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The copper era., 1905-07-27
The Summer Widowers.

A large and enthusiastic meeting of Summer Widowers was held at the Cabinet Saturday evening, and much business of importance transacted.
 Jas. V. Parks of Solomonville and John Parks of Morenci were the first applications considered. Much oppo- -sition was manifested to taking in members who were not residents of Clifton, but this was overcome by doubling the initiation fee. The com flair to ordinary of Jim Parks, who had been a widower but short time. His fine was fixed at one box of smokes. The report on John was quite lengthy, and interesting. He was fined one gallon of ice cream, in addition to the regular initiation fee. Several Cliftonites were initiated (whose names will not be printed for the reason that their wives are readers of the ERA, and it is feared that they might conclude to return home at once). They do not wish to shorten the pleasures of their better halves at the sea shore.
 The president and secretary were instructed to issue a letter of Sex emplary conduct" to A. G. Smith, a charter member, who was to leave in few days to join his wife at Denver. MT. Smith, of course, ''did the proper thing" by the club. The great high ball seal of the lodge was used for the first time on this letter.
 Under the head of thew business the secretary read a letter from Tue son signed by twenty summer widow CTS uf that place, requesting that a dispensation be granted for a club at that place. The secretary was au- thorized to notify Tucson that the request would be granted provided the expenses of the club from Clifton to Tucson and return be provided in advance. The organization ceremo' nies of subordinate clubs will be at tended by all members of this club, which is a departure from the rules of most lodges, but it has the advan- tage of keeping all members bright in the work.
 The club was also in receipt of in formation that applications for lodges would be made from Douglas and Bisbee, and it is likely that the three lodges will be organized on the same trip.
 An investigation of the treasurer's books developed the startling fact that he had a balance of thirty cent: on hand from the last meeting. Ht was fined one round of lemonade.
 The old boys are having a pretty tolerable good time.
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IT has recently come to light that western railroads have been ignoring d law passed in 1873 in regard to shipping cattle. The law provides that in transportation cattle shall be taken from the cars every twenty eight hours, fed and watered and all lowed five hours rest. The first con- sideration was that of humanity. The other was that the stock raisers should not be subjected to an un- natural and unjust loss resulting from excessive and unnecessary hardships put upon the cattle in transit The law has been so gener- ally disregarded that the Department of the Interior has been obliged to make rigid inspection, and now has ready for filing l. POO suits against the railroads. The maximum penaly is $500, and it is said that one system alone is charged with 100 violations. Perhaps the railroads may yet be brought to realize that the people who pay the freight have some rights.
The copper era., 1905-07-27

THE trouble that the mining com panies are having with their assess ments throughout the territory proves the wisdom of the suggestion made by Governor BrOdie that the legislature appoint a commission to investigate the matter thoroughly, and then draft law to be reported to the next legislature which would be equitable and fair to all. In this connection it would be well to note that the board of supervisors of Yav- apai county have raised the valua- tion of the United Verde from $8OO,- 900 to $4, 100000. The United Verde is one of the best mines in the world, but it is producing only about one third as much copper as the Copper Queen, yet if this valuation stands it will be paying more taxes than all of the mines of Cochise county. The managers of mining companies are not tax-shirkers, and as a class make better returns than men in almost any other line of business. The trouble seems to be with the system now in vogue, which cOmpells compa- nies in one county to pay more on the same class of property than compa- nies in an adjoining county. In Gra- ham county it has been the custom to assess all patented mines at not less than 5000 each, while in Cochise county they have been returned at 37.50 per acre, which is unfair to Graham county. It would seem fair to create law assessing all patented mines at a certain price per acre, all improvements at a value to be de- termined by the assessor and the board of supervisors, and then fix a specific tax on the net production of all mines. This would apparently put all mining companies in the same class, and one could not complain that it was being taxed out of pro- portion to its neighbor, or a mine in some other portion of the territory. The mining companies should them selves take the initiative in this matter, and if possible agree upon plan which would be fair to all, and then submit it to the next leg islature in the form of a bill. It is question which must be settled some time, and the sooner the better for all concerned.
The copper era., 1905-07-27

THE government has decided that after January next grazing privileges on the Gila forest reserve will be sold, the minimum price of which will be, for for cattle and horses for the regular summer grazing season, from twenty to thirty-fiye cents per head and from thirty-fve to fifty cents per head, for the entire year: for sheep for the regular grazing season, from five to eight cents per head and for goats for the regular summer grazing season from eight to ten cents per head.
The copper era., 1905-07-27

The board of supervisors of Gila county finished it's labor last week in so far as revision of the assessors s roll was concerned. Business prop erty and all residence property in the town of Globe was materially in- creased over last years returns. Cattle values were raised about twenty-five per cent. over last year. The Globe Belt says that the rail road mileage in the county was as- sessed by the territorial board of equalization at s2,75O per mile, but this must be a mistake, as that is about the average cost of a good wagon road. The total value of property in Gla county this year will be slightly in excess of S2,OOO,OOO as against Sl,8OO,OOO last year. It is needless to state that the tax rate will not be lowered in Gila county this year.
The copper era., 1905-07-27
School Bond Election

Notice is hereby given to the quali- fled electors of school district No. 38, County of Graham Territory of Arizona; that an election will be held on the 10th day of August, 1905, at which will be submitted the ques- tion of issuing and selling School bonds to the amount of $4, ,000 for the purpose of aiding in erecting new School building.
 Said bonds to run twenty (20) years and bear interest at seven CD per cent. per annum, the bonds to be in number of the denomination of Five hundred (S5OO) dollars each. The polls will be open at the School house of district No. 38, between the hours of 9 a. m. and p. m.
 M. H. KANE
 H. l.. WESTLAKE
 Trustees. Dated this 10th day of July, 1905. Judges of election
 HENRY HILL
 w. M. WHIPPLE
 R. D. ROBERTS
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Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Robert B. Clark, de- ceased. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, administrator of the estate of Robert B. Clark, de- ceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within four months after the first publication of this notice, to the said administrator at his place of business, for that pur- pose, to wit: At the law office of F. B. Laine, in Clifton, County of Gra- ham, Territory of Arizona.
 Dated this May Ist, A. D. 1905.
 ISAAC N. STEVENS.
 Administrator.
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During the last twenty years the American people have gone daft on climate. They talk climate, argue climate and hunt for climate. Not so many years ago they thought but little in regard to climate, taking the seasons as they came without complaint. But now this has changed. The building of railroads has made it possible for people to hirt from one point to another with the change of the seasons. It has become a fad to hunt for climate. The railroads have encouraged this by extensive advertising and by ex- cursion rates. As a general thing Arizona people visit the seashore in the summer, while the people resid- mountains for recreation and pleas ure. This shows that it is not alto gether the climate that troubles them but rather a desire for a change. And after all climate is a matter of habit-one can get used to almost any variety. In Clifton it is the exception when the thermometer goes above 100 degrees. In fact for the past three weeks the highest temperature has been about 90, with cool nights, but Clifton is almost de- populated. At many other points in the territory the daily register has been from 107 to 116, and even much higher in some sections, but work goes on just the same, and there have been no fatalities or prostra- tions The weather at Phoenix and Yuma has been hot, very hot, but the newspapers of those towns compare their records with pride with those of towns in the Imperial valley. At Silsbee the thermometer registered l20 but the newspapers there claim that is nothing in comparison with Imperial where it is said to have risen to 134 degrees in the principal business houses. In comparison with many other places Clifton might justly claim to be summer resort.
The copper era., 1905-07-27

R. D. Harris, who was formerly the cashier at Douglas for the Fl Paso & Southwestern, and who absconded last August with 5000 of the com pany's cash, was arrested last week at. Texarkana, Texas, and was brought to Tombstone by Special Agent Lucey of the American Surety company and placed in the county iail. The fugitive was arrested by the sheriff at Texarkana and agreed to accompany the special officer to Arizona without acquisition papers and stand trial for his offense. He had been working there under the name of Roberts for a railroad con- nanV
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Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the CO., partnership heretofore existing be- tween MT. and Mrs. E. c. Rooms and W. Herzberg. doing business under the name of the Clifton Cigar con- pany, was dissolved by mutual con- sent June 20, 1905, MT. and Mrs. Rooms continuing the business.
 MR. E. c. ROOMS
 MRS. F.. c. KOONS
 w, HERzBERQ
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THE next mining congress will be held at Fl Paso in November. It will be attended by prominent mining men from all parts of the United States and Mexico. The Clifton Morenci district should have a fine exhibit there, and in addition to this it would be good idea to have an excursion from Fl Paso to Clifton, Morenci, Globe, Douglas, Bisbee and Cananea. The attention of Garnett King, general passenger agent of the Southwestern system, is called to this matter.
The copper era., 1905-07-27
COMPANY STORE AND ITS RIVAL
Engage in Litigation Over an Alleged
 Restrictin1 Order.

G. L. Turner & Son, who do mer chandise business at Santa Rita, N M, have brought suit against the Santa Rita Mining company and the Santa Rita Store company for S5O,' 900 damages.
 This suit, it is understood, was brought by the plaintiffs on account of an alleged order issued by the Santa Rita Mining company ordering all their employees and servants not penalty of being discharged.
 This is quite an extraordinary suit and is attracting considerable atten tion among the residents of that section.
The copper era., 1905-07-27

THE joint statehood question is again in evidence in the territorial press, and with the exception of two newspapers the press is solid against the proposition. And so it is with the people of the territory. Where you find two in favor of it you will find fifty opposing it.
The copper era., 1905-07-27

SOME of the financiers are becom- ing alarmed at the tremendous pro- duction of gold, and intimate that it will be necessary in few years to demonetize the yellow metal. Either that or all commodities will advance -11,
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POSITION WANTED-In mine by man experienced in assaying, survey ing, bookkeeping and superintend- ing. Exceptional references. s. F. Shaw, Phoenix, Arizona.
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H. Houston & Co.,, New York, print figures showing exports of copper from the United States to China dur ing the year 1904, and for the four months ending April 30, 1905. For the year 1904, the exports amounted to 10, 4O3, ,O34 pounds; for the first four months of this year they amounted to the very large quantity of 35,568,- I65 pounds, or three times more than all of last years exports.
The copper era., 1905-07-27
Dog Tax Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the dog tax law will be rigidly enforced from this date. All dogs not provided with a tag will be shot.
 DAVE ARzATE,
 Constable
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Real Estate and Rentals.

Before leaving for the beach write Reg. Cooper to secure your cot+a cc, 2, No 15S Pier avenue, Ocean Pari|, S@~|
The copper era., 1905-07-27

Las dos Naciones, Export Pony and Yellowstone whiskies at Rocky Johns, They are good goods.
The copper era., 1905-07-27
COFFEE

Try the five sorts, a pound of each, and decide from ex- perience. Coffee is worth that attention.
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SUBSCRIPTION PRICE

For United States Mexico and Canada. ..S2 50
 All other countries in Postal union. % Single copies. 10
The copper era., 1905-07-27

Your grocer returns your money If you don't Ike Schilling's Best.
The copper era., 1905-07-27
COFFEE

What becomes of all the good coffee? Ask your grocer.
 What of the poor? Don't ask him.
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H. return. your mon.y F you ir1b like schiriRS'' Best
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There will be game between Cliff ton and Morenci next Sunday, at which time Clifton's new twirler will be on hand. Everybody is invited to come and form their opinions as to his ability.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-08
MAYfL0WER MINE IS
WONDERFULLY RICH

responded: "The ore speaks for It.
self, it's mine.
The specimens of the ore exhibited
which were sent In by Mr.. Wilson,
simply sparkle with gold. The gold
is there In chunks aud lunches, and
assays will undoubtedly run up to
many thousands to the ton. The
property will be developed on present
plans by the running of drifts aud
the making OF upraises, blocking out
the ore. Before snow comes again,
Manager BoRes says they expect to be
milling and shipping ore.
Captain Alliene Case and MIR.
BoRgs are authority for the statement
that with transportation, thousands
aud thousands Of tons of ore, now
absolutely dead loss, could bs chip
ped to the smelter with profit. II
costs about $40 per ton Tor freight
and treatment charges on ore from
that district. When the vinson
railroad ~ completed the charges will
be reduced to about sls per ton.
All mining men In touch with the
situation believe that Ia the neal
future there will be such devel omen,
aud excitement In the Co. .nucupia a,
the northwest has never seen. - Dem
ocrat.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-08
Smelter Smoke Nuisance.

Managers of three Of the four
eastern smelling cumpnnies that are
operating near Bingham, Utah.
are making every effort to cope with
the fumes nui mnoe. "Judging from
the way We are prosecuted by the
ssate officials" says Manager Whit.
Icy, Of the American Smelling com
pany, at would seem Rs u though
ws were expected to change our
methods OF smelling and eliminate
all deieterious substances from the
ores at mo,nsnt', notice. We are
tpendinR our money and making
every effort within our power to
overu )me the difficulties complained
of. Ground IL being bruken at our
works for the erection OF n building
which We have reason to believe will
solve the problem, 40 far M our works
are concerned, Its success means
that roasters now handling 800 tons
of ore per day will be thrown out OF
use. The epxense To us IL not going
to be iess than $40, 900" Manager
X. II. Cbanning, Of the Utah Con.
loiidated. said he knew that the
difficulties complained Of would be-
overcome In u rea ,onable length Of
time. The plans being drawn and the
processes to be installed by the com.
pany would cost In the neiRhb0rhood
OF sl50,O0O.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-08

aud escort them to points of interest
bereabouts. A ride to the string OF
mother lode mines, after visit tu
the permanent ore exhibit would be a
good thing, and; would cause com
paratively little expense. !
"Nvt one person In ten ever saw a
gold mine. aud EASTERN visitors to
the Portland fair would undoubtedly
enjoy the experience. Their enjoy.
ment would change from mere curios-
ity to deep interest, and III we can
succeed in getting q few hundred
wealthy easterners I interested IN
western gold mining. an inevitable
result would be their financial co.
oPreation In the pleasant aud profit
able work Of developing Baker
county prospects into dividend pay
ing mines as good ss the North Pole.
Il. a f., Columbia, Imperial and
others.
ut seems to me that every mining
man In this camp, whether promoter
or operator, as we'll as every Sumpter
business man, whose interests are
indentical with the interests of the
mining men, should put forth every
effort to get people here during fair
time"
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-08
STOP OFF AT BAKER
AND COME TO SUMPTfR

'Stop off at Baker aud come ia
Sumpter," is to be the war cry of
the Sumpter branch OF the Oregon
Miners association and OF the Sump-
ter Ore Exhibit association, curing
the time the Lewis and Clark fair Is
open To eastern visitors. Plans are
in process OF formulation whereby
exceptional inducements will be held
ont 20 fair visitors to alight from
westbound trains at the junction
town, board Sumpter Valley flyer,
and from that time until they resume
their journey toward the coast be the
guests of the people Of Sumpter.
Ono member of the board OF man
ayers of the Sumpter Ore Exhibit
association has suggested the follow
ing outline of plan to cause people
to stop al Baker:
What's the matter with getting
up a big lot of advertising matter In
the shape of a comprehensive booklet.
containing important and interesting
facts relating to the mineral re-
sources of this camp in tabloid
FORM" said the association manager
to Miner man last night. "We
might station a man at Pocatello,
for instance, to pass through all
west. bound trains and hand out
booklets to tourist passengers. The
booklet might be made to contain
Information as to how stop'over
privileges may be secured from con-
ductors. with details as to how to
make connections with the s. V.
road at Baker, or VIZ might have a
mau at Baker to meet all trains aud
take personal charge of all tourists
who desire to make the Sumpter trip.
When these people reach Sumpter,
we might have q standing reception
committee to welcome the tourists
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-08

There Is much excitement In the
Cornucopia mining camp, sixty miles
east of Baker CITY, over the new
strike made Wednesday In the May.
flower mine. Superintendent j. A
Wilson telephoned In about the strike
aud at once sent large bag of the
ore, which arrived here yesterday and
astonished all who had the pleasure
Of seeing 1t. The Mayfower is cer-
tainly a wonder aud with the other
big mines In that camp is carry ing
ont the assertion of we'll Informed
mining men that this Que camp
alone is equal to Cripple Creek,
GoldHeld or Tonopah and will soon
surprise the world. Eastern Oregon
hns other good thugs. but the Cornu.
copia distiict is now making good the
predictions OF Lindgren, the cele
brated United States geolovist.
This latest strike in the May flower
WAS made In the south drift Oh the
los foot level. A large body Of ore
WAS opened and IL Is simply fabu
lously rich. The quartz is sylvan
ite. calaverite aud petsite. The sam.
pies sent to the city we're seen yes.
terdsy In the quarters OF Manager
Boges at the Geiser Grand hotel, and
when asked about the matter he cody
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-08

The Citizens League of Baker City
has named a commission to collect
ores for the Baker county ore exhibit
at the Lewis aud Clark fair. The
commission consists OF j. II. AIT
ken, Huntington: John Arthur, Cable
Vile; W. g. Ayre, Durkee; Seymour
II. Bell, Sumptsr; w. M. Brown.
Rye Valley; Fred Bubb, Express |;
Capt. Ailene Case, Cornuoopis; and
many others.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-08

The Bourne Miners union will hold
It's regular annual election Tuesday.
There is but one candidate In the
field for each Of the principal offices
r. II. Brouliet for president; Martin
Biockhouse, vice president; j. n.
Gambs, recording secretary; j. ID.
Mcdonald, financial secretary; j. II.
MaIcum, treasurer. For other offices,
committees aud trustees there are
several candidates.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-08

In the court house records pub
iished yesterday there was another
mi stake. The suit on a note,
brought by j. W. S,riber against
Jackson Brothers, should have been
for s202. so, instead OF $40, $50.
The decimal point was Quilted. -
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-08

y, s W. "a, s. Ia, T. 8, Il. 46: 81.
Y. A. s. to A. Barring, Raging
Roland" quartz claim.
U. s. a. to Leonidas s. Tee, 8.
W. "A, NE. "a, s. 7, II. Z, Il. 3S.
Receiver to Ed. Rand, lot and
s. Il. a, s. W., a ST., aud Il. = n.
W. s. lS. T. IL, II 3s; s4OO.
Receiver to A. T.. Dagsny, s. y
Of N. f., y and n. y, OF s. Il. a IS.
6, II. II, r. 81; s4O0.
Ed. Rand aud wife to Hewitt Land
company, same; $3.50.
Albert Geiser and wife to VIM. G.
Chse, lot 8, In block ~, j. II. Par.
ker's addition to Baker City; 5000.
Dora Corbin to Ira B. SturRis,
lots 30 and 30, block 8. Stewnrt's
second addition to Baker City; $40.
MINING MATTERS.
A. l.. River to James Arthur, one.
sixth interest In Grophite No. |, =.
3 and 4 claims.
Laolede Gold aud Copper Mining
company No. ., to I.aclede Consoli.
dated Gold Copper Mining company,
s. W. a, s. 81, T.. q, X. 3s, aud
the "Liliy Of the West" quartz
claim; 81.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-08

A. A4sayer Ksuhn, OF the X, w., S.,
company, has completed 229 assays
OF STANDARD ores, aud has begun q
series OF tests for cobalt.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-08

In the crcuit court at Baker City
the case of L. iiasche w. the Tempest
mine has been dismissed without
prejudice.