The copper era., 1906-04-12
NEWS OF THE VALLEY.
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Miles Woods, of the Bonita coun
try, has $50 acres in corn and twenty
five acres in beans, besides othe
crops.
District Attorney Rawlins recent,
won two territorial cases appealed
from Judge fuckers court to the
territorial supreme court, to-wit
Territory VS.. James L. Munroe anC
territory VS.. Sacrias RIVAL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Parks arrived
in Solomonville and were cordially
welcomed by their many friends. 4
reception was given in honor of the
bridal couple by Mrs. w. II. Parks
and Mrs. Kinyon at the former:
home.-Bulletin.
( After six-day trial the telegraph
messenger service to the depot ha:
been discontinued and dispatches are
once more being delivered and re.
ceived by the telephone company
direct, saving much delay and incon
venience.-Bulletin
w. II. Parks returned last week
from Texas, where he met with ex-
cellent success in disposing of his
large herd of horses. He expected
to be absent at least a month, but
was fortunate in finding buyer for
the entire herd Immediately upon his
arrival.-Bulletin.
A special train went out last week
crowded with excursionists going to
Salt Lake to attend annual confer
ence. Among the number were
President Andrew Kimball and Miss
Irene Kimball, of Thatcher; Mrs. j.
S. Simms and daughter, Mrs. Squire
Reynolds and daughter, of Pima
Guardian.
Mrs. ]. Sherman, a sister of Mrs.
j. H. Lacy, who has been visiting in
Solomonville for some time, has left
for Chicago where she will join her
husband on trip to Cerro de Pasco,
the big copper camp of Peru. There
are now d number of Clifton and
Graham county people located there,
and they are all doing well. The
mines are located at an altitude of
14,000 feet, and are connected by
rail with a tramway which rises sew
eral thousand feet.
The recent meeting of the board
of supervisors was materially en-
livened by a, spirited contest over
the county printing, which was fin
ally awarded to the Guardian. The
Bulletin got the county advertising.
In most instances the prices were ri
diculously low. The ERA knowing
that this would be the case, did not
file its bid, as it believes on doing
business on business principles. In
some instances the prices at which
the contract was made will not even
buy the blank paper upon which the
work is to be printed. The bid of the
Herald was not considered, as the af
idavit to the age of the paper
was not signed, neither was it aC-
companied by certified check, "as
a matter of good faith,r as provided
for in the advertisement requesting
bids. There were two stipulations in
the advertisement which made it al
most impossible for newspapers in
this section of the county to do the
work. One of these stipulations e.
quired that the advertising and pro-
ceedings must appear during the
week following the adjournment of
the board. AS general proposition
the board adjourns Friday or Satur-
day, which does not leave sufficient
time to have the minutes copied,
forwarded to Clifton or Morenci and
put into type for the following week.
The other required that all county
printing must be delivered within
twenty days from the time the order
was made. These orders would go by
mail, and generally require two days
each way practically cutting the
time limit to sixteen days. This
would be all right on ordinary work,
but when a great batch of blanks are
punched in one order il would be i'm
possible to get them out in the time
specified. The ERA can see no
necessity for either of these pro-
visions. II the proceedings are pub
lished within two or three weeks
after the adjourning of the board |
there would be no harm done. neither |
is there any good reason why more |
time should not be given on the job !
printing. If the county officials |
would watch their stationery there is |
no reason why ample time should not
be given the printers. These two |
clauses in the advertisement look |
like little ''jokers" prepared in the
interest of the newspapers of the |
valley. The ERA has the satisfaction |
of knowing that it will not lose any |
money on the county work, and that
is worth something considering the |
way the work has been going lately.