Arizona state miner., 1925-07-18
W|CKENBURG
NEWS NOTES

John Wisdom is clearing ground on
portion of the Purdy ranch and ex-
poets to erect home for himself and
wife in the very near future.
Charley Hosford has been visiting
friends in Wickenburg recently and
returned Monday to his home at Rich
Hill.
Mr. Bert School has accepted a po-
sition at the Diamond Joe mine.
Mrs. Austin Wright and little daugh-
ter left for Prescott this week to
spend the heated term with relatives
Mr. Henderson and son Billy have
returned from their sojourn on the
coast.
Miss Rivers Copeland of Phoenix is
spending the week with her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. ]. A. Copeland.
Mrs. Norman and children, who have
been spending several weeks with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Henson,
left Saturday for Williams where Mr..
Norman has been transferred by the
Santa Fe railroad company. Mr.. Nor
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Miss Muriel Hedrick, who has been
located at Parker, returned home Sun
day for a visit with her mother.
Rev. T. S. Hunter was a Phoenix
visitor Wednesday.
Repairs to the Wickenburg Public
Library are still under way, and any
public spirited person who wishes to
assist r0h hiIifofino %h0
and reading room may leave their do
nation with Frank Tarbutton. The
public are requested to call and ex-
anime the premises at any time. Op-
ening of the Library has been delayed
on account of sickness and the hot
weather, but we hope to have it in
good working order by fall.
Sunday afternoon the Scottsdale
baseball team played Wickenburg.
The score was to 5 in favor of Wick
enburg.
Mrs. Leo Weaver and daughter Billy
Nell are spending few weeks with
relatives on the coast. having left
Wickenburg the first of the week.
Mrs E. c. Malloy left for Prescott
Thursday morning for day.
w. j. Wilson of Wickenburg died
suddenly Wednesday afternoon. The
immediate cause of death was heat
prostratiOn. He had been in his usual
good health until about p. m. Tues
day when he complained of not feel
ing well, and was UP and around as
usual Wednesday. When the end
came he was sitting in his chair. He
was born at Niagara Falls, 49 years
ago, and followed construction work.
Prior to his marriage to Mrs. Rosa
Ellis, Wilson was shift boss for the
State Highway. Burial will be at
Parker on the 18th, as per his request.
He is survived by his widow, and his
mother and father, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Wilson of Dundas, Ontario,
Canada, the father being 104 and the
mother 100 years of age, still hale
and hearty.
W1ckenburg was visited by very
severe sand storm which did some
damage to the trees around town,
twisting limbs and breaking them off.
and filling the houses with sand and
dirt The worst thing about it was
that it blew the rain clouds away,
and we were again disappointed in
getting the much needed rain.
The Bass Swimming Pool is doing
good business these hot days.
Mrs. L. j. Nash has gone to Pres
colt for short time to be out of the
heat, and to be near Mr. Nash who is
working out of Prescott on the cante-
loupe runs.
Seratln Bojourques passed away on
the 14th after an illness of a few days
duration, during which time he was
great sufferer from rheumatism and
leakage of the heart.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Macias are re-
Joicing over the advent of son, born
on the 18th inst, being the seventh
child and the third boy in the family.
Both mother and baby are doing well.
Mrs. Lee Barnette accompanied by
Russell and Jim Bob White motored
to Phoenix Monday, returning the
same day.
Mrs. George Wentworth and chill
dren are spending their vacation in
Prescott, having left for the mile high
city this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Kellis and
daughter Harriette left Wednesday
for Springerville on a camping trip,
going via Mesa, Superior and Miami,
and are planning to return via the
northern route. They expect to be
absent until the first of August.