The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1906-03-08
Observation-Disclosures
NEWS OF THE VALLEY.
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George Birdno, of Stafford, has been
appointed assistant forest ranger,
and will assume his duties April 1st.
James Higgins has been arrested
for selling whiskey to Indians, and
will have a hearing during the pres
ent week.
Dave Welker, who was taken to
Los Angeles last fall for treatment,
has been slowly improving and will
soon return to Stafford.
The Bulletin states positively that
George B Gamble will be a candi-
date for the nomination of sheriff be-
fore the democratic county conven-
ton.
George B. Gamble has purchased
the Coronado stage line from Nor
gan Merrill, and has taken possession
of the property. Mr.. Merrill will de-
vote all his time in the future to his
farming interests.
County Clerk Carlton has just for
warded to the territorial auditor a
statement showing the amount of de-
linquent taxes in Graham county for
1905. Property valued at $214 ,245
went delinquent, on which the tax
was So, 204. 81, of this amount 81, 035.28
belongs to the territory.
w. A. Gillespie has just finished
filling contract with Bisbee firm
for $50 tons of alfalfa hay. A steam
baling outfit has recently completed
baling 500 tons on his home ranch and
is now at work for him on the old
Riggs ranch, where he has $50 tons to
ble.-Bulletin.
Julian Gabaldon and Romulo
Chavez, of Clifton, will think twice
before they go an mans Jail bond
again. Two years ago they went on
a Mexican's bond for $500 and this
week they are being served with an
execution for $615.55. In case per-
sonal property is seized other costs
will be added and the total amount
will reach about $3.50. Both men are
well-to-do saloon keepers.-Bulletiu
One day last week Ed Moody, of
Thatcher, was knocked down in SAT-
ford and robbed of a roll of bills
He had been drinking considerably,
and had displayed his roll in one of
the saloons. He was struck on the
back of the head and knocked in
sensible, and while in that condition
was relieved of his money. This &C.
CURED in the day time and on one of
the main thoroughfares of the town,
and yet the valley people usually
claim that all the hard cases live in
the east end of the county!
Thomas H. Morrow was arrested
Monday in Solomonville on a COM
plant sworn to by NJ. E. Bremen,
charging him with criminal relations
with his step-daughter, Sadie Ross.
He was given a preliminary hearing
before Justice Fonda and bound over
to await the action of the grand jury
under bond of 81 900, in default of
which he has been placed in Jail at
Solomonville. The girl is about fif-
teen years old and swears positively
to Morrow's guilt of the crime
Gurdian.
Traffic over the G. ", G. & N. was
blocked Tuesday night of last week
by two accidents-a collision at SAT-
ford which wrecked four box cars
loaded with miscellaneous freight
and the derailment of an engine on
culyert two miles east of Rice station.
The crew switching cars in the SAT-
ford yard had left four cars on the
main track. The conductor states
that he gave orders to brakeman to
flag the north bound freight, but the
order could not be executed in time
and the engine of the incoming train
collided with the box cars wreCking
them and tearing up the track. Con-
ductor Beatty of the moving train
sustained some injuries. Consider
able difficulty was also experienced
in getting the engine derailed near
Rice on the track again.