The Arizona copper camp., 1918-11-23


United War Work drive in Casa
Grande. Casa Grande has gone away
over the top in this great drive, sub
scribing $1,670, or more than $50 per
cent of its quota. Great credit is due
Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. Kruse for the
grand work they did the past week.
Fred s., Armstead, surveyor, of Toll
tee, was in Casa Grande Tuesday.
]. S. Norman has returned home
after spending two months as civil
engineer on the government reclama-
ton work at Las Cruces, N. M. Mr..
Norman has had a great deal of ex-
perience in irrigation engineering.
Ted Healey, editor of the Bulletin,
has received two very interesting let
ters from the boys at the front in
France, one from Rosenberger, who
was in Casa Grande for quite a time,
and the other from Paul Hobby, whom
everyone remembers. Both these boys
have been doing their "bit" on the
firing line
Dr. R. R. Rogers of Toltec has ac-
cepted position with the Silver Bell
minies as physician there. The doctor
will continue his farm interests here
in the valley.
"Pinky" Rogers, a brother of DR..
R. R. Rogers, has returned to-. this val
ley after stay of two years in South
America in the mining business. Mr..
Rogers is well known at Ray and
other mining camps in the county.
J. w. Crone, who has a goat ranch
south of Maricopa, was in Casa
Grande Tuesday.
Frank M. Leonard Of San Diego is
in Casa Grande visiting his mines
south of Casa Grande.
B. G. Granville of Tucson is in Casa
Grande this week. Mr.. Granville is
interested in several mining claims
south of Casa Grande.
c. C. Handley and wife of Hayden,
Ariz., is looking over the mining dis
trict south of Casa Grande.
Ralph A. Ward, who was formerly
Indian agent at Sacaton, but recently
with the Cotton Growers association
at Phoenix, died on November 16 of
Spanish influenza at the Phoenix hos
pital.
Mrs. Miles M. Carpenter. wife Of
Captain Miles M. Carpenter, whom the
people of Casa Grande remember
quite well while here in the mining
business south of town, died in Tue
con Tuesday of this week of Spanish
influenza Captain Carpenter is in
the army and recently was at Fort
Humphreys, Va. Efforts to locate him
there have been unsuccessful at last
report.
Word has been received that Cap
tain e. M. Robinson, who was wound
ed in France, is recovering rapidly.
Captain Robinson is well known here
in Casa Grande. A number of our
local boys were under him in the 15Sth
regiment. Captain Robinson's home
is in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Roy A. Ward and family has re-
turned to Casa Grande, having spent
the past six months in California.
Frank Trekell, father of Don A.
Trekell, owner of the large planta-
ton near Casa Grande, was a visitor
here this week from his home in Cali
fornia Mr. Trekell is on his way to
Kansas, where he has large lumber
interests.
Don A Trekell and Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Denton went to Florence Sat
urday of last week.
George Newton Hall left Saturday
for New York on a visit to his broth
er-in-law there. While away Mr. Hall
expects to purchase new cotton gin
for Casa Grande.
Moore T. Carpenter is planning on
giving turkey shoot here on Thanks
giving day. Mr. Carpenter has more
than $50 turkeys on his ranch, two
miles from town. 1t is hoped that he
will have enough turkeys to go around
as there are a number of good shots
in Casa Grande.