Graham guardian., 1902-01-10
Local News.

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J. II. Wright, formerly a resi-.
dent of Stafford, but now of Globe
was a visitor here this week
According to late dispatches Ad.
miral Sampson is very sick man
and has not much longer to live.
H. L. Castle has accepted a posi.
ton with the Horse Shoe 'opper
dining company and is now at the
mines.
Edward Stafford and Sheldon
lJams returned to Tucson last
Monday to resume their studieg At
the University.
Frank B. Laine was in the city
last Sunday from Clifton. Mr.
Laine has opened a law office !,
the copper camp.
John Lee left a sweet .pud a,
GUARDIAN Office that weighs 1912
pounds raised with artesian water
just south of Stafford.
a match game of ball will he
played on the Stafford diamond on
Feb. 22nd between the San Carlos
indian team and the Stafford ball
tossers.
A. J. Taylor came up from
Globe last Sunday and will ro.
main about a week. Mr.. Tavlor
says the business of the Cyclone
Store in Globe is good.
The dwelling of E. A. Jones =
prominent cattleman Of Aravaipa
was lately damaged by fire. TIE
family was away. The origin of
the fire is Wilcox
Ne,cS.
An advertisement appears in to-
days GUARDIAN for Jerry Barton's
place. jerry keeps nice lunches
for the hungry and nice drinks for
the thirsty, and the way he serves
them makes you want to call again.
Henry Hill has been spending
the past week, in the day time at
Solomonville, sitting as a member
of the Board of Supervisors, and
every evening would drive hi.
high stepping thoroughbreds to
Stafford and spend his nights here.
According to the Ell Paso Me,cs,
Geronimo will not leave Fort Sill.
de is to be released as prisoner,
but will be given a patch of ground
on the reservation and set to rails
ing watermelons in place of raising
scalps.
Attention is directed to the sd
vertisement in this weeks GUARD.
IAN of the American restaurant.
Stafford. Mr.. Gibbs, the propric-
tor, has fixed up the place in first
class style and serves an excellent
meal. Short orders are served ut
all hours.
What is regarded as one of the
richest and biggest gold mines in
the world is located in Graham
county. We refer to the big gold
properties Of the Flcmings, located
in the western portion of this
county. which are at present at
tracing 50 much attention in the
cast.
1t was expected that Apostle
Brigham Young would have at
tended the late Mormon conference
held at Thatcher, and many were
disappointed because he was not
there. A dispatch dated Farming
ton, n. NJ, on Christmas day ex
plains his absence. 1t says that
he is lying critically i'll with
complication Of stomach and ner-
vous troubles at Fruitland, n. N.
A letter was received in Stafford
last Saturday from Los Angeles
stating that D. W. Wickersham
was not expected to live. On tbn
same mail, however, came a letter
from Mr.. Wickersham stating that
he was improving, that be had JUS
returned from an outing II ;he-
beach and that he is able 70 wiik
With the assistance Of 4 clpA
oapt. Knowles, OF the Marayilla
Copper company bs,h for Ny
YORK last Monday I{&NS r..
main in the stustiI ost3er she
stockholders reguliirls lylS v:ips.
which takes place somnt; sss
this month in Boston. It's be
lieved that as soon as Mr.. Knowias
returns that work will be prose
cuted more vigorous than ever by
his company.
Hon. II. G. Day was a visitor in
Stafford last Monday from Duncan.
In speaking of lbe Rangers and
their work Mr.. Day said be be-
lievcs Capt Mossman is the right
man in the right place and in Sc
iocting bis men has get the right
Kind Of material, I'd viii arc IA
piisb what tho law intends thay
shail-rid the Territory of thieves
and outlaws.