Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-05-01
FIRST HAY CROP
BEING HARVESTED

GILBERT, April 2S.-The first hay
crop is now being harvested in the
Gilbert district. Several hundred acres
are now ready for the baler. Many
farmers declare that they will hold for
higher prices.
The cotton crop is in fine condition,
much Of it already having received the
first cultivation. With the warm
weather the past week, great advance
ment in growth was noted.
The Gilbert postoffice is now housed
in the new business structure recently
erected by Mrs. Shultz.
Mrs. Margaret Dorm made very
pleasant call at the home of Mrs. +.
S. Lacy Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Tourney and family
have again taken up their residence
at Gilbert after having spent several
months in the Chandler district work
ing with the cotton planters.
Miss Catherine Smith entertained
number of her young friends at her
home north of Gilbert a few days ago.
The first of a series of afternoon
teas was held by members of the
Ladies' Aid Society at the home of
Mrs Everett Wilbur the past week.
Mr.. Macedonian, teacher of the
seventh and eighth grades at the Gill
bert grammar school, was absent a
couple of days the past week on ac-
count of illness.
Work on the new Gilbert passenger
depot is progressing rapidly and the
new structure will be completed at an
! early date.
Little Virginia Barley, daughter of
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Oslo Barkley, of Tucson.
spent the latter part of the past week
with the Barley family of Gilbert, re-
| Miss Ethel Hoffman. Gilberts post
mistress, is now comfortably located
in her new quarters in the Mrs. Shultz
] building, having moved from the Davis
building Monday evening.
Rev. FOwel, of Mesa, pastor of the
| Baptist church, who preached at the
auditorium Sunday afternoon, will be
at Gilbert again in two weeks and hold
services Immediately after Sunday
school.
The adult Bible class enjoyed a
pleasant evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Everett Wilbur Tuesday
evening, IL members being present.
Miss Ethel Hoffman made a business
trip to Phoenix Monday morning.
A. B. Markham, who formerly re-
sided in this section but is now a clerk
in the Phoenix postoffice, was a Gill
bert visitor Sunday.
Miss Katherine Smith gave a party
for number of her Gilbert friends in
honor of Miss Snow Conrad, of Phoe-
nix, who was spending a few days at
the Smith home.
Services were held Sunday morning
at the Church of Christ by Rev. Ed
wards, who resides near Glendale, who
held a series of meetings here some
time since.
Rev. Reberger expects to- begin a
series of sermons to students especial
ly, as the closing days of school are
near at hand.
Mrs. A. c. Ware has been quite
seriously ill for the past several days
but is now reported to be on the road
to recovery.
J. o. WEIGH and George Harmon
went to Paradise Valley to bring home
Mr.. Welch's cattle. He has been pas
turing them in the valley for the past
few months.
Mrs. p. c. Turney has moved bach
to her former residence in Welch ad-
dition. For the past several months
she has been making her home al
Chandler.
r. Harmon has recently finished the
work on an addition to his residence
Mr.. Calvin has the frame work Of
his new residence on South MAR
street practically completed.