Arizona state miner., 1925-04-18
WIckENBuRe NEWS NOTES

SlL1On with the keystone view %.
at Phoenix
The Music Lovers Club met at the
home of Mrs. J. A. ROhrer Saturday
afternoon. The opera The Bohemian
Girl' was studied.
The life of Bali. Miss Cora Daugherty
Synopsis .... Miss Veda Esther
Act | .....,...... Miss Iva Calvin
Act II-IU ........ Mrs ]. C. Hogue
The next meeting will be held the
second Saturday in May at the home
of Mrs Floyd Kellis.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gibbs, who
spent few days with their daughter
Mrs. Gladys Jones. have returned to
their home in Garland Prairie, where
Mr. Gibbs will have charge of sum-
mer school
At a ceremonial meeting of the
Camp Fire group Tuesday evening,
Alice Barnette and Veda Esther at
tanned the rank of Wood Gatherer.
This is final examination week of
the seventh month. ClarabelIe, who
was taking a rather difficult Spanish
test, clutched her neck and groane1
"Oh! my neck is itching for rope"
Jack Lane was in Phoenix Monday
Lee Chesebro entertained a Gallup
friend during Easter holidays.
Garry is acquiring a local reputa-
ton as q geography student. The To-
cation of Garland Prairie may be
found by applying to him for informa-
ton.
Pancho Fuel is having a checkered
career since he started working cross
word puzzles
The cast of the Senior play given
last night at the theater went to San
Domingo Wash for breakfast Wed
nesday morning. Lottie Baker star
red more as a cook than in the play
when she produced hot biscuits out
of a Dutch oven. After breakfast
one rehearsal of the play was given
The Seniors have been writing ora
tions. Wars should cease" by Fran
ces Howell was sent to Tucson to
compete for a place i'll the oratorical
contest in early Hay. Alice Barnette
wrote an extremely good grafton, of
which the theme was "The Fate of
the Nation Depends on the Average
Citizen"
w. w Bass has his new plunge
bath ready. 1t is one of the most
needed and appreciable luxuries that
Wickenburg ever saw. The swim
ming pool is IS feet long with a taper
ing depth from two feet to eight feet
at the lower END. Miss Adelaide
O'Brien had the honor of initiating
the pool as public bath. In con-
junction with this new innovation by
Mr.. Bass is his dancing pavilion close
by which will prove a feature long
dreamed of for the fun loving young
folks.
A petition is out for the position
of Wickenburg p0stoffice Mrs. NJ. J.
Howell, well known widow of Wicken-
burg, has long and acceptab1y filed
the position with evident satisfaction.
She owns her own home there and in
every way is considered capable and
efficient to maintain the Office to the
utmost satisfaction of the residents
Of Wickenburg and vicinity. as well
as the pOstoffice department. One of
the petitions names as an aspirant
for the office, Mrs. Eugene Upton,
wife of the contractor who transports
the u. S. mail from Wickenburg to
Constellation. 1t is intimated that
one of the rigid rules of the depart
ment disbars the relatives of mail
contractors from filling such posi-
ton, and it is not unlikely that an
other aspirant to oppose the present
incumbent may be sought for the
position.
The National Fraternities Hospital
is definitely located now across the
river on prominent eminence which
makes a beautiful site for such an
institution. A first payment for the
option of this patented ground is said
TO have been paid as an evidence of
good faith and the work Of accumula-
ton of funds from individuals and
fraternal bodies thruout the United
States is going on apace under the
efforts of Rev T. S. Hunter, Presi-
dent Of the organization which has
the project in hand.
The LoveHe Mine, formerly the
Diamond Joe under the ownership of
John and Tony BOettO, is now being
worked by George Koyk with several
men. He is Systematically opening
up the mine by sinking to proper
depth and will then drift. Koyk sin
cerely believes the vein when cut at
the required depth will prove ver-
table Monte CristO.
Frank Lennox, noted mining man,
wnelI known around the Wickenburg
and Yavapai diggings close by, died
at Nogales last week. He is survived
by widow and two small children.
During recent years he had been hv-
ing at Patagonia.