The copper era., 1905-11-30
MORENCI NEWS.
From Our Regular Correspondent.


 From Our Regular Correspondent.
 E. F. Whittlesey returned from Denver last week.
 Robert Rae and wife came in last
 week from Globe.
 Robert Jacobs has been transferred from the general office to the supply
 department of the D. c. Co.
 H. B. Rice, J. A. Rice and T. T. Hines, of Douglas, were in Morenci last week to attend a stockholders
 meeting of the Guaynopa Develop
 ment company.
 c. A. Bishop, who has been clerk
 ing at the Morenci Hotel for theArast
 few weeks, left last week for hisIold
 home in New York. MT. Buckle11as
 taken his position at the hotel.
 The terrific rain of last Sunday night caused considerable annoyance
 and some damage in Morenci on ac-
 count of leaky roofs, cave-ins and
 the like but no serious damage has
 been reported.
 w. w. Stevenson and wife left last
 Sunday for Memphis, Tenn, where
 MT. Stevenson has a position in the
 State National Bank. Billy is an | old-timer in Morenci and he and his charming wife will be very much
 missed by all.
 On Monday night of last week at
 the residence of J. A. MCDouglall,
 Miss Jessie Ketchen and MT. A. c. Cameron were united in marriage by the Rev. Allan Krickbaum. Miss Ketchen is a sister of Mrs. J. A. Mo DougalPs while the groom has but recently returned to this country ding is the happy finale of a court ship began in Nova Scotia several years ago.
 Last Friday noon a rock thrown by | a blast at the site of the A. c. Co.'S. | conCentrator, crashed into the twen- ty-four inch gas main leading from | the D. c. Co.'S. gas plant to the pow CT house. In their efforts to repair the break, Supt. Mills and J. A. Mo Dougall in charge of the work and nearly twenty of the men under them were overcome by the effects of the escaping gas. No serious results have been caused although all of the men were pretty sick for time af- ter recovering their senses.
 County uperintendent Moody, who favored the merging of the two school districts of the Clifton pre- cinct has since changed his mind and now asks the board to set aside their order, which they are not apt to do. It seems that the casting of several hundred illegal votes in the recent school election had an effect on the professor.
 Reginaldo Garcia, aged twenty-five years, well known and respected at { Metcalf, and who was employed as brakeman on the ore train, became dissatisfied with earthly existeace1 and on Friday morning nlaced a 38- ;alibre pistol to his mouth, pull the trigger and threw up the ghost. The 6I51+4lTt Shattered the head and he died It is reported that he had too many sweethearts and jealousy led him to the rash act. The funeral occurred Saturday afternoon under the auspices of Metcalf Lodge No. F A. H. A., of which he was an active member.
 For some time past local officers have had trouble with MexiCans who do not seem to belong in the country, and who are in the habit of going around armed with pistols and very defiant towards the officers, and have been arrested only by force. One was arrested last week by Bill Spaw, who had a new pistol. pocket full of cartridges and a large Bowie knife. He had previously stated to Mexican that no officer in Clifton could arrest him, and that he was looking for trouble. MT. Spaw hunted him up, grabbed his pistol, and then placed his own gun to his face and told him to turn loose. Even then he put up a fight, but some Americans came to the assist ance of the officers, and the man was Had it not been for this assistance it is likely that either the Mexican or the officer would have been hurt Several similar incidents have occurred during the past few which would indicate that a hard lot of MeXiCans are drifting into this section. Whenever arrested they should be given the full limit under the law, as it is the only way in which the community can get rid of them. No peaceable, law abiding man, no matter what his nationality may be, will carry a gun in this country at the present time. A gun is not needed, and man who carries one around town is certainly looking for trouble, and if they are allowed to have their own way they will either make a killing or cause the officers to kill them. Our local should have the unanimous support of the community in running down this class of would-be outlaws, from Mexico, who do not dare to go back to their own country.
 The Clifton Water and Improve ment company, as usual, came in for heavy damages by the flood. The pipe line was not washed away, but the pumping plant was submerged, washed away. It is estimated that s25OO will repair the damages, but it will be some time before the com pany is doing business from it's main