The Coolidge Examiner, 1930-09-05
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Dr. H. B. Steward, during the j past week, has been busy attending to the alterations that are convert- ( ing the building formerly occupied by the Ferrell Electric Co. into quarters for his office, and a num- 1 ber of rooms for a hospital. The upper story of the building will be occupied as a residence Mrs. Stew Stewart, - art, Stewart, a graduate nurse from the Mis souri Baptist Hospital, will be in charg of the Steward Hospital. Early this w r eek a large consign consignment - ment consignment of furniture and fittings was received, unpacked and installed., B. L. Stewart, the doctor's brother, 1 attended to this part of getting the building in order The Stewards are from Bolivar. Missouri, and are friends of the George Armstrong family in Cool-, idge. Mr. Armstrong is local man-1 ager of the Grasty Implement Co. Paul Hobby, real estate and in insurance - surance insurance agent, a former resident of Casa Grande, associated with George Burgess at that time, is a brother-in-law of Dr. Steward. After leaving Casa Grande Paul was state manager for a Utah insurance com company - pany company and later resided in Utah. lie now lives in Bolivar and may soon return to Arizona, for he is a strong booster for this state. o NEW RURAL SERVICE On October 16th the. new' rural rou.e schedule starts in Coolidge. Mrs W. E. Nutt, postmistress, re received - ceived received definite information this week outlining the route, and word that the service of rural delivery would be daily. The new route has been extended several miles and in includes - cludes includes the Blackwater postoffice, the mail to and from that office to have its own locked pouch. The new delivery route is as follows: From the Coolidge postoffice the carrier will go east on the valley highway 1.6 miles, thence south from Western Gin 2 miles, east .5 miles, south to Ellwell corner 1.5 miles, east to southeast corner sec section - tion section 1 one mile, north 15 miles, west 5 miles, north to Davis Bell Boy store 2 miles, east 2 miles, north 2 miles, west, northwest, west and southwest 5.1 miles, south .5 miles, west .8 miles to Casa Grande Ruins 1.30 miles, northwest to Monk corner .7 miles, west on state high highway - way highway to Jayne corner 2 miles, west one mile, north 2 miles, to Blackwater and retrace 3 miles, south on section line to Hackett's corner 1.4 miles, west and south southwest - west southwest to corner Taylor ranch 2.7 miles, south to southeast corner Taylor ranch 1.5 miles, east 2.5 miles, south to Thompson corner .5 miles east to Valley church one mile, north to Borree corner and east to Coolidge postoffice.
COUNTY FAIR NEW FEATURE Fred Rathbun, county fair com commissioner, - missioner, commissioner, was in Coolidge Wednes Wednesday - day Wednesday on business connected with the big county show which is sched scheduled - uled scheduled to take place here during three days in November, the sth, 6th and 7th. The 4-H clubs, an organization of boys and girls, will exhibit their skill as farmers and proficiency in domestic science. The boys exhib exhibits - its exhibits will consist of products of the farm, and the girls will show ex examples - amples examples of cooking and preserving. A live stock department has been included on the fair program this year. The best stock in the county will be shown and a lively cow judging contest will take place. Mrs. James C. Jaynes Appointed While here Mr. Rathbun appoint appointed - ed appointed Mrs. James C. Jayne to have charge of the domestic art and sci science - ence science section of the women's depart department. - ment. department. All exhibitors in this sec section - tion section should consult with Mrs. Jaynes concerning their entries. Her telephone number is Cool Coolidge - idge Coolidge 47. o - SUDDEN DEATH Monday Leon Ortago. night irri irrigation - gation irrigation man at the Ed Lacy ranch, was found dead, lying at the edge of one of the ditches, when Jesus Lopez arrived to take bis turn at the work for the day shift. Ortago is believed to have suffered from a heart attack, causing his death. He leaves a widow. The body was re removed - moved removed to Florence, where funeral services and burial took place Tues Tuesday - day Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. UNION LABOR LEADER M. J Francis, of Phoenix, spoke at the Pinal county court house last Saturday evening on behalf of Frank Lyman, democratic candidate for governor. Mr. Francis, after setting forth the qualifications of the candidate, spoke briefly on the present tax law. Mr. Francis is a well-known labor leader, and legis legislator, - lator, legislator, of Phoenix. o - WILL OPEN UP MODERN CAFE Bob Pulaski is arranging to open the restaurant formerly known as the Green Frog. He has installed an 18-stool horseshoe counter. Bob is known as one of the best chefs in the southwest.
SCHOOLBONDS ARE SOLD The sGu,uoC bond issue, the funds from which will be used in con I structing the new Cooildge gram grammar - mar grammar school, were sold last Wednes Wednes; - ; Wednes; day to Peck Brown & Co., of Den Denver - ver Denver The bonds brought $60,739.80 at 5% per cent interest. This is a premium of $739.80, and to this i? j to be added accrued interest from August Ist to the date the bonds are paid for by the purchaser. Call for bids for the construction of this school is now being run in the Arizona Blade-Tribune, official paper of the county, and the day ' set by the board of supervisors for the opening of the bids is 2 p. m. Monday, September 15th WILLRECQVE RECORD VOTE It is predicted that Ana Frohmil Frohmiller, - ler, Frohmiller, present state auditor, will re receive - ceive receive one of the heaviest votes cast in the coming primary election. Her caution in a number of instnces has protected state money. Like her predecessor, John Callaghan, deceased, who held that office be before - fore before becoming state treasurer and later secretary of state, and several times received the record vote, Ana has been a careful official and nothing gets by her that is ques questionable, - tionable, questionable, and she has been proved right by court decisions several times That's the kind of an offi official - cial official that has safe guarded matters in the auditor's office, and her de desire - sire desire to be returned to the position is going to bring out the record 'vote in her behalf. NEW MAYOR IN FLORENCE The city council met Wednesday night, the first order of business being the selection of John H. Zell Zellweger - weger Zellweger to succeed former Mayor B. P. Thum, whose resignation had been filed and accepted. H. Schewel was named president of the council, and Kaufman Mandell was appoint appointed - ed appointed councilman to fill the place made vacant by the elevation of Mr. Zell Zellweger - weger Zellweger to the mayoralty. - Arizona Blade-Tribune. o JUDGE GREEN VISITOR HERE Judge Green, of the Pinal county superior court, spent several hours in Coolidge Wednesday and depart departed - ed departed in the afternoon for Casa Grande.
Next Monday, September Bth, the Coolidge Schools open for the fall term. Until the new grammar j 'school is completed school will be i held in three rooms at the Woman's ! Club, which have been arranged for 'that purpose, two rooms in the tem-j !>orary school building, and one in "he Coolidge Community church. J With the exception of Miss Fred Fredericks, - ericks, Fredericks, who is from Flagstaff, and Mr. Harry Culbert, from Bisbee, all the following teachers taught here last year: J. F, Eisenhart.. principal; Miss Margaret O'Conner, Mrs. Idel Beas Beasley, - ley, Beasley, Miss Estella Farnsworth, Miss Eda Mae Wilson, Miss Elizabeth Jones, Miss Avis Kirkland. Miss Irene Fredericks and Harry Cul bert. Two buildings, providing three rooms, are to be used at Borree's i Corner. - o - HIGH SCHOOL BUS Early this week R. W. Taylor, superintendent of the Florence High School, sent the Examiner the bus schedule for high school * students who will attend the Flor- j jence Union High School It is as' i follows: Starts September Sth, 1930. 1. Coolidge bus leaves Coolidge and makes western loop at 7:15. Leaves Coolidge for Florence at S.OO a. m La Palma bus leaves La Pal Palma - ma Palma at 7:15 a. m. Leaves Coolidge at S:00 a. m. 3. North River bus leaves Ul Ulmers - mers Ulmers corner at 7:45 a. m. 1 4. Leave Tennessee Service Sta Station - tion Station at 8:15 a. m. All pupils should be at the bus route several minutes before estim estim... - ... estim... t:me of bus arrival, as busses wnl not wait. rne.se routes and schedules are temporary and may be altered after one week if deemed to the best interest of all concerned. Ail pupils riding the busses are required to conform to the rules of th_ bus, and failure to comply with hmn will be cause for dismissal from the bus. A GOOD worn The ability of George Stovall as an attorney is well known through out the county, and his running lor county attorney has developed another fact, and that is that George is a first class hustler. He has made a strenuous campaign and has been constantly on the go since he started to run for the of office - fice office for which he is so well quali qualified. - fied. qualified.
WESTRICK TALKS AT LION'S CLUB The Coolidge Lions met Thurs Thursday - day Thursday for their noonday meeting at the White Case and enjoyed a fine luncheon. Lloyd Westrick. guest speaker, who is commercial manager of the Arizona Edison Company for this district, and has just returned from an extensive trip through the mid middle - dle middle states, told of the industrial conditions throughout the country he visited. Members of the Lions Club also made brief alks. OPENED THE BANK Relieving Mr. Langford, who will take a two weeks' vacation. E M. Gibbs, of the Arizona Southwest Bank of Tucson, is cashier at the local bank. Mr. Gibbs is well known in Coolidge, having served served as cashier here when the bank first opened. KNOWS HIS WATCHES Coolidge is now headquarters foi expert watch and jeweliy repairing. When H. N. Sheller finished aJter aJtering - ing aJtering the premises he occupies on Main street, next to the Valley Ga rage, and hung out his modem elec electric - tric electric sign, and opened up for busi business, - ness, business, this valley had secured the best equipped shop in this section of Arizona. Recently from Van Nuys, Calif., and formerly in busi business - ness business in Chicago, Mr. Sheller brought with him all the tools ne necessary - cessary necessary to his profession. He has only been open for a few dpys but reports business coming along sat satisfactorily. - isfactorily. satisfactorily. o ACCEPTED POSITION IN MESA Mis. Ferrell was a guest at the San Carlos Hotel Thursday even evening - ing evening and spent today, Friday, here 'She is en route to Mesa from New Mexico, where she has been visit visiting - ing visiting relatives. The lady has accept accepted - ed accepted a position with the Arizona Drug Co., of Mesa. McFarland 0 family HAS RETURNED Mrs. E. W, MacFarland and hei mother, Mrs. Nannie Smith, return returned - ed returned Thursday from Prescott, where Mrs. Smith has been spending the summer months. Mrs. MacFarland joined her mother in Prescott two weeks ago.
MAC DESERVES PROMOTION The friends of Ernest W. McFar McFarland - land McFarland are pointing out the fact that he has made a good record in his private practice and as assistant at attorney - torney attorney general as well as county attorney of Pinal county. That he ' is a good trial lawyer and that w'e should elect a trial lawyer for judge of a trial court. Also, that "Mac", i as he is generally called, has had j a wide experience that would en enable - able enable him to better understand cases that might come before him as judge of the superior court. He is a self-njade man, having worked at various types of work in working his way through school. He has a host of friends in Su Superior - perior Superior and will receive a big vote here. - Superior Sun. 0 PURCHASES FIFTY ACRES NEAR COOLIDGE Harry C. White, of Clifton, has recently purchased 50 acres, four miles east of town at the turn of the Coolidge road to Florence. He will shortly construct a home. TWO GOLF COURSES IN COOLIDGE On lots east of the Coolidge Mer cantile Co.. S. J. Bearden, formerly of Buckeye, is preparing to start a miniature golf course. It will oc occupy - cupy occupy a lot leased from J. L. Blose, and a vacant half of a lot belong belonging - ing belonging to the Mercantile company. Mr. Barden has been operating a baby links at Buckeye and will move part of the equipment here. Thi3 will make the second business ven ven| - | ven| ture of this character in Coolidge. j A few weeks past Thelma Harkey j installed links on Main street. HOHElir W FIRST Commissioner of Immigration Fred Rathbun was in Coolidge Wednesday. Upon being ques questioned - tioned questioned concerning the plans of bringing in cotton pickers to han handle - dle handle this year's crop he stated that it was the intention of the Pinal | County Farmer's Association to get j home help first. Use all the avail available - able available pickers about this section.
RETURNS TO FLORENCE Attorney and Mrs. H. G. Richard Richardson. - son. Richardson. and son Howard, returned Monday from Long Beach, where they spent their vacation While away Attorney Richardson, who is president of the chamber of com commerce - merce commerce of Florence, visited a num number - ber number of the chambers on the coast. MRS. L. S. CRAIG FROM COAST Mrs. L. S. Craig, who has been visiting relatives at Redlands, Cali California, - fornia, California, has returned. Mr. Craig ac accompanied - companied accompanied R J. Jones on a drive to the coast last Friday evening, and returned with Mrs. Craig by train. JUDGE ABBEY IS IN CHICAGO Judge Stephen Abbey, former judge of the superior court, is now a resident of Chicago, 111., where he has been since early June of this year. His son. who is attend attending - ing attending school in the state of New York, has been visiting him and returns to New York during this month In a letter the Judge wishes to be remembered to all his old friends. Mrs. Abbey is in New York. The Judge's address is North Hotel, 1622 N. California Avenue, Chicago, Illi. HOME AGAIN FROM EXTENSIVE TRIP Mrs. R. J. Jones has returned home after an absence of a couple of months Leaving Coolidge early in July the lady visited relatives in Kansas and Missouri, and on Au August - gust August 10th attended the wedding of a sister w r hich took place in Wash Washington, - ington, Washington, D. C. After the ceremony a number of places in the east were visited and the newly married cou couple - ple couple then took a trip for the west, via Panama. Mrs. Jones accom accompanied - panied accompanied them on the journey Last Friday R. J.. Jones drove to San Pedro in time to meet the incom incoming - ing incoming steamer. They returned to Coolidge Wednesday night. Mrs. Jones' sister and husband remain remaining - ing remaining on the coast.
W. Sam Clarl:, fig expert. James H. Knowles. Los Angeles represent representative; - ative; representative; Jess H. Jenkins, represent representative; - ative; representative; W. G. Jenkins, Los Angeles representative; Cliff McAfee, ad adjuster; - juster; adjuster; W r . F. Gresham, represent representative; - ative; representative; D. Jay Smith, San Francisco broker; F. C. Holmes, San Fran Francisco - cisco Francisco representative; W. C. Archi Archibald. - bald. Archibald. sales manager, Phoenix; S. G. Ames, San Diego broker; Robert G. Baker, Phoenix broker; Gerald E. Newman, Salt Lake City repre representative; - sentative; representative; Jacob Christensen, jr., Phoenix representative; H. B. Wat Watkins. - kins. Watkins. Phoenix representative; Will William - iam William C. Davis, editor Romola News. John F. Eagan, Los Angeles and Chicago sales representative. Carl E. Fackrell, broker and adjuster; W. L. Jourdan, representative; Jo Joseph - seph Joseph W. Murphy, representative; Ern S. Phillips, representative; Tom Howse, representative, and W. B. Southall, representative. The charges are based on evi evidence - dence evidence gathered by postoffice in inspectors - spectors inspectors after months of investi investigation - gation investigation of the affairs of the com company - pany company included one count of con conspiracy - spiracy conspiracy and accused the defend defendants - ants defendants of using the mails in a scheme to defraud in connection with the sale of grapefruit lands in Mari Maricopa - copa Maricopa county, Arizona, and Riverside county, California. Twenty-six counts are embraced in the indict indictment, - ment, indictment, predicated on sales letters and promotion literature mailed to addresses in various parts of the United States.
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