Arizona republican., 1922-04-08
W. Y. PRICE HAS BEEN
ELECTED AS THE NEW
MAYOR Of FLORENCE

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FLORENCE. April 7--on Monday
W. Y. Price of the Florence Conn
mercial store here was elected mayor
on the chamber OF commerce ticket.
I Councilmen elected are H. Fl. Free
man, E. P. Taylor, E. II. Slggs and
! A. L. McCann, An unusual part Of
the election was the number OF yot-
ers: out of the 26S who had regis
tered, $50 voted. Seven OF those who
| did not vote were out of town. Mr..
Price takes the place of Mayor j. G.
Keating who retires now after having
filled two very successful terms OF
| office. Mr.. Heating is an enthu-
! siastic worker and has accomplished
much good in his terms of office. His
work for good roads for better
| schools and for a, better community
| has showed its effect and it is with
| reluctance that the citizens Of Flor
| ence give up DAD" Keating as their
leader
On Monday night the fire depart
| ment of Florence entertained with q
| dance which was much enjoyed by
| the large number OF people attend
ing. The Harmony -Four" furnished
excellent music for the occasion.
Miss Juanita Tisor was the charm
ing hostess to her sewing club. Sat
urday afteroon. The guests spent a
delightful afternoon. A dainty lunch
con was served.
The junior class of Florence Union
High school entertained at dinner
Saturday evening in the dining
room Of the high school. Covers were
| laid for IA. The rooms were delight
fully decorate in the Junior colors
and dainty place cards carrying out
the color schemes were placed at
each cover. Mrs. Earl Harkey. for
4 merly Miss Alice Perkins. the Junior
sponsor. and her husband were the
honor guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Harkey left on
| Tuesday for their new home near
| Tucson. Mrs. Harkey, who was the
Spanish teacher in the high school
| here, resigned last week and her
place has been filled by Miss Char
main Robertson Of Yuma.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Lane and
Ralph Lane motored to Phoenix on
Thursday.
Theodore, Viaut, popular young
business man of Florence, is receive
ing congratulations on his engage
ment to Miss Alerta Galpin, a Phoe-
nix girl. This announcement came as
quite a surprise to Mr.. Vaults many
friends here The wedding will take
place in Tucson, April % after which
Mr.. Vault will bring his bride to
Florence where they viii make their
future home.
4 The recent rains are encouraging
the ranchers and stockmen of the
valley. Everything now points to bet
| hnt conditions :
orally. The desert grass is growing
now and the flowers are blooming
profusely.
The Florence chamber of commerce
met at luncheon Tuesday. Secretary
Gorham read an invitation from the
Miami chamber OF commerce asking
that they attend the celebration OF
the opening of the Miami Superior
highway at Miami on April 29. Pres
ident Keating urged that all who
could, take advantage OF this invl-
tation.
Another matter Of interest was q
letter from the governor OF Idaho re-
questing all citizens to support the
Smith McNary bill which is now be-
fore congress.
President Keating was appointed
to act as representative of the town
and w. i. Davidson as representative
Of the farm bureau, to attend tht
meeting of the Salt River Valley
Water Users association in Phoenll
on Thursday, April at 2 p. m. Thi'
meeting is for the purpose or gettlns
a contract to get the electric curren
from the Roosevelt dam to the tow
of Florence and surrounding VaIley.
w. p. Clements president OF TN
Casa Grande Valley bank OF Casi
Grande, was q business visitor Il
Florence Tuesday.
j. j. Coleman or Kelvin was
Florence visitor Tuesday Mr. Cole
man is moving his ice plant Iron
Kelvin to Gila Bend.
Mrs. II. T. Freeman returned iron
Phoenix Saturday where she ma
been visiting at the home OF MT. an
Mrs. E. r. Byers, who were torms
4 residents of Florence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gorhann wer
Tempe visitors Saturday and SUNDAY
Judge o. J. Baughn and Messrs- =
H. Doty and Carl Tisor were in Tue
4 son Tuesday and Wednesday atteno
ing to legal business.
The board of supervisors OF Plna
county has been in session the pas
few days. The purpose OF the nnesl
ing was to divide the county in sn
pervisorial districts. 1t is reporte
that it will be divided as follows
Ray in one. Superior in another an
Casa Grande, Florence and rest Q
county in the third district.
Jose Manages and Helen Marcle
Pima Indians of Ak-Chin. were Is
sued a marriage license WEDNESDAY
Fred J. Fuller and Miss Glenna {
Miller of Chandler were married q
the Rev. James Hunter at MS resi-
dence on Saturday afternoon.
Judge A. A. Jayne and Lemuel !
Mathews. prominent Casa Grano
lawyers, were Florence VISITORS Wed
nesday. !,
Phoenix.
]. II. Halmhuber. former cashier Q
the First National bank OF TINS ciL
left for California Monday where Il
will locate.
Leon woolsey was in Phoenix sat
urday - -,
will hold the second annual f1ns
county track and field meet in FloI
ence on Saturday afternoon, April :.
It is expected that the entry list WI
be larger than last year.
Messrs. J. r. Jennings and F. :
Brock of the high school were ]
Phoenix on business Saturday.
Miss Mercedes Nernaz visited ne
sister Mrs. J. M. Holub, in Phoenl
on saturday and Sunday.
Mrs earl Tixor and ddughte