Arizona state miner., 1924-05-31
DEDICATE NEW CHURCH

Thursday evening.
The church was filled to the doors
by a congregation, many of whom
had not seen the interior of a tenn
pie of God for years. Hardened old
sinners were there alongside of bre.
thern and sisters who had calloused
knees from praying fervor, and the
way Rev. Rule shot out his message
made the bootleggers and short-card
gamblers vince with apprehension
lest he would call out their real
names. He also took good aim and
hit the bullseye when he went after
the social idols who were church
unsophisticated on week days. He
told about the three Scotchmen who
went into church and when the con-
tribution basket was passed around
one tainted and the others carried
him out. Then he called for dona-
tions and bull-peddlers and pool
sharks dug down in their jeans as
if some member of the local hog
club had died. Over $500 was real
lied in about Is minutes.
The ladies who couldn't find the
church except when they had some
new dress or hat-fxin's and finery
to show off got nearly burnt up and
only stared in wonder at what was
coming next. Rev. Rule intimated he
had his fighting clothes on and the
way he blasted the church's traduc-
ers who wanted to be the whole
cheese without any crackers made
silence as ominOuS as that which fol-
lowed the invocation to prayer. He
didn't forget to tender a tribute of
esteem and praise in eulogy of the
accomplishments of Rev. Borthwick,
retiring Scotch pastor who made it
possible for Wickenburg sinners to
realize the Importance of such a
handsome new church, even though
he might not enjoy it himself.
A report of the Ladies Aid cover
Il ing their efforts on behalf of the
new church and community was read
by the new pastor, Rev. Hunter, as
was also report by the building and
finance committee.
A picture and general description
Of the new edifice and reconstructed
parsonage will follow in subsequent
issue when the same is completed.
After long and painful illness, Mr..
Harvey E. Grant of the Wickenburg
Drug Company, Wickenburg, Arizona,
passed out on the "long Journey
Mr.. Grant came to Arizona in search
of health and took up his home in
Wickenburg, where he married and
for years engaged in the Drug Busi-
ness. He has been i'll for several
years, and a great sufferer thru the
long months, but his bright disposi-
ton and cheerful pluck in the face
of all this endeared him to all.
Mrs. Grant, standing by her hus-
bands side thru the hard battle for
health, supplementing his efforts in
conducting their business, has lived
the finest Interpretation of wife and
helpmate His going has been very
hard on her and we offer her our sim
cerest sympathy. Drug Re-
view.
Bananas will grow on the cactus
and figs on the Palo Verde trees when
Dwight B. Heard becomes governor
of Arizona. Messenger.
How now, Brother Mills? We thot
of the 4th estate were above
party lines.
Memorial Day passed off very
quietly in Wickenburg yesterday.
Frank Mantey. an old veteran, hus-
tied around, found the keys to the
School House and got out Old Glory
and hoisted it's folds to the breeze.
services will be held Sun
day at the new church in honor of old
soldiers whose remains lie buried near
town.
A large number of Wickenburg prop
erty owners are favoring disincorpora.
tion, and it is likely that a petition set
ting forth their reasons will be circu-
lated in the near future.
What are we coming to. when a girl
with baby in her arms has to hold up
a bank in Pennington, Illinois, to get
her money, ~ was the case of Norma
an 18 year old mother, on
Wednesday? She covered the teller
and made him pass out over thousand
dollars and then put the gun against a
saxi driver and drove to Peoria.
Talking to an old Alaskan at Phoenix
his week, our editor learned that it's
log eat dog in the States, while in the
Northland the latchstring is still always
,ut.
Our hall of fame includes the adyer-
Users who make it possible for Wick
,nburg to have weekly paper. We
know of paper that has perpetuallv
boosted good roads for years in town
with four garages and service stations
never one of which returned the COM
oliment. The paper still lives, but what
an iYnNrncSi0n aUf0 foa1 state ~nn,,n& roA9