Arizona republican., 1921-08-01
FLORENCE VISITED
 BY BIC RAINFALL

FLORENCE, July 3o.-All We'd nesday night a force of men were filling sacks with sand and dirt in a successful effort to save the workings at the diversion dam while the big slab was buried under a sixfoot head of rushing water. H. F. Me Closky was in Thursday morning on his way to Kelvin where he made ar arrangements for telephone reports relative to the amount of water pass ing Kelvin. He states that if the rain will cease for about three weeks all danger will be over. Nearly one- half inch of rain fell Thursday mor- ming in Florence, making a total of three inches of rain for the month Should the rainy weather continue it may cause a loss of several thous- and dollars at the diversion dam. Mr. and Mrs. Az c. Wrenn and son Kenneth left Wednesday for No-
 gales. They will return Monday and will be accompanied by their daugh- ter, Miss Frances Wrenn, who has
 just completed a six weeks course of practical teaching at Bisbee. Mrs. Allen Rose and children, who have been visiting Mrs. H. H. Wrenn, left Tuesday for Long Beach, Calif., | where they will make their home. Supervisors Denton and Kellner. Clerk Charles Neimeyer and Assessor Thad Moore left Sunday for No- gales where they attended the tax conference.
 A party of young people composed of Miss Agnes Daly. Helen Futile and Vera Lang and Merrs. Early, Ralph Lane. Weed and Robert Hem
 derson enjoyed a desert picnic Tues | day evening. They report having a great time.
 l Martin Baldwin came over from
 Tucson Saturday night for a short visit in Florence.
 L. A. Keith and Fred Chambers
 passed through Florence Tuesday on their way to Casa Grande after a brief stay in Phoenix.
 stating that the Santa Cruz below
 Picacho and Casa Grande is now l running full of floodwater.
 Walter and Harry Birlenbach and
 Lin Fuller of Maricopa were appre- hended at Payson last week charged with grand larceny. Walter is still
 in jail while Harry and Fuller are out on s2.00o bond.
 Saturday night a small tornado l struck several barns in the Kenil- worth district and caused quite bii l or damage. OH the oTDdn TdHcu lIle 1 house was partially unroofed, the
 barn was torn down and a pump der rick demolished. Frank Elwell's barn was partially blown to pieces | as were those of E. D. Duncan, F. E Carpenter and George Broadway. The Pinal Bank and Trust com 4 pany writes windstorm, cyclone anG T tornado insurance at very reasonable rates. Protect your buildings agains l windstorms and tornados.-Adv. T When Deputy Dave Hood and Mar I sha1 Charles Henderson went te Wentworth Tuesday to get a mar charged with assault to commit I murder they took Red Stone along for the ride. little dreaming that Rec 1 would be of any real value to any extent further than good company On the return trip they passed tht | Cornett .place, two miles south o | town. As they passed the house
 which is located about 150 feet iron the highway Red sniffed the air ant
 declared that he smelled liquor
 looked toward the house which should
 be deserted and saw a thin cloud O
 smoke rising from it. Upon investi
 gating the officers found a still witt
 a small quantity of new made liquo
 and plenty of mash. Only a fev
 tracks could be found near the place , but enough to warrant the belief tha
 the owner had hurriedly departed fo ], parts unknown to the party of of
 ficers.