The Arizona copper camp., 1919-08-23
CASA GRANDE NOTES

CASA GRANDE NOTES
Judge A: A. Jayne and son, Bert,
returned Wednesday evening from an
outing of several weeks. They made
an automobile trip through the north
ern section of the state, White noun
tains, and home by way of Roosevelt
dam, visiting all points of interest
where cool weather prevailed. Both
the judge and Bert were improved
by the trip.
Mrs. Art Nelson, formerly Nellie
Wagner of the postoffice and tele-
phone office, departed Monday even
ing On trip to the coast, where she
will spend the summer visiting rela-
tives.
F. N Walker former proprietor Of
the Bixby hotel in Los Angeles, now
resident of this state and improver
Of a fine farm in the vicinity of Pi-
cacho reservoir, has returned from the
coast, where he went to sell his prop
erty. Mr.. Walker has caused to be
shipped here all kinds of stock and
farming equipment, which has been
unloaded from the cars and taken to
his farm.
Albertos Cubillas of the L. A. Mar
tinez oil depot is spend the tail-end
of his vacation in San Francisco. He
will shortly return, invigorated for
the heavy business of the fall and
winter
The Roy Ward building, in which is
established Heines garage, is to be
extended to First street, south, and
construction will soon start on the
addition
Robert Allen, chef de officina at the
L. A. Martinez oil depot, has
dispensed with the bandages he has
been wearing over his eye for a week
past. He says he was hit by Is
pound automobile crank which was
revolving at the rate of a million
times per minute, more or less.
Another realty man has joined the
ranks of land sellers in Casa Grande.
E. C. Duty who has sold southwestern
soil and oil, with headquarters at FL
Paso in the Mills building, will estab
lish an office here. He has been in.
terested in this valleys lands for some
time.
Jim Kruse has turned out 300
gallon tank for Fred Kratzky, which
will be installed on the 80 acres of
the old Judge Weaver place, recently
purchased by Fred.
The Papago reservation, south Of
Casa Grande, is land of mystery.
During the past ten years prospectors
and mining men have been swallowed
up in the vastness of it's deserts and
mountains and no further record of
their whereabouts has become known.
Last spring Steve O'Dell, well-known
southern Arizona prospector who has
mining claims south of Brownell, left
his camp, or was killed at his camp,
with never a trace to clear the mys-
terry of his disappearance. Inquiries
have been made by others living in
that section. but without result, No
cne, Indian or white, seems to know
what happened to him. O'Dell has
many friends in the Globe district and
is, AT old-time acquaintance of ex-
Governor Hunt. 1t is not known
where. relatives can be found, but it is
thought he came to Arizona from San
Francisco, for he often spoke of the
ship building yards at Potrero.
At the home of Mrs. c. Whitney |
friends gave a surprise party to Mrs
Mark Brown early this week. Those |
present were: Mr. and Mrs. Doak, Mr..
and Mrs. Stoffer and daughter Mr..
Binns and son, Mr. and Mrs. Niehaus,
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown and daughter,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney. The folks
had delightful time.
Paul DeNure was here Thursday.
Paul, an old-time resident Of Casa
Grande, is now located in the Gila
Bend country. He comes up here oc
casionally to cool off,
Gasoline Bill (Wm, Wells) returned
to Casa Grande early this week after
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