Graham guardian., 1911-03-10
THATCHER NEWS

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Sunday visiting friends in Thatcher.
Some good grading work is being
done on the city streets this week.
David Claridge, of Solomonville,
spent Sunday visiting in Thatcher.
Milton McRae, of Thomas, spent
Sunday and Monday visiting in
town.
Mrs. D. Thompson, Of Stafford,
spent Friday visiting at the l.. ID. S.
Academy.
Frank Wightman, of Globe, spent
several days this week in Thatcher
on business.
The Relief Society are planning
to celebrate their annual day on the
18th of March.
Several of the senior class girls of
the Academy took the teachers ex-
animation at Solomonville, Monday
anu IueSudy.
Mr.. Head, of Texas. came to town
the latter part of the week on bust
ness connected with the Mt. Ora
ham Lumber Co.'s saw mill.
Mrs. Selena Phillips, who has
been bsdfast for the past five weeks,
is still very ill and at times it is
feared that she will not recover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton jacobson and
MIR. and Mrs. Clarence Ellsworth,
of Stafford, were visitors at the
Thatcher M. l. A. Sunday evening.
President Kimball has been prun-
ing, cleaning, leveling and graveling
up his place for the past two weeks
until it is assuming an ideal appear
ance.
Gean Damron. Henry Harness and
S. S. Green, who have been work
ing at Globe and vicinity, came up
the latter part of the week and vis-
tied for few days with their fam
lilies and friends.
w. w. Mcdonald is selling out
his property here and expects soon
to leave for the Mohave valley.
After getting his property there in
shape to leave. or disposing of it.,
he expects to return to Thatcher to
make his permanent home.
Thatcher is planning to have five
Chautauquan entertainments given
in town in the near future. The
entertainers will consist of Frederick
Cook, of north pole fame, some
noted singers and speakers who
have won wide regulations.
The Sunday School presented Its
play to large house of children
Saturday afternoon, and again to
the grown people in the evening.
The Interpretation Of the characters
was excellent and the play received
the highest praise from all.
G. M. Layton has been doing some
excellent work around his home the
past few weeks. He has cleaned
away great quantities of fallen brick
and other debris from the old mill
that was burned down, has put a
neat picket fence on the east side Of
the lot. and has planted a garden.
The Academy base ball team, ac-
companied by Prof j. H. Larson,
went to Duncan to contest with the
ball team there, Friday. The game
came off Saturday, the Academy
boys winning a big victory. Mr..
Larson remained over Sunday. on
work connected with the church.
but the boys returned day earlier.
The M. L. A. held their monthly
conjoint Thursday evening. The
program consisted of a-dehate, the
subject of which was; Resolved,
That the Insecurity of the Present
Banking System Makes Postal Saw
ings Banks Necessary" The af-
firmative side was taken by C. C.
Cole and J. w. Blazzard, while the
negative was taken by Leroi C.
Snow and w. A. Moody. the former
winning, according to the vote Of
the house.
The pupils of the fifth grade of
the district school gave their teach
er, Miss Appel, a pleasant surprise
Friday evening. They gathered at
her home and managed to slip quiet
ly into her room, and when she was
sent in by Miss Paden received
hearty shouts of surprise from her
pupils. Some interesting games
were played, after which cake and
lemonade were served by the chill
dren. They presented their teacher
with a pretty autograph album.
Miss Paden added much to the en-
joyment of the occasion by her as
sistance. Miss Appel was much
surprised and pleased.