going to happen, so everyone came pre- pared for a surprise and everyone | certainly had jolly time. Mrs. IT, vine first showed her guests a table l covered with forty different articles. l Everyone circied around, trying to impress the different articles on their minds. Then the table was covered | and the guests were given a list of subjects which they had to answer by | the articles on the table. Everyone promptly forget everything she had l seen, but a good many names were | made up to fit. Miss Lucille Rays | Was the brilliant member who guessed | the most and she received dainty | drawn work doiley Miss Thomson | d pretty sepia picture and | Mrs. Statler third. little flag. The guests then joyfully proceeded to play | sapolio and they were all | told afterward that they could be heard spell "3Sapolio" all over the | camp The little cubes were tossed | up and the different combinations re- sulting took different numbers. Sev eral of the bridge players present de- clared they had not had enough prac-- tice to throw well, and when Mrs. Q. H. Christy, who is, as everyone knows, good Methodist, took the first, prize, inquiries spoured in upon ler as. to how she kneW how to -hrow those little cubes. Mrs. Christy declined. any information, and carried | lome nice box. of paper. Mrs. II. M Kennedy took the second prize, pretty picture, and Mrs. Williams .ook the cake. of hand Sapolio, the The guests present were Yrs Doster, Mrs. Dan McDermott, Mrs. Emory Rays, Mrs. Frank Alkire, drs., Statler,, Mrs. Coggins, Mrs. H. II. Kennedy. Mrs. Howe A. Williams, Irs. O. H. Christy, Miss Brimmer, IT,. and Mice I1IciIp KaVS |