Arizona republican., 1921-11-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK
 FROM CASA GRANDE

CASA GRANDE, Nov. 12.-Tues- day evening the local chamber of commerce held it's third big monthly social session and "get-to- -gethers meeting at Braley Brothers cafe. About 45 representative men of this city were present.
 Following the four course dinner, the Rev. A. $. Baillie acted as toast master and in response to his name almost every man present responded with some sort of a talk or toast. The predominating subject. of course. was the San Carlos dam appropria- uation.
 F. l.. Davis and R. Swanzey of the lumber company were appointed on a publicity committee. This com mittee has been instructed to see to it at once that letters are mailed to every person in the valley with en- closures of a letter to send on to his or her own home state senators and representatives. The letters will urgently request the senators and representatives of other states to personally lend aid towards the San Carlos dam appropriation, which now is a vital question in Arizona. The appropriation of the San Carlos and the immediate start of work win put in employment thousands of men who are now securing the country for work
 These letters going out from pres ent residents of the state into states where these persons formely livd will acquaint them and their repre- sentatives in congress with real facts concerning the Casa Grande valley and what a great thing this San Carlos dam would be.
 On December s, g and 10. the League of the Southwest will meet in Riverside, Calf. Mayor Peart has been asked to go as a delegate. Brewton Hayne. the city attorney. will be in California at that time and probably will attend the meeting. There also will be delegates from the chamber of commerce and the city council. who will be appointed | at special meeting to be held on 1 Friday evening.
 The grand jury is called for a meeting on November 2S, to inyesti- gate the road question and other county affairs. The sessions will be | held in Florence.
 Claude Fisher of Phoenix will ar rive Monday evening to begin actual work on the new Electric Motor Pow CT and Water supply company MT. 1 Fisher bought the city bonds which have been advertised during the lat | ter part of last summer and in turn sold the bonds to a New York agency. The amount of the bonds totalled $120.000. of which s90, 900 is to be used for water work improve ments and s30,000 for electric power
 MT. Fisher will spend some time in Casa Grande experimenting the beginning of the work for the water and light project.
 During the month of September the local business of the $. P. rail- road amounted to S22,000, a creditable increase over the months of July and 1 August.
 Sheriff Enis Thurman of Florence was in Casa Grande Thursday bring ing over for identification severa' stolen articles which were taken from
 a negro arrested here a week or SC
 ago, now in jail at Florence. After
 having the goods Identified Sherif. | Thurman returned them to the own.
 CTS. The negro will soon stand tria
 in Florence on the charge of rob
 bery.
 On Friday Casa Grande very fit
 tfngly observed Armistice Day
 Speeches were made in the plaz;
 across from the depot, and in tn evening the boys of the local Ameri