Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-01
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To District Court
Edward M. Specht deputy collector
of customs in charge of the Douglas
port, went to Tucson yesterday to at
tend the sessions of the United States
district court. He is expected back to-
day.
E. A. Dunno to Rancho ManZanita
E. A. Dunno, manager of Rancho
Manzar !. and family left yesterday
for Turkey Creek and will occupy
their cottage there which has just
been completed The Dunnes were
formerly living at the Fisher apart
ments.
Mrs. F. w. Sharpe, Sr., Here
Mrs. F. w. Sharpe, Sr., and little
grandson, Harry Ames, have arrived
in Douglas for short visit. Mrs.
Sharpe is the mother of Mrs. Francis
Ames and baby Harry has been
spending the past ten days in Ell
Paso with his grandmother.
Out OF Hospital
Joseph Neylor, of Naco, who has
been in the county hospital for some
weeks past recovering from the effects
of having his shoulder dislocated in
fall, was discharged in good condition
yesterday and has returned to his home
in the little border town.
Home With New Baby
Mrs. Reed Walker was able to
leave the Calumet hospital yesterday
with her new baby daughter. Mrs.
Walker will not go at once to her
home in Paradise but will spend about
a month with her mother near
Double Adobe.
OF Fairbanks, Alaska
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Speyprook, of
Fairbanks, Alaska, were in Douglas
and left yesterday for the Cave Greek
district where they will visit the
Wonderland CT Rocks. This is not
the Speybrook's first visit to Arizona
as they were in Douglas for shorS
time two years ago.
Pink Murray at Rancho Manzanita
William P. Murray, who was form
erly with the Y Lightning ranch at
Hereford Ariz., has signed up with
the Rancho Manzanita and will take
his string of fine horses with him,
MURRAY, who is widely known
around this part of Arizona as Pink, .
has worked in the vicinity of Here
ford for period of 25 years.
Music Club Meeting
Yesterday afternoon the study de-
partment of the Music club met
at Mrs. George Motz, 1878 18th street,
with Mrs. Julia Mccall acting as
leader.
This department is engaged in the
study of the history of music and
opera and yesterday they devoted
most of the time to the review CT
the study of the opera.
Engineers in City
E. J. Driscoll, an engineer with the
Peoples Light and Power company
of New York who is now in Arizona
looking over the properties recently
acquired by the Peoples when it
took over the Arizona Edison COM.
pany's plants, came tc Douglas yes
terday from Bisbee. He was ac-
companied by William Becker, an
engineer in the construction depart,
ment of the Peoples company, who
is also making an inspection tour
of the properties in the state.
Stratton Funeral
Funeral services of William STRAIT
ton, who died at Tucson on Sunday
were conducted in the chapel of
Porter and Alnes yesterday afternoon
at 4:3O the Rev. Howard, Of Tucson
being in charge. The Moose and
Knights of Pythias lodges exemplified
their funeral rites at the service.
Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
Stratton formerly resided in Douglas
but had gone to Tucson hoping to
find it a benefit to his health. His
son, Roy Stratton, came from San
Pedro, Calf, to attend the services.
No Further Word Received
No further word was had in Doug
las yesterday concerning the accident
last Saturday evening at Long Beach
that cost the life of Mrs. Lily Nishan,
former resident of Douglas, and seri-
ously injured her daughter, Miss
Isabelle.
1t was recalled by friends of the
Nishan family yesterday that both
Isabelle I'D her sister, Mrs. Albert
GilIon, OF Douglas, graduated from
the Douglas high school. 1t was
stated also, by close friend of the
family that Mrs. Nishan was q
member of the Episcopal church and
that both she and her daughter both
were members Of the order OF Eastern
Star.