Arizona state miner., 1923-09-22
JIBES AND JOKES.
If you have ice water in
your veins don't read this.

concerning the damsite pact this wear
Her hat came from France,
Her hose from the u. S. A,
But to get glance, ''See
America First, - they saw.
is this the home of Ora Hann?"
Yes. Bring him in, - said female
voice.
Heavy rains Sunday and Monday at
Wickenburg were replica of what oc-
Cured in the northern part of Arizona
about the same time. Jupiter P.uvius
has been more than unduly neglectful
of this vicinity all summer. 1t might
have been because this section of Mar
icopa and YavapaI counties are prov
erbially dry" Anyway, he let go the
whole aerial reservoir at once and the
condition was changed He made an
unearthly noise about. too; cut out the
east approach to the new bridge and in
vaded w. W. Bass pasture, uproo.ing
trees, lodging them around the bridge
and cutting up fearfully. Barnette S
dairy was left; that is, what remained
where it stood, but much of it left for
other parts witch regular hurry-up an
imation. To cap the climax, bolt of
lightning about midnight, struck the
Catholic church steeple for the third
time and set it afire so as to illuminate
the general desolation. The church is
wreck and unless the congregation
all turn prOtestants-fo the next nine
weeks there wont be any sprinkling of
holy water in this vicinity nearer than
Constellation, where Bill Reedy has a
monopoly on all moisture. He NAV be
induced to send a carboy of it down in
Rudd's new fiivver.
And now they claim that Radio PLAYED
havoc with the compass needle of the
flagship which caused the wreck of her
destroyer squadron off Point Honda on
Sept. 8th. Coming right after the for
chile descent of 80 French warplanes,
the great earthquakes in Japan, that
fellow Radio IS liable to start some
thing worse than the Teutons did when
they built the dreaded submarine
In these hot September days we long
for nothing greater than to stand all
day long in Felipe's refrigerator.
The present controversy over where
oil tanks should be built doubtless makes
Old Texaco feel like a heupecked hus-
band.
Yavapai undersheriffs couldn't find
any stills or bootleggers in Southern
Yavapai county last week. SO they went
back up around the mile high town and
gathered up sc of 'em in two days. Of
the bunch there were six married wo-
men and nigga wench named Stella
Jackson who "didn't want no lawyer to
defend her before Judge Jacobs -
Fast growing practice of cohabitation
among unmarried couples is the cause
Of religions failure and lowering of the
standard of morality, besides causing
increases in separations and divorces, is
the conclusion of Judge Lindsay, of the
Denver juvenile court. An old axiom
of cities like Denver, Los Angeles and
Phoenix isi Room rent in sight, mar
ried; no room rent. divorce -
trial marriage" was recently ex-
planned in Phoenix court as safety
match. -
Thunder and lightning aint no worse
than the screech of three monographs
at the same time on quiet Sunday ev-
ening when the preacher is inviting the
Lord to come down thru the roof.
When you want to see how sociable
your groceryman can be, just quit trad
ifg with him for about ten days.
The l.. A. Illustrated News sends out
camera man daily to take the pic
lures of people on the streets. The in
dividual who first recognizes and can
name the original of the photo gets S..
R. W. Bishopp got copy of the News
on Wednesday containing a picture of
his father, David L. Bishopp, our local
attorney. Across the page was writ
ten ''Sti!l in the limellght" with an as
row pointing to the old gentleman.
When your neighbor's daughter who
sings and tortures like mosquito, up
and trades off her piano for an auto,
Irr L c.