The copper era., 1904-06-23
MORENCI NEWS.

Superintendent C. E Mills left on Sunday for business trip to Globe.
 G. w. Williams, the lime contractor of Clifton, visited the Mountain City on business Monday.
 u. Owens and his two little daug h. ters returned Sunday evening from a visit to relatives in Texas.
 Theodore Jacques has resigned his position in the D. c. store office and will leave for Pittsburg, Pa, about August lst.
 Robert McAllen, an old time friend of J. w. Brighton's from Ottawa, Canada, has taken position in the D. C. Co.'S. store office.
 Messrs. Bruce Giddings, Charlton Jay and Dr. J. F.. Storey spent Sunday I. Casa En La Carona," the guests Of Mir and Mrs. A. L. Work.
 The new Ingersoll-Sergeant air drill, which the D. c. Co. has been in- stalling. was put into active service in the Yankie mine on Monday.
 Mrs. b. NJ. Cansler and baby accom- panied by Mrs. Cansler's sister, Miss Maud Mckinley. left on Sunday to visit their parents near San Antonio, New Mexico.
 J. H. Spoon has finished his contract to sweep and dust the camp and now he is ready to arrest the first person caught throwing a tin can or any thing else down the hill.
 J. P. Hensler, foreman of cOnstruc tion at the new cOncentrators, expects his family from Montana soon. He has rented the Improvement Co.'S. handsome new cottage near the school house.
 Dr.. A. NJ. Tuthill left for California on Thursday called by a telegram an- bouncing the serious illness of his baby daughter. Christina. At last accounts the child was somewhat im- proved.
 Material is on the ground for an ad- ditiOn 10 the A. C. Co.'S. hospital Four rooms will be added 10 the main building and separate structure cen taining kitchen and servants room will also be built.
 Mr. Johns, of the Humboldt mine, piloted four Of his countrymen to the Gila Hot Springs Sunday. It being the first experience of some Os the party to ride horseback, the return trip was not very enjoyable for them.
 A. Valjean, who has welded tren- chant editorial pen on the MOrenci Standard for some months past, will leave the last Of :he week with his family for Douglas, where he has position on the Douglas International.
 Mir. and Ms. A. l.. Cummings cele brated the anpiversary Of iheir third wedding on Saturday and Sunday last. Mrs. Cummings entertained the ladies on Saturday afternoon and Mir. Cum mings did the honOrs for the gentle men on Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. L. Work spent the latter part Of the week camping out on Eagle river Mr. Work, who has been suffering with jaundice, returned to town feeling much improved. Miss Leila Stevenson, Geo. Work and sev- eral others rode out to visit them on Sunday.
 The Second Troop mem bcrs are very proud Of their new Gatling which now stands shining ;n their armory, equipped complete with carriage, am- intuition chest, bullet proof shield and all accessories. The next mounted drill takes place on Sunday.
 F.. R. Patterson, of the A. C. store, will take charge of the stock room at the D. C. Co.'S. smelter on the first of the month. w. l.. Neel, who now Oc- cupies the position, will go on the out side to learn the boiler makers trade.
 NJ. H. Mclean advises that his wife who went to Nova Scotia for better writes that their neighbors have dyptheria and smallpox. Mrs. many friends sincerely hope that she may be spared from these dreaded diseases ong enough for her to start back to our healthy camp.
 The Rice Whittlesey camping party will leave week from today for the Black river country. The boys and adies Of the party will leave two days abead Of the men so as to be able 10 ,ake shorter rides for the first few lays. Messrs. Rice and Whittlesey will leave Saturday night and over- ,ake the party at the Double Circle l 'anch.
 The Fl Obrero Publishing Co. has | 'ented the large adobe building across | he avenue from the D. c. company's | aw mill. The editor, the assistant l ,ditor and the devil were busy all day l Sunday pushing a small hand car back | md forth from the old stand to the | lew stand. We were little surprised | 70 see newspaper man working on i Sunday after attending a banquet Sat irday night, but in this case it was all | fight.
 Joseph c. Rites, the infant child of tr. and Mrs. J. E. Rites, died on