Arizona republican., 1921-01-27

ing secured for the primary depart ment, which Is one of the best in the school A mems Bible class has been organized, with Dr. F. L LaRue as the teacher.
 Kenneth White. southwestern man ager of the Southwestern Rubber com pany. transacted business here last week.
 Judge T. R. Fields, E. S. Smith. Cor don Fowler and R. J. Huddleston are in Mexico on a hunting trip. These men are expert hunters and expect to secure a fine lot of game.
 MT. and Mrs. Bert Truesdale are the proud parents of new son, who was born last week. Mother and son are doing well.
 T. ". Broom. stores accountant for the Arizona Copper company's stores, department of Clifton, Ariz., has been in Ajo on business.
 MT. O'Brien, general manager of the Inspiration Consolidated Copper com pany, and H. W. Aldrich, superinten- dent of teaching operations of the same company. have been spending a few days in Aio.
 The death of Mrs. Harry Anderson, which recently occurred in Phoenix, was sad news for her many friends in Ajo. Until six months ago she re- sided here. The daughter and three sons have the sympathy of their many Ajo friends.
 The Protestant Community church, under the pastorate Of Dr. E.. l. La Rue, recently of Indiana, is prosper ing. Congregations at Sunday school and the public worship are good. The sermon Sunday night was especially commented upon and spoken of as one of the best he has preached since com ing to this pulpit. Dr. LaRue breaches every Sunday at 10:S0 and 7:3O, and everybody will be profited by hearing him.
 The engineering party engaged in surveying the route for the proposed railroad from Ajo to the Gulf of Cali fornia is now encampec about 15 miles from the gulf. Work is progressing nicely, but it will still be some time before the survey is fully completed
 Mir. and Mrs. E. A. Diehl have as their guests MT. and Mrs. Gilmore Flitcroft of Walworth. Wis. They are so pleased with our climate that they contemplate making this their perma- nent home. Mrs. F7itcroft is a cousin of 11rs- Diehl.
 The Protestant Aid society was most delightfully."- entertained on Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Harry Newland J. T. Wolfe, Elwood Hastings and James A Stevenson of Holbrook were in Ajo en route to the Caborca dis i trict in Sonora on a prospecting trip.
 Misses Virginia and Dorothy Thomas daughters of MT. and Mrs. H. B. Thomas. have been on the sick list for the past two weeks. They are now recovering and expect soon to be about again.
 The townsite company is having rows of trees set out leading from the park to the public school building. This will be quite an improvement to our already beautiful arrangement of park school and business block. No more beautiful and artistic arrangement of a town can be found in Arizona than is Ajo. This new landscaping is to be commended and will be much appre- ciated by all.
 Saturday, January 2s, perhaps the largest gathering of Elks ever held in the state will take place at Yuma. Yuma lodge No. 476 will confer the de- gree of Rajpootana of the Orient, No. Is, upon members from all parts of the state and the Imperial valley. The work will be done by a degree team from Los Angeles. Mart l.. Browne. formerly of this city. was here last week signing up local Elks for the degree and large number will go from here.
 I1. Il. is receiving much favorable comment for the bill which he has introduced and is pushing in the legislature for raising of funds to build and maintain highways in Arizona. His view on the construction and maintenance oi public highways is considered the best before the lawmakers. and MT. Snv- ders many friends here congratulate him on the good work he is doing.
 aI4 &I Copper News, has returned from a two weeks visit in southern Cali fofnia
 A. E. Richmond. wife and babe have returned from an extended visit to the coast.
 Mrs. H. L. Snyder and family are in Phoenix visiting Representative Snyder. who is the representative ir the legislature from this district
 Three brothers, Roberto. Joaquin and Luis Grona. were delivered to the fed eral court at Tucson by Deputy Col lector of Customs Albert F. Behan and Immigration Watchman P. J. Var Siclen- These men were arrested last week south of Ajo and their car was searched and about 20 quarts of tequila found. They were -arraigned before United States Commissioner E. r Jones on the charge of transportine
 
 three held under bond to await the action of the federal court. The cal is being held in Ajo by the fedora authorities.
 G. B. Bolt, grandfather of F. A l Diehl of the T. c. and G. B. railroad has gone to California to visit witf two daughters. MT. Bolt lives in Wal. ters, Okla, and came recently on 2 visit with Mrs. Diehl. He is S1 year, of age, but spry and active and great ly enjoyed his visit here. The New Cornelia Copper compan, during the month of December pro. duced 2,916,366 pounds of copper. O. this 2,sSS,456 pounds were electrolvtit copper and 227, ,S19 pounds of cemen- copper.
 The rains of last week were yer, welcome and will do much good TbC rainfall Tuesday afternoon was only .15 of an inch, but Saturday more wa. ter fell and the dust was laid and the atmosphere cleared and vegetation will be revived
 A serious altercation arose Ias- thursday morning between Ira Pres ton and Frank Seabert employees ot