Arizona republican., 1922-02-09

home Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Walters
of this city early Thursday forenoon.
Everything, even wearing apparel of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walters and Mrs. Wall
ters' mother was entirely destroyed.
The amount of the loss is in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
William Hale, a cattle buyer for
the Arizona Packing company. from
Phoenix, was in the city last week
on business.
Kaiser Spier, an x-soldier, who has
been here fore some time, left on
Jan. 81 for Tucson, where he will en-
ter the sanitarium at Pastime park.
Floyd G. Templeton and wife were
Phoenix visitors last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Slower and lit
tie daughter of Ohio, who arrived
Jan. 2S to visit with relatives here,
left Tuesday for San Diego, Calf,
where they will visit.
Albert Steele went to Phoenix the
forepart of the week on business.
On Saturday night, Jan. 2S. Post
master and Mrs. Dallas Park, who
were recently married in FL Paso.
Texas, were the recipients Of a very
pleasant house warming in their new
home in this city. Mr.. and Mrs
Park only returned from their we'd
0lnE trip early IdSL week.
Adolph Tribolet Of Phoenix was in
town for few days last week seeing
about the purchase of a carload of
cattle.
Rep. George Newton Hall leaves on
Feb. 15 for Phoenix where he will
attend the session of the state legis-
1ature.
Mrs. Clara Lane left on Jan. 80 for
Del Rio, Tex, where she will visit
for some time.
w. B. De Coursey OF Kansas City,
Mo-, has arrived here for visit
with his brother, Ed De Coursey, and
family.
ID. b. Pierce. cashier OF the First
National bank, and Ed Bayless spent
Monday in Phoenix on business.
d. A. Little, state adjutant OF the
American Legion, was in Casa Grande
last week. While there he called on
L. r. Vermillion. a member of the
local post, and went over matters per-
tanning to the legion's affairs.
The business of the local freight
department of the S. p. railroad has
surely beeu picking up during the
past month or two. In the month of
January there We're "a cars of pipe,
oil and other merchandise received
here, 80 cars of cattle and there cars
of merchandise. This makes very
good showing for the local station.
Also during the past month the
amount of business transacted by the
S. p. here amounted to $25,OO0. this
being equal to the collections during
the boom years of 1919-1919.
Thursday night the annual get
together meeting OF the American Le-
gion was fifty celebrated with a
"rooI' and dancing party. and also
several interesting talks. The affair
took place in the grammar school
assembly hall. Neri Osborne Jr., of
Phoenix, one OF the prominent mem>
bers of the Frank Luke post there.
was scheduled to be here for talk
but owing to a severe attack Of the
flu Mr.. Osborne was not here. In his
place he sent Louis Hart also
member OF the same past in Phoenix.
Mr.. Hart gave a most interesting
talk on the future of the American
Legion and what it intends to ac-
complish. Mr.. Hart was accompanied
here by MIR. Wright also Of Phoenix.
Mr.. MacFarlane. an attorney of
this city and member of the Fred
Humphrdies post here and Lieut..
Merrill c. Windsor both gave in
teresting discourses Mrs. Bryant
and Mr.. Stein furnished the music
for the dancers.
Chow line, in regular army style
was formed in the dining room, on
the first floor of the grammar school
building, when all of the guests num-
bering about so persons were served
with sandwiches. cake. coffee and
chocolate Dancing and cards were
against resumed for another hour.