The copper era., 1902-01-23

M0RENCI NEWS.


From Our Regular Correspondent
( Gus Hobbs new house will soou be
ready.
J a. Merrill, formerly with the ella
Valley bank. is now in Morenci.
+ Judge W. H. Settle. wno has been
i'll Cor u week. i able to be out agsin.
r. II. Stevens has disposed OF his
branch bakery in Morenci to p.
Montoyas, who will continue the busi-
ness
Rev. Mr.. IIlingworth and family
have moved into the new parsonage,
which will be completed in about three
weeks.
work after vacation spent in the
valley.
Judge W. A Moody, of Solomonville.
the schools OF Morenci Monday and
Tuesday.
Earl Hastings, OF Dsnver. has re-
turned to Morenci, and 10 working at
the assay office.
Many Of the Morenci folks who went
, tn FL Paso for the Carnival returned
Sunday night very well pleased with
the weeks enjoyment.
/ The press for the Morenci Standard
( has arrived. and the plant IS now being
set up In one of tine small store rooms
on the hill above the ID. G. NJ. Co. store.
The new E>tey organ for the Morenci
church has arrived, ana is fou nd To be
fine instrument. The organ was
damaged slightly in transit, but some
simple repairs put it in good shape
again.
w. w. Stevenson and Hugh Nc
Gonigle rode TO SOlomunville Saturday
night and returned SUNDAY night.
They travelled by the new road said to
be short and easy. but are ready TO
swear that they rode about 1000 miles.
little thing like that is mere trifle
to them.
Saturday morning at about 1:30. a
house on W hat is known as Italian hill,
near the lodging house, caught fire
from some unknown cause, and was en-
tirely destroyed with all its contents,
the occupants, Il Mex can family, hav.
ing barely time to make their escape.
The house was the property of an
Italian living in Metcaf. Had there
been any wind. the fire would have
swept The hill. but in this instance as
in all the other fires of Mureuci. the
air was perfectly still. aud liberal
use of water confined the fire to the
one house.
r. A. Hughes. the popular conductor
on the MOrenci Southern, met with an
accident Monday morning at Guthrie.
which might have been very serious.
Mr.. Hughes had been out hunting with
shotgun, and on coming back to
Guthrie, had opened the gun while
talking to some friends. when he
snapped it shut, one barrel exploded,
and the recoil knocked the gun out OF
his hand. AS it struck the ground.
the second barrel exploded, aud the
charge of shot struck Mr.. Hughes in
the heel of the right loot, tearing away
the flesh. and slightly damaging tho
bone. The iGjury is painful and will
confiue Mr.. Hughes to his room for a
time, but will probably not be attended
with serious consequences.
Mrs. Alice Hamill Handbook an cleo
trocutionist and dramatic reader from
Chicago, gave fine entertainment
Thursday last at the Morenci church
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
society. Mrs. Handbook rendered a
varied and altogether delightful pro-
gram. Her work was of the hi2 hest
order, the selections beiag given with
just the feeling and manner that each
required. The large audience was
greatly pleased with the entertainment.
Mrs. Hancock is at present giving in
struction TO class of about fifteen |
mem bers. At the conclusion of a |
course of ten lessons another interest |
ing performance will be given, consist |
ing of taOl"aux. living pictures, pose.
and recitations that will exhibit the |
progress made by the class. The clos
ing entertainment will be given next |
Thursday evening. and will doubtless
attract another large audience