Arizona republican., 1922-04-17
NEWS ITEMS FROM
AJO AND VICINITY

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AJO. April 15.-H. H. Simpson ha!
| returned from Detroit, Mich. He /;
manager of the new Gunsight Min,
| ing company.
Mrs. Hans Nelson has returned
| from very pleasant visit of severa
| weeks with friends in Douglas, Ariz
| Fred Steele and mother, Mrs. Eliz
| abeth steele, have been in Phoeni;
during the past week attending th,
| pioneers meeting. Mrs. Steele hai
the honor of being the first whit,
child born in Pima county.
w. e. Gibson and Miss Ruth Hi,
were united in marriage by Justic'
E. J. F1anck on March 80 and KEEP
the wedding a secret for a week
| when they left for a short wedding
trip to Phoenix. They returned HON,
last Monday and win reside in Glib
son, where the groom is engaged al
| a general merchant. The bride hai
been one of the efficient clerks il
| the cooperative store and is ver-
popular among the young people.
Miss katherine Atkinson of Phoe
nix visited the Protestant churcl
| here Sunday and addressed the Sun
day school in the morning and gavI
a stereopticon lecture in the evening
! On Monday evening she addressed /
| large number of young people ant
| organized an Epworth League of 81
members. Tuesday night she wen
| from here to Yuma. where she wa
to deliver an address.
Mrs. c. V. Walker was taken quit,
sick last week and is g. patient at th'
New Cornelia hospital
A very enthusiastic meeting wa
held at the Protestant church Mon
day evening. at which time an Ep
worth League Of 35 members wa
organized. A most delightful soeia
evening was enjoyed. during Whicl
refreshments were served. Mis-
Katherine Atkinson of Phoenix wa
present and added much to the serv
| Ice by her address and counsel Thl
| following officers were elected 70
| the ensuing year: President, w. NJ
Graves; first vice. president, Irene b
| Jacobs; second vice. president. F'ranl
| Ponder; third vice president, Mrs
| William Kruse; fourth vice presi
| dent, Mrs. Bert Truesdale: secretary
! Winnifred Davis: treasurer, Harr!
Krytzer: publicity secretary. Mrs
/ Pearl Keever: pianist, Gertrud,
Krytzer. The league will hold opei
meetings every sunday evening at
O'Clock to which the public is in
| vited.
William Miller. one Of our ranch,
men. is a. patient at the New Cor.
nelia hospital.
| Miss Glase OF Tucson is a new
| nurse at the New Cornelia hospita
while Miss Wier is taking vaca
| tion.
/ proP d " You've, s,,,.,rf,..n, 1qr,,.
/ o2 the Ajo public schools. was in at
/ tendance at the superintendents' con
! yention at Tucson the first Of las
week.
j. L. O'Shea of Miami is here visit
ing his family and friends this week
He contemplates moving his famil.
/ to Miami
A. A. Spurgeon and wife. Mrs
/ Charles A. Brown and Mrs Herman
Snyder were visitors at Gila last Sun
| Sunday
Mrs. George Brandon is a patien
! at the New Cornelia hospital.
j. Stone of Bishop e. Co. of Lo
Angeles was calling on the trad
4 here last Thursday.
| Nobert O'Mara. and Herman Sny
der and Misses Ardyth and Inc
Brown made a pleasant visit at Gil
A Mexican employed at the roai
camp north of Ajo is reported TO b
suffering with a light case of small
poX He has been put under guar
| antine.
i Charles Luke and family are visit
ing friends at Tucson and Phoeni:
this week. They made the trip b,
auto
A. f. Diehl, local agent at the I
G. and G. b. r. r., is a patient ii
the New Cornelia hospital.
Mrs. Claude Tenner is in Phoeni
this week the guest of her mother
who is in poor health
Miss Lena Balboa and Miss Alic
Neary have returned after a yer
pleasant visit with friends at Yuma
The cabinet of the Epworth Leaeu
We're entertained at the home of W
M. Graves Tuesday evening.
The Sunday school of the Protest
ant church was largely attende
Easter Sunday and rendered a fin
program of exercises which wa
much appreciated by all present, TIL
Sunday school is in a very flourish
ing condition.
The Ashlar club of Masons held {
largely attended meeting Thursda,
evening, at which time the officer
for the ensuing year were installed
Aaundy-Thursday services wer
most impressivly observed and re
freshments were served. TIE clu
accepted an invitation from DIR. T..
LaRue to attend Easter services a
the Protestant church on Easter Sun
day night and large number wcr
in attendance
w. G. Bartholomew Of Phoeni,
travelling for the General Cigar
company of Los Angeles, Cal, wa
in Ajo on Business Friday.
The Ladies' Aid society OF tn
Protestant church will hold thei
meeting at the church on Thursda
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Newland en
tertained very pleasantly Thursda
. evening, at their home. Mr. and Mr.
Fl. L. Gillespie and Howard Hambl.
!, Mrs. o. n. Gassaway. gave a de
lightful recital of her music pupil
} at the Oasis theater on Thursda
! evening. The large theater was we
) filled and a very pleasant entertain
ment was rendered by the followins
Inez Ardyth and Dorothy Brow
I IL FrV, al