Arizona republican., 1922-05-04
RECENT NEWS NOTES
FROM SCOTTSDALE

SCOTTSDALE May 3.--This week
will be busy week for the Scotts-
date Athletic association, for on
Thursday night they will give dance
at the Madison Improvement club at
which a nominal sum viii be charged
for the excellent music. On Friday
night one of the fastest wrestling
match ever staged in the valley will
be offered at the new arena built Tor
that purpose. The main event will
be between Indian Tommy Burns. a
wrestler Of national fame now resid-
ing at Scottsdale, and the Young
Masked Marvel of Prescott. The men
are middIeweights and will wrestle
the best two out of three falls to q
finish. Some good fast preliminaries
have been arranged.
Several ranches in this district
have asked at the school agricultural
department how to destroy the pota-
to beetle that is doing considerable
damage in this district, and the fol-
lowing spray formula is given for the
information of those interested. Dry
arsenate of lead, / II pounds TO oU
gallons of water, or il the paste ar
senate OF lead is used, pounds
shouId he used to the above amount
of water. Spray the vines with as
much pressure as the pump will
stand every ten days until the crop
is past the danger point.
Miss Ruth Campbell, a Junior in
high school. fell into hole in the
yard at her home and painfully
sprained her ankle. She Will not be
able to attend school for several days.
Several carloads of local men trav-
eled to Nogales Saturday on the So
ciability run from this valley. Among
those who went were T.. .. Brown,
Wallace Miller, r. Chestnut, Q. Sulli-
van and DIR. Bishop.
The first May Day Fete ever pre-
sented in this district was entirely
successful from the first number to
the last. over 500 people witnessed
the fete on the school grounds. The
Mahoney Lumber company donated
the use of the lumber for the poles
,and other equipment. The program
presented was as follows: Welcome
song by Spanish children of Mrs.
Plummer's room, Pole Dance by chill
dren of Miss Smiths room, Spring
time Song by Mr.. Goodwin's room,
Boys Drill by the boys of Mrs. Null
drow's room, Song and Rose Dance
bv children of Miss Smiths room,
Songs by Spanish children of Mrs.
Plummer' and Mrs. Conveys rooms,
Flag Dance by girls OF Mrs. Null
drow's ROOM Songs and May Pole
Dance by Spanish children OF Mrs.
Plummers room. May Pole dances
by the white children OF all the
rooms. Over 200 children took part
in the fete. The teachers presented
the program are to be congratulated,
for in view of the fact that they have
almost twice as many children in
their rooms to teach as the average
teacher has. the entire program
showed careful work.
The local baseball team played q
practice game with the Tempe boys
Saturday and the Butte City boys se-
cured a lot of good batting practice.
The Beavers enjoyed the fielding
practice and they have hopes of haV-
Ing enough boys in school next year
to have aIregular ball team.
A. w. Sandige, agricultural expert
for the Miami Copper company, at
Miami, was visiting his brother, J. r.
Sandige, of this district Sunday. He
reports business better in Miami than
il has been since the strike in 1917.
Miss Elizabeth Adams, a student
in the eighth grade. has recovered
from a slight case Of scarlet fever
and will be able to attend school in a
short time.
Newell Hopper. a student in the
seventh grade, climbed transformer
pole near his home to secure a bird
nest and came in contact with a live
wire and was knocked unconscious
to the ground. He was not seriously
| injured.
Mr.. Hidikowick lost valuable COW
yesterday, due to poisoning from
weeds in the pasture.