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About Graham guardian. [volume] (Safford, Ariz.) 1895-1923

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TWENTY EIGHTH YEAR
DEDICATION OF
HiGHWAY TOOK
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Formal dedlcaton by good roads
enthusiasts t om all parts of the Unit
ed States of one of tho costliest roads
ever constructed In the west toiA
over coiibtructed in the west took
Ilace Saturday when tho state high-
A
ora from Phoenix Lt Alexander Pear-
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son from the Fort Bliss aviation field
communities ot Arlzonu
With this ploco ot construction ovor
mountains up canyons through
mountains and around
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EL PASO HERALD
EDITOR IN TOWN
There is no finer looking country
anywhere in tho world than the Gila
Valley said G A Martin managing
editor of the Kl Paso Herald who was
in Safford and tho valley Monday re
turning home from attending the road
com cations In Phoenix and the dedi
cation ceremony on the Miami-Superior
highway
I Tho opening of tho highway by
way of Superior he said is going to
jring much travel through the Gila
valley As soon as people learn of tho
short cut to Phoenix they will take
the road through here It is much
ray between the Globe Miami copper
i the prettiest route across Arizona
districts and the Salt River Valley by o
way of Superior was officially christ
ened and opened to the world
Present at the official dedication
services of tho Plnnl Glla county line
were tho delegates who attended the
convention in Phoenix of the Bauk
head Highway association and the
United States Good Roads association
last week
A copper tablet on a stone marker
al the boundary line was unrolled nB
tho great caravan of motorists reach
ed the spot from Phoonlx Appropri
jthis wonderful valley then through
the very interesting mining camps of
Globe and Miami across a couutry
unrivaled anywhere for scenic
r
deur between Miami and Superior
-ml then through Jhe noted Salt Itlver
Vuloy It should be called the short 1
scenic route It is both short and
beautiful in what the mirtst may see
ate ceremonies attended the unveiling
A dance w bc lven n Liton
Afterwards the spectators motored to
Saturuar My 6 for tho benefit
Miami where a big barbecue was held
of tho plolic librar
la the afternoon
wu bo 1 nd a specially good time
Governor Doe Unvellln0
i8 P11 to those who
attend
Tho unveiling was done by Gov
The Pceeds will be
used to buy
E assisted
Thos Campbell by prom-
Inont offclals of tho two highway as- books suitable for children which they
ma read durinB the ner vacation
sedations which have beCn meeting
In Phoenix during tho week I Everyone whether they dance or
not should buy a tIcket and helP to
The governor came on to Miami
irith the excursionists and was given give PeaB to the young boys and
a hearty greeting by the people of tho TlckeU spectators lCc
city
Motor cars by the scores left Qlobo
and Phoenix Friday for the scene ot
dedication ten miles out of Miami to
weot tho Phoenix excursionists
Ab the cars returned with the visit-
ON TRIP TO PHOENIX
Rev J L Lyons pastor of the
I Methodist church and Mrs Lyons left
j lato yesterday afternoon on their way
to Phoenix They accompanied Forest
Ranger and Mrs C S Chrlstensen
20TH m
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UAL
FEDERATION OF
At the meeting of the Womrns
Club held Friday April 21st Mrs D
Scott Scheuck president of the club
gave her report of the convention of
state federation of womens club held
in Kingman Arizona the first of the
month ami which she attended as a
delegate trom the Saiford club The
report follows
A most enjoyable and profitable
convention of the -Arizona Federation
of Womans Clubs has been complet
ed in the city of Kingman state of
Arizona with the Members of the
Thursday Afternoon Club of that city
us hostoses
GO
feed us to the limit and of the fat of
the land Not one little detail was
overlooked In their well laid plans
the whole town just reached out to us
with a beaming joyous welcome
Everything In the town was ours even
to their homes and automobiles and
on occasion their husbands
Not only did the ladies of the town
entertain us with luncheons and won
derful dinners But the high school
girls opened their doors and hearts
and gavo us a delicious luncheon
which they prepared and served The
Methodist church was our home for
all meetings and a luncheon and re
ception We were royally and per
fectly entertained
Our first session opened Thursday
morning April 6th 1922 at nine
i wno were returning to Miami irom a
thtrtv nVlnrk Mrs E T Finn-
iniriy ocioci iirs r j nun
Dew over the cars and their loads as
an escort of honor The lieutenant
tilso gave an exhibition night Friday
afternoon and another Saturday after
noon over Miami and Gloho
The flying stunts wero a bigger at
traction than tho rest ot tho celebra
lion Many people had never seen a I
plane in the air and tho streets and
roads wore black with humanity every
minute tho plane was in the air
snort trip Here trom Miami Mr and lean nresld nt nrosldlnc After tho
Mrs Lyons will goto Phoenix where
tho Safford pastor will look after de
tails in connection with the building
of the Mehodlst tabernacle at tho
summer camp In tho Pinal mountains
singing of America and an invoca
tion by the Rev Warren who was
more than eighty years of age and
blind and whose invocation was
most Impressive and inspiring Mr
Rev Lyons will not return until Llnvllle superintendent ot schools
next week but during his absence the n that city addressed the assembly
regular church services have been pro- jn iehalf of Kingman extending to
vided for A leador has been soured ali a iearty welcome and presenting
Ior me prayer me6ung eunesuay -to
our president Mrs Flannagan o
Miami was gala in bunting and flags
for the big colebratlon ovonlng and Sunday night an old m0st beautiful floral key In scarlet
Friday afternoon Globe and Miami l0ned 80ng BervC6 wU1 bo jand green the colors of the Hostess
officially had a half holiday and there
i
was public speaking at Miami In hon
or ot the opening of tho now road
school children participated with a J
parade Friday night a carnival was
hold In Miami with dancing In tho
street and at Copper Delt hall i
The importance of tho highway to
Globe and Miami as well as to the
traveling public generally may bo
roallzed when lt is known that he
dally stage between Phoenix and theso
copper cities makos the run In about
six hours Including a stop nt Super 1
lor for lunch and tho faro is but 7 GO
per passonger while by train from
Phoenix to Globe tho trip requires 13
hours two changes of trains and tho
faro is 18G0
A Tremendous Task
EXAMINATION FOR
UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
Saturday May 6 the examination
for the University scholarship tor
Graham county will bo hold in the
olTice of the county superintendent
of schools commencing at 830
oclock in tho morning
This examination Is open only to
those between the ages 16 and 25
years and who aro graduates of a
four year high school course In the
county
Those desiring to take this exam
ination should make application as
soon as possible to tho county super
intendent ot school so that provision
can bo made for accommodating all
applicants
I ine winner or trie scnoiarsnip uy
A fow years ago tho building of a
comillylng wlth the rnle8 nm rogula
road like tho Mlaml SuporiorPhoonlv
0M govcrnlnB 8aId 8clIoIarBn w
highway would have been scoffed t
J rocoIvo 500 t0 bo U8ei by the holder
Today state highway engineer Tom
tof tuIUon roonl aml at tho
Mad docks and his staff ot men con 1
Unlvoraty of ArUona dnrInB the aca
Bfdcr it but a part of the big work
domc yew folIowInB tl0 aWard
they must do to connect up all tho
S C Hoywood
County Superintendent
over onto tho Roosovclt load to re-
mountains open tho Apacho trail and give Miami
Just completed thoy aro not resting nnd Globo still anothor connection
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My report would be lucking in j
savor if I did not begin by telling J
you of tho wonderful hospitality the
j willing efforts of this club to make us i
happy and comfortable to give fis the j
BENEFIT DANCE ivery best of musical and literary tal 1
kublii lihkahy ent to see that everybody knew
everybody and last but not least to
Gov Thos E Campbell accompan
ied by Mrs Campbell his son Allen
and his brother Allen were visitors
in town from Saturday evening until
Sunday forenoon stopping hero ovor
night while enroute from Miami
where ho attended tho Superior
Miami celebration to tho Industrial
School at Ft Grant
Saturday morning when lt was
learned that Governor Campbell and
his party would bo in Safford ovor
night Game Warden O A Reneer a
prominent republican ot the valley
decided it would not do to lot tho
governor of our great stato remain in
town ovornlght without somo special
hospitality being shown him Ho im
mediately got busy and made arrango
monts for a banquet to be served at
Tho Palms Cafe and also issued in
vitations to about fifty friends and
party members Although the tlmo
was short In which to arrange for
upon any laurels won in Its construe- with Phoenix by way of tho great nn affair of this kind lt Is declared
tloii but aro removing tholr forces Roosovclt dam by thoso who attended to bo ouo ot
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SAFFORD GRAHAM COUNTY ARI20NA TUESDAY MAY 2 1l22
NVENTIOH ARIZ
MENS CLUBS
Club a key to the city In his ad
dress he gave to the women ot Ari
zona food for thought outlining to us
the following I want to point out
five plagues that I consider to bo
afflicting humanity and without duel
consideration of which I believo no
convention of this k nil is nronorlv
functioning They are fllrst an un
precedented challenge to authority
cecond an abnormal aversion to
woik third an eoually unprecedent
ed failure to recogniyj the pers ona
responsibilities loirili a sHtniir tin
IlienchaHe thrst for the pWs uios
of life as ii3 greit aim f ira rfb
i riss n ii iaU ii which deni
ol r plriii in luiv
I iresent goomv because
1 think we should face the fait is
they are To the more hopeful this
gloom Is tho blackness that comes
before tho dawn to tho less hopeful it
iT the twlight that goes before a still
blacker nlgit uid iiihv I poini mil
to you alsi to- your dnllberailin f mi
possible ledies for these alltc
turns FIrt individual ivp mMliiliiy
second indlvlcltiil morality third a
return to that old fashioned idea of
the home as he salvation of our peo
ple fourth independence of solitude
You ladles nre pioneers In club work
may you also bo pioneers in thought
It Is easy when in solitude to be of
your own opinion it Is easy when In
the world to be of tho worlds opin
ion but great is the woman who can
in tho midst of the multitude pre
serve with perfect sweetness the In
dependence ot solitude whore only
the Master praises and only the Mast
er blames where no one works for
money and no ono works ror tamo
but each for the joy of working and
each in his his sopnrte star draws the
thing as he sees it for tho God ot
things as they aro
This message I wanted to bring to
you individually for It sqemed to mo
lt was the best gift for your medita
tion that I could briug back to you
Mrs Flannagan appointed two spec
al committees the Tellers and the
Resolutions Wo felt that Safford was
in the map when her two delegates
vero given places on these committees
Continued Next Friday
the most dollciously prepared and
served banquets they ever attended
R A Armstrong had been invited
to act as toastmaster and In a very
pleasing manner Introduced Govern
or Campbell Whle the governor Is
not a stranger In Safford having been
hero on several previous occasions lt
was tho first time that tho peoplo
hero over had tho pleasure of seeing
Mrs Campbell and In response to the
introduction by Mr Armstrong Gov
ernor Campbell stated that he brought
the very best ho had with him his
wife his son and his brother He
further spoke of the different high
ways of the Stato and of the groat
bonofits to bo dorlved by having the
different cities of the State more
closoy connocted by good roads and
by making the outside world easily
accessible
A fow closing remarks by the
toastmaster concluded an ovelng of
great pleasure to thoso who wero
present at the banquet table
AUTS 50RIZED FORD DEALER
ENDS EXISTENCE
WITH SHOTGUN
After thirty long years of suffering
from cancerous trouble Joseph H
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Elmer who lives on a ranch near
jAshurst ended life on this earth by
I shooting himself with a shotgun early
j Saturday morning
Mr Elmer had been confined to his
bed for soeral days suffering from
Intense pain and was under the care
of Dr J H Morris of Pima who ad-
i vised him to go to a hospital for an
joporatton but as he had already un-
limes he preferred death rather than
submit to another
Ho carefully made his plans and
choosing a time In the early morn
ing when the members ot the family
were all out of the house secured a
short barrel shotgun placed the bar
rel under his chin and pulled the trig
ger blowing off the top of his head
Death was Instantaneous
Funreral services were held Sunday
at Ashurst
COURT DECIDES
PROPERTY OWNERSHIP
A law suit involving the ownership
of personal property which included
hay grain and corn was tried before
W R Chambers Judge of the super
ior court Thursday afternoon
The suit was the result of a writ
ol attachment issued by the Solomon
Commercial Company against Gilbert
Clifford for a debt due the company
by him The property attached
taken to tho uperior court After
hearing the evidence presented by
tho attorneys for both parties Judgo
Chambers rendered a decision in
favor of Harry Clifford tho testimony
showing that he was the rightful own
er of the property attached
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL
VISITS I O O F HOME
Governor Thomas Campbell In
company with Grand Trustee John
F Weber and F A Webster Judge
W R Chambers Owsley Reneer nnd
Mitt Slmms visited tho I O O F
Home Tuesday forenoon before leav
ing for Ft Grant where he was mak
ing an offclal visit to the State Insti
tution
Governor Campbell was much sur
prised to learn that the Odd Fellows
of the state had erected a home build
ing for Indigent Odd Fellows Rebek
ah and orphans He said he had
heard nothing about such a home in
Phoenix Ho was greatly pleased
and said lt was one of the finest build
ings in the state that nothing seem
ed forgotten in tho cetalls ot tho
building for tho comfort and welfare
of the future residents of tho home
and thut the Odd Fellows of the state
should bo proud ot their beautiful
homo building
Governor Campbell Mrs Campbell
and their son Allen left in tnoir
auto about 1030 oclock for Ft Grant
o
APPOINTED TO ATTEND
NATIONAL CONVENTION
Mrs R A Armstrong received no
tice this week that she has beon elect
ed as alternate to represent the stato
federation of womens clubs at tho
national convention to bo held In Now
York this summer Mrs Armstrong
was also appointed as a delegate
from the Safford club to attend the
convention of the United States good
roads asoclatton held in Phoenix last
week
She was unablo to attend the good
roads convention but expects to go
to New York for tho national conven
tion
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NUMBER 19
HAY AND GRAIN
GROWERS ASSOS
TO BE ORGANIZED
The board of tho Graham County
Farm Bureau met last Tuesday at S
p m at tho farm bureau headquart
ers In the court house at Safford nal
decided to organize a hay growers
end a grain growers aRHnriaiinn -
this valley
Tho following committee consisting
of J W Greenhalgh Harry Layton J
Aldor Geo Foote Ben Maurer J A
Mack and Tom Moore were approved
to act as a temporary board ot direct
ors until such time as the organiza
tion campaign is over and a sutflclerft
number have signed up to affect the
Permanent organization when tho
growers will meet and elect a per
manent board
A subcommittee with Ben Maurer
chairman Geo Foote and Tom Moore
was also elected to direct the cam
paign which will start at once The
organization will be affected on what
Is known as the Sapairo plan the
same as Is used by the growers In
California and has been so success
fully applied This is the same plan
that Is being adopted through th
south In the cotton and tobacco belts
where over 200000 cotton growers
was ciaimca Dy iiarry vjiuiora a nisueu up ana osuvv tooacco
Sr and In order to establish the own- growers recently signed up under tha
ershlp of said property the case was same plan California Arizona
noma Loulsana Texas and other
states have accepted it and It is esti
mated that it saved the cotton growers
of Maricopa county alone more tnaa
1600000 the first year Besides the
cotton growers the hay growers
grain grower and dairymen are adopt
ing the new plan this year It is pro
posed to maintain a central agency
at Phoenix to be known as the Ari
zona State Farm Bureau marketing
agency and some of Its duties wilt be
to obtain record and disburse Infor
mation on such subjects as follows
Available supply ot fall farm products
within the state
The demand for such commodities
within and without the state The
marketable quality of such commod
ities Tho means ot obtaining such
marketable qualities The factors
governing and which should govorn
the prices on such commodities The
actual ruling prices on such com
modities The means which might
be used to increase the demand for
such commodities The means wiucn
might legitimately bo used to increase
the net return on such commodities
Obtain all data and mako sugges
tions for such storing and handling or
these commodities as would be ex-
Contlnued on page 3
HAY CUTTING TIME
WILL SOON
BE HERE
Our mowing machine
Attachment for Porclson
is ready for demonstra
tion
21 acres per day is our
claim See machine in
demonstration
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