The Arizona copper camp., 1919-05-24

| towards the erection or q large build.
| ing. The property is known Is the
McMurray holdings. When completed
Main street will have been extended
the full length to the west
| Car loads OF redwood telephone
poles have arrived here to- be used
on the line between Sacaton and Casa
Grande The line will also extend to
Ethe POINT a few miles east Of sacaton
on the ella river, where the dam with
a bridge superstructuree is Is be con.
structed. Bids for the building of this
dam are now being received by the
Indian department.
| The grain crops about Florence have
astonished the visitors who have ap.
preached the county seat by way OF
Casa Grande. The wonderful land sur.
rounding the city on the banks OF the
ella river is creating untold wealth
and the spirit Of progress and push
forward that has taken good hold
on its citisens is showing this histori.
cal place ahead at a rapid rate. The
tpeople Of Casa Grande will be glad
when the two cities are connected by
d decent highway.
). All the mine owners in the Ray,
Superior, Silver King and other Pinal
county mineral districts, are requested
to send samples, OF ore to the Fair
tCommission building in Casa Grande,
Hundreds of visitors are coming into
the county at this point monthly and
the specimens will prove good boost
for the mining end OF our resources
The Mexican employees along the
tlihe Of the, Southern Pacific in Casa
IGrande valley purchased literally OF
Victory bonds. There is hardly fam.
I lily. along the right-of-way that hasn't
loaned Of their earnings to Uncle
tsam, and gladly. The $50 bond is
ia favorite document to these workers
and they did not need much working
among them to have them make an
Investment :.
R. " Boyce, one Of our fighters for
Uncle Sam who has been visiting here
for the, last two months recuperating
from the effects Of mustard gas, de-
parted on a trip to Vermont Friday
might, where he. will spend a month
or SO with his father. a former resi-
dent and councilman Of this place. On
|the eve Of .shorty's''' departure Mr..
and Mrs. Billy Niehais rendered him
SQUAD supper A number OF his
comrades in arms, besides lady friends
were present and a good time was en-.
joyed in dancing after the typical Ari-
zona repast. s.:... h. +. 4. ~ 8.
Many OF Casa Grande's citizens have
Espent their, time III Florence attend.
ing court this past week. Most Of
them are witnesses in the case of the
Williams heirs vs.: Tie Southern Pa
cific. It has been year past since
Jack Williams and his entire fam
lily, with the exception of the Oldest
boy, met a terrible fate by !. being
struck by a westbound passenger train
at the crossing at the eastern bound
ary. of this city. Jack Williams, one
OF the best, known attorneys in the
state, his wife, two daughters and a
son, were killed.
Evidently there IS little foundation
for the rumor, last week that, Frank
PinkIy, custodian at the prehistoric
ruins in the heart .of- the Casa Grande
valley. had unearthed sealed earth.
ern jar. containing corn whisky sup
posed to be over a thousand years
Old All of the visitors to the ruins
State that 10 mention of the find was
made nj by the custodian. That is fine
country out by the ruins and it is
presumed some local real estater, or
perhaps Phoenix land dealer. put out
the story as al inducement to prompt
sales: An oil boom compared with
the, rush il the rumor had proved
true and the 9ancients had catched
their product. beneath the rich fertile
soil of this valley, would be tame.
Good night! .>t'}Qt> 4
Starting with last Friday night, May
18th, the closing exercises at the Casa
Grande school, have afforded enter
tainments and satisfaction to the peo-
pie of the valley. Friday night "Un-
der the Stars and Stripes, a patriotic
operetta was the attraction and : the
pupils Of the, sra nnnar. school put. the
performances through iii a highly cred.