The copper era., 1904-09-22
M0RENCI NEWS.
From Our Regular Cores pondeut

@@ From Our Regular Correspondent
 A. F.. Hobb, arrived from his Texas trip on the 18th.
 O. I. Corl>on and family returned from California last week.
 !. II. Spoons three little children are sick with typhoid fever.
 I. F. Roberton was bushes, visitor in Morenci last Monday.
 Dr. \. NJ. Tuthill and family re- turned from California Sunday night.
 Geo. w. Cook and F. II. Bruebaker went to Tucson with the Clifton base ball team.
 J. II. Puckett returned from the democratic territorial convention Sunday night.
 Austin Morris and Ed. Mauru> spent Sunday horse-huntine in the hills be- vond Clifton.
 MT Y. P Hastings has taken d position a> timekeeper at the D. (. concentrator.
 Tom and Kalct Rice are sick in bed. It i> feared that the latter has typhoid fever.
 II. A. sally, accompanied bv Mrs. Sully. came in from San Francisco Saturday.
 A. Bartel>. the new electrician for the D. C. company. arrived in camp last Thursday.
 Frank ''Bo" Williams spent SuE-ii.s.- at Guthrie- pictures and Iractfcing shooting.
 w. H. Moon helped represent Mo- renCi society at the dance at Clifton last Saturday night
 Pling O. Clark. librarian at the Morenci Club. is at the D. (. hospital threatened with typhoid fever.
 Rev. Allan Krichbaum returned Saturday from d six weeks vacation trip to Ohio and the Worlds Fair.
 w. R. Thur>ton and D. l.. Gregg. both of the Mine and Shelter Supply O.. were visitors in camp on Monday.
 Bert Hastings is entertaining his friends with stories of the mammoth fish he and Rod McDougall caught at Long Beach.
 the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance company is in camp from Phoenix on business for his company.
 Engineer T. w. Nelson and wife have returned from their trip to Fl Paso and Mir. Nelson k again at his post on the Morenci Southern.
 Dr. Dietrich has reported fifteen cases of typhoid fever under his care. It is underderStood that Dr. Tuthill has as many ii not more than this amount.
 Lieutenant !. x. Purdum returned from the encampIfcnt feeling some what under the weather but k now back at his post Ut the hardware counter in the D. (. store.
 On his return from the encamp- ment Friday night. John K. Williams found telegram announcing the sad news of the death of his mother at San Diego. California. John left for California on Saturday to attend the funeral. His friends extend their sympathy.
 A. l.. Work, Dr. j. F.. Storey and Ray Thompson returned on Friday from their hunting trip to the Black mountains. They are enthusiastic over the possibility of that country as d summer resort for the copper camps of southeastern Arizona when ever that north and south railroad shall be built.
 \ The militia boys returned Friday }ight from the encampncnt pretty Nell tired out. but with every reason ko be proud of their troop and its record. In d where every military organization in Erfzona was they carried off first hOnOrs in every competition except one. that of markSmanship. where they took second place. the Thatcher being first. To be the youngest and at the same time the best drlue;: organization in the terri : Hrr;- Hrrs k d distinc ton of which the boys have every right to be proud.
 The Mexican population of Mo renCi celebrated their national holi- day on Sept. l6th in q very Crcditahlc manner. \ large platform was built for the ceremonies and handsomely decorated with flags. bunting and evergreenS. The exercises com menccd on the evening of the 10th when the various Mexican secret societies met at their hall and marched in procession to the stand where large crowd had assembled to listen to speeches and excellent music by Mexican band of about q lozcn pieces. On the morning of the 10th the band >crenaded the town and in the afternoon there was q arge gathering to listen to more speeches at the stand. The Celcbra- ion closed with q ball in the evening -O which everyone was invited. The ,vercises throughout were conducted with much deCorum and with spirit If enthusiasm often painfully lacking 1t American affairs of the same kind. ]