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The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30
BURGESS, BULLS AND.
o~.~r ,..,n
STATE LAND

The Examiner represent
ative held a short session
with Geo. w. Burgess in
Casa Grande Thursday aft
ernoon, in which a keg full
of "reminiscences was open
ed, appertaining to the time
when George was selling the
earth about this valley fast
er than people could list it
with him, and Harry Man
dell introduced to the public
"a store where real socks,
shoes and white collars could
be purchased by the men
folks who wanted to dress up
to go to church. Prof. Kim
ball and Bro. Pool listened in
and told a few select stories
of their own, but none COM
pared with Georges account
of Shorty's experience with
Beau Grande, the celebrated
bull that led the herd that
secured the Burgess Blue
ribbons and sweepstakes for
the Casa Grande Herefords
a number of years past.
The interview was prompt
ed by a curiosity on the part
of the Examiner man to
learn why George paid such
a price for $40 acres of state
land at the sale in Florence
last week. The price the land
brought was $4,000. 1t is
Sec. 81, T. 8S, r. 8, E. Mr..
Burgess replied in answer to
a query that others knew the
value of the land and bid it
up. The section is located
about one and one-half miles
south of Picacho. The soil is
a rich sandy loan, covered
with a dense growth of iron
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30

A number of the ladies of
Pinal county, with Mrs. r. j,
Jones, president of the WO-
mans Club of Coolidge CO.
operating with them, are
requesting the board Of SUI
pervisors Of Pinal county to
take the necessary steps to
create in this county the free
library system which is made
possible under a legislative
act which became effective
on June 9th of last year.
The ladies are receiving
much help and encourage
ment from other counties
that have taken advantage
the benefits derived thereby.
of the law and are enjoying
The following letter will
prove of interest to a large
number of people of Pinal
county who desire to learn
of the operation of the free
library system:
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30
COURT HOUSE
RECORDS

Gayle H. Nichols Aft. labor Live
Oak No. Let al.
H. Valentine, Notice of location
usual way, amended.
Susie NJ. Rojas to Harry J. Val
entine, Mtge. lots l, 2, and tract,
10 3, Blk. s, Southside addition to
Clara Myers to Maude L. Minette,
Superior. $3.50
w. D. lot 5. blk. 9, Myers Home
sites, first unit, Casa Grande.
D. E. Driggers and J. F. Brown,
Contract re VIZ, 1861.
Pacific Greyhound Lines, Inc.
Art. Inc.
Katherine J. Drew to A. G. Por
ter, B. & S. D. Feact. SEA OF
NE14, 2O-6-6.
NJ. E. Sergeant to Harold H
Wrenn, w. D. Lot 5, Blk 10 1st
addition Casa Grande. SO.
continued on last page
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30
HIGHWAY EXPENDITURES
FOR P|NAL COUNTY

Phoenix, Ariz., May 80,
.(UP)---The Arizona High
way commission has listed
in its tentative budget for
the ensuing year, beginn-
ing July l, and ending
June 30, 1881, an expen-
diture of 1923, 566. .35 for
construction of roads in
Pinal County u n d er the
seven per cent system:
More than 73 miles of
road in Pinal County will
be placed under construc-
ton. Th e budget listed,
with a total of SIP, 037. O8
from the state funds; $212,
529.27 from federal funds
and 1914, 900 from other
funds to be used in the
work.
The commission estimat-
ed in the tentative budget,
on which a public hearing
will be held here June 16,
that 81, 483, 544,58 of state
funds would be used in
construction work through
out the state, and to this
total So, 457, 294. .62 of fed
eral funds d $29, 900
from other funds would be
added, making a total of
$3,969 5000 to be ex-
pended.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30

wood. Water is in abun-
dance at 100 feet, and the
newly formed electric dis
trict, No. 4, will provide
pumping power. The iron
wood soil and climatic con-
ditions go to make ideal
citrus country and that was
what he had in mind when
bidding it in.
George, who was the first
mayor elected in Casa Gran
de, has taken a very import
ant part in the development
of that town and valley.
Money from his land sales
has been invested in town
and country property, and
his home place a short dis
tance west of town, is a fine
farm. For years he main
tanned a herd of pedigreed
bulls and mules which never
failed to attract attention to
this part of Arizona by walk
ing away with the first pri-
zes in California and Arizo-
ma State Fairs.
In honor of his achieve
ments in playing a most
prominent part, while may
or, in securing the electric
light and water system for
Casa Grande, George had a
small mountain west of town
named after him-Burgess
Peak. This peak was a
great place for the boys of
the town to secure wild
honey, and one day the kids
found number of wild cats
which were given to folks to
raise. Later the hobos re-
ported along the line that
Casa Grande had the largest
house cats in the country
and it wasn't safe to beg a
meal.
For some time Mr.. Bur-
CESS devoted all his time to
farming, but he has been
back in the real estate busi-
ness for a year and going
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30

Township 6 south and
range 10 east has been re-
Gently surveyed. This town
ship is about 10 miles south
and east of the town of Cool
idge. The land embraced
in the township has practic-
ally all been taken up by
Coolidge people, who have
taken settlement claims to
hold it until the survey has
been checked over in Wash
ington and the local office
in Phoenix receives notice
to open it up for homestead
filing. When this occurs
the settlement claims are
given preference.
According to the informa-
ton received by the Exam
iner representative at the u.
S. surveyors office in Phoe-
nix last Monday, it is unlike
ly that it will be opened for a
year.
The plat book in the U. S.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30
FREE LIBRARY BIG ASSET
TO COUNTY SAYS OFFICIAL

for themselves, one for the
younger brother or sister at
home, and giving the libra
rian a mote" from father or
mother requesting the latest
book on citrus" or "alfal-
ia" or "bees," or perhaps a
new book on interior deco
ration, you would need no
further evidence of the sue
cess of our venture. The
County Free Library, in 9TH
er words is raising the stan
dard of our community life,
giving the men, women and
children of the county the
same facilities now enjoyed
by their more fortunate bro
theirs and sisters of the cities,
who have public libraries,
concerts and other means of
broadening themselves edu-
cationally. The cost per cap
ita per year does not equal
the cost of one good book,
yet they may have an mex
haustible supply as the years
go by. The use of good Ii
brary books goes hand in
hand with the schools and it
is shown by comparing sur
veys Of counties having libra
ries with surveys of those
that do not, that the county
having the Free Library sys-
tenn are far in advance in
school rating.
There is nothing that so
appeals to the new settlers
of a community as the edu-
cational advantages and the
book facilities of that com
Imunity. Our new residents
expect to make their homes
with us; to live in our midst
and rear their families; they
are largely influenced in
their selection of the place
in which to establish a home
by the schools of that county
and the county's progressive
attitude along all other mod.
ern lines.
The most progressive thing
you can do is to establish the
County Free Library System
in Pinal.
Maricopa county will Ger.
tainly be glad to do anything
possible to help you ge1
started should you decide
to join us in this wonderful
work for our wonderful
state.
Very truly yours,
, Evangeline S. Bergman,
Maricopa County Free Librarian
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30
% u d D.
May 3Oth, 1880.
In memory of the heroic
dead business paused to-
day and the nation paid
reverence.
BAPTIST REVIVAL
MAKING GOOD PROGRES

The Baptist revival, con-
Quoted by S. E. Stevenson,
general secetary, Baptist
General Convention of Ari-
zona, under the large tent
in front of the San Carlos
Hotel, is being we'll attend
ed. A fine interest has been
manifested throughout the
services.
Thursday evening, May 29
a Baptist Church was organ
lied. About twenty people
thus far have aligned them
selves with this new organ
ization.
The meeting will continue
through the coming week.
Emphasis is being placed on
the fundamentals of the Bi-
pei preaching and singing,
come to these services.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30
WOODNEN OF THE WORLD
CAMP ORGANIZED HERE

of the camp in Coolidge. He
has been here during the
last two weeks making a
quiet canvass for new mem
bers, and interviewing local
Woodmen, of whom there
are quite a few in this COM
munity. Mr.. Dodd, who is
state deputy of the Wood
men of the World, is one of
the best posted men in
Woodcraft in the west, and
stands high not only in the
circles of the lodge, but as a
business man of this state.
In establishing a camp. here
he took into consideration
the prospects of the town
for future growth, and has
confidence that Coolidge in
a year or two will have one
of the best camps in the
state.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30
Office of

Office of
County Librarian Maricopa County
Free Library
Phoenix, Ariz., May IA, 1880.
To the Honorable Board of Supervi-
sors, Pinal County,
Florence, Arizona:
Gentlemen-I have just had
a very interesting conversa-
ton with Mrs. Jones from
Coolidge, Pinal county, who
as you know, is interested
from the standpoint of bet
tering her community, in the
establishment of a County
Free Library. | told Mrs.
Jones | should like to tell you
just what Maricopa county is
doing along this line. We
have only been establ. .She1
since November first, last
year, yet we will have fifteen
community branch libraries
serving as many communities
/ by the end of the week.
MaricOpa county has an
estimated population of 1877
600 people. Of this number
Phoenix and Mesa have ap-
proXimately $4,000. Deduct
ing the population of these
two cities from that of the
entire county, | am serving
$4,000 people to the best
books, on every available
subject possible, with a bud
get of $4,000 per year; g
per capita cost of about 81
cents. A visit to any of the
communities where they are
receiving the Free Library
service would convince yol
that the establishment of the
County Free Library System
is the "biggest'' thing the
Maricopa county board o.
supervisors has done. If yol
could watch the eager chill
dren selecting books from
the Free shelves, one or tW'
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30
SURFACNC JOB AWARDED WORK TO START

Bruce Bros of Huntington Park California will the surfacn
within
month Their bid of 2 1927 the lowest the
them Monday the State Highway The follow
table explains the expenditures be the highway
this which federal
PINAL COUNTY
Section of Road Miles Work Amount
Coolidge to Pcacho 1910 0. S. and o. P. $120OO0OO
Pcacho to Pima 300 Wild. o. S. & 100000
Ruins North to O. S Br.
SantaC CruzDi to q Post mprot
PIMA COUNTY
Tucson to Rilito . G D. O. S. O P $1O5.745OO
Riito to PnalLi 84 G. D. and O. S. $4,000
Total $437, Ats. 90
oil suracng P over-pa Wild widening
Bridge Protection: g. grading D..
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30
COOLIDGE CAN GET
NATURAL GAS

Coolidge should start in
vestigating the chances of
getting in on the natural gas
system which will extend
over the central and south
ern part of Arizona. A start
to bring the gas from Texas
has already been made. Louis
G.. Gates, formerly general
manager of the Ray Consol-
idated, now the Nevada Con-
solidated Mining Company,
and we'll known in this coun-
ty, signed as president of the
Phelps, Dodge corporation,
a contract to use 3,000,000,-
GEO cubic feet of gas at 18c
per thousand cubic feet, and
Tie all over that amount
The contract was signed two
weeks ago and given to Pau
Keyser, president of the
Western Gas Co. By this
contract Arizona cities are
to have gas within a yeal
and the snelters within eight
months.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30

Buckskin's animal. show,
now playing an engagement
in Coolidge with their COM
Portable tent pitched on Cool
idge Avenue next to the Cool
idge Mercantile Store, is put
ting on a show that enter
tains and educates the big
crowds that are attending.
They will be here until Sat
urday night, May 81.
This show is sponsored by
the Woman's Club, and all
the civic organizations of the
town. 1t has animal per-
formers that have been star
attractions in motion pictu-
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30
UNLIKELY T,6-R,lO OPENED
FOR HONESTEADS SOON

land office shows the follow
ing people holding settle
ment claims, the majority
holding $40 acres:
Martin Swanson, j. Hud-
dleston, John R. .Hibbs,
Paul Colby, Chas. F. Peter
son, James E. Hibbs, Hope
Watts Sewell, Chas. Ferris
Sewell, Louis Restman, Fran
ces S. Chesney, Filberto
Swenson, Luther B. Light,
Ira A. McBee, John T.
Woodring, Will Briggs,
Richard A. Friedrich, Mat
tison C. Hall, John j. Kruit,
Balch J. Mignes, David
Stein, Geo. H. Whitehouse,
Friedrich Priffen, Ina A. Pc
Conrad A.Nernig, Fred Grit
fen, H. 0. Schultz, Tia M.
Swank, Bessie M. Wright,
B. G.. Lettering, Bertha Ham
ilton, A. C. Stockton, A. L.
Lodders, J. F. Moser, Jo-
seph L. Blose, Ina A. Peder-
son.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30

Coolidge now has a camp
of the Woodmen of the
World.
At the Woman's Club
building the final work of
organizing took place last
Tuesday night and the first
officers installed are as fol
lows:
Consul Commander, J. J.
Remington.
ADV. Lieutenant, Clanton
Moody.
Banker, Herman Moody.
Clerk, w. A. Thompson.
Escort, Ray Moody.
Watchman, Geo. Truit.
Sentry, A. F. Forbes.
Auditors - J. II. Moody,
w. B Wilkerson, j. w.
Ridgeway.
Chas. A. Dodd, of Globe,
perfected the organization
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30
RATTL|NC GOOD TIME
With TAIL
Phoenix, Ariz., May 80

Phoenix, Ariz., May 80
One of the largest rattle
snakes seen in the Camp
Creek vicinity was killed re-
Gently by Allen Apperson,
cattleman. The reptile meas
ured five feet, four inches in
length and had 22 rattles.
Apperson killed the snake
with a revolver as it was in
the act of eating a cotton
tail rabbit. The skin is to be
mounted and sent to rela-
tives in the east, Apperson
said.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30
IL

The installation of the
switchboard at the local
station of the Mountain
States T. & T. Co. has been
completed. Manager j. Fred
Grimm says the time for the
change-over, making Cool
idge on its own system has
as yet not been set, some
other work to be completed.
Mr.. Grimm has just returned
from Arkansas, where he
took Mrs. Grimm and Master
Joe Burten Grimm.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30

res and their program of
tricks pleases the old and the
young. Some are attending
each performance.
Aside from giving a won
derful show, the audience
have a satisfaction in know
ing that a worthy cause is
receiving aid. The sale of tic
kets help the Children'S S
Home in Tucson. In the ad-
vertisement on another page
appear the names of the eel
ebrated horses and mules
that are creating so much
fun and pleasing our people
by their clever antics.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30

%, by John Maurer from his
ranch near Somerton. The
boil was opening, and Mau-
rer declared much of his
crop was in the same condi-
ton.
Most of the Yuma valley
cotton was only a few inches
above the ground.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30

Thursday, yesterday, Bob
Denton, our we'll known su-
pervisor, was designated Pi-
nal county statutory agent
for the General Petroleum
Corporation of California.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30
first BALE COTTON

Yuma, Ariz., May 80 =
What is believed to be the
first cotton of the season,
was brought to Yuma May
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30

WANTED-A Mexican 20
assist at the Little White
White House Cafe at Borree.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30

The Addingtons, of the
Coolidge Cafe, have pur-
chased a new Chevrolet.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30

Mrs. w. F. Love expects
to leave for Birmingham,
Ala, for a visit to her pa
rents.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30

10 leave Tor birmingham,
Ala, for a visit to her pa
rents.
Geo. r. Armstrong was in
Chandler Thursday to get
his household furnishings
moved to Coolidge.
MIR. and Mrs. w. F. Will
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Mack
Chambers, of Phoenix, visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Bar
ker Sunday.
B. F. Rose, of Perryville,
in the Buckeye valley, has
opened up the Little White
House Cafe at BOrree.
The Gerald Townsend lot
No. 18, block 2, has been
sold to ]. J. Jones, who in
tends to construct an adobe
residence of modehn type.
The Examiner, a republi-
can paper has a real nice
lineup of democratic candi-
dates on another page. They
have all made excellent Off
cials.
Work has started on the
new service station on the
northwest corner Harding
avenue and Main street. II
will be conducted by ]. r
Edwards.
Mrs. Addington and chill.
dren, accompanied by Miss
Patsy Due, are planning al
auto trip that will take them
to Oklahoma, Kansas and
other states.
Searg. R. E. Smith, of the
Salvation Army, was here
Tuesday, Wednesday anC
Thursday, returning to Phoe.
nix Thursday. He was or
Army business.
S. NJ. Bates, manager Of
the meat department at thy
Fay'n Takit, has been i'll dur
inc the mast wppl< M M
Knox is carrying on the worl
during Mr.. Bates absence.
Gray's Sandwich shop hai
installed a rock gas heating
unit. The Grays are bette
prepared to take care O
their growing business il
furnishing the icy colds anC
juicy hots in drinks ant
sandwiches.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30
Mrs. Robert McLain plans
to visit Oregon soon.

The special hardware sale
at Davis is going over
strong.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30

Geo. r. Armstrong was in
Chandler Thursday to get
his household furnishings
moved to Coolidge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30

MIR. and Mrs. w. F. Will
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Mack
Chambers, of Phoenix, visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Bar
ker Sunday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-05-30

Work has started on the
new service station on the
northwest corner Harding
avenue and Main street. 1t
will be conducted by j. r.
Edwards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
True to Life.

IT has long been Hollywood r7,mor
that dearth of adequate material for
cinema vehicles has brought deSnairino
scenarists to the point where thew 11ee
biographical data of the stars themselves
as nuclei for screen plots.
To those who are at all familiar will,
the life of William Haines. his moot
recent picture, She Couldn't Saw No :"
will probably more than remind them ~
the similarity between the outline ~
this plot and the actual circumstancos
Of its stars own post-college life Thsre
is the inevitable awakening to the Ale
illusionment of cold business facts. TIC
awkward bungling in putting over inan.
cial deals: the post-collegiate wise-cract y
ing, the romance with the boss's secra.
tary, and other incidents which Mr.
HaineS will probably admit are closely
akin to those which he himself exneri.
enced during his pre-movie period as a
bond salesman.
Everything, in fact, true to the life
except perhaps binding and gagging a
lovely lady about to trot to the altar
and marrying her, which it NAV be-
doubted ever really happened, to viii
liam HaineS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
Two New Ones.

TWO more bright lights in the galaxy
L that will compose the National
Theater Players this season have been
added to those already introduced
Their records speak for themselves and
also bear out the promise OF the man
agement in the first announcement
that the records of the supporting cast
would be commensurate with those OF
the leading players.
First, Dudley Hawley, character man.
with a record of 5000 performances IN
New York alone and total OF 12,OcO
performances over the country. Haw-
ley's last engagement was with MIS-
Fiske in Ladies of the Jury" cur
rent season success which never leIt
Broadway. His last appearance IN
Washington was in "Congaf" at the
BelaSco.
Prior to that, Hawley appeared To-
cally in BelaSco's Ladies OF the Eve
ming" which had its premier at the
National. For the last Is years he mas
played only in Broadway productions,
though when playing repertoire prior
to that he was rated the highest-sala-
RED character comedian in that branch
OF the show business.
Mr.. Hawley prizes, among other
things, letter from Julia Murdoch,
one-time critic of the Washington Post,
VINO said in part, Take it from one
whose soul has been stepped with
shakespeare, and who knows every one
OF the plays backward and forward,
that your reading of the lines (Mercu-
tlo) is a delight to the ear, and your
Interpretation of the part one that is
conspicuous by its merit. Your work is
as perfect as have SEEN" Mr.. Hawley
has been on the stage for IS years and,
II 1t adds to- the archives, has been
murdered l,178 times, shot $40 times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
ROBEPTDOWNING
MNDdmonmdPT7HIaS
Auditorium
"Ad-libbine."

EARLE DEWEY, comedian of "Jon-
ica," which comes to the National,
not content with making the public
laugh, has decided to let them in on a
secret of how he did it, especially when
he is "ad-libbing."
"Ad-libbing," he says, ais rarely ex-
temporaneouS. Most of the time it is
something prepared before hand and
then carefully, very carefully rehearsed.
Then, 1t is put over the footlights so
simply, naively. that the audience be-
lieves it has just been created for the
delight of the one particular audience
there gathered. Now, nothing, of course,
is so pleasing 10 an audience as to find
itself getting special attention. The
fact that a comedian is making I'D
jokes especially for its benefit gives that
particular audience the impression that
it is not only brilliant, but capable of
approaching humor that no other audi
ence could appreciate
"Of course, to keep the audience be-
lieving this little bluff is the Comedians
task and he has to be extremely careful
that he is not caught at it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
What Downing Has Done.

"Vantour, the Exile" which had been
translated from the French for the
American stage. Joseph H. Mack then
made him an offer of long-term con-
tract to play tragedy"
He began his career as q tragedian
IN Spartacus, the Gladiator" Grad
ualiy he added to his repertoire
"Othello," "Virginius," Julius Caesar"
"1ngromar, the Barbarian" "Brutus, or
the FAN OF Tarquin," Samson and De-
nlah," est. Marc white PilVrin1 !"
The Saracen," Helena" "Nero. the
Gladiator" and other plays. comedy as
well as tragedy. For IS years, as the
head OF his own company, he toured
this country and Canada.
About 20 years ago, at the height Of
his popularity, he gave up the stage to
devote himself to the lecture platform
and lyceum work, for which his person
atty and oratorical ability were emf
nently adapted.
A few months ago Henri Gressitt. the
wei known theatrical manager, ap-
preached Mr.. Downing with a view to
his directing and staging classical PLAYS.
After arranging the necessary preliYr1I-
naries, Mr.. Downing plunged into the
work with the enthusiasm and VITALITY
OF young athlete aspiring for cham
pionShip.
Both manager and star actor believe
that q revival Of the older worthwhile
plays Will be welcomed as an interesting
novelty to the younger generation al
playgoers and revive joyous memories
In their elders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
Stock Experience Counts.

STAGE experience with a small stock
company is the best training for a
talking picture career says STANLEY
smith, whose performance opposite
Nancy Carroll in "Sweetie" won him .
paramount contract, and a part with
the same star in Honey" soon to be
released. A W VIC
In the silent picture DAYS stage
training was not a necessity for Aim
success" Smith explains, ''Today.
however, casting directors are not in.
terested in young people who have not
mao dramatic expression. 1t is my sug-
gestlon to those with screen ambitions
to try stock for at least two years before
trying to break into the films. This kind
OF training is invaluable, because it
keeps the actor and actress working
curing practically every hour. When
you are not playing in the theater Won
are rehearsing for next weeks perform
ance, all OF which helps to build up the
voice ana the memory, which, incident
ally are the greatest assets to a sue
cessful screen career"