Arizona republican., 1922-06-08
BOND ISSUE To GIVE
BUCKEYE MORE ACRES

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BUCKEYE June 6-The South
Side Irrigation district will hold a
bond election June s. The amount or
the issue 20 be voted upon is SlS0,Ooo.
AS the result of the election is fore
gone conclusion and we are informed
that the bonds have buyer await
ing, we may expect soon to have a
process of reclamation 1000 acres OF
land adjacent to Buckeye.
Wheat Is the main topic of local
interest at the present time. Harvest
is now in full swing. Some five
threshing machines and eight COM
bine haryesters are now in operation.
The grain in many fields is ripening
slowly, in fact hardly so per cent is
yet ready to cut. 1t is probable that
the harvest work will extend we'll up
toward the end of the present month.
Considerable interest was aroused
throughout the Buckeye valley. sun
day, by columns of smoke arising
from the top of the second highest
peak of the White Tank mountains,
90 miles distant. Sunday night bright
fires were visible and surmises as to
the reason for such lights were as
varied o s the imaginations OF the OBJ
servers. ranging from theories OF
tragic attempts on the part of an in
| jured person TO attract help to the
matter of fact opinion that those
geologist fellows are up to some
| thing" The fires were very bright
and of an intermittant character and
persisted until midnight
Bunk" Bean, the genial manager
| of the O'Malley Lumber company,
who was called to the bedside OF his
| father at Tahlequah. Oklahoma. some
| six weeks ago, returned Saturday.
| his father having passed away. Mr.
Bean reports excessive rains in Ok
! lahoma and Texas with flood condi-
tons in many sections.
| Miss Lenora Lands of Tempe, spent
Monday visiting with her school
! friend. Miss Elsie Parkman. Miss
Lands was accompanied to Buckeye
by her father, Rev. Mr.. Lands, who
attended the ministerial convention al
Palo Verde
| The Baptist ministers for Maricopa
county met in convention at Pale
Verde, Monday for their regular
monthly session. 1t was the last
meeting before next fall.
Mrs. Jim Ivy, who is candidate
| for nomination as representative tc
the legislature. was visitor here
Monday renewing acquaintances ano
looking over the valley. She was ac-
companied by, Miss Harmon
Mrs. Bert Groves and her daughter
of Phoenix, are spending the week
with Mrs George Hardesty. Mrs
Groves after renewing acquaintances
with her many friends of this com
munity. will return to Phoenix
| Friday.
The Boy Scouts returned from theil
camping trip. Saturday afternoon
after spending an enjoyable night al
the Gillespie dam. Their time was
spent in swimming. fishing and boat
ing. They all report a very exciting
| trip and are eagerly looking forward
| to the regular summer camp.
The Ladies' Aid of Buckeye viii
meet with Mrs. w. w. Jones for Their
regular Thursday afternoon session
at 2 o'cock At the close of the
business session social hour will be
| spent.
Verne LaTourette and family left
| for Miami, Friday, where they intend
visiting friends and relatives. Mr.
LaTourette with his family will re-
turn the latter part of the summer
and take up their residence in the
home formerly occupied by Mr.
| Brannen.
Charles Kirby Fox, prominent en-
gineer of Los Angeles, arrived here
! Sunday on business relating to the
south side irrigation project. Mr.. FoJ
designed the proposed permanent dam
| for the Buckeye Irrigation company
The Palo Verde Ladies' Aid society
gave a delightful farewell party. Sat
urday afternoon, in honor of Mrs
| Willis Jones. NJ. and Mrs. Jones in
tend touring the northern part of the
state after which they will trave
into New Mexico and locate there.
George Drew returned Tuesday
| from Moneta. Calf, after a three
week visit with his family who reside
/ there
] The revival services at Palo Verde
closed Friday night. after series oi
successful meetings. Rev. Mr.. North
| rup who conducted the services. re-
turned to Glendale that evening with
! Mr.. and Mrs. Barkley
Mrs. P. r. Mitten is spending the
wee kat Tempe attending the gradua-
tion exercises of the Tempe Normal
An enjoyable farewell party was
| given Saturday night at the Parkmar
home in honor of their daughter, Mrs
Roy King. The affair was wei
planned and many novel games were
played to the great enjoyment o.
those present. Mrs. King plans or
leaving Wednesday for her home ir
! Texas,
Miss Fay Brown was hostess Mon
day night to number of her young
friends. the occasion being birthday
party at her home. Many were pres
ent and passed an enjoyable evening
in playing games and story telling.