Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
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AWAY FOR UMMER-Mrs. Edith
Oevine, Mrs. G. Fulton and Mrs. G.
B. Kirk of Phoenix are now in Los
Angeles, where they will be guests
for the summer at the ColfaX Arms.
FOR LONG ViSlT-Mrs. Charles n.
simmons will leave Phoenix this
evening over the Santa Fe for Los
Angeles and San Francisco, and will
DE absent for several months.
CLOSE AT NOON--ne or-:ces or
the United States land department To-
Gated in the federal building yesterday
adopted the Saturday half holiday and
will, during the summer months, close
1T u; 80 o'clock.
VISIT IN CALIFORNIA - F. S.
Porter and son, accompanied by MI
Porter's mother, departed from Phoe-
nix yesterday over the Santa Fe for
a visit Of three months in different
points in California.
TO NEW YORK Mrs. Fred F.
Weber left Phoenix last evening for
Dayton, O., and New York and will
return by way of San Francisco. Mr.,
Weber will join Mrs. Webber in Los
Angeles in August. returning to their
home in Phoenix late in September
CONFERENCE HERE Captain
John c. Greenway of Warren, chair
and security of the Arizona Council
Of Defense. will be in Phoenix to-
day to confer with D. g. Heard, chair
man of the council, in regard to the
work Of his committee.
HELP THE BOYS-Another call is
made for a photograph ror the boys
camp. The youths who are helping out
the farmers and so are helping in the
work of the country's defense deserve
all the comforts and pleasures that can
be afforded them at the end of their
days work at this season of the year.
RED CROSS SEWING - Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday Of this week
the Red Cross sewing room adioin-
ing the chamber OF commerce will be
closed. 1t will be reopened on Thurs
day. The room is closed in order
20 check up on garments and articles
made. so that the faithful women
who have worked so hard may know
just how things stand
SPECIAL MEETiNG-There viii be
a special meeting OF the Osborn Par
emit Teacher association on Monday
morning June IS, at o'clock, at the
school building, to arrange for the
soliciting of Red Cross funds. Al
residents of the district are urged TO
attend in order that that district may
do its share of that work. The
meeting is called by Mrs. Charles +.
Connor, secretary.
NEW CORPoRATIoN-Articles of
incorporation were filed yesterday in
the office of the state corporation
commission by the General Contract
ing company of Phoenix. The fol-
loving men. it is said will be the
officers and directors of the new
concern: L. C. Grant. C. c. Mar
shall. W. c. Burke, F. ]. McInerney,
D. 3. Welty
MINING CLAIMS-The surveyor
general yesterday approved the follow
ing mineral surveys: No. 1906, Han
cock Houghton. Calumet Laurim,
Franklin and Quincy lode claims in the
Verde Mining district, Yavapai county
and owned by the United Verde Mining
company: also No. 3342, Blue Bird
Templar Hawkeye and Pelican lode
mining claims located in the San Fran
cisco Mining district, Mohave county
owned by the Oatman Combination
Mining company.
WILCOX BOASTS-In proportion
to population, the people of WILCOX
in Cochise county, claim that their
| small but prosperous town subscribed
more money to the Liberty Loan than
! any OlneF city OF town III Arizona
| They further state that they had nc
| dig mining companies to make large
/ subscriptions, the almost sole indus
! tries being cattle raising and dry
4 farming. This claim is conveyed in q
! telegram received by Governor Camp
| bell yesterday from Fl. e. Dunlap
/ cashier of the Wilcox Bank & Trust
] company who states that WillcC2
people bought $4,000 worth of Lib
| erty Loan bonds.
! SEALED VERDICT-The damage
suit of Delgado against the Ray-Her-
cules Mining company which has beer
| in trial in Judge Lymans court Wen
/ to the jury late yesterday evening ant
| last night a sealed verdict was handed
| in The plaintiff in this case is The
administrator of the estate of a brother
| who was killed in the employ of the
defendant company and brought sal
| for the recovery of 100000, alleging
that death of his brother was due to the
negligence of the company. A former
| trial of this case a month ago resulted
| in disagreement of the jury.
RECEIVES SAD NEWS-Detectiv'
M. Joe Murphy of 174S West Jackson
street this city, is in receipt of severa
| letters, each bearing sad news. Mr.
1 Murphy yesterday received a lette
from his uncle Michael Gardner il
Ireland, notifying him of the death o
| his grandmother Mrs. James Gardner
of Knock Brack, Athenry, county Gal
| way, ireland, on May II. Mrs. Gardne
recently celebrated her Tooth birthday
| Her husband, James Gardner preceded
her in death some eighteen years age