Arizona republican., 1922-03-25
PROMINENT CITIZEN
D|ESAT SCOTTSDALE

Samuel Ericsson, prominent cit
rus grower of this district. died at
his home Tuesday morning. Mr..
Ericsson came TO this district ten
years ago from Chicago and plant
ed a large citrus orchard near In
gleside club. Throat trouble result
ed in his death. His mother and
three brothers reside at the ranch
home His funeral will be held the
oath.
The most interesting meeting OF
the club this year was held Monday
night at the school house. The mem
bers are divided into two sides. the
Foxes and the Owls. The first ques-
ton debated was "That the tractor
was more useful than the horse" Will
Miller of the Foxes defeated John
Convey Of the Owls and proved that
the tractor was the most useful. The
second question was, Resolved. That
the Town of Scottsdale should be iE-
corporated." Nercbl Collins of the
Foxes proved that it should be in
corporated while Charles MONEY! of
the Owls was on the negative side.
The judges were Mrs. j. r. Sandige.
Buster Graves and Fred Mathis. Mr..
Sandige. the monitor for the club.
carefully criticized each debater and
showed them how to improve their
work. It was voted to give play
in a short time, the exact date OF
which will be announced later. The
next debate will be held Monday
night the the subject will be RE
solved, That the ex~soldiers show be
given a bonus" Leslie Sullivan of
the Foxes will have the affirmative
and Cecil Enmery Of the Owls the
negative.
Mrs. S. p. Sutton and children. Mrs.
Walter Starck and Miss Velna
Whinnery are ill with influenza.
Roy George, the playwright. resid-
ing in this district, gave very in
teresting play at the home of Mrs.
Evans, the artist, near Comeback
mountain. Some OF lhe children
from the sixth, seventh. fourth and
third grades were in the play. "A
large attendance witnessed the play
Saturday. Mr.. George may stage the
play at several other places for the
benefit of the Near East relief fund.
The local baseball team went
a snappy practice yesterday
in anticipation of their game with
the Glendale Grays, Sunday. Sever
al changes were made that would
the team and the team
trict has ever supported.
The local Parent Teacher associa-
ton will send. fun delegation of
eight people to the get together meet
ng and banquet at the Adams hotel,
Friday night. 1t is expected that
much good will come from repre-
sentatives from the different asso-
stations of the valley getting to-
yether.
The California poppy has nothing
% boast of when one has Witnessed |
he wonderfields of Arizona poppies |
lear the Camelback mountain dis |
rict. Many carloads of Phoenix peo-
,le were in the Arcadia district Sun |
lay gathering the beautiful flowers. |
There were more than forty kinds
II flowers in bloom on the desert /
law and Arizona justly deserves the
lama of the Estate that has more
lifferent kinds of plants than aRg
tate in the union"
Mr.. Romonita, a Mexican laborer
wing on the Walter r. Smith ranch.
lied early Sunday morning from a
complicated attack of influenza.
Mrs. ]. Miller of Chicago has moved
nto the Cans residence Of this dis
rict.
Virgil Rhodes, who moved from
his district several months ago to
slendale, moved back again yester-
lay, and will farm in this district
his year.