Buckeye Valley News, 1912-06-20

Sunday School will be held at the Baptist Church next Sunday morning at 10:30. Preaching services at 8:30 P. M. Subject: The Relation of thought to Personality. All are cordially in invited. - vited. invited. - o The old gentelman Shrum who at one time lived in Buckeye with his sons, but now resides in Phoenix, was stricken recently with paralysis. He is recovering and expects to be able to leave for the coast this week. The Buckeye Irrigation Company have purchased a two and a half acre track of land from George Day and propose to erect a house for the Zan Zanjero. - jero. Zanjero. They paid S2OO per acre for the land and will expend something like 9400 for a house. o B. A. Hadsell and little son, of Pennsylvania, are visiting friends and relatives in Buckeye this week. Mr. Hadsell is an old resident of the Val Valley - ley Valley and is still a property owner in this section. He owns a valuable farm just west of town. o C. Otter returned Tuesday from Kansas where he was called by the ! death of his brother. Mr. Otter says that crop prospects in Kansas, or that part at least which he visited are very poor again this year. Wheat will not make more than 5 to 8 bushels per acre and in many places a total failure. o- - - The plasterers arrived from Phoenix yesterday and are now engaged in plastering the out side of the new jail building. The plumbers are also working on the building and expect to complete their work in a day or two, after which the cement men will lay the floor. By July Ist the building will be nearing completion. o The Independant Meat Market has purcased a new Ford auto and expects it to arrive in Buckeye Saturday. It will be used for delivery purpose and and after it is instaled Mr. Wish ex expects - pects expects to make every point in the Val Valley - ley Valley every day, which will be a great convenience to his customers as well as an increase in his trade. o F. P. Fowler, superintendent of the Dendora Canal Company passed through Buckeye this morning with supplies for the company. Mr. Fow Fowler - ler Fowler says they are progressing nicely with the work and by fall everything will be in readiness for the planting of crops. The company has out 40 acres or feed this summer which is looking fine.

About 200 people gathered last Sun Sunday - day Sunday evening at the Christian church to enjoy the Childrens Day exercises, and tjiey were not dissapointed. The children rendered the programe which consisted of songs, recitations, drills and tableaux, in an instructive and entertaining manner. We would like to attend such an en entertainment - tertainment entertainment once a month but it would be imposing on the children to expect so much of them. The committe who trained the child children - ren children for their Childrens Day exer exercises - cises exercises wish to thank them one and all for the way they turned in and made it a success. Many of them came a long distance in the hot sun to prac practice, - tice, practice, and were patient and untiring in there efforts. It made it much easier for their instructors having such wil willing - ling willing and capable pupils. *** G. A. Fones representing the Phoenix Warehouse Company and Cap. Smith ot the Armour Packing Co., were down ^om Phoenix Wednes Wednesday - day Wednesday and succeded in inveigling'the mer merchants - chants merchants of the Valley into stocking up with their particular lines. o - The reception held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Campbell last Mon Monday - day Monday evening in honor of the two newly married couple Mr.Jand Mrs. Charles Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Higgins was well attended. About one hundred guests assembled late in the evening and partook of t^e hos hospitality - pitality hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Camp Campbell - bell Campbell and extended congratulations to Messrs Campbell and Higgins and their brides. Refreshments were serv served - ed served and the evening spent in playing games and social intercourse. Those present pronounced the affair one of the most enjoyable social features of the season.

Local News John Dykes is home from Tempe this week. He reports Mrs. -Dykes and the baby getting along nicely. o Leslie Price, the little son of Mrs. Riley Jonnston is quite sick with a fever, supposed to be typhoid. Guy Croutch departed Saturday for Moneta, California where he will re remain - main remain during the summer. Theßevenoc blue flame coal oil - Stove guaranteed absloutely safe at the O'Maley Lumber Company. Miss Dorris Harbison who has been ill with typhoid fever for the past two weeks, we hre sorry to say is not much improved. o - The ice cream social which was to have been given by the Buckeye Soc Social - ial Social Club next Tuesday evening, has been called off. Ocie Bales is making arrangements for one of the best dances ever, to be held July 4th at the Joslin hall in Buckeye. Everybody is going. H. E. Kell and family spent Sunday at the. home of I. H. Kipp, north of Cashion. The visit was the celebra celebration - tion celebration of Mr. Kell's birthday. Club-Top sorghum seed 2% cents per pound by the sack. Genuine Dwarf Milo Maize seed 3 cents per pound by the sack as the Palo Verde Store. The Arizona Eastern Railway Com Company - pany Company is fencing its right of way be between - tween between here and Phoenix. They are down as far as Liberty and working this way. Mrs. E. W. Keene and daughter Blanche are home from Fowler. The family of Albert Keene have recovered from the scarlet fever and the quaren quarentine - tine quarentine has been raised. Q Mr. Al Marshal is the latest member to join the Ford army for June. He has just purchased a new Ford tour touring - ing touring car, and can be seen on the Buck Buckeye - eye Buckeye road every day.

g Abington | Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Montgomery have gone to Scull Valley td spend the hot months. J. D. Lee of Phoenix brought down twelve span of large mules this week and will commence plowing on the Al Ruff place. { George Day of Buckeye was in Arl Arlington - ington Arlington after cattle this week. D. A. Millett and wife have gone to Prescott to spend the summer months. C. W. Peterson and V. S. Ritter are stacking hay this week. ' '\ . Mrs. C. Y. Deming came down from Phoenix this week to spend a few days. Frank Moody has a gang of men catting brash on the canal this week. John Fields and Bob Rogers have moved their families to Arlington from the Palo Verde country. 8. 8. Green and W. W. Perry have been shipping several car load of bar barley - ley barley to Phoenix this week. The thresher and header are now at the Christian ranch. J. B. Montgomery is leaving today for Scali Valley to join J. Y. Mont Montgomery - gomery Montgomery and family. LH. Parkman and wife and Mrs. Hannah Stewart of Palo Verde at attended - tended attended church at Arlington Sunday. Mr. and Mra. J. K. Wheat of Phoenix came down yesterday to look their ranch over. Jay Jones has been confined to his cot for several days with a cut on his knee. He is somewhat improved but has to depend on his cane to get around. - o -w - George Lyall is down from Phoenix thia week visiting his son Ernest. It will be remembered that Lyall & Son purchased the Odell ranch, four miles east and a naif mile north of Buckeye.

Buckeye People in Phoenix The editor of the News spent Satur Saturday - day Saturday night in Phoenix, stopping at the Plaza House and sleeping out on top of the porch. About daylight we raised up and took an inventory of our bed fellows. On our left we recog recognised - nised recognised the honest countenance of N. A. Sanders while just beyond him the handsome form of Geo. Stokoe was plainly disernable; turning over to view the occupants of the cots on the left our vision first rested on the familiar face of Charley Clanton, while just beyond him was none other than Rev. R. H. Fields. Just five of us. If it hadn't been for Buckeye visitors the Plaza House would have been a dreary place Saturday night. We do not know what time the boys rolled in that night, wouldn't dare tell if we did, but we do know what time they got up. Brother Fields arose before five o'clock; Mr. Sanders at 5:15 and the editor at 5:30 and Chas. Clanton at 5:33. Did not learn what time Stokoe got up, but do know he had to hire an auto in order to catch the 11:30 train. Walter Haugh was also in Phoenix that night but he didn't go to bed at all. Stayed up all night and saved 50 cents. - - o Jeff Roberts ia threshing Mr, Peter Petersons - sons Petersons wheat crop this week. It promis promises - es promises to be an exceptionally good yield. - o - - Mr. and Mrs. Adam At or have been in Peoria for the last few days visiting friends and relatives.

Sunday School Contest Close The contest between the Wilcox Bible School and the Christian Bible School of this place is running a very close race. As it now stands Buckeye is two points ahead. There was a misunderstanding last Sunday in giving out the Sec Secretary's - retary's Secretary's report. As only those taking part in the classes were counted; after counting the little tots too small for class work, it was found there was an attendance of 102 against Wilcox' 99. We would be pleased to welcome all who were in attendance that day for two more Sundays. Also anyone else who will come and help us. The contest closes on the last Sun Sunday - day Sunday in June and the Sunday School having the most points at that time will be presented with a library by the Christian Missionary Society of Ariz Arizona. - ona. Arizona. On Monday July first there will be an icecream supper served at the church to the School and all who have helped by attending, and also for those who will help us the rest of June. We will appreciate and need all the help we can get, and will be glad to have any one who can to come and help us out, * # *

Club- Top sorghum seed2j^ cents per pound by the sack. Genuine Dwarf Milo Maize seed 3 cents per pound by the sack at the Palo Verde Store. o A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson of Liberty last Fri Friday. - day. Friday. Dr. Leister reports all concern concerned - ed concerned doing well. - , o Miss Grace O. Miller who taught in the Buckeye school last year has been engaged to teach the intermediate department of the Wickenburg schools the ensueing year. Her friend Miss Ruth Hamill who visited here several weeks is also employed in the primary department of the same school. o W. F. Hedges, representing the Ariiiona Life Insurance Company has been spending the week in the Val Valley - ley Valley in the intrest of the company. He reports' business very good, having written a number of policies. The Arizona Insurance Company is an Ari Arizona - zona Arizona institution, backed 'by the most influential men in the state. They are writing a more liberal policy than any other insurance company in existance and investing every cent of the prem premium - ium premium money in Arizona property.

Club-Top sorghum seed 2}^ cents per pound by the sack. Genuine Dwarf Milo Maize seed 3 cents per pound by the sack at the Palo Verde Store. o Weather report for the past week and the corosponding week for last yeai as furnished by H. E. Kell local weather observer: JUNE 1911 1912 date Max. Min. Max. Min. 13 96 77 101 66 14 . 102 73 101 65 15 102 57 101 62 16 100 59 101 60 17 104 53 100 57 18 108 55 105 56 19 105 77 106 58 Character of weather for the week clear. Character of the weather for corres corresponding - ponding corresponding week in 1911, sand storm and traces of rain on 18th, partly cloudy cloudyon - on cloudyon 19th; rest of week clear. Children's Day at Christian Church