Arizona republican., 1922-05-07
NEWSOF THE WEEK
IN AJ0 DISTRICT

AJo, May 5-J. NJ. Mullinex of OK
nard. Calf, has become a resident
of Ajo and taken an important po-
sition with the New Cornelia Copper
company.
r. E. Ell.ott and family expect to
leave Ajo soon for Los Angeles. Cal
They have resided here for about a
year and half and Mr. Elliott has
been employed in the office of the
New Cornelia company.
Mrs. Frank C. Booth was hostess
of the Ladies' Aid society on Thurs
day afternoon, with Mrs. J. NJ. Fisher
as assistant hostess A very pleas
ant time was enjoyed by all pres
ent.
Dr. e. I. La Rue left Monday eve
ming for Stockton, Calf, where he
will spend several weeks assisting
in the educational campaign of the
College of the Pacific, which is to be
located at Stockton, aud for which
an effort is being made to raise a
million and half dollars.
The chamber OF commerce held its
regular monthly meeting at the CASTS
theater on Tuesday night, watch was
we'll attended. Especial attention
was given to the American Legion
carnival, to be held here on May Is,
1s and 20 Fred Schroeder. who was
a delegate to the U. s. Good Roads
association at Phoenix last week gave
a very complete and interesting ac-
count of that meeting.
Walter Link has been a business
visitor at Los Angeles, Cal, for the
past week.
w. NJ. Graves and family left for
Oxnard, Calf, on Wednesday where
he has a position with the Western
Union Telegraph company.
Mrs. Harry Pollard is a surgical
patient in the New Cornena hos
pital.
The K. K Klub Of the Protestant
Sunday school held box social at
the church on Tuesday evening. A
pleasing program was rendered and
a jolly time enjoyed by good crowd.
George Sayers OF the New Gun
sight reg on was in town Saturday.
Mr.. Sayers is very optimistic regard
ing his discovery of gold and be-
lieves there is fine prospect of a rich
yield. stock company will perhaps
be organ zed.
e. Riley, manager OF the Cooper
ative store. was business visitor at
Phoenix several days the past week.
r. l. Stallings, contractor for the
new well to be sunk by the New Cor
nelia company. expects to begin work
as soon as possible and finish the
work to a rapid completion. There
viii be three shifts of men, II in all,
employed The new well is situated
seven miles north OF Ajo and 1886
feet east of the present we'll. The
power house is 2Sx62 feet. The shaft
is of two compartments The one
for pipe and ladder is Exc feet, while
the hosting compartment is 41ax5
feet. The new well will be a dupli-
cate Of the present one.
II. II. Simpson of the New Gun
sight company was a business vis-
itor in Phoenix last week.
At the Copper Ridge mine rich
copper or (bornite) was struck the
past week, at depth of 100 feet.
DR. j. w Martin and w. L. Jones
Of the Lista Blanca Copper property
near Caborca, Sonora, passed through
Ajo the first of the past week for
Pasadena, Calf They intended to
purchase machinery and supplies and
return soon for the purpose of oper-
alton of this mine.
Samuel Clark, the administrator
Of the estate of James Coyle, has had
the assessment work done on the
mining cl4ims of this estate, near
Old Gunsight.
Horace Lyons is chairman of the
American Legion committee and has
his office In the barber shop.
DIR. w. r. Keene of Los Angeles,
Cal, has come to Ajo to become as
sistant to DR.. A. B. Patton. surgeon
at the New Cornelia hospital.
Church services at the Protestant
church were well attended on last
Sunday. The Epworth League was
led by Frank Ponder at o'clock and
DR.. e l LaRue delivered an appro-
pirate sermon on the Value of Chris
tianity Heresfter the evening serv-
ices will begin a half hour earlier.
the league being at o'clock and the
ervices at s o'clock.
J. G.. Curry of this place and Miss
Edna B. Erininger of Casa Grande
were married Wednesday OF last week
and have come to Ajo to make their
home, where Mr.. Curry has a good
position with the New Cornelia COM
pany.
DR.. E. /. LaRue was ella Mon
day evening, where he conducted re-
ligious services at the school build
ing.
The American Legion carnival OF
May is, 19 and 20 promises to be
one OF the greatest occasions ever
for Ajo, Phoenix, Tucson, Gila, Yuma |
and other places in Arizona, will be
by large delegations. The |
in charge fully expect
from 1000 to 500 visitors here. Tue
son and Phoenix are each expected to
send 100 cars. The chamber OF COM
merce at Phoenix will send a large |
delegation and Tucson will be repre- |
sented by the Rotary and the XII |
wants clubs. Large numbers of vis-
iting members of the American Lee |