Arizona republican., 1922-03-13
LATE NEWS NOTES
FROM CASA GRANDE

FRUM GA5A 6RAIVDE
CASA GRANDE. March 10. - On
| Sunday morning, March 8, at 3:15
/ o'clock. occurred the death OF one
of the most well-known residents Of
! this valley, Mrs. Lettie NJ. Weaver.
Mrs. Weaver had only been i'll
little over a week, and, althuGh every
| thing in medical aid was given due
| TO her age and a general breakdown,
nothing more could be done.
The funeral was held Monday at-
| ternoon at the old homestead two
and one half miles southwest OF town.
Rev. n. r. Curtis of the Presbyterian
church. and Rev. A. s. Baillie of the
| Christian church, officiated. A quar-
tette composed of Mrs. Robert Den
ton, Mrs. Ben S. Wilson, Mrs. K. d.
Bayless and Miss Agnes OBrien very
sweetly rendered two selections. The
funeral was one of the most largely
attended ever held in this city.
Burial was made in the Peart fami-
~ plot out on the Arizona road.
Mrs. Celestia Smell Weaver was
born in Fulton county, y. Y, on July
20, 1889, and at the time of her death
was almost SO years OF age. Mrs.
Weaver and her husband and family
moved from New York state to Min
nesota, and then to Iowa, from there
to North Dakota, and 30 years ago
they came from North Dakota to
Casa Grande valley.
In these 20 years Mr.. and Mrs.
Weaver watched the growth and up
building of this community. For
miles around this valley the deceased
was known by elders and children as
"Grandma" Weaver-in fact she was
seldom ever called anything else.
She had lived a long and useful life
always keeping in touch with all the
late news, and up until the day be-
fore she was first taken i'll, she came
into town to attend a Woman's club
meeting. She was a charter member
of this club. She had also been
member of the W. c. T. u. for the
past forty years.
Mrs. Weaver was the mother Of
three daughters, Mrs. Lillian Peart
and Mrs. Nellie G. Bochenouer of this
city, and Mrs. Lola w. Lee, who pre-
ceded her mother TO the grave in
1921. There are also seven grand
children: Capt. r. II. Peart, Dan I.
Peart, Alice Peart: Bennie. Harold,
and Gladys Gichenouer. and Thomp-
son Lee The last named had lived
with his grandmother since the time
of his mothers death.
Mrs. Weaver was an ardent MEM
Der of the Presbyterian church and
always did her duty both in church
and SUNDAY school sessions. She Of
ten recited poems at the meetings of
the Woman's club and at various
other club affairs. Mrs. Weaver was
a woman of sterling worth and one
who never Jagged" as ii were, when
anything was to be done in the
community She viii be greatly
missed by all who knew her here.
The womans club of this city
held a regular business session FRI
day afternoon, March 10th, at the
Christian church. At this meeting
delegates were selected for the an
nual state federation convention, 70
be held in Kingman, Arizona, April
6, and 8. The regular program for
this meeting win be given as Song
Festival on the evening of March
oath, in the high school auditorium
Mrs. Robert Denton being the chair
man for the occasion.
Attorney Lem p. Matthews, Of this
city. has received a very interesting
letter from Senator II. w. Temple OF
Washington, Pa, which imparts very
interesting news to the people OF this
valley. The letter was sent by Sena-
tor Temple to James W. Wyhe, or
Washington, Pa. Mr.. and Mrs. Wylie
are relatives of Mr.. and Mrs Mat
thews of this city, and visited them
here last summer. During his visit
here Mr.. Wyle began TO realize that
there was a great deal OF missionary
work to be done, and that there is
a great opportunity for this valley If
there could be enough water secured.
The letter from Senator Temple fol-
lows: Il know something of the Ari-
zona irrigation project your friends
are interested in, and / shall be glad
to talk it over with Carl Hayden,
the Arizona member of congress. he
is a very substantial man and his
views carry weight with the other
members. The possibilities of that
country, il it had sufficient water, are
almost beyond belief, and I am con-
Vinced il ought TO be developed as
rapidly as possible. You may say 10
your friends at Casa Grande that you
wrote me about the project and THAI
/ will consult with their own con-
gressman about it and am in sympa-
thy with it"
Gone but not forgotten This
was the inscription on a tombstone
erected by local residents on the spot
where Senator Ralph pledged to Sc
cure an appropriation for the san
Carlos project, in one year from the
date on which he took his seat in the
United States senate. The funeral
took place here some time Saturday
night and on a neatly painted sign
was a reminder of untulfilled prom
ises. No man can guarantee conscl-
entiously 10 ever deliver anything
~. - En
States, much less at any particular
date, as is proven by developments.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. B. Searles, former
ly residents of this valley and VINO
have been doing L. S. geological sur
vey work in Sacramento, Calf, ar
rived here during the past week.
They viii remain here about three
months TO complete the survey WORK
here. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Nessler,
who are also connected with the sur
vey work. and who have been IN
Flagstaff for some time, have arrived
here to remain several months.
Mrs. Jewel lie Compte OF Tucson,
with party of friends drove to Casa
Grande the latter part Of last week
and spent several days here. Nhile
in the city Mrs. lie Compte drove out
to her ranch and spent a couple oil
days.
News reached here the past week
OF the death of William +. Shonessy
in San Diego, Calf. Mr. Shonessy
was a former resident of this valley
and had lived here over twenty years,
until he went to California a few
years since. He was about S5 years
Of age and had not been i'll very long
Mrs. T. d. Lipscomb of Yuma spent |
several days here with friends the !
past week. While here she was the /
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. T. d. Dykes of /
the Valley hotel
Saturday March IL Miss Garnita /