The copper era., 1901-09-05
M0RENCI NEWS.

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 H. Plassan has left the employ Of the D. C. NJ. Co.,. and has returned to Fl Paso.
 II. L. Gibbs left Sunday morning for San Francisco He will travel out of that city in the fruit business.
 Bud Mclean returned from California Friday night. He has been out there a couple Of months or more and en- ;oyed every minute Of it.
 J. II. Puckett rallied of a watch last week, and the winner was J H. Spoon. Ask him the time of day. He wears the watch and his usual smile at the same time.
 John McGonigle, Of Salt Lake City, has taken a position in the D. C. NJ. Co. store. His brother, Hugh, has, for more than year, been in the Supply department.
 Gid Thompson was in town Saturday, and reports that a couple of bears and a lion have fallen victims to the uu- erring aim of himself and partner, ''Terripin Jack"
 Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Owens mourn the loss Of an infant son. who died Tuesday night, aged two and One-half months. The afflicted parents have the sym patby Of their friends.
 The D. C. M. Co. is hauling slag from the old dump at the Frisco pump Sta tion, and will soon be bringing up five carloads a day. This slag runs be- tween and per cent copper, so that it is worth smelting.
 One of the settlers at the shelter let go Tuesday night. When the matte found water, there was trouble, and the matte went skyward. One or two men suffered slight burns, but aside from the inconvenience no great damage was done.
 l.. Fry, of Stafford, was in town Fri day. Mir. Fry is ''sure-enOugh" old timer, twenty-six years representing the length of his residence in this country When Mir. Fry and Al Brewer get to snapping yarns, figures of an- cient history of Arizona are brought to life again
 The MOrenci base ball team expects to go to Bisbee for a series of three games to be played Sept. 15, 16 and r.. There will be a purse of SlO0 offered for each game, and there should be plenty of sport and excitement. Man ager Puckett says his team will be sat isfied with nothing less than the three games, but doubtless the Bisbee team will endeavor to disappoint him.
 H. s. Laurie will have occasion to remember an exciting moment Of his life last Monday morning. He was putting belt on the fly wheel Of one of the engines at the gas works power station, and standing on the fly wheel to use all his weight, when in some un- known manner, the engine was started. MT. Laurie was thrown into the air and directly against the next engine which was running at full speed. AL
 
 able to push himself away, and so es- capped instant death. It is not often that one comes so close, and gets off without scratch, and so as we said in the beginning Mr. Laurie's memory of his experience will doubtless be vivid for some time.
 A fatal accident occurred at the Frisco pump Monday night about 9 p. m.. in which Melecio Portillo lost his life, by a shot from a pistol in the hands of Jesus NJ. Garcia. The latter had ridden from Morenci, and on reach ing the camp at the Frisco flat, was un- saddling when PortillO told him to hand him his pistol. to be put away. Garcia handed the pistol muzzle first, and in some manner it was discharged, the ball striking POrtillo in the left groin. The femoral artery was cut, and the unfortunate man died from loss Of blood in 30 minutes. The inquest was held by Judge Chapman at 10 a. m. Tuesday. Garcia had been arrested, but was released, since the men had been the best of friends, and from the testimony Of witnesses it appeared that the shooting was purely accidental al though the result of gross carelessness.