Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-07
TURKEY CREEK


last Wednesday. There Mr. Henry is
employed at Manzanita ranch
Rom Warren, Miles Choat and Ben
Erickson came from the mountains to
ranger station last Thursday. Erick
son returned to the mountain. After
purchasing Miles Choat's Dodge car,
Warren motored to his home in Will
cox. All of the employees are moving
from the mountains for this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis from New Mex
leo, who have been guests at the Price
ranch for the last two weeks, returned
to their home last Sunday.
Fred Price was visitor up the can
yon Thursday.
Ranger F. D. Harris and Miles Choat
motored to Douglas Wednesday eve
ming and were accompanied back Fri
day evening by friends, who spent the
weekend here in the mountains.
Clayton Saunders and Jake Thom-
ason were on camping trip in the
mountains last week. Since the rain
washed down their tent they were
obliged to rush home Friday evening.
Lavell Walters of Douglas and Perry
Thomason of SungloW were employed
to cut wood on Rock creek Thursday.
Liavell is expecting work soon at
Rancho Manzanita.
Ross Ford and family and Roley
Phillips from Texas arrived in the
Chiricahua mountains Thursday to
visit relatives who are employed at
Rancho Manzanita.
Mrs. E. E. Ainsworth's employees
were working the road leading out of
the canyon Tuesday. She is also en-
ploying more men on the New Resort
hotel. ta.s.sfs
Mr., and Mrs. r. L, Sanders and son
of Douglas were visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarance Clark two days of last week
at the Hatley cottages.
Friday evening a terrible rain and
hail storm fell, doing much damage
in Turkey creek country. The creeks
were all overflowing and were higher
than they have been in many years.
The water ran over the county bridge
that is in the road coming into the
canyon, and all the small bridges were
washed out. The roads had to be fixed
in many places before they could be
travelled.
Mrs Ola Price and daughter, Hazel,
of Wilcox spent three days OF last
week visiting with relatives and friends
in the mountains. Mrs Price has a
new Chevrolet car. She will motor to
Douglas Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Hildebrand of
Sawmill were guests of their relatives
in Douglas three days of the past
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Poitz of Douglas
and the Hildebrand family enjoyed a
fishing day in the valley not long ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joss of Douglas, ac- |
companied by Mrs. Cunningham and
son, spent Sunday picnicking in the
Chiricahua. mountains.
Mr. and Mrs. Hirwood and son of
Douglas are on a ten days vacation
in cottages at the j. T. Ritchey saw
mill. They called at Hatley ranch
Tuesday for horses to make a trip up |
the Chiricahuas.
j. Cloudt has received word from |
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs M D. Cloudt, |
who have been living in California for |
some time, and they report to soon re-
turn to sunny Arizona. They say that |
California is not to be compared to
Arizona and that they are on the way |
to visit their son here.
Pat Kennedy and sons, Merl and |
Jim, made a business trip to Douglas !
Wednesday Mr. Kenndy is carpen- |
ter and is employed at Rancho Man
zanita.
Mrs. Pearl Thomason and little I
daughter, Ina Gean, spent Saturday, |
Sunday and Monday visiting in Doug
las
Mrs George Ratliff has been noti-
fled that her son-in-law, Chief Percy |
Rowden of Douglar now in
California, rec emily underwent a
minor operation and is doing nicely.
Mrs. Sanders sister, Mrs. league,
who has been a guest in the Sanders
family for some time, started for Globe
last Sunday, where she will make an
extended visit before returning to her
home in Texas.
Miles Choat is employed at Hatley
ranch to repair fence and do road
work since the rains.
Mrs. Cunningham and son of Doug
las were in the mountains on business
affairs last Thursday
Mrs. John Cloudt was visitor up
the canyon last Thursday. Mr. Cloudt
came to Pinery canyon Monday and
was in the valley looking for work
horses to use on the road work in
Pinery canyon.
William Sanders family were dinner
guests of Mrs. Dave Ingle in the val
ley last Sunday. Mrs. Henry Sanders
is helping Mrs Bernice Chambers
cook at Rancho Manzanita.
Tom Henry and family and Ross
Ford and family motored to Elfrida
Monday evening.
Missionary Reverend Boyton and
wife of Tucson were visitors at the
Henry Smith home Monday. They
motored to Rucker canyon in the aft
ernoon, where they will hold two
weeks Bible class. /,
Sunday a bee cave robbing, Was
planned. The robbers had to climb a
high mountain and use 25-foot lad {
der to reach the bee cave. The trip
was started early Monday morning {
for the cave on Rock creek and was
enjoyed by the following: Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark and children, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Henry, Ross Ford and family, !
Pat Kennedy and two boys, Mrs. John
Cloudt, Rcley Phillips, Terry Ford,
Miles Choat and Mr.. and Mrs. Hatley .
and children. Only three were stung +
by the bees and enough honey was
rao1Irnd for tho n11firn oYOud