The copper era., 1901-06-27

M0RENCI NEWS.

4 InOllLltOl ItLIiO. y
1893
From Our Regular Correspondent.
W. F. Morris and c. r. Tossel are
away enjoying their vacation.
B. b. Adams, Of Solomonville, is
looking up the insurance business in
Morenci.
Henry Pla-san, late OF Juarez, Mex
leo. is now behind the hardwa coun-
ter in the d. c. NJ. store.
IL. Nee has resigned his position |
as assayer for the D. C. NJ Co. and left
on Thursday for FL Paso.
In Judge Chapman's court, Aniseto
Maldonado was sentenced to twenty
DAYS in the county Jail for drunkenness
and disorder
r. w. Mcmillan has resigned his
position in the D. c. NJ. store to accept
a position in the First National R"a'rs
of Beloit, Kansas.
Miss A. L. Tuthill eft last week to
.nend the summer in California. She
will return in tide fall 20 her position
in the Norer1ci schools.
D. NJ. Bunker and Claud Miller, who
haze been on the engineering staff Of
I the Morenci Southern left last Wednes-
day, June Is, for Naco.
C. F. Whittiesey will leave about
July 3, to spend a vacation in Denver.
Miss Fannie Whittlesey, who has been
spending some months in Morenci will
return to Denver with her brother.
c. f. Everhardy, of Clifton, came up
to see what was going on here last
/ Tuesday, and found the hill top camp
busy place. He modestly suggests
that Clifton may one of these days
number lO, 900 souls.
The church social given Friday night
was a success socially and financially.
a party from Clifton joined the Mo-
renci people. There was plenty of ice
cream and cake, every body seemed to
enjoy themselves, and a tidy sum was
realized for the Sunday school picnic.
A petition has been sent from Mo
renci to the board of supervisors, bear
| ing about 600 signatures; the petition
asks that the road from the foot of the
! Big Hill to Clifton through Chase
Creek canyon be abandoned on account
of the concentration wash and the ex-
pense of keeping the road in repair
during the rainy season. This will
probably be acted on June 26.
Tuesday afternoon, Juan Oriente
was fined $50 for disturbance and dis
orderly conduct. He with companion
or two celebrated San Juan's day by
| throwing stones into house where he
was refused admittance. One of the
occupants of the house was struck on
| the arm by stone. Judge Chapman
was inclined to look with disfavor on
such enthusiasm, hence the fine.
The Morenci courts have had consid-
cradle business the past week. On FRI
day, June 81, in Judge Settles court,
Carlos Jacome was arraigned before
L. $. commissioner, Louise Reashau.
The charge was violation of the postal
laws by slanderous and obscene matter
through the mails. The prisoner was
held in $1,000 bond to await the action
of the Federal grand jury.
Rev. r. NJ. Craig, of Albuquerque,
SynOdical missionary for Arizona and
New Mexico, was in Morenci Saturday
and Sunday looking over the ground,
with regard to the development of the
church work. He was much impressed
with the change in Morenci since he
was here year ago. Mr.. Craig held
services Sunday and at the close of the
evening service, in an informal dis
cussion expressed the opinion that the
board would soon be able to provide a
minister to reside in Morenei. Rev.
Craig left Monday to attend the meet
ing of the Home missionary committee
at Phoenix.
The L. S. Geological survey party
which for several months past has been
working in Graham county. its opera
tions covering the country about Met
calf for a radius of many miles, has
disbanded. Jeremiah Ahern, the to-
pogapher in charge, J. F. Macbeth,
traverseman; and Chester Irvine, sta
tion assistant go to Globe. The other
mem bers of the parties were w. J.
Owen and Mr.. LunaX, rodmen, and
f. Blackburn, traversman. Mr.. Black
burn will remain, making the contour
map of small strip of country south
of Morenci for a short time, and will
then go to Browning, Montana. Mr..
Blackburn states that this part OF
Graham county is exceedingly rough
even for western country, requiring
three times as much work to map it as
it is necessary in ordinary mountain |