Arizona state miner., 1924-02-02
PERSONAL MENTION


'enburg, drove over from Libercy
Wednesday for a visit among friends
and scholars The school at Liberty
is closed because of scarlet fever, and
they embraced the opportunity to
visit old friends in Wickenburg, re-
turning the same day.
Tonight is the time set for. a big
box supper and dance under the aus
pices of the Wickenburg Masonic
Club, which by universal consent has
been changed from the previous an
nouncement to the School Auditor
ium. The local Masonic Club num-
ber nearly a score of members and
are looking forward to hall and
lodge room for regular meetings in
the near future.
The Catholic Church is progressing
towards completion, and shaping up
to it's intended structural appearance
Two towers are being erected at the
front of the edif1ce as brace to the
building and will be 35 and "a feet
high, the larger one being intended
to meet the requirements of the usual
Old Mission style of church towers
The roof is already on and it's com
pletion is being rushed as fast as
possible for this class of work.
A press dispatch this morning says
that Woodrow Wilson, former head
of the nation, is not expected to live
throughout the day.
Another new gold strike is reported
about six miles south and east of
Wickenburg. An old Mexican named
Crespine, who found it first, and in
need of grub and tools, showed It to
prominent Wickenburger with a
view Of obtaining them along with
bill of grub. 1t proved so fabu-
lously rich, however, that the Mex
lean finally backed out and mortered
enough out of the rock to meet his
purposes without taking anybody in
on the deal. The matter leaked out
somehow and several parties were
out this week looking after the place
where the ore came from. George
Wentworth was observed out on a
horse Tuesday in the vicinity of the
reported strike, but what he did there
nobody has as yet been able to di-
vulge. The rock horns freely and,
according to one authority, will aver
age better than $500 ton.
The driver of the auto that killed
Attorney Wiley Jones while riding
bicycle, was held responsible by a
coroner's. jury for the latter's death
and is to be tried on that charge.
General Manager Etter of the Santa
Fe left Cadiz on a special train of
three cars Thursday morning and
went thru to Prescott via Wickenburg
on a tour of inspection.
Mrs Hugh Jernigan and daughter
Maxine spent Saturday in Phoenix.
The Freshmen of the Wickenburg
Hi, as a penalty for losing q basket
ball game to the Upperclassmen, gave
a party in honor of the victors last
Friday the score being Is to II.
Mrs. J. A. Rohrer has been max
ing regular visits to Phoenix this
week attending the lectures given by
Mrs. Florence Austin Chase on cook
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Kellis, who have
been visiting A. J. Kellis and wife,
left Monday for their home in Ster-
ling City, Texas. They were accom-
panied by Mrs. G. A Kellis, who will
spend a season visiting relatives at
Blackwell Texas.
Mrs Smith and son Marsh, propri-
'etors of Prescott Hotel, spent Tues
day in Wickenburg, the guests of
Mrs. Olzer
Mrs. John Kellis of San Bernardino
and who spent several days last week
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Kellis, is
now visiting relatives in Phoenix
The only applicant for admission to
the postmaster's examination Satur-
day was the present postmaster, Mrs
Matte J. Howell.
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