Arizona republican., 1913-08-03
4 LIVELY TOWN
 IS CASA GRANDE

CASA GRANDE, Aug. IA large crowd attends the skating rink every evening
 The furniture for the new postoffice has arrived and work on the building is rapidly nearing completion.
 Work at the iron works is rushing The galvanized iron tanks being turn cd out go to all points in the valley. while almost daily pumps are received lat the depot
 Mine host Gould of the Gould Hotel enjoys d good patronage these days and the old timer iS deserving of all he gets and then some more. He is calculating on building q large addi- tion, in fact. several additions, and will alter the front of the structure in such q way that the hotel will ac- commodate increased travel and have T more imposing appearance
 Contractor TennN is rapidly clearing the new toWnsitc and Surveyor Christi man has d force of men engaged in running lines establishing street grades and corners. Since the first big rush the sale of lots has settled down to d gratifying number daily.
 Construction on the new $25.00o school house will commence within d few days. It is hoped to have il completed for the fall term.
 Furniture for the new drug store has arrived. When the fixtures have been installed Dr Gung'l will have the first drug store ever in Casa Grande.
 The Casa Grande Bulletin is the name of the new paper started in Casa tirandc. The job office is now run niug When the people saw the print ing material being unloaded from the ear last Tuesday hey dropped around tp the Bulletin office and pledged their support to the new enterprise Mrs. Hammer and Ted Hcaly, proprictors of the paper, arc sratificd with the out look for the new paper and the valley.
 Many large pumps have been in- stalled during the past month and every day or so news comes in of a successful test run. During the early part of this week d demonstration was made at the smith ranch 1900 gal Ions per minute was easy work for the pump and the supply of water was unlimited, The pump was run for several days A run made by the Pennington pump at the Johnson ranch showed q flow of 1900 or 2,- 592,o00 gallons per day. Those keep ing track of engines sent out to the various ranches sly over fifty have been received during the past few months and all are proving succcsscs
 New homes for the settlers are g0- ing up all over the valley. The Hal stead Lumber Co has d consignment of lumber on the tracks nearly every day, and their yards are well stocked
 Work on the canal is progressing rapidly. The big Caterpillar engine is doing great work About 250o wards of earth is being thrown daily and it is figured that the canal will be com pIeted within nine months It is planned to contract the last seven miles. In doing so the time of finish ing the big ditch will be greatly shortened.
 C. S. McNatt has completed his ice house. The people of Casa Crandc now enjoy the privilege of buying from an ice wagon every day.
 The electric plant to be installed at the Airdome will soon arrive and Manager Davis plans to give d high grade show every evening. The latest released and best films will be seen bv the patrons of Casa Grande's popular photopIay hours.
 Thursday evening Casa Crandc had motorcade Friends of Nr John KeIlncr and family gave them an auto surprise party. At least a dozen machines took part in the parade to the house. This was some showing. for a year ago there was only one machine in the town The KelIncr family will shortly move to Tucson.