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The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

fr1endS IN casa Grande.
J. B. Steere, who, with his family,
moved here from West Virginia re-
Gently and purchased residence on
Park avenue, has purchased the Cox
furniture store and will add new stock
to the store.
w. M Mcdowell of Casa Grande
has recently subdivided his Honeda
ranch into ten-acre tracts and will
offer them planted in Thompson seed
less grapes, with water furnished.
P Weisman of Ray was visitor to
the city and valley this week.
Officers Cooper and G. w. Burkett
from Maricopa were in Casa Grande
Wednesday.
d. d. Draper, representative of the
Loose-Wiles Biscuit company, was a
business visitor here Wednesday of
this week.
Ben H. Hill and wife of Tucson
were visitors to the valley this week.
The following are registered at the
Casa Grande hotel: A. T. Hooe, Tue
son; P. Weisman, Ray; Archie Camp
bell, Phoenix; J. F. Byers, ST. Louis;
G. e. Somner, st. Louis; Owen Cox,
Cloverdale; Mrs. Clemna Glenn, Flor
ence; L. Bernard, Phoenix; J. A.
Weitel, Miami; J. L. Benton and wife,
Miami J. j. Curtis, Phoenix; Leo Laz-
enby, Phoenix; H. Yandell, Phoenix;
Ben H. Hill and wife, Tucson; D. d.
Draper, Kansas City.
Thompson seedless grapes for the
Casa Grande valley are getting to be
the biggest bet out Mr.. Gallagher is
now planting 32O acres to Thompson
seedless. The Honeda ranch will, it
is said, plant considerable acreage to
Thompson seedless grapes. Accord
ing to government report and actual
results derived last year from the Bill
Davis, Hannah, Steigmeier and Kochs-
meier grape vineyards, Thompson
seedless grapes matured sooner here
! than any place on the Pacific slope.
The crops last year sold for fancy
prices here.
Mrs. Sara McMurray of this city is
/ very i'll and is not expected to live
another day, according to reports from
| her bedside this afternoon. Mrs. Nc
Murray has lived in Casa Grande for
thirty years, having come here from
! Chicago. She is a great Christian
worker and has been great assistance
in the local Presbyterian church. She
has many friends over the entire coun-
ty and state who will be grieved to
know that she is not expected to live.
Darby A. Day, wife and son, of Chi
! cago, are visiting his father, Judge
w. T. Day, of Casa Grande. Mr.. Day
is manager of the Chicago branch of
the Mutual Life Insurance company
of New York city, what is known over
the country as the "Million-Dollar
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

papers The following was handed TO
the reporter recently. Anyone wish
ing broncho broke to ride, call on Bert
Jones or his manager, Ollie Ander
son."
Frank L. Gates, clerk of the board
cf supervisors for Gila county and
julius Milton, county engineer, were
in Hayden on Tuesday attending to
county affairs.
Mrs. Herman Schafer and children
left for their former home in Texas
on Friday Mr.. Schafer will remain
here for some time before joining the
family there.
w. H. Day, Y M. c. A. secretary
for the Southwest, was a Hayden vi5i-
tor on Thursday of last week He left
for Miami on Friday to attend the
Older Boys conference at that place.
Mr.. H. A. Eye made a trip to the
valley recently and spent the week
end with his family in Phoenix.
Funeral services were held from the
M. e. church on Saturday afternoon
for William Hansen, son of N. and
Katherin Hansen. For several weeks
the child had been suffering from men
ingitis which resulted in his death
on Thursday afternoon. The MANY
friends of the family extend to them
their hearty sympathy in their bereav-
ment.
took their tests in knot tying for the
tenderfoot class. They met again in
the evening at the Taylor Hatch hall
where the members of the local coun-
Gil witnessed their proficiency in scout
craft. The local organization is to be
connected with the national movement
and the boys hope to soon appear in
their scout uniforms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McGovernCr
left on Friday for Texas, where Mr..
McGovern's father is quite i'll and is
not expected to live long They plan
on staying about two months.
Mr.. R. I. Ezell made trip to Phoe-
nix on Thursday of last week to at
tend to some business matters, and
incidentally to visit Mrs. Ezell and her
mother, who are now in Phoenix
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Green, formerly
of this place, were Hayden visitors on
Thursday of last week, returning to
the valley on Friday where they ex-
pected to spend a little time.
Mrs. Dewey, formerly of Hayden
arrived on Friday toevisit her daugh-
ter Mrs. Lyle Prescott, and her
brother, Mr.. H. l.. Patterson. She ey-
poets to remain here for about six
weeks before returning to Los An
geles.
Rev. w. D. Himebaugh, Sunday
school missionary for the Presbyterian
church, made a visit to the church in
Winkelman on Saturday and Sunday
of last week.
Mrs. A. B. Rood motored over from
Tucson on Sunday to visit old friends
for a few hours. She returned the
:ame day, but left Albert with his
| friends here, expecting to come over
again the latter part of the week.
A dance will be given in honor of the
33 returned soldiers of Winkelman
and Hayden, at the Y. M. c. A. gym
nasium on April End A compliment
ary membership, granting full priyi
leges to these men for three months
accompanies each invitation.
Mr.. A. E. Griffith, secretary of the
local Y expects his wife and daughter
to arrive on Thursday from Bisbee tc
make their home here
The Hayden Rifle club held a shoot
on Sunday A large percentage of the
members were present and partici
pated in the shooting
The directors of the Hayden "Y'
announce that ten lessons will be
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

Sergeant Joe Champaign landed in
New York March goth on the trans
port Dakota. He expects to be mus
tered out of the service after his regi,
ment arrives at Camp Pike, Ark.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

Corporal R. L. Mitchell returned 20
Ray for brief visit on Wednesday,
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

Word has been received from Joe
COSner that he will arrive in Hayden
in about three weeks, after spending
some months in the service of the
[. S. army.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

Darby A. Day, wife and son, Of Chi
cago, are visiting his father, Judge
W. T. Day, of Casa Grande. Mr.. Day
is manager of the Chicago branch of
the Mutual Life Insurance company
of New York city, what is known over
the country as the "Million-Dollar
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McGoverncr
left on Friday for Texas, where M.
not expected to live long. They plan
on staying about two months.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

S. F. Burnett returned recently from
Courtland, Ariz., where he has been
on his ranch with the family for some
weeks. He is again at work for the
Ray Con.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

Charlie Farmer arrived home On
Sunday after spending several months
in the u. S. army. His regiment ar
rived in France just before the armis
tice was signed, consequently was MOI
in any of the battles.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

Manager Jas. Houston of the Gila
Valley Bank & Trust company's local
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

w H. Knickerbocker of Tucson paid
us visit on Sunday.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

Carl Williams surprised his friends
recently by making trip to the val
ley and returning with bride. The
couple were married in Tucson recent
ly and are now at home in North
Hayden. Mrs. Williams was formerly
Miss Ethel Harley and lived at st.
Paul, Minnesota.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

S. E. Stein, formerly of Hayden, but
recently with the 18th infantry band
will arrive in Hayden about the first
of April to resume his duties with the
Ray Consolidated company in the met
allurgical department.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

S. Peterson of Mesa, was a Friday
visitor in Ray.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

Ralph L. Kane expects +
employ of the Ray Consolidated on
April 1st to accept a position with the
Kelvin Lumber and Supply company
1t Winkelman.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

A dance will be given in honor of the
33 returned soldiers of Winkelman
and Hayden, at the Y. M. G.. A. gym
ary membership, granting full priVi-
leges to these men for three months
accompanies each invitation
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

Mark Betsworth and family, accom-
panied by A. G. Reid, expect to leave
about the first of April for the Coast.
They will motor through, making the
trip in leisurely fashion.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

The directors of the Hayden "Y''
announce that ten lessons will be
given to every boy and girl Of the
community who do not know how to
swim. These swimming lessons are
entirely free and are not limited to the
membership:
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

Mrs. r. I. Ezell and mother, hrs
Kate Beaumont, arrived home on Tues
day after spending several weeks il
Phoenix.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

Mr.. and Mrs Charles Kumke spent
the week end in Superior visiting
friends there
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

G. G. Wald, formerly with the Ray
Con Copper company, is in town for
a short period, looking after his min
ing interests here.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

Geo. c. Johnson has been appointed
agent for the Chevrolet motor cars in
Hayden. He will be located at the
Hayden Hardware after April first
Mr. Johnson has lived in this COM
munity for several years and is we'll
Known to the people of the district.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

Mr.. A. e. Griffith, secretary of the
local Y expects his wife and daughter
to arrive on Thursday from Bisbee tc
make their home here.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

D. C. Hales, of the Ray Produce
nix Thursday on business.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

Geo. L. Hess OF North Carolina was
a Friday visitor
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

The Hayden Rifle club held a shoot
on Sunday. A large percentage of the
members were present and partici
pated in the shooting
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

John Conner and Sid Stephens left
recently for Flagstaff, taking several
mules which Mr. Brands had pur-
chased from the Ray Con company
crop near Flagstaff this season.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

w. M. Mcdowell of Casa Grande
has recently subdivided his Honeda
ranch into ten-acre tracts and will
offer them planted in Thompson seed
less grapes, with water furnished.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

L. L. White of Mesa was in town on
Friday.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

George P Stovall of Superior was
a business visitor this week.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-03-29

o. H. Benner of Los Angeles, ar
rived in Ray Tuesday morning.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-07-02
LOCAL ITEMS.

\rthur Crumlcy, Of Bristol.
7pent Friiay IN town visiting
friends
h RothschilIs, of Rjch-
nond, was a business visitor
tothe Gap few days lastweek.
J r Taylor, manager ofthe
Aihn1u Theatre, spent Satur
day IN Gate CITY pa business.
Mrs ". y Wolfe, Of Wilder.
Na spent the week End iu
town visiting her parents Mr..
and Mrs q NJ. Brown
Frank Green, who was ii resi-
dent OF Big stone Gap about
twenty years ago, is back i'm
town for a few days visitint,
friends. f
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-07-02
FOR SALE. Second hand in

Alex Bean Of Nortnr seas
town on busine1s la., E-,J,,~
evening
a., "
E,n VI n tk ana II X
81 ~ enn.n4'"h zap spent
~, i"! n'R"'' III town visiting
u; p
h eS NUN anH "tacc Ma
,,"nr9 sP'ht a ~ Days last
C L. Davis and Urs t..i,v
Mahall-y
N;s..s
~, ''nrtN 'ohg nnh
Nnn,,l,,,'E,' n" M'rr 4hppp'nf IN
NP'"'''h'' ''S' hnlSitN :.
w ME-, + IL"mmonds Of
, G,mj.,s, NH. " In nhY7 J." th'
~ "N suing 'rH't'NeS.
Miss Cor'iir Gr;Innn, Of Bris
toll and Miss Margaret Gjrt
Wr. =. 9Io"ISa, Wrre visiting
! Gan ,',,.,n,. 'rS IN me
~ = ~" "'H9 '"S' week
Key. G. W. Dean, DR. VI =.
CARGO, of this place, AMI Rev
n nu,r1, ~ 9eo"+Ea' iett SUNDAY
whare -, ,.;,, ? ,,,,.','I,,, emo
t.nary t ,nte, M''' "r. 5,,, me I'm N,
| 6"IT ,hn ',ieg ~. Wn'ch Is 70 be
ro,, s,,r
boga = n, ,r, in''cy Whlte
gnin ali 'mEnnn "', ~ " oar
"''
Chns A 4, . y li'i lnn,Y, ana son'
cd n H. AN ~, M ~ 'm"'ol
ana snnnt y f.y, I,n'r - ~. "G"m
/ Mrs I,inJsry.4 s,s iV ~ AN n
| Wrus 49, q " Il
| Miss AIyrtlc Wolfe returned
to Washinpton DC Sntur,lnv
after spending her vacniIon
I with her parents. Mr and Mrs
Id. &. Wolfe.
X ID N,I.i p
/ spent a few dlys m thn c;.p
Hast week. where he attended
the tAueral of his cousin. Miss
Matte Nickles.
ur ,,5 u, a. n,
and little daughter. Mary Jane.
I of Norton, were in thctiuu Sun.
day
Mrs NJ H,o.il,. ,.h
b..n s,,niin,, ,,'... -" liz
vi.,,;, t.I.,t, ,fyu
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-07-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r.
Cochran are happy over the. ar
rival of n fine baby girl born on
last Friday afternoon, at the
home MIR. Cochran's parents,
MIR. aud Mrs. G. Z. Cochran.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-07-02

II K Adams, of Wise, who
recently returned from service
IN France With the SOah Divi-
sion OF the American Expedi-
tionary Forces, spent n couple
OF days last week in the Gap.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-23
A Queer Breakfast

ny THORNTON w. BURGESS
Copyright 1913. by T. w. Burgess)

A IONo Lane leads from Farmer
"A Browns barnyard down to his
cornfssld "a the Green Meadows.
Worry early one morning Peter hb
bit took II into his funny Iittis head
to run down that long lane Now. at
q certain place beside that long lane
was . graveily bank into which
Farmsr Brown had dug for gravel 20
put on thu roadway near his hSuse.
An Peter was scampcsfng past this
place. he caught sight OF some one
very busy In that gravel pit. Peter
stopped short. then sat up to stare.
II wns Mourner the Dove whom
Peter saw. His body was a littie
bigger than that OF Welcome Robin.
but his slender neck, longer tan and
wings made him appear considerably
bigger. His shape reminded Peter At
once Of the pigeons UP at Farmer
Browns. His hack was grayish
brown. varying TO blush. gray. The
crown and upper parts of his head
were bluish-gray His breast was
reddish-buff. shading down into a soft
buff His bin was black and his feet
red. The two middle feathers of his
tail were longest and Of the color
Of his back. The other feathers were
siaty-gray, with little black bands.
and tipped with white. on his wings
were q few scattered black spots.
and there was one under each ear
But 1t was the sides OF his neck
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-23
AMERICAN LEGION MAN
AND EDITOR IN FIGHT

ASTORIA. Ore. Aug. 7a,-Crovcr
Johnson. director Of the Astoria
News. scmi-weekiy publicat ton Of
the local labor council. Is nursing
several bruises today.
The News published an editorial
calling the Astoria camp Of the
American Legion unAmerfcan. J.
r. Human. president Of the camp.
an explanation OF the edi.
torial yesterday afternoon. An
argument with johnson followed.
terminating when Human knocked
the newspaper director TO the floor
and gave him a sound beating.
Human IL preparing today TO sue
the News for libel on behalf Of the
Legion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-23
ASK RETURN OF
LEWIS ACREAGE
Pierce County Citizens Want
Section OF Camp Lewis

wAsHfNGToN. Aug. 25-w. II.
Abel. OF Montcsano. and ~. G. Me
han, OF Roy, representing property
owners OF Pierce county who desire
the return OF 5000 acres OF the orig.
inm 10000 acres granted the govern
mont for the construction OF Camp
Lewis. viii go into conference with
Secretary of War Baker shortly.
Abel and Mchan Friday presented
their brief before the senate military
committee. setting forth that "A great
hardship would be worked on the
property owners OF Pierce county
unless the tract was returned. The
committee withheld any action.
After the senate committee hear.
ing. Abel and Hehan conferred with
Representative Graham. chairman OF
the special house committee invest.
eating war time expenditures.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-23

which were the most beautiful mart
OF Mourncr. When untouched by
tho jolly Little sunbeams. his neck
appeared much like his breast, but
the moment they were touched by
the Jolly Latte sunbsams they
SEEMED TO he Of many coiors. con.
ssantiy changing. which. as you
know. In called iridesc.nce.
But u was not Mourner'r appear.
ance which made Peter stare. IL wns
what he was doing. Hs was walking
about and every now and then pick
Ing up something quite as IL he were
getting his breakfast In that gravel
pit Pst.r couldn't imagine anything
good To eat there. Peter was pug
zled. Hello. Mournerr' he cried.
What under the sun are you doing
In here1 Are you getting your
breakfast"
Hardly. Peter. hardly" cooed
Mourner In the softcst OF voices.
I'm picking up a little gravel for
my digestion" lie picked up a tiny
pebble and swallowed IL.
Well. OF all things" cried Peter.
You must be crazy. The idea OF
thinking that gravel IL going 10 help
your digestion. should say the
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Back a, Old Is. Tues.

Back at Old 4s. Tues.
Joanie dear:
! am writing from my old room
at Mrs. Oleune. feel exactly like
an elderly horse who has been turned
out TO Craze In his old. familiar back
lot after a season Of ovcr.strenuo,s
racing. am In my blue kimono,
hair down back. bath slippers flap
Tapping. And as you dress. 30 your
mood In.
Tomorrow I shalt be rested. Next
day shall have my things home
from the laundry. Friday my frocks
day shall be rcpacked and ready
for a new start Today I arm med.
ltatinx. putting myself To rights. and
taking stock
Don't think got away from
Lively Reach with perfect ease and
simplicity. Jimmie Ross refused Co
BE- shaken off by my mere announce.
rnent that was tired OF the hotel
and WAS going hack to town for rrrt
and general repairs.
But what about mcr" he urged
In that helpless. devoted way tho
man you don't want To marry al.
ways has. Don't I come into the
pscturer-
You've been mighty good to me.
Jimmie" answered. feeling how
stupid n sounded. but not knowing
anything better 60 offer.
prove your gratitude. We cnn
motor 90 town. have tea at my
mothers. get the license at the
Municipal building on the way up.
and be married before q o'clock. It's
perfectly simple"
1T WOULD be perfectly simple.
not 20 say idiotic. Listen. Jimmie
----- I saw had really hurt him.
You arc the dca rest Md
''oh. cat IL. Dorothy. Don't dear
kid me. Come. how old are your
MY real ag-. or tho age ia give
IL l were signing a passport"
Real" naid Jim. I'm trying TO
sign you up for life
rwenty-dx. Jimmic-going on
twenty-ssven." I whispered. looking
him straight In his nice blue eye.
seau. e'uM - ussu Nuc~s Vu-
ever 10 little. but tho winoe vas
thcre. nevcrthelcas.
And how old are you. Dir. James
y. RossY- I questioned.
Twenty. marriage H.
cense purposes. he answered brave.
ly.
But twenty ono by the birth cor
uficater"
! nv I had IL exa1tiy.
We'll. what the--what does Il
matter. Dolly, Oh be sensible. Ton
marry the man. not the date on his
birth ceruf. I'm hundreds Of years
older than You IN everything but fig
urrs. Look at the way you blundsr
around-firSt into that affair with
IRE military feilow-Oh. II was all
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-23

was under obligations 10 me. I went
TO him and asked him n he would
20 In with me on the purchase OF
that half acre and advance the
money for the first payment My
nerve. once aroused. went the limit.
He compromised By signing . joint
note to = bank for that hundred.
went back to the real estate offico
and bought the half acre--and did
business with that real estate man.
business which led into other bust.
ness which paid for that half aero
many times over In tho past ten
years.
did not build a home on that
half acre. I stiiI keep II as a sou.
venir. will keep IL until someone
who can use II wants Il. As a real
estate speculation II was not a gr~as
success. but IL Is the real corner.
stone OF my home. for the date on
the contract Of purchase h the date
on which I began to get all could
out OF myself and TO save all
could OF the proceeds and TO realize
that only nerve was necessary TO get
ahead
y lid not become q homsowner
until the owner told mo he wanted
the rented house was living In for
bis own use. I did not IKE the IDEA
OF another man telling me TO move
out. bought that place for $4,000
on a payment OF $500 down and $50
per month. I made the figure $50
80 that ! would be forced TO save
that amount every month. Three
years ago ! traded that place In at
. valuation OF $500 on home
really worth at that time three times
that much. and the advance in value
OF my home during the past two
years has made good the hack Of
profit on vacant property. which I
bought from time TO time on credi,
to encourage the saving habit.
Which merely illustrates that
nearly any man. In these prosperous
times. can acquire . home--with .
little nerve and a little sacrifice.
II he cannot buy q home ALREADY
built. he can AZ least buy . buikains
lot on the monthly payment plan and
make start which win Eventually
put . root Of his own over hts had.
He can buy today for little ~ no
more than We would have paid ten
years agc--f know that from the
present sales price, of those I own--
and he would run no rtsk In his pur.
chase. for the long due incrsass In
the sales value Of Seattle real %.
tate cannot b much longer de-
ferred; the Increasing demand Win.
before long. start prices upward
toward the level justificd by the
great growth Of the past ten years
and the great shrinkage In the pur.
chasing value Of the dollar.