Arizona state miner., 1924-05-31

years, is out on field research in the
Wickenburg mining region where the
Miner editor bespeaks ihm a hearty
welcome among the various mining
camps. Col. Burgess is valuable
addition to the staff of the Arizona
Mining Journal.
A. J. Kellis is reported as having
made lucky strike of permanent gold
lore on his Metropolitan claim near
the Vulture. We hope it's worth mil
lions, for the daring old prospector
has been constantly digging around
this section for 20 years.
L. G. Collins of Salome spent Tues
day in Wickenburg celebrating his
birthday.
Harold Johnson and his new bride
returned from Phoenix Monday and
have begun housekeeping in the lit
tie red house next to the school for
merly occupied by Mrs. Collins.
George Koyk has just finished in
kstallation of machinery and new
equipment of the Lovella mine, 8
miles east of Wickenburg. Great
ore bodies have been developed and
he will sink 200 feet to tap the lead.
We learn that large expenditure
of money is soon to be incurred by
the Santa Fe in improving it's road
bed and tracks both ways from Wick
enburg which will employ large
gang of men for some time to come.
Frank Fredericks, the Shoe Hospi-
tai doctor, is suffering from badly
swollen hand and arm, the result of
an insect sting, making him unable to
attend to his shop duties.
Yesterdays shower was welcomed
by most all the rangers of this section.
Weldon J. Bailey, prominent attor-
ney of Phoenix, and family left for a
short visit to Nogales on Friday, and
Paw Watson is disconsolate because he
was unable to go.
Keep your eyes on the political an
nOuncement column and note the vari-
GUS candidates who are expected to
come to Wickenburg the next few
weeks. They'll all be here except
Jerry Sullivan, and he comes so often
his new bride may try to keep him all
to herself this summer.
Charley Davis. son Of A. E. Davis.
takes over the routes of the Examiner
and Republican tomorrow morning.
The Watson boys are too much occu-
pied with getting out the Miner and
have given up the routes.
1t is cnstom of municipalities to
award the honor of the title of Mayor
to the councilman who gets the largest
number of votes. There are many
Wickenburgers who insist that this OBJ
servance be carried out in favor of
Charley Shontz who is both capable and
efficient. He got the majority vote
and is entitled to the position. Besides
he is impartial minded with no entang-
ling affiliations in business or politi-
cal sense.
Miss Eva Gillette, teacher in both
Grammar and High Schools at Wicken-
burg the past term, was married to
Earl Schrock. young government
marine of California, on Wednesday at
Phoeniy. The young couple have gone
to California on honeymoon trip and
expect to make their home in San
Diego. where Mr.. Schrock has his
marine base.
Harry W atson, senior member of the
Watson Bros. publishers of the Miner,
is enjoying h lidgy today in honor OF
his 10Th birthdsy. Treat him gently
boys, he was. born and raised in ia
away Alaska, where chicke refuse to
60 to roost and lean up against fences
and icebergs. waiting for Old Sol. that
shines "a hours. to go down.
A press dispatch states that Secre-
tary Mellon, sponsor for the. anti
bonus agitation belongs to the million
dollar bootleggers' combine and since
last March has disclosed of AZ, ,O00 gal
of illicit booze. We haven't heard
of his being in Jail yet. butif the above
is true, Mellon ought to be imprisoned
along with other law breakers. Rough
treatment is gradually being stored in
retribution for government represent
atives who betray the people.
Weyland Barnette returned this
week from the University of Ari-
zona at Tucson.
Many Favor Disincorporation