Arizona republican., 1921-09-20
COUNTY TO START
 WORK IF REPAIRING
 THE APACHE TRAIL

MESA. Sept. 19-The Maricopa county board of supervisors Monday started force of men and machine ry at work repairing the Apache Trail across the desert east of Mesa for a distance of 13 miles to where the new Superior state highway branches off.
 A huge caterpillar tractor with a grader and other implements thun- yond Mesa at noon Monday and will be ready to. get an early start Tues day tearing up the old Apache Trail and making a regular road of it. The repair work will be started at the Eastern canal four miles east of town and the entire stretch between there and. the Superior highway will be repaired. New culverts are to be placed where it is necessary to carry the excess run-off of rainwater away.
 Mesa citizens who a week ago first agitated the repair of the Apa- che Trail as an absolute necessity for travel to continue over it. were gratified Monday at the quick re- sponse with which their suggestions were met by the supervisors. The desert road once in shape can be easily maintained it is said, and will afford 8 permanent good road from Mesa to other towns in the eastern part of the state.
 Many Attend Missionary Conference Seventy-nin missionaries who are part time workers in the valley. att tended the missionary conference held Sunday afternoon in the L. D. S. aud itorium by the Latter Day Saints church. President J. W. Lesueur addressed the gathering and was fol- lowed with detailed reports by each of the eight conference presidents which showed that a great deal of work has been accomplished within the last three months President Pratt of the Mexican mission told of the work being done in his district in Mexico, New Mexico, Texas and Arizona and added that there had been four converts secured to every missionary now in the field.
 Mexicans in Conference The Latter Day Saints Mexican conference was held Sunday from 10 a. m. to D. m- in the old tabernacle, corner of First avenue and Morris street. More than a hundred Mexi- cans of the valley, who are members of the church, were in attendance President Pratt and six missionaries were here from Fl Paso and conduct ed the conference together with the two missionaries in the local field Mailing Magazines More than 150 copies of the Arizona Magazine were mailed Monday by the Commercial club secretary to various parts of the United States in re- sponse to inquiries concerning the Mesa section The last issue of the magazine was devoted to a review of the Mesa district
 Home frem Kansas | Mir. and Mrs L. w. Drews returned to Mesa Monday morning from Leav- enworth, Kansas, where they recent | ly accompanied the remains of Mrs Mary Becker. mother of Mrs Drews for interment.
 To Locate in Glendale C.. Fait. for several years associ- ated with c. F. Monrad. the loca bicycle man, moved with his family on Monday to Glendale where they will make their home. MT. Fait ex- poets to open a bicycle repair shoI in that city.
 Death of shiII Infant
 Elizabeth. the four year-old daugh' ter of Mir. and Mrs. Otto Shili o Lehi, died at the home there Monda, morning shortly after II o'clock fol lowing a short illness. Funeral ser vices win be conducted from the L D. S. ward chapel in Lehi at oclocl Tuesday afternoon.
 Returns from Iowa Mrs. Edna Lamson has returned from her summers vacation spent ir Fairfield, Iowa. and is again at hel home. northeast of Mesa Ien-Ellsworth NuptiaIs Miss Cora Ellsworth. daughter ot | MT. and Mrs Byron Ellsworth. anc Preston Allen, son of MT. and Mrs Charles Allen, were married Satur- day afternoon in Phoenix Both tho young people have lived in Mesa fol many years and are members of pio- neer families in this section.
 To Reside on Coast
 MT. and Mrs. J. w. Cozart. the for mer local agent for the WesterT Union Telegraph company. will make their future home in Orange, Cal Mrs. Cozart and daughter left Sunday for that city where MT. Cozart is already at work.
 Local Couple Wed
 Ralph L. Mills, proprietor of the City Electric company in Mesa. and Grace Downey were married Satur- day afternoon in Phoenix The young couple will make their home in this city.
 Southside Theaters Today
 Majestic, Mesa-"The Old Nest. all star cast; Pathe News. Gilbert-"The Price of Scandal, starring May McAvoy.
 Tempe-Mary Miles Minter 1T Don't Call Me Little Girl.'
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