January 4, 1910
Salt River Valley News
RURAL ROUTE No. 1
Riverside-Mesquite

Mrs. and Mrs. Mose HAGGARD are rejoicing over the arrival of a ???ing baby girl. Mother and child are doing nicely.
Miss Lola LeBARON of Fowler was visiting through here Thursday.
Henry RANGE has been hauling wood to the city for the past week. Mrs. Ed COUGAR of Fowler was out making her old year calls Friday.
Mr. PORTER, who has been working for Harry CRISWELL, left for California Wednesday.
James and Mary RAVERTY gave a house warming Friday evening. A good time was had by all.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank BEASLEY and family were out calling Wednesday morning.
R. REYNOLDS is hauling hay from the Hoover place to his own home.
C. V. GULLEY is engaged in chopping wood this week.
A party composed of Messrs. DAY, GLEASON, McINTYRE and BOEMAN spent Sunday on the desert hunting doves and quail. Good success was reported.
Several families attended the funeral of Miss Mable BROWN that was held Tuesday. We extend our sympathies to the bereaved family.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter NELSSEN and son, Fletcher, returned from Buckeye on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert NELSON came up from Buckeye Friday. They will remain in Phoenix until after the arrival of the New Year.

RURAL ROUTE NO. 4
Creighton, Jan. 4

One of the most pleasant and enjoyable affairs of the holidays was the party given by Miss Gertrude BIVIN at her home on the Gordon TWEED ranch last Tuesday evening. The evening was spent playing games both in the house and out in the moonlight on the lawn. Those who had the pleasure of being present were Mr. and Mrs. J. W. CARVER, Mrs. David JOHNSON, the Misses Tibbie KLECK, Ruth CREIGHTON, Mary MOLLET, Rena LaTOURETTE, Josephine MOLLET, Evangeline MOLLET, Mary PERKINS, Abbie SMITH, Emma CURTIS, Lillie MALEY, Audrey JOHNSON, Bernice BIVIN and Jake KLECK, Allen CREIGHTON, Paul MOLLET, Lyman LaTOURRETTE, Franklyn GEGAX, Theodore HARTWIG, Harvey HUGG, Frank MILLER, Morris CURTIS, John MILLER, Joe BIVIN, Fred BIVIN and Wilrus BIVIN.
A picnic composed of Mrs. W. F. MATHERS, Mrs. C. C. LaTOURETTE, Mrs. T. L. BROWN, Mrs. LINCOLN, Miss Rena LaTOURETTE Miss Charlotte LaTOURETTE and Lyman LaTOURRETTE, Marion MATHERS, Verne LaTOURETTE, Harold ATTENBURGH, John and Emery LaTOURETTE spent Monday in the vicinity of the Camel'sback.
Everett SPICER has moved to his place and is busy making improvements.
R. B. McRILL is enjoying a visit from his mother and father who arrived here Friday from their home in Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. McRILL have formed a habit the past few years of coming to the Salt River Valley for the purpose of spending the winter months.
Miss Mary PERKINS was calling on Mrs. H. W. CHAMBERS Wednesday.
Mrs. Jim BATES visited with Mrs. Jake MINCH Thursday.
Mrs. Mary ECHERMAN is here from Indiana to spend the winter months with her sister, Mrs. Walter NEWKIRK.
Miss Lena MOLLET returned Tuesday from California where she has been during the past few months.
J. W. COLLINS was up from his ranch west of town Monday.
Dr. HUGHES was calling in the district Tuesday.
Marion MATHERS and Verne and John LaTOURETTE spent a few days this week hungint in the McDowell mountains.
Leo VONDERECK was working at the Mitchell place Tuesday.
Mrs. John JIMBACH visited at the MOLLET home Tuesday.
Miss Isidore STAUFFERvisited with Miss Mamie PHY Thursday.
Miss Norma CREIGHTON spent the week with her parents.
Fred SPAULDING was visiting in the neighborhood Thursday.
Mrs. L. LOCKHART visited with Mrs. John RIORDAN Thursday.
Miss Mable TAYLOR is spending the week in town.
Geo. CROSBY is hauling wood for Wm. CREIGHTON this week.
Everett SPICER was calling on J. H. JEDGPETH Tuesday.
Miss Mable TAYLOR is visiting friends in the city this week.
Miss Lena MOLLET returned Tuesday from a visit to California.
Mrs. Walter NEWKIRK is enjoying a visit from her sister who arrived the first of the week from Indiana.
Mrs. Pauline PETERSON, Miss Alvena PETERSON and Geo. W. PETERSON spent Thursday evening at the La TOURRETTE home.
C. M. ETTER was calling in the Osborn district Friday.
P. C. SEATON and family moved into town Wednesday.
Owing to the prolonged calmness of the weather the past few weeks those depending on the wind as motive power for pumping purposes have been short of water.
The parties who recently purchased the J. W. COLLINS ranch are having the house repaired this week and it is understood they will move in within a short time.
Cleon DORRIS spent Friday at the Etter home.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess KLECK were calling at the home of Mr. Cleck's parents Thursday.
Jake and Jess KLECK were putting in grain in the Wilson district the latter part of the week.
A number of ranchers of the district are sowing late grain this week.
The annual election of officers of the Creighton Sunday school was held Sunday afternoon at the close of the school. Those elected for the ensuing year were
Superintendent Wm. J. OSBORN,
First Asst. Superintendent, Fred PERRINE,
Second Assistant Superintendent C. R. ETTER,
Secretary Marion Mathers
Asst. Secy Verne LaTOURRETTE,
Treasurer C. M. Etter,
one trustee, W. L. CHAMBERS,
Librarian, Edward HOCHIER,
Asst. Librarian, Henry EGLY,
Pianist, Miss Ruth CREIGHTON,
Asst. Pianist Mrs. Jess KLECK,
leader of choir, Miss Fay ETTER.
The Sunday school has had one of the most prosperous years of its existence, the average attendance being about 65. And after the literature and supplies were paid for the all Christmas and other bills paid there is over $2 in the treasury.

January 6, 1910

DEATH OF MRS. ROBINSON -- Mrs. L. O. ROBINSON, aged 77 years, died in the city Sunday night at the home of her son, C. O. ROBINSON. She had been in feeble health for a number of years, but her death was rather unexpected. The remains were taken for interment to her former home in Indianapolis, accompanied by her two sons. Mrs. ROBINSON was a native of New York, and during her whole life was unusually active in church work. She is survived by two sons, C. O. ROBINSON, cashier of the Arizona Central bank of Flagstaff, and McDonald ROBINSON, manager of the Arizona Central bank branch at Williams.
LOCAL NOTES
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas FRIER departed Monday for Phoenix where they will spend several weeks.
Mrs. John CLARK, Sr., has returned from a month's visit with relatives in San Francisco.
Charles CLARK, the sheepman, was home from Navajo Springs to spend Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Asa CLARK.
Forest Supervisor A. J. Mackay of Snowflake spent Christmas with friends in Flagstaff.
K. H. GILLETTE, transportation inspector for the Santa Fe, spent Christmas in Flagstaff with his family.
Al SANFORD spent Christmas with friends in Phoenix.
Miss TURNER, a member of the faculty of the Northern Arizona Normal school, spent the holidays with relatives in Phoenix.
Miss Nora BLOME of Mesa is spending the holidays in Flagstaff with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. R. H. H. BLOME.
P. A. BENTON of the forest service arrived in Flagstaff Wednesday from San Francisco where he underwent a serious operation.
Anthony MAUREL is spending the holidays with relatives in Globe.
Miss BROWN is spending the holidays with relatives in Parker.
Mrs. Charles GREEN and daughter, Miss Leona, left the first of the week for Los Angeles. Miss GREEN will return in a few days. Mrs. GREEN will remain a month or two.
Misses Callie SLAUGHTER and Macy McGINNIS are visiting relatives at Springerville.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of La Coronado Mining company was held last night and the same officers and directorate, with one exception, were re-elected. The board of directors for the coming year will be:
S. J. TRIBOLET
Charles BARNETT
Frank THOMAS
P. T. HURLEY
Claude CISNEY.
Mr. HURLEY was elected to the directorate in place of W. E. THOMAS, who resides in the country and finds it difficult to attend the meetings. (reports of the development work at the mine not included here)