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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18
]. M. SPARKS is
GOOD BOOSTER
FOR this CITY

J. NJ. Sparks, pioneer resident of
Douglas, who has been making his
home in Phoenix the past three years,
arrived in Douglas Friday and spent
several busy hours conversing with
his friends and cronies of pioneer
days Sparks now represents the Ari-
zona Packing company and will do
some business for them while he is
here. He said to a Dispatch reporter
last night that this city looks many
times better to him now than it has
for years.
Sparks is bubbling over with enthu
siasm regarding the tourist hotel which
is to be built here soon He said last
night that he would boost the venture
in every way possible, and that he
could be counted on to do his part in
making the building possible. The pio-
neer said that he firmly believed in the
hotel project and was in favor of the
idea of making it an exclusive and
luxurious place. He said that the ad-
vertising campaign being carried on
was certainly a good thing and that it
was a. thing the greatest value of
which could not beyfully realized for
some time.
While Sparks and the Dispatch re-
porter were talking, DR.. r. w. Randall
of Turkey creek came up and the two
old time residents of Douglas 'swap-
lped" a couple of;very interesting
stories. Sparks said: "I passed the
hat for the money to- buy the first fire
Lo.o for Do,,oIoec .,,d oot .alantad tbf
first fire chief of the city" Randall
said: "I was the first man in the dis
trict to own a golf ball and clubs ant
people used to stand about and watcl
me practice in the road in front of the
hotel, and most of them thought I wa!
crazy"
Both men agreed that the burden o
building Douglas is being passed OF
gra1-ally to a younger generation, bu
neither of the men showed any in
clination to slacken their efforts fo
their last words to the newspaper mal
were promises that they would hell
put the new hotel over.
Sparks was a contractor and builde
when he lived here, but since going t
Phoenix he has been more interested
in growing fruit. His chief interest
however, he says, is in his children
and he proudly produced newspape
clipping to show that his son, John
now in his first yead of high schoo
in Phoenix is the captain of the fresh
man basketball team and has beer
| elected to the second team of the
school because of extraordinary abilit!
on the court.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18
]. w. TARDY EXPLAINS
HOW INCREASE In RENTS
WILL BENEFIT DOUGLAS

J. W. Tardy, president of the
Borderland Climate club, in an inter-
view with Dispatch reporter, said
that he was heartily in favor of the
raising of rents iii Douglas and ex-
pressed the wish that rents be raised
higher than they are at present.
Tardy explained that this does rot
mean that he IS hoping tnat home
renters will be forced to sleep in thu
streets He explain why big
raise in rents would be a good thing
for the city in that high rents will
mean more people owning their own
homes.
Tardy illustrates his point in this
way. Nearly every resident of Doug.
las drives car. A large number
Of Douglas people own big hign-
priced cars. No one rents a car as
a regular thing. They are all owned
by their drivers. This is because
renting cars, except taxis, is not a
satisfactory method. On the other
hand a large majority of the peole
Of this city rent their homes because
they can rent a permanent home or
have been able to in the past for SIS
nr $40 amonth In many cases
Douglas people have been paying SIS
for $4,000 home and driving a
$4,000 car for which they paid in
full
BY this reasoning, Tardy explains
the people who own cars have
proved by paying for those tha'
they could also raise the money to
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
MRS. MATTINGLY TO BE
HELD THIS AFTERNOON

The funeral of Mrs. Alvene Elene
Mattingly, wife of H. w. Mattingly,
who died suddenly at a local hos
pital Wednesday, will be held from
the Porter and Ames chapel at 2:3O
Saturday afternoon. Rev Joseph
Howard, of the Calvary Baptist
church, will conduct the funeral, and
interment will be in Calvary ceme-
terry. Pallbearers VIII be Harold
Hunsaker, Ben Goodsell, Raymond
Fame, C. A. James, e. T. Vickers and
A. L. Armstrong.
Mr. and Mrs Mattingly with their
little daughter, Barbara, came to
Douglas few weeks ago from
Miami to visit Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F.
Mattingly, 1885 F. avenue. Mrs.
Mattngly was suddenly taken i'll
about a week ago and removed to a
local hospital, where she died
Wednesday.
Mrs Mattingly was 81 years OF
age. She is survived by her husband
and daughter; father, D. S. Nc
Donald, of Globe; mother and father
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. P. w. Mayer,
of Ell Paso; a sister, MIS-. e. c.
Barron, of Ell Paso, and an uncle,
Carl Anderson, of Douglas Rela-
tives and friends here for the fun
cral are Mr.. and Mrs. William Cole,
Bisbee; Mr.. and Mrs. e. c. Barron,
El Paso Mr.. and Mrs p. w. Mayer
FL Paso; D. S. Mcdonald of Globe;
Mrs. N. NJ. Mattingly, Douglas; A.
NJ. Mattingly, Mr.. and Mrs. j. L.
Mattingly, Mr. and Mrs. w. b. Mat
tingly, of Miami, and Mr.. and Mrs
Il. /. Wisenhart.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18
A
VALUED ASSET
OF LOCAL CLUB

The officers of the Douglas Chamber
of Commerce and Mines are specialize
ing in their information department at
this season and are working toward a
goal Of being able to tell anyone who
may come in anything they want to
know about the area With the almost
doubled influx of tourists and other
visitors to the city in the past six
months and with the Borderland Cli-
mate club advertising all over the
country to bring still more people here,
the need of an efficient information
bureau is being keenly felt
People write to the offices asking
how to get to Douglas from Cincinnati,
Ohio, or Scranton Pa, or perhaps from
some place in Canada. In order to
furnish reliable information on such
questions it will be necessary for the
chamber Of commerce. to have com
plete set of maps of the entire conti-
nent and beside the maps, there must
be a road information service, which
will give data from time to time on
the conditions of different routes.
This is just one of the information
problems. One that is giving a great
amount of trouble just at present is
that of hotel accommodations and rent
able houses. Every day people who
have just come to the city ask the
chamber of commerce employees where
they can find hotel accommodations
and where they can find house fol
rent
Information on every sort of bust
ness, on mining, on farming, on poul
try raising and in fact about every
thing that any human might be inter
ested in will be gathered and filed il
the offices so that the seeker afte
knowledge VIII not be turned away.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18
Many Aid ChiIdren's Box

A number of Douglas women, as
well as the Phelps Dodge store,
made contributions to the Arizona
Children's home box sent out by the
women of the Christian church. The
Womens auxiliary of the Railroad
Irainmen gave SS pounds of candy
and 2 cartons of chewing gum
The p. d. store gave a box of apples
The rest of the box consisted of 40
articles of clothing, as we'll as 27
pair of hose and a number of toys
games and much food.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18
Recovering

Recovering
Miss Edythe Kirby is recovering
from a minor operation.
Attorney Bruce Stephenson spent
Friday in Bisbee on business.
Here From Yuma
John Doan is in this city from
lis home in Yuma.
Audit Books
Fred C. Lambert, of Phoenix, is in
Douglas for the purpose Of auditing
the city books.
Leaving Thursday
w. G. Gilmore will leave Thurs
dav. for Los Angeles, where he will
meet Mrs Gilmore. They will go
on to San Francisco to spend the
holidays.
To San Francisco
Mr.. and Mrs J. A. vestry will
spend Christmas in San Francisco
They will leave Douglas Thursday
In From Cave Creek
Mrs. Elizabeth Gurnett spent Fri
day in Douglas from Cave creek
Ill at Home
Mrs. Philip c. Dunford, Sr., is i'll
at the home of her son, Philip G.
Dunford, Jr., 928 Ninth street.
Hare Erom Tombstone
Miss Helen Brown was in Douglas
Friday from Tombstone. She was
accompanied by her mother.
Back From NacOzari
j. P. Conley and S. L. Butler have
returned from Nacozari, where they
spent the past few days on busi-
ness.
Here From NacOzari
J. F. Holmes is in this city from
Nacozari.
New Home
]. w. Hendrick has moved into
the residence at $50 Seventeenth
street.
New CIcrk
Mrs. j, w. Hid is assisting at the
Moore Curio and Gift shop during
the holiday rush.
Moves
Mrs. Maude Moore has moved to
$50 Twelfth street.
Taken to Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. James Logic were
in Bisbee Friday afternoon, where
they accompanied Mrs. Lawrence X.
Hancock to the Copper Queen hos
pitaL Mrs. Hancock may have to
undergo an operation.
Here From ROdeO
Lloyd Wilson is in Douglas from
his home in Rodeo.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18
Girl Rescrncs Prnctice

Girl reserves who are taking, part
in the pageant, christmas Customs
in Many Lands, will meet Saturday
at the Y. w. C. A. at 2:30 O'Clock
for rehearsal. Every girl is requestG
to be present There is still room
for a few club members in the paly.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18

If you want radio, here is your
opportunity. IA. G. A. RadiOIaS conn
pIete with batteries. used TO demon
:t.rate only. Regular price on one
$4,000; for sale 100000. On the other,
regular price $25O.O0; for sale $175.OO.
Arizona Edison Co.-Advt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18
Adventure Club.

Members of the Adventure club
who are not already assigned to
parts in the Christmas pageant to
be given Wednesday at the Grand
theatre are asked to meet Saturday
at the Y building at 2;30 o'clock.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18

buy home, and when the rentst
get high enough to make it worth
while TO do so they will buy, and
thus will become owners of reaJ
estate more permanent residents
and payers of more taxes. Tardy
maintains that owning homes makes
better citizens, and he also points
out that more home owners here
now means the building of moro
homes. Building Douglas is the task
being attempted by the Borderland
Climate club, of which Tardy is
head.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18
Returns to Domglns

w. N Mayo has returned from El
Paso, where he went to be with his
daughter, Mrs. w. p. Hart, who is
recovering from an operation for
appendicitis. She is much better, the
father reports.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18

Christmas tree lights, eight lamps
in cOlOrs, 1925 and $500 per set.
Arizona Edison CO-AdVt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18
TO co
TOA.E. CONFAB

j. p. Sexton, manager of the Douglas
plant and offices of the Arizona Edi-
son company, will motor to Bisbee to-
day to attend d conference of depart
ment store managers. The managers
and heads of the gas plants at Yuma,
Bisbee, Florence and Douglas Will be
present at the meeting, at which the
many problems that confront these
men in their business will be discussed.
These conferences, of which the 11dl-
son company holds a number for heads
Of different departments and for spe-
cialists in the various technical por-
tions of the corporations work, are
modelled on the plan of coordination,
which means a plan in which every in
dvidual and every district of the big
organization works with every other
Individual and every other district for
the best interests of the whole concern.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18
Returns From Trip

Returns From Trip
Mrs H. d. McRae has returned 20
Douglas from an extended trip
through the east. Mrs. McRae, who
is former Douglas woman, will
visit her son, Rod McRae, during
the Christmas holidays.
Home Saturday
Miss Slendora Buckles is expected
home from the university Saturday,
Ill at Home
Mrs. s. L. Butler is i'll at her home
in the Fisher apartments.
Here From Phoenix
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Lambert will
spend a week in Douglas from their
home in Phoenix.
Son Born
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael PLAN are
the parents of son born in Los
Angeles last week. Mrs. PLAN was
formerly Miss Paulita Lane, well
known in this city. The child will
be named Michael, Jr.
Daughter Born
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Salazar arc
the parents of a daughter born at
the Calumet hospital December IL
Mother and child are doing nicely.
Ill at Calumet
B. O. Paine, of Cochise, is i'll at
the Calumet hospital He was taken
Mi
Here From COchise
Mrs. V. Pressey is in this cita
from Cochise.
At New Home
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Armstrong and
family have taken the residence at
11O9 Twelfth street. They VIII move
to their new home Saturday.
In NOgaIes
Jesus C. Durazo will return Sat
|. urday from Nogales, where he has
been on business connected with the
international Commission company
Leaving Thursday
Judge and Mrs. Albert M. Sames
will leave Thursday for San Fran
cisco where they will spend the
Christmas holidays visiting.
Son Born
Mr. and Mrs. Joe G. Lane are the
parents of a son born Friday morn
ing at 9:15. The child will be named
Joseph George Lane, Jr. MotheA
loin 1io Of
lone, 1852 Eleventh street
Hostess Saturday
Mrs. Arthur w. Cotton Will be the.
hostess of the Seventh Grade GIFTS
Bible class Saturday afternoon at
her home.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18
PRO APPLIES Here

Joe >Kirkwood, nationally known
trick golfer, has written to the
Douglas Country club, offering to
give an exhibition OF trick golf here
December % or 2S, according to IA
report made by the golf committee
The committee stated that they
would not care to take advantage OF
Kirkwoods offer at this time. Kirk
wood will pass through here on htA'
way to California from the east.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18
DOUGLAS DAILY DOINGS

Injured Arm
c. A. James, foreman of the meter
crew of the Douglas Water company,
is unable to work due to an injured
arm.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18

Here From Bowie
Lee E. Caldwell is in this city
from Bowie on business.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18
Home Saturday

Miss Ruby Hilburn will return
from the University OF Arizona Sat
urday to spend the holidays here.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18

. ..N VI A. Jdlll6Sy IO1CIi1tI Ol Tie meter
crew of the Douglas Water company,
is unable to work due to an injured
arm.
Home Saturday
Miss Mildred Jacks will return
home Saturday from the University
of Arizona.
Here From NacOzarf
G. L. Bettick is in this city from
his home in Nacozari.
From University
Miss Marion Hammill and Miss Ce-
celia Gmahling are expected home
Saturday from the University of Arl-
zona to spend the Christmas holi ],
days.
Attend Lodge Meeting
Mrs f. D. Lea, Mrs. Joe Knight.
Mrs Sam Manatt, Mrs. Anne Nor
gan and Mrs. H. j. Bollin were in
/ Bisbee Friday night to attend the
district meeting of the Rebekah
/ lodge.
Here From Pearce
| Mr.. and Mrs A. Y. Smith are in
Douglas from their home in Pearce.
NacOxarians Here
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Rollins, of
; Nacozari, are in this city on pusi
ness
Here From Canannca
George Snow, of Canannea, is in
/ this city on business.
Miss Small Here
! Miss Glynton Small, of Nacozar,
IS in Douglas doing Christmas shop
ping.
! Returns to Visit
w. C. Barnes, former Douglas man,
is here to spend the holidays.
Returns to Home
Mrs. w. n. FIippan, of Nacozari,
has returnedW . to that city after
spending several days in Douglas.
Cramer Here
w. B. Cramer, of ,Bisbee, is in this
city ON business.
Animas People Here
MIR. and Mrs. Leslie Lee and Mr..
and Mrs j. T. McCabe, of Aniras,
are in this city on business.
Will Return Saturday
i George Drysdale, who has been
in Dawson NJ NJ, on business, is
expected home Saturday.
Home From u
= Mss Henrietta Elvey will arrive
horne Saturday afternoon to visit
over the holidays with her parents,
/ Mr.. and Mrs Henry ElYey.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18
From NacOzari

FrOm NNCONAFI
Wash Mclean is i'm Douglas from
his home in Nacozari.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18
Home Saturday

Home Saturday
Miss Mildred Jacks will return
home Saturday from the University
of Arizona.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18
Here From Rodco

/. M. Gurnett and NJ. J.. Gurnett
are il Douglas from Rodeo.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18
From Tucson

Frank j. Holmes, of Tucson, is il
Douglas for a short visit.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18
Home From u

Mss Henrietta Elvey will arrive
hcne Saturday afternoon to visit
over the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Elvey.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18

Mrs H. D. McRae has returned 20
Douglas from an extended trip
through the east. Mrs. McRae, who
is a former Douglas woman, will
visit her son, Rod McRae, during
the Christmas holidays
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18

Here From NacOzarf
G. L. Bettick is in this city from
his home in Nacozari.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18
Will Return Saturday

George Drysdale, who has been
in Dawson, NJ NJ, on business, is
expected home Saturday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18

Here From ROdeO
Lloyd Wilson is in Douglas from
his home in Rodeo.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18
Son Born
Hostess Saturday

Hostess Saturday
Mrs. Arthur w. Cotton will be the
hostess of the Seventh Grade Girls
Bible class Saturday afternoon al
her home.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18

From University
Miss Marion Hammill and Miss Ce
celia Gmahling are expected hom
Saturday from the University of Arl
zona to spend the Christmas holi
days.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18

Here FROM EUnIH
John Doan is in this city from
lis home in Yuma.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18

Animas People Here
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Lee and MI
and Mrs. ]. T. McCabe, of .Aniras
are in this city on business.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18

Attorney Bruce Stephenson spent
Friday in Bisbee on business.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18

IACCUNN
Miss Edythe Kirby is recovering
from a minor operation.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18

Audit Books
Fred C. Lambert, of Phoenix, is in
Douglas for the purpose Of auditing
the city books.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-18

Taken to Hospital
Mr. and Mrs James Logic were
in Bisbee Friday afternoon, where
they accompanied Mrs Lawrence X
Hancock to the Copper Queen hos
pitaI. Mrs. Hancock may have tc
undergo an operation.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-05-14
BANK "BOOSTS"
FLOWER SHOW

One hundred packages Of Zinnia
seeds, each package containing five
varieties, were Wednesday distributed
by the Commercial National bank
free Of charge to persons who have
garden plots and who agreed to give
the flowers the necessary proper at
tention.
In addition to furnishing the seeds,
the bank has offered $50 in prizes for
the four best displays Of Zinnias at
the Bozeman flower show next Aug
ust, to be divided $40 for first, SIS
for second, $40 for third, and S. for
fourth The judges Of the contest
will be selected by the management
| Of the flower show.
The action Of the bank is in line
with its well known policy of boost
ing'' local attractions, and will aid II
making the exhibits Of that particular
flower the best ever displayed here.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-05-14

Crowds From An Over County
Come to Take Advantage Of
Bargains Offered

One Of the most ambitious sales
put on in Bozeman in many months
opened Thursday morning at the
Jameson-Vaughn company's store, %
West Main street, and viii continue
until Saturday evening.
Since 9 o'clock Of the opening day,
the store has been thronged with
crowds eager to take advantage Of
the innumerable bargains offered, and
under the stimulus Of this demand the
company's stock is rapidly disappear
ing. The sale will make way for
new stocks already ordered and en-
route.
Notice Of the big sale was spread
over the county last week by means
Of thousands of big, four-page cir
culars printed in The Courier plant
The response to this advertising ef-
fort was both immediate and satisfy
ing.
The sale here is but one Of the
three that are being conducted by
the Jameson-Vaughn company, which
has stores also at Twin Bridges anC
Manhattan.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-05-14
reunion
OF l63RD VETS

A reunion of the members OF the
old 163rd Montana regiment that
distinguished itself in the World War
lis being planned for the annual
convention Of the American Legion
at Great Falls June IL, Is, and 10, 1t
is announced.
Colonel Charles L Sheridan, in a
communication to the local legion
post, indicated he was anxious to get
in touch with the 163rd infantry
members in Gallatin county, Of which
there is said to be about fifty. All
Of them are invited and urged to at
tend the Great Falls reunion. Because
the present addresses Of many Of
them are not known notice Of the re-
union is being put out through the
press.
Fred HOlmdahl, Of the Bozeman Le-
giOn post, has been urged by ColOneI
Sheridan to get in touch with Gala
tin county veterans Of the 163rd and
invite them to the reunion. Mr.. Holm.
dahl viii appreciate any assistance
that may be given him in this con
nectiOn.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-05-14
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Earl Christie spent Sunday after
noon with the Johnson boys.
George Bennett spent several days
last week in Bozeman on business.
ClouD and Harold TiltOn spent
SUNDAY evening at the Paul Davis
home.
Miss Cora Wheat is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Albert Blair, in Bozeman
this week.
Mrs. Whitman and sons, Johnnie
and Lawrence, Mrs. Andrew Tscher-
nutter Of Miles City, and Joe Wagner
spent Sunday at the Ole Oma home,
M. and Mrs. Paul Davis, Nh. and
Mrs. Mark Jacobs and children, and
John letters spent Sunday with MI
and Mrs. II. II. letters.
This community was shocked TO
hear of the death Of Mrs. Pat Nc
! Mahon at the Deaeoness hospital IN
Bozeman. The bereaved family has
the sympathy Of the entire commun-
ity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Davis have been
entertaining AGL oA9e& @
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Jacobs and chill
dren. They have just returned from
! California, where they went for Mr.,
Jacobs health.
Several Of the patrons OF the Low
er Bridger school attended the track
meet with the pupils at Valley Cen
ter. Those who went were Mr.. and
Mrs. n. 81. letters, Mrs. win Christie
Mrs. Floyd Davis, and Mr.. and MRS
G. Gallup. The pupils who VOL
were James and Clark Davis, Tan
net Oma, Margaret Gallup, ln'
Christie and Ross johnson.
Those VINO were shopping IN Boze
man the past week were Mr.. and
Mrs. w. b. Wicker, Mr.. and Mrs
Carl Justad, Mr., and Mrs. Ahre'
Nichols, Mr.. and Mrs. Frenk Aeman
Mr. and Mrs Warren Tilt0ns Fre'
Owens, IRA Jenkins, WIN Conz, De-
Christie, Nh. and Mrs. Paul Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Jacobs, Cressi
Conz Ole Oma, Mrs. J. =. Whea
and Roscoe Wheat
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-05-14
FORTY ARRESTS IN APRIL.

Forty arrests, % Of which were
for traffic ordinance violations, were
made by the police in April, accord
ing to the report Of that department
to the city commissioners. The vio-
lations included speeding, reckless
ness, driving without lights, wrong
parking, etc. One driver, who at
tempted to use the sidewalk, was
fined SIS. The others were assessed
from 50 to $40 each, the average be-
ing s.. Police department revenues
for April were 1854, compared with
$500 for April, 1925. Total receipts
to May 1 we're $1,47s.75, as against
1913 in the same period last year