Arizona republican., 1912-07-06
OSBORN FOLK
 QUIET FOURTH
Picnickers at Feel Home Hear Good Speeches and Spend Festive Day in Outdoor Enjoyment; Dis trict News Notes

The picnic held at the Feel home oD Central avenue was the largest and best Fourth of July celebration ever held in this district The program was very interesting ana we'll rendered. c. B. Wood delivered a patriotic address and Prof. JantZen also gave a short talk. National songs were sung and several readings were delivered. The lunch. the grandest and best ever, was served on the shady lawn. There were about three hundred persons present All repot: this the most successful of Independence Day publications.
 Mrs. s. k. Philips has returned from a trip through the northern part of the state and says the climate is cool with much rain. MT. Philips who accom- panied her will stay at Prescott till l business matters are settled. He is ex- l pected to return in about a week
 At a meeting of the board of trustees ! of Osborn district many changes were made in the arrangements of the class es and school house. They also decided to employ Miss Naoma Griffin of l Phoenix as a teacher of the third grade ! A manual training teacher had previ- Ously been selected. There will be nine teachers employed during the coming term.
 Miss Clara Wright gave a delightful farewell party in honor of Miss Aura COlvin. last Wednesday evening Miss Colvin after having spent the winter in the valley will leave for the east in a few days.
 One of the most important events of recent date is the organization of the Black Canyon Indian Club" which has enrolled a large number of members from all parts of the valley. The presi- dent is George Peterson who will serve for six months. The purpose of the club is to promote and elevate social | conditions of the neghbOrhOod. Many purchases have been made to furnish the rooms already rented. No definite date has been set for the next meeting but it will be held in a few days
 The Indian school closed one of the brightest and most successful terms in the history of the school last Wednes- day. Most of the pupils will return to their homes on the reservation while some W.H spend their vacation in the cooler dimes A few have been em- l pioN t-i l'p take care Ol Iiit SIOuIuS dIu dairy The sanitorium will be kept open all summer.
 The Young Peoples Missionary sOci- ety held it's regular session at the beau tiful country home of MT. and Mrs. l. B. MoreiI last Tuesday night many inn pOrtant business matters were brought up and settled. The meeting was well attenIeG and a decision was made to hold regular meetings during the sum-
 J. T. Perry and Joel Nofzigcr think they have the record for baling hay with a horse power press, the baler was started at about six in the morn ing and worked til about o'clock P NJ baling little over thirty-five tons The crew consisted of the oldest and best hay men in the valley.
 While Richard Bishop passed few days on his cattle range in the hills He was thrown from q horse. badly bruising his face and breaking his collar bone. Bishop was immediately brought home and is now doing very well, although it will be several months before he will be out again.
 Mrs. Patterson, living on the Black Canyon road left for a three months stay with relatives and friends in San Francisco. her former home. Mrs Patterson was accompanied by he: daughter Alamada.
 Charles Acker was seriously bruised