The copper era., 1901-07-04

M0RENCl NEWS.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
Ed. Hale. OF Albuquerque, is work
ing in the D. c. store.
Mr.. V. G. Wilson, Of Bisbee, is in
the Office of he Morenci Southern.
B. W. Barnes, of Minneapolis, has
been added to the office force of the d.
c. VI. store.
Judge Settle disposed OF number
of cases of petty misdemeanors which
were consequent to pay day.
Mrs. r. B. Parsons will visit her
parents for few weeks. Mr.. Parsons
is in FL PasO for a short time.
The exodus to California continues.
The families of s. II. McClelland and
O. a. Ash left last week to spend the
summer on the coast.
Miss Catharine Billiard. OF Putnam,
Connecticut, has been engaged as one
OF the teachers in the Morenci schools
for the ensuing year.
Some changes have been made in the
flume and intake at the Frisco pump
station, which considerably increases
the powe: available.
o. \. Ash is taking an enforced rest.
A little love pat from a mule landed on
his leg and he is sparing the injured
member for little while.
The A. c. company bas ordered the
removal of the ''shacks" in the rear of
the Longfellow store to make room
for better class of buildings.
O. L. Poor has returned from two
months vacation, which he evidently
enjoyed very much, for he returns
looking 'fairer and fatter in flesh"
than when he left.
Drs. Davis and Tulhill performed an
operation upon c. G. Holmes last
week, removing rib that had broken
loose from its moorings, and anchOring
two or three more. The operation was
a severe one, bui Mr.. Holmes is rapid
ly recovering.
The saw-mill is now being supplied
with power from a j0-H. Z. electric
motor. This motor was one which
passed through the smelter fire. 1t
was dug out and removed byElectricians
Horton and Elder, and appears to be
just as good as new.
Although the hot weather is not
very favorable for reading, some 2S9
books were loaned by the ID. G. NJ. Co.
library during the month Of June.
There are now in the library about $50
volumes, containing the best of recent
literatures, and new books are constant
ly being added.
In Judge Chapman's court Juan
Medrano was sentenced to 100 days in
Jail for burglary. He broke into
house. stole a watch, gun, pass
book on which he succeeded in draw
ing ST., and when arrested had three |
other pass books, none of them his. a !
plea of guilty was entered, and the
sentence followed.
ID. $. Giddings and H. S. Laurie were |
'white-capped' June -. 1t required !
for the young men to discov-
err the identity of their visitors, but it |
was quickly apparent that their inten
tions were not unfriendly. Refresh |
ments had been provided, and very |
pleasant time was enjoyed by all. The !
young men present found that riding !
the broomstick was like riding |
'bucker"-it was apt to result in a |
tumble.
Monday, July l, Mr.. Z. r. Bremner
very pleasantly entertained a party OF |
friends by taking them sightseeing |
about the smelter grounds, and finally |
plotting them to the Westinghouse |
plant. Here a generous lunch |
had been prepared. Files were ready !
to sharpen dull appetites, but they did |
not seem to be needed, if we Judge by .
the way the good things disappeared. |
Some weird stories were told as the !
party enjoyed the glowing splendor of |
the ''slag-dump', but no great harm |
was done. Mr.. Bremner was voted a
capital host.
Henry Waller is wearing a damaged |
but he is glad to have es-
capped from an accident that might |
have cost him his life. He vas haul
ing a load of hay into the company
corral on Monday, and as he entered
the gate he turned to look back and
see that none of the bales had fallen
off. He forgot the crossbar that spans
the gate about nine feet from the
ground, and his head was caught be-
tween this crosSbar and the load,
breaking his nose, damaging one eye
and giving him a very exciting mo-
ment. The beam was light enough to
spring upwards under the strain, or
the accident would have had fatal