The copper era., 1901-10-10
M0RENCI NEWS.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
 Jack Farrell has been in the camp this week.
 B. w. Barnes left Thursday morning for Fl Paso.
 Mrs. R. B. Parsons returned from a visit to Los Angeles.
 A large house is soon to be erected for H. s. VanGorder.
 Arrivals and depaptures have been numerous during the past week. U. G. Merrtield, of Cincinnati, Ohio, has gone into the office of the store.
 H. c. Kelly, of Los Angeles, has as- sumed duties in the shoe department.
 JIG. Moulton, of Los Angeles arrived to take position in the drug depart ment Of the D. c. N. store.
 Judge w. H. Settle returned from vacation, part of which was spent in r,vutroKy part in California.
 J. H. Cunley, of the D. c. M. Co. store, has gone to Chicago and will re- turn soon, accompanied by his daughter.
 Dr. H. A. Schell and Mrs. Schell came in Tuesday from Tucson. The Dr. will remain a short time on pro- fessional business.
 w. Snapp has returned to Arkansas, Mr. McCabe to Pennsylvania, l. P. Lester to Pennsylvania, C. R. McDon- aid has gone to Bisbee.
 Mr. and Mrs. DeLancey returned from Los Angeles, where Mir. Delaney went to place the mill work for the new Gymnasium and Library building.
 Chas. McBrien is now occupying his new house. H. B. Rice is building. G.. NJ. Robins is about ready to have work begun on his new dwelling. G. C. Gas kill and R. P. Jameson expect to build soon.
 There are many Morenci people at tending court at Solomonville, among them are J. w. Pourn an, Mir. Kansler, Judge Chapman, Constable Keppler, J. H. Spoon, Deputy Gus Hobbs, s. J. Simms and others.
 F. c. Baird, who with E. E. Fowler and Mir. and Mrs. l. B. Laskey, made trip to Bonita creek last week, was thrown by the stumbling of his horse, and sustained several bad cuts on the places. Mr. Baird's injuries were dressed, and he is about, although not able to attend to work yet.
 Mir. and Mrs G. c. Hunt returned from visit to California and the min- ing regions of the northwest. Mir. Hunt spent much time gathering in- formation 4 the plants of other com panies, visiting establishments in northern California, where much cop per has been developed, Montana, Idaho Wyoming and Oregon.
 There was a shooting scrape in an Italian eating house Sunday afternoon about 5.30. Barney Ristagon came to the place in an intoxicated condition, and became involved in a quarrel with one of the men present. He drew his gun, when a man sprang forward to persuade him not to shoot The peace maker had his thumb shot of. A sec ond peace-maker was shot through the arm near the elbow. The gun-user es- capped, and the officers have not yet suc- ceeded in finding him. although care- ful search has been made.
 The camp was startled about s p. m. Friday night by the usual fire alarm. A house owned by Sista Miranda and occupied by Dolores Cruz. had taken fire, and soon was total wreck with all it's contents. At first it was thought that all the inmates had escaped, but it was found that the tenant of the house Dolores Cruz, had received terrible burns, which caused her death about i a. m. Saturday. It appears that the fire was caused by the woman herself, who was filling a lamp with one hand aud holding lighted candle with the