The Parker post., 1911-09-02
WENDEN PEOPLE
BUILDING A CITY
Town Decorated With Flags and
Bunting in Honor of Statehood
Cunningham Pass Mines Sending
Out Regular Shipments.

WENDEN, Ariz., Sept. 1.-The dis
play of flags and bunting as seen
around Wenden since the tidings of
statehood became known would do
credit to any we'll regulated metropo-
lis, which goes to prove that Uncle
Sans children are kindly disposed
lot, always content to take what they
can get, even when they failed to
get what they want What does it
matter if there is a ''joker" hidden
away in this game of popular govern
ment? 1t must have been there a
long time, and now that the power of
the judiciary has been likened unto a
'joker," why not let the doctrine
which stands for the rule of the ma
jority be classified as real joke and
let her go at that.
The good people of Wenden are
too much absorbed in the building of
a city, also the thousand-and-one du-
ties which contribute to the joys and
comforts of life, to allow their minds
to become polluted with ideas that
are solely political In spite of the
unusually warm weather that has
been lowering over this part of the
desert for the past week, also the alb
Sence of SO large a number of our
towns-people, who are prone to in
dulge in their summer vacation, there
are deals and plans and transactions
of daily record that must count for
good times and prosperity when the
proper season sets in.
r. H. Mcdonald, "the wizard of the
HarcuvarS," has something tucked I'LL
der his sleeve that savors of a good
fat mining deal, but there is nothing
for publication at this date For the
present "Mac" will jolly along in his
merry old way, with a whistle and
song at the break of day his friends
may implore him to tell what he
knows, nothing doing says Mac,
"call again when it SHOWS"
George J. Bray is loading another
car with ore from the mines at Gun
ningham Pass, and as ore shipments
from that section are becoming a reg
ular thing it is safe to assume that
there is money in it,
Gro h
worth have just returned from Swan
sea with their big freighting teams
and the indications are that both men
and teams will now indulge in a
much-needed rest
John Smith has just closed a con
tract to run 100-foot tunnel at tn
DR.. Gear mine, east of Wenden.
Dick Bullard of Congress Junction
is spending a few days in Wenden
looking after his mine interests AT
Cunningham Pass.
The farmers in the vicinity of Wen
den are getting busy with their fall
planting, such as potatoes, grains and
several varieties of forage plants
Nord Brothers, who supply the local
market with the finest of fruits and
vegetables, are now raising a second
crop of potatoes from the same piece
of land this season
j. Berndt has just returned from a
trip to California, where he has been
ordering seeds and supplies for the
improvement of his homestead. He
will plant a considerable acreage of
Speltz, which is said to thrive on the
dryest soils and is of great value as
a forage plant
Virgil Sanor, another enterprising
farmer, whose lands are situated
few miles south of Wenden, will pla1 +
plneleSs cactus on an extensive scale.
Nothing goes with Mr.. Sanor except
the genuine perfected Burbank varie
ties, such as have been growing here
for the past two years They are con-
sidered a success in this locality.
Ulrich KONG, who is improving
homestead a mile north of town, il,
erecting a windmill pumping plant.
Thomas F. Grozier, the genial and
popular young manager of the Par
ker Commercial company's store, has
just finished a neat little bungalow,
to be occupied by himself and family
Miss Edith Stoolfire, who has been
engaged to teach the Wenden school,
will tap the first bell on the morning
Sept. IL. Miss Stoolfire is a teach
er of quality and her experience in
that line would entitle her to first
place in the rank of teachers.