Arizona republican., 1912-08-21
MADISON

l MADISON, Aug. 2O.-The most inn portant of the many improvements this district is undergoing is that at l the schoolhouse. The boad of trustees | has let the contract for the building of
 a large horse shed to stable the many l horses brought there by the pupils. l The school house will also be improved 1 by painting. and repairing the wood-- ! work on the outside The yards have been cleaned and the swings have been
 made larger. The basketball court has | also been smoothed and packed ready
 | for the fall term which will open the | 16 of September The board of trustees | has appointed what they consider the | best corps of teachers in any country | school in the state Mrs Abigail Lock- l hard of Phoenix has been appointed | principal(of the school. Mrs. Lockhard 1 has had many years of experience with school children and everybody can feel assured that the youngster will get the proper training. The primary grades will be taught by Mrs. L. M. Runser | from Ada Ohio. Mrs. Runser comes | highly recommended from the Buckeye | state. The people of this district who have seen the results of her work claim | S1F 10 bIic 'col pl iiiidIy h'o%icl A'iCs have ever known. The census marshal says the district shows greater num- | Der of eligible school children than ever before and it is expected that this will be a more successful terO than l the last one which eclipsed all former years in every line. The board of trustees will hold a meeting at the school house on Tuesday but no public report will be given till next Monday. Several plans of keeping the children | here have been worked on, but the board will not make them known till they have the best one decided upon. The Missionary Church Association | has let the contract for the building Of | 2 new dining room and large kitchen | at the Bethany Home Sanitarium. The new dining room will be back of the assembly building. Many other chang es have been made on the grounds. The object of the association is to have l the charity institution the best and most sanitary place of it's kind in the valley. Rev H. H. AmstutZ has been appointed superintendent in connection with his work in Phoenix. Miss Sarah Meister will be matron of the home.
 
 along these lines, and will be great help to the home.
 Henry Foltz has left for a few | months stay with all friends and rela- tives in Ohio. Henry is a great fam cier of highbred cattle and if properly suited he will bring one of the best | herds of Jersey cattle he can find with | him when he returns. Henry Powers 1 has taken charge of the ranch while Mr Foltz is gone.
 The decidious fruit crop is slowly falling off. The pluns are all past and | the peaches will soon be picked. The extra heavy crop of Thompson seed | less grapes is also harvested. Several other varieties will soon be ready for market.
 After a complete overhauiing of the schoolhouse auditorium religious ser vices will again be held each Sunday evening at o'clock Rev. Severing- haus will preach next Sunday, large | crowd is expected.
 Roma Mitchell and Lee Dom have returned from their trip to the bor- der with the National Guarismen. They say they had a fine time and learned much in the line of warfare. The reclamation service ditch clean CTS are at work on the ditches in this section. Many washouts are being filled and bridges are also being re- ] paired. They will be in this section about three weeks.
 The Madison improvement club IS making preparations for an ice cream social to be held at the schoolhouse at date not yet given.
 The farmers institute display held ln Phoenix some time ago did much good along the line of promoting the care Of crops Several new varieties of Vege- tables have already been planted thus making use of ground that formerly was lying idle.