The Arizona copper camp., 1919-07-12

nances relating to. use of city water,
and the prohibiting of minors in pool
halls were put upon final passage, and
the opening of street crossings across
the railroad tracks discussed. An
open meeting was declared On the
latter subject and many views were
expressed by citizens. The council
decided to invite representative of
the railroad company to be present
at the next meeting, which will be in
the nature of a conference, so that
the will of the people of this city will
prevail upon whatever action is taken
i'll the matter. The city council passed
upon and ordered the payment of a
large number of lddmands for ma
terials furnished and work done for
the city.
A. c. Acton and wife are new resi-
dents here, Mr.. Acton succeeding Jean
Valette as manager of the freight de-
partment at the station The Actions
will take the Tenney home when Ar
thur and family start for the coast.
as is contemplated
At the l.. B. Caldwell farm, located
one mile south and mile east of the
j. F. Brown property, only five acres
of cantaloupe were put in this season,
but it was fine crop, the melons be-
ing graded about half standards and
half ponies. j. A. White has secured
over 200 crates off the patch. The
farm has also ten acres in cotton
which is making grand showing, and
the University of Arizona is keeping
tab on the supergrand tract of %
acres of alfalfa. 1t has been clearly
demonstrated that this is the natural
home Of alfalfa
Hoisting and other machinery has
been received at the freight sheds for
William Kemp, operating the Copper
Bell mine, south of Casa Grande. The
property, formerly the old Andrada
mine, is located in the Black Range,
and it's ores run high in silver and
copper.
Tuesday evening, M. w. Mcdowell,
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months stay at Holbrook, this state,
departed on a trip to southern Cali
fornia and San Francisco. Nc" has
secured some oil land concessions in
the Holbrook country and, with the
development of oil, will be in the mill
ionaire class
Monday, r. E. Stevens, who has q
section of state land, section 36, town
ship g.. range 5, is here from Long
Beach looking valley prosperity over.
He is much pleased with the activity
going on and proposes before long to
get in the swim by inaugurating ex-
lcuSlNG W lllO ldAu
The sales force of the Standard Oil
plant located here has received val.
liable addition in the way of assist.
ance in looking after their constantly
increasing business. Delmar MCCOY
ney, first lieutenant in Uncle Sans
fighting force during the late war, and
young man we'll known and respect
ed in Tucson, where he formerly held
position with the Standard, arrived
in Casa Grande this week to re-enter
the company's services.
After having received slash across
the ribs, almost half around his body
by knife in the hands of one Brown,
on the evening of July 3, Arthur
Tenny surprised folks Wednesday
morning by coming downtown 1t
took DR. Gungle some little time to
sew up the cut, but Arthur must have
wonderful vitality. His Wounding
was the result of fight brought about
by an argument over land DEAL
Brown resorting to his pocket weapon
at the start of the. scrap. Everybody
is pleased to see Tenney about again.
for it was feared that he had been
very badly hurt.
Harry Blake returned to Casa
Grande Tuesday morning after sew
eral months absence. Harry, who
does special work for the interior de-
partment, states that everywhere he
travels this valley has become known
and is talked about He predicts q
large number of prospective land buy
ers and home builders will arrive here
in the next six months.
HAVnEN NOTES.