Arizona republican., 1921-03-08
FLORENCE TC HAVE
 NEW S15.00O BLOCK

FLORENCE, March [. - Florence soon is to have a fine new business block which will cost between s12,000 and sI5,00O and will accommodate three stores For several days work men have been clearing the property adjacent to the Blade Tribune office on Main street preparatory to the construction of the new Treat block which will be erected within the near future by J. R. Treat. The Quick Lunch house, which was on the prop erty has been moved half a block up on the other side of Main street and the old adobe building, which also oc- cupied the site of the new business block, is being torn down. With the destruction of the adobe, another of the old landmarks of Florence passes into mere history, for it was one of the. famous saloons of the town a few years ago.
 Plans for the new building are being drawn by Lescher and Kibbey of Phoe- nix, and as soon as they are finally approved, the bids for the work will be called for. The building will have a 62-foot front and will be 50 feet deep Brick will be used throughout and the building will doubtless be divided into three parts, two of them spacious enough to accommodate stores and the
 
 poses. It will be strictly modern and have deep display fronts. The build ing will be a great credit to the town and MT. Treat intends to hasten the work.
 Attorneys for the prosecution in the case of McPherson and Sanders vs. Pinal county highway commission filed an affadavit Saturday protesting the eligibility of Judge Baughn to l hear the case. This case is the one | in which McPherson and Sanders. citi- zenS of Superior, are suing to pro- | hibit the further use of funds, voted in special bond election last year on | the various projects in excess of the amount named at the election The l case arose over the diversion of some l funds from the Superior projects to some Ray projects.
 The Christian church, which has been holding meetings in it's own tabernacle here for five weeks. will close the evangeistic meetings this week and organize a permanent church. l Their meetings have been very suc- cessful and they expect to organize the new church with a membership of over 50 as there are already 40 who have aligned with the new organiza- tion. Last Tuesday eight were bap- l tized and more baptisms are expected l this week.
 
 The season of spring fever and sling shots proved rather disastrous for the Michea Arballo store when one of the young sling shot enthusiasts of town found his mark in the S250 plate glass
 window of the grocery department Secy. H. Q. Robertson and four other members of the chamber of commerce; E. F. Thumn, E. H. Doty, J. G. Keat ing and A. c. Wrenn, went to Phoenix i Saturday to confer with the senate ap- I propriations committee in regard to the i appropriation for the Florence Tucson highway.
 i Professor J. R. Jennings of the higI school went to Mesa over the week -eno
 on business.
 Rev. Linneger, pastor of the Pres.
 byterian church here, has returned from a two weeks stay in California
 where he went for the health of hi:
 son.
 l~g Miss Jensen, the school and cit, nurse, was a week visitor ii Phoenix.
 TWO Mexicans made a valuable fint
 or small gold bar and a considerabl,
 quantity of money when they wer, tearing down an old adobe house abo,1
 l4 miles from here on the Superio road this past week. Evidently the,
 thought that there might he som, s question as to the rights of possessio, < TOT they would not divulge the amour or money found but were willing fl
 display the gold brick