The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1902-02-20
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week.
Col. Sam Price and wife are up from
Stafford.
John Hampson IS in from the double
circle ranch.
/ Charles Wood was down from Met
calf this week.
Dr. d. ]. Frick OF Metcalf visited
+ Clifton Thursday last.
Mr.. and Mrs d. f. wilkins returned
from the ella valley yesterday.
Willie MeDowell's brother, of Lam
pasas, Texas, is here on visit.
"Skeet" Witt, prominent stockman
OF the Duncan country, was in Clifton
yesterday.
Mrs. Jud Webster and son left Tues
day last on visit to relatives in the
lower ella valley.
Pete thompson. of Morenci, is now
with Eyerhardy & Slaughter, the Cop
per avenue butchers,
! Tom May who is in the employ of
the Shannon company, returned last
week from trip 10 Cananea.
! j. c. Thomas left yesterday for the
lower ella valley for little recrea-
, ton, and will be absent a week or two.
James Alton. son OF Dr. Alton, ar
rived Monday last from Wilcox aud
has accepted position in c. l.. Dunn's
drug store.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Shannon, who
have been spending a few weeks in the
east. are expected to arrive in Clifton
Sunday next.
District Attorney Lee y. Stratton is
spending few days in the east end
of the county.
Thomas Harvey, father of James +.
Harvey, who spent some weeks here
visiting, left yesterday morning for
his home in Kansas.
J. c. Phillipson is assisting in the
First National Bank while w. z.
Arnold, the assistant cashier, is enjoy
ing a weeks vacation at Duncan.
Louis Ferber, founder the Bazaar
mercantile establishment on Copper
avenue, left last week for the east on
one OF his semi-annual purchasing
trips.
Renella Fessler, assistant superin-
tendent at the Standard mines. left
last week for California on visit TO
relatives. He will be absent several
weeks.
Mrs. Bigelow, of Silver City, a sister
to L. Il. Pearson, a we'll known stock
man of the Duncan country, spent the
past week in Clifton, returning home
Tuesday.
c. J. Trimble and Lou Morris, who
have been running faro game in Cliff
ton for several months, left this week,
Mr.. Trimblc going to Deming and Mr..
Morris to Torreon, Mexico.
II. J. Simmons, superintendent of
the A. & n. NJ. r. r., who has been i'll
for some weeks past, is now in Cali
fornia. enjoying Il change of climate.
and recuperating his heath.
Jerry Barton. most interesting old
time character, who is now engaged in
business at Stafford. spent j day In Cliff
ton this week. jerry is one of the best
hearted men in Arizona, and numbers
his friends by legions.
NJ. G. Thomas. who for some years
past has been connected with the Mid
way. will leave in "A few days for NacO,
Arizona, where he has accepted situ-
alton. Mr.. Thomas leaves Clifton
only temporarily, and will still claim it
as his home.
Judge and Mrs. Harris. of San Saba.
Texas, who spent some time here visit
ing their daughter, Mrs. f. NJ.
Williams, returned to their home last
week after Il pleasant visit. They
were accompanied home by Mrs. Will
liams, who will spend few weeks at
her old home.
Lee Hobbs, who left Clifton some
few weeks ago, has returned to Graham
county, and is now located at Solomon
vile. His many friends in Clifton are
glad that he has returned, and when
he visits Clifton they will extend to
him the hand of fellowship, and vel
come him home like prodigal son.
George Chapman. one of the old
time prospectors aud mining men of
this section, left Tuesday for Douglas.
Bisbee and Cananea on a prospecting
tour. He may do a little prospecting
in Sonora before he returns, as he has
some gold claims staked out down in
that country, which need only develop
ing to become valuable producers.
Jake Abra ham, one OF Clifton's pion-
eer citizens. arrived this week from
California. where he spent some months
hunting business location, but with
out success. He has returned 10 Cliff
ton to make it his home, provided he
can get into business which he un-
derstands. They all come back in
time.
Mrs. y. H. Goodell, wife OF Sheriff
Goodell. of Grant county. n. NJ, /
spent few days in Clifton last week
visiting her sister. Mrs. Baylor Shan /.
non. Mrs. Goodell is a large share hold
er in the Shannon Copper company. (