Arizona republican., 1915-06-04
L.ehi News

Memorial Day was observed here with appropriate services in the hall Sunday afternoon. There was a large number present to listen to the follow ing interesting and well rendered pro- gram:
 Singing, by choir. Prayer, D. P. Jones. Male quartet -'Tenting on the old Camp Ground" Singing, by choir.
 History of Decoration Day, by I. H. Rogers.
 Selection, Miss Ellsworth.
 Music. Mrs. Q. c. Jones. Reading The Name of Old Glory, Mrs. Reta Merrill.
 Address by OrSon Brown.
 Singing. choir.
 Prayer, w. w. Ellsworth.
 Many had brought flowers and ever greens with them ard after the close of the services they drove to the ceme- tery and decorated the graves of friends and loved ones.
 Orson Brown is here for snort visit with his four children who make their home with their grandmother, Mrs. Lizzie Mcdonald. Mir. Brown is travel ing over the southwest making a study of the cactus family. He claims that he and his company have discovered that from a certain variety of cactus, very excellent grade of rubber can be made. While here Mir Brown expects to do some experimenting with the prickley- pear
 Mrs. Ella Wellborn, who came here a wear ago in company with her hus- band who died q few days after reach ing this place has returned to her for mer home near Denver, Colo. Mrs Wellborn has married son and daugh- ter residing in Colorado with whom she will make her home till the arrival of her son Walter who remained here to settle up business affairs Mir We'll born will go to Glendale in a few days where he will he employed during the summer. In the early autumn he will join his mother in Colorado. The We'll borns have made many friends here who regret their departure.
 Guy w. Jones has gone to Imperial. Calf. to look after the shipping of cantaloupes for the Weaver company.
 Mrs. l.. w. Goodson has been quite ill Tt her home here for several days past.
 Frank Lewis, who has been at home for a few days visit with his family here has returned to Florence where he is in charge of two threshing machines. Several others will leave in q few days for the same place where they will be employed during the threshing season.
 Mrs. O. c. Jones will leave in a few days for her old home in Indiana. where she will spend the summer vis- iting relatives
 Hhe regular work of the young peo- ple Mutual Improvement association has been discontinued for the summer but the young ladies have decided to meet once q week at homes of the diff terent members to carry on what they term the Beehive. This will be a work of self improvement along practical lines.
 The Womans Relief Association has been reorganized on account of the resignation of Mrs. Wm McClendon. who recently moved away from this place.
 Mrs. D. P. Jones is now president and the association will continue it's work through the summer.
 Mir. and Mrs. Dr. Jones are here to spend the summer, with Mir. Jones' par ents. Mir. and Mrs. D. P. Jones. MT. Jones and family will remain until time for the opening of the fall term of school at Thatcher. Arizona. where MT. Jones has been engaged as principal for several years past.
 Swimming and picnic parties at the river are quite popular since warm weather has arrived.
 The Indians on the local reservation report an excellent crop of wheat this wear and are very busy in the harvest field
 Superintendent Crook of the Tempe Canal company has been having some repair work done on the dam the past week.