The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1902-01-16
M0RENCI NEWS.
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+. f. Spencer has gone to Ell Paso
for few days.
Mrs. A. F. Gray came up from Cliff
ton last week for few day.
J. L. Brighton ha. recovered from
a severe attack Of bronchitis.
d. Loeb left Saturday to visit friends
in FL Paso and take in the carnival.
W. P. Stewart has resigned his po-
sition with the D. c. Co. and has gone
to FL Paso.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Pickett went TO
Ell Paso Wednesday morning TO enjoy
the carnival.
K. Il. Parsons expects to leave for
on the practice OF law.
An addition to the ore bins at the
Copper Mountain mine has been put
up doubling the storage capacity.
Six carpenters and three painters ar
rived from the east last night to assist
in finishing the new library building.
Robert Rae has returned to his desk
in the Supply department after having
spent the holidays at home IN New
York City.
b. G.. Hoeck, OF FL Paso, has entered
tho drug department of the d. c. NJ
Co. store. Mrs. Hoeck came in Friday
to join her husband.
Editor Kelly OF SolomOnville is in
Morenci this week. Mr.. Kelly expects
the press for the Morenci paper to ar
rive in few days. The first Issue will
be printed about Feb. LIST.
\ complete system of steam-heating
has been put in the ID. c. store, which
is thus made comfortable in all kinds
OF weather. The radiators are large
and handsome and add to the appear
ance of the room.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. E. EdginGton, OF
Fullerton, Neb., are visiting their
daug liter, Mrs. NJ. E. Thorpe. Mr..
and Mrs Edgington have been touring
in California, and will remain in Mo-
iShNi III "a NONpAO VI
r. G.. Mitchell, the popular head of
the millinery department OF the ID. c.
store has been confined to his room
with an attack of la grippe. but is now
in day or two. Everybody will be
glad to see him about once more.
A party of experts from the d. G.
Co. store visited the works Of the
Shannon Copper Co. at Clifton last
Sunday, and made complete tour of
the establishment. They are very we'll
pleased with the equipment. and are
satisfied that the Shannon Co. has
splendid plant.
A party consisting of 4. B. Rice,
Joe Poorman, Henry Waller and
guide left Saturday night for short
hunting trip up toward the Mogollons.
Some of their friends have offered to
eat all the hair that they get, but il
the hunters live up to their reputation,
the maker of this rash offer will be
good for nothing but q hair mattress.
Frank Vacco, an Italian laborer,
was found this morning at $50 near
the pest house, dangerously wounded
and almost frozen to death. He was
given medical attention and has recov-
cred sufficiently to tell the story of his
attempted assassination. He says that
at about o'clock this morning he was
col lo1 of hnnSo in, Nntv Tour, Inv
one Andres SalsedO-sometime known
as Uragon-who was joined by two
other men whom he did not know. He
was grabbed by the two men, when
with small stilletto, after which he
nothing. The chances
seem favorable for his recovery.
An accident happened at the Man |
ganese Blue mine at $3.50 Wednesday
afternoon by which Cibriano Gutierrez
lost his life. Testimony at the inquest
held before Justice Chapman showed |
that deceased was taking the place of |
the regular top man, having before |
worked in the mine. He had gone |
down to the first level to get powder |
and fuse, and on leaving the magazine !
evidently forgot to take the fuse, but |
put the powder on the cage. It is sup
posed that be went back after the |
fuse, and thinking the cage still in |
place, stepped into the shaft without |
and fell one hundred feet He |
was killed instantly. While he was
absent for the fuse the cage was or
dered up by the regular signal, hence
no blame can attach to anyone. De-
ceased was a native OF Mexico. about
% years of age.
Although it is little early in the
season for base ball talk, it may be
said that the base ball material in Mo-
renci is both excellent and abundant.
This year the Morenci team will have
some heavy weight players of exper-
fence in the national sport. Dad
Morgan says that there will be four OF
them who can't step up to the plate
and break the ball, they will hit it so
hard II. w. Tinker, who is engineer
Of the ice plant is an old hand at the
ball business and will loom up as a
tower OF strength. d. d. Baker who
will probably do the twirliug is a
'phenomn OF high order, and has a
stock of curves so various and puzzlinp