The Arizona copper camp., 1919-09-06

to him as one of the largest and most
experienced oil operators in that field.
With the striking of oil in that field
Nc will be in the millionaire class
over night. He has what is consid-
cred some of the most valuable leases
ir the district. Before coming to
Casa Grande to operate in valley
realty, Nc lived for some time in Raw
and is well known in the big copper
camp.
\ Owing to the fact that Casa Grande
lis located midway between Tucson
and Phoenix there is some talk in the
capital city of. the organizing of big
athletic corporation to build an i'm
mense arena here to stage boxing
matches which will draw from the
big centers of population in the state.
The only drawback to the scheme at
present, it is contended, is the poor
roads and hotel accommodations.
Mine Manager E. B. Holt, of the
Vekol mine, departed east Wednesday
evening to submit an engineers re-
port to a mining company in Chicago.
who are interested in a gold property
in Sonora which Mr.. Holt examined
some time past. Upon his return the
Vekol company will install machinery,
that has been ordered and the mining
and concentrating of the ores of the
Vekol will start. This famous silver
mine, which is located in the district
south of Casa Grande, has a record
of great production in the past and
this company has blocked out large
quantity of silver ore in new workings
which run high in the white metal.
This year the Casa Grande public
school is pressed for room SO the
school authorities have rented the
Ferbach house, of four roms, and
large yard, to accommodate. the
classes. The house is located on the
corner of Second and Sacaton streets.
Paul BlackmOre, of the realty firm
of Byers & Blackmore, anticipate MAX
ing an automobile trip to California
in the near future in the interest of
the land business.
to the legal condition involving the
making of an alley back of the build
ings on Main street. the alley running
through from Florence to Sacaton
streets This week he prepared type
written orders which each property
owner will receive. Each order, or
notice, consisted of six pages, legal
size, on manuscript giving the differ
ent legal steps necessary in opening
the street.
After having adjourned for the sum-
mer the Woman's Club will hold their
first meeting Sept. 9Th.
Public Schools Convene Sept. 9th.
The Casa Grande public school will
open for the fall term on Sept. 8th.
All work will begin the first day.
All teachers for high and grammar
school have been selected.
Pupils who will be six years of age
before January 1st, 1920, should enter
the receiving grade this year. No
pupils who have not gone to school
before will he received after the first
week.
All students of the high school must.
classify before or on the first day of.
school,
The faculty for this year is listed as
follows:
M. S. TempletOn, superintendent;
Bernice Fleming, commercial; Ruby
iWinterrOwd, science and mathematics;
Marion Conway, Latin and Spanish;
Harry Weston Hunt, English, boys
athletics; Eva Louis Steere, English
department, grades; F. Ruth Lieber,,
geography, grades; M. G. Windsor
arithmetic and boys athletics; Nina
Townsend, physiology; Mrs. M. c.
Windsor, 3rd and 4th tgrades; Ellen
Rollins, End grade; Helen /. Johnson,
1st grade; Mrs. w. r. Green, music
and drawing.
Judge Chas. Bennett, who has been
spending the summer with his folks
at Santa Cruz, Cal, has suffered a.
severe spell Of rheumatism. He is re-