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The copper era., 1907-06-27

Joe Organ, a shift-boss at the Shan
non mine, had some pretty rough ex-
perience last week while climbing
out of a stope by the timbers where
the ladder had been removed.
Reaching the top he caught hold of a
block to swing himself onto the track
level, but the block giving away I'M
der his weight, he did an acroba tic
performance of the great triple
somersault act, stricking on his back,
head down on a dirt incline two sets
below and bouncing like a rubber
ball off into the bottom of the stope.
bruising pretty much all over the
temper, he was not much hurt. And
on finding himself safely landed on
the muck pile, he picked himself up
and looked around for the boss of the
ore level, ninety feet below, and was
very much surprised to find he had
not fell that far at least, but was
only about thirty feet from where he
started. 1t was like going over the
Morenci Southern railroad, where
you travel Il mile or so and pitch
your cigar stub down on the place
you had been fifteen minutes before.
He has concluded that taking twenty
foot headers through the stope is not
a very good way of breaking ore; you
can make rapid Roadway but cannot
break much rock, and he will not try
it any more if he can avoid it.
The copper era., 1907-06-27
A HOT TIME In NEW TOWN.
The Entire Town Swept by Fire Last
NIGHT.

The people of Clifton were at
tracted last night at 10 O'Clock by a
dense red light in the direction of
Morenci and upon investigation by
telephone it was learned that New
Town was on fire and inside of an
hour there was nothing but pile of
ashes where formerly a town of
twenty-five business buildings, mostly
saloons, stood.
The fire started in one of the rooms
of Pedro Fuentes saloon and it is
thought that it was set on fire by
some incendiary. Several of the
officers of that precinct are on the
track of the susp;ciohed party and
there is little doubt but that he will
Be apprehended. The fire will con-
stitute loss of about 100000 and it
is reported that no insurance was
carried. Comparatively nothing was
saved with the exception of money
aud cash regis tiers and most of the
people lost their clothing. The
building in which the fire started was
on one end of the town and before
the people could realize what was
going on the entire settlement was
ablaze. The town consisted of moth
ing but frame buildings with two ex-
ceptions, one brick and one adobe.
The walls of these are still standing.
Paul Becker is the heaviest loser.
Il i ~, 81 l.
rebuilt at once. New Town is known
far and wide and has the reputation
of being in class by itself.
The town was provided with a fire
plug and long. hose, with excellent
pressure, but the hose had been al
lowed to lay in the sui and when the
connection was made the pressure
was too great and the hose bursted,
leaving no protection whatever.
The copper era., 1907-06-27
Pinkney-Krause.

Tine parlors of the Central Hotel
was the scene of another wedding
ceremouyi tits morning when Miss
Bessie Krause and Chas. Pinkney
were united in marriage by Justice
Tom Smith. Both parties are resi-
dents of MorenCi and have many
friends in that place who are show
ering congra tulations. Mr.. Pinkney
is an old time resident of Clifton and
Morenci and has hosts of friends all
over the county who wish him sue
cess in life's journey. The ERA ex-
tends congratulations.
The copper era., 1907-06-27
A Fire on Chase Creek.

At O'Clock last Sunday afternoon
the fire alarm was given by the Ari-
IONA Copper company and the people
were summoned to blaze in the up
per end of Chase creek. The Chase
creek fire brigade, in charge of S. J.
Forbes, was soon on the ground with
the hose cart, connections were made
and the water was flying. The A. c..
fremen all responded to the call and
took their fire fighting materials with
them. The fire was located just
above the Clifton bakery and the
house was owned by I. N. Stevens.
1t was a six-room frame, occupied bv
three families, one of them being
negro family. The fire started in the
rooms occupied by the negroes. The
old folks went away and left the
children home alone. There had
been some complaint about the
children playing with matches pre-
viously and Mr.. Stevens cautioned
them about it, but it seemed to do no
good. The origin of the fire is not
known, but it is quite likely that the
children started it. Very little of
the furnishings of the house were
saved as the building went up like
paper. Several of the adjoining
houses were badly scorched, the
bakery horse stable burned and an
adjoining house was partly torn down
to save it. BY faithful work the fire
was prevented from spreading.
There was no wind or a serious fire
might have resulted.
Mr.. Stevens had recently repaired
the house and moved it in the clear,
mostly on account of the danger of
fire. He carried $500 insurance on it
in a company represented by J. r.
Hampton. The fire protection, which
some of the Chase creek people have
labored SO hard to get, no doubt
saved what might have been an ex-
pensive fire. All that is needed is
more pressure. The Water company
should make arrangements whereby
the pressure could be given on short
notice.
The copper era., 1907-06-27
Gard of Thanks.

We, the Ladies Aid society of the
Clifton Baptist Church, wish to ex-
press our appreciation for the assist
ance rendered US by all those who
helped in making our ice cream
social, held last Thursday evening,
June 20, a success. We wish further
to thank all those who honored US
with their presence, and their con-
tributions to our society.
Mrs. J. j.. WILKINSON,
Vice-President.
The copper era., 1907-06-27
Engine No. II Into it Again.

On last Saturday eveing, after the
regular passenger train had arrived
In Clifton, an extra freight train
from Guthrie was pulled into Clifton
by engine No. II and when approach
ing the obscure cure in the yards at
the point of rocks in South Clifton a
serious collision took place between
the freight and the switch engines.
1t was indeed a miracle that no one
was hurt as the trains crashed to-
gether with little or no warning.
Seventeen was backing in with six
loads and the swith engine was maxi
ing a run with nine loads, prepara-
tory to making trip up the Shan
non hill. Neither crew knew of the
danger until the trains were about
two car lengths apart and all that
could be done was for the men to
Jump. The freight train was in
charge of John Kelly and the switch
in charge of Ed. HeyL Ellis Will
liams was riding the tank car of II
and Kelly, Engineer Henry Miller and
Fireman John Penn were in the cab.
Ellis gave the warning and jumped
and the rest of the boys followed
suit. They had hardly reached the
ground when the crash took place.
The tank car left its trucks and was
forced on top of the engine, smash
ing the cab into splinters and other
wise stripping tie engine. The
draw heads of the cars in charge of
the switch engine were all driven in
and the box car in front was wreck
ed, but fortunately not d single per-
son was hurt. Penn and Miller
landed on the same side of the engine
and the roof of the cab fell close to
them, but outside-of few scratches
they were not harmed.
The is the second collision that has
taken place at the same place with
place and there is some excuse for
accidents, as many trains pass the
point during the course of a day.
A wrecking crew was put to work at
once and the track was cleared
enough SO the passenger train got out
on time next morning. Engineer
Miller has the reputation of sta ying
with his engine, having rolled down a
hill with one, but this.time he jumped
and it was lucky move as there
would have been no hope for him in
the cab. Mr.. Kelly's litele son, who
usually greets his father as the train
arrives, was standing at the curve
and realized the danger, he gave his
father the high sign and warned him
of the danger The boy was stand
ing rather close to the track and
when Mr.. Kelly jumped be caught
the boy in his arms and carried him
out of danger.
The copper era., 1907-06-27

BY mutual consent the firm of Ris-
don 81 Dilliner, photographers, has
been dissolved, o, A; Ris1en assums
lag pll shligaelensl
The copper era., 1907-06-27

"The Passion Play or an uprising
in st. Petersburg will be put on at
the Clifton Theatre next Sunday
evening. 1t is composed of French
color views and has the reputation of
being the best on the market. The
house is always crowded. This set of
pictures cost $50. 900,
The copper era., 1907-06-27

The Clifton Theatre is the popular
place for an evenings's amuse ment.
The copper era., 1907-06-27

The hosting plant at the Coronado
incline went on the bum this week
and was out of business a day or to-
The copper era., 1907-06-27

Call for the Dinner Party Brand o.
canned goods at Billingsley q Co.
The copper era., 1907-06-27
Baptist Services Sunday.

Reverend Sherrod, pastor of the
Baptist Church of Clifton, will hold
morning services in the Santa Teresa
building next Sunday, and in the
evening services will be conducted in
the Library hall, commencing at s
o'clock. Reverend Sherrod is an i'm
pressive speaker and his meetings
are always enjoyed by those who at
tend. This will be his last appear
ance until he returns in September
to make his home in Clifton. Every
body is invited to attend the services.
Some of the prominent goat raisers
of New Mexico have organized and
called meeting on July 10, at Silver
City. All who are interested in the
sheep and goat business are requested
to attend the meeting for the pur-
pose of promoting their own inter
ests.
D. R. Ringland, who is employed at
Metcalf by the Shannon Copper COM
pany, visited Clifton this week on
OOoAHCoS' LIZ 10 PlOPell ing " oIell d
restaurant at the mines. He is also
having his residence on Hills addi-
ton repaired.
FindO HaddOcks, kippered Herring at
Smit his store.
Phone 81 your ice cream orders
quick delivery free. A. c. drug de-
partment.
For RENT--A good restaurant
building on East Side, formerly &C.
cupied blythe French restaurant.
Apply to Tomas Sirianni.
DREssMAKING- Lujan has OPP
ened dressmaking parlors in the build
ing formerly occupied by Lawyer Nc
Alister, opposite the A. G. Store.
The best of work guaranteed.
For Satellite Manila Hotel build
ing and contents, on Chase creek.
Rents for $l65 per month. Apply to
Mrs. L. L. Mccormick, at the hotel.
She has charge of the. hotel and
everything is In gced cendltieni
The copper era., 1907-06-27

For RENT, at Duucan:-A nice 3
room cottage. Apply to Mrs. Baylor
Shannon, Clifton. AriZ.
The copper era., 1907-06-27

Ramona Olive Oil. You're sure of a
perfect oil if you get it at Smith IS
store.
The copper era., 1907-06-27

Eat Fruit, We've an endless variety
Try US, Smiths store.
The copper era., 1907-06-27

For a fine juicy steak, leave orders
with the Clifton Meat and Cold Stor-
age company.
The copper era., 1907-06-27
Dissolved Partnership.

Fourth Of July Dainties and Tit Bits
lots of them at Smiths store.
The copper era., 1907-06-27

For sALE-New Oliver typewriter
in first-class condition. Call at this
office.
The copper era., 1907-06-27

DREssMAKING- Lujan has OPP
ened dressmaking parlors in the build
ing formerly occupied by Lawyer Nc
AIlister, opposite the A. G. Store.
The best of work Guaranteed.
The copper era., 1907-06-27

For RENT--A good restaurant
building on East Side, formerly &C.
cupied blythe French restaurant.
Apply to Tomas Sirianni.
The copper era., 1907-06-27

For RENT-Two rooms furnished
for light housekeeping, over Shan
non store. Toilet and bath. Apply
to Mrs. Brutinel or Dunn & LOOMS
drug store.
The copper era., 1907-06-27

Canton Ginger, fresh stock, at Smith s
The copper era., 1907-06-27

Phone 81 your ice cream orders
quick delivery free. A. c. drug de-
Dartment
The copper era., 1907-06-27

Finder HaddOcks, kippered Herring at
Smit IS store.
The copper era., 1907-06-27

The A. c. Company band gave a
concert at the bandstand last Sunday
evening which was attended by d
large crowd. The program consisted
of a number of new selections. The
boys have recently met with much
encouragement and have improved
the quality of their music consider
ably. They practice regularly at the
North Clifton school house.
The copper era., 1907-06-27

The plans and specification for the
new school house have been passed
upon and accepted by the board of
control, with the exception of a few
minor corrections. But there seems
to be some hitch as to the manner in
which the contract is to be let. The
appropriation calls for a building to
cost $4,000, but the plans call for
$4,000. Separate bids may be re-
quired to utilize the So, 900 additional.
The matter will be settled within a
few days and bids will be advertised
for as soon as possible. The building
should by all means be ready for the
beginning of the next term.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-01
PECULIAR ACCIDENT

Mrs. Nixon, wife of United States
Senator George S. Nixon, narrowly
escaped a tragic death while auto
MODELLING on the streets of Reno re-
Gently. As the big ear was speeding
down Virginia street, near Second,
where some linemen were working
on the telephone wires overhead a
small guy line slipped down in a
loop, knocked the drivers hat off
and swung back and caught Mrs
NiXon about the neck The driver in
reaching back for his hat saw what
had happened and Immediately APP
piled the brakes, sliding the big ma
chine To quick stop.
Had there not been considerable
slack i'm the Wire il would have jerk
ed Mrs nixon from the automobile
and caused serious accident % not
% fatal one A. n was, it hadl.
bruised her ue.t and the ligrmau
above was ier,et from his platform
saving hWsrIl 0m % Cam 80 lbiry
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NWWua fhc MS Utr ul nuHIus
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-01
WONDERS OF AT WATCH

A watch is the smallest, most deli
cate machine that was ever construct
ed of the same number of parts.
About 175 different pieces of material
enter into its construction, and up
ward of 2,4OO separate operations are
comprised in its manufacture.
When considered in the aggregate
some of the facts connected with its
performance appear incredible. A
blacksmith strikes several thousand
blows on his anvil in day, but the
roller jewel of a watch makes every
day, and day after day, 200 i'm
pacts against the fork.
However, the marvel does not stop
here. 1t has been estimated that the
power that moves the watch is equiv
alent to only four times the force used
in a fea's jump consequently it might
be called four-hea power. One horse
power would be suffice to run go.
100000 watches.
The balance wheel of a watch is
moved by this four-nea power LAB
inches with each vibration-3, $50
miles continuously in one year
In conclusion it may be added that
it does not take large can of oil to
Intricate the little machine on its s.
500 mile run. One-tenth of a drop of
oil is sufficient to oil the watch for a
year. But it has great need of that
Cne-tenth drop.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-01
SIERRA 4 WINNER

The Sierra is doing great steaming
stunts these days as shown by the fol-
lowing from the Call:
The Oceanic steamship company's
liner Sierra, Captain Houdette, ar
rived yesterday from Honolulu, having
completed the first round trip OF the
liners service on the San Francisco
Honolulu run. The Sierra brought
1928 tons of cargo and l42 passengers.
AS a traveller the Sierra is in its old
form and made the run from the island
port in 5, days and II hours. The ST.
ezra left Honolulu an hour ahead of the
Nippon Maru and reached this port
tour hours sooner. The Sierra S pas
sengers were ashore by 10 O'Clock Il.
m 1t was $50 y. m. before the Nip
pon was alongside the Pacific Mail
wharf and two hours later many of
the Nippon's passengers were still on
the Pacific Mail wharf, awaiting the
passage of their baggage by the GUS
toms inspectors.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-01
PROMOTION WORK
To BRING RESULTS
Honolulu, May 30, 1907.

Honolulu, May 30, 1907.
Chairman and Members of the Hawaii
Promotion Committee.
Gentemen:-It is a source Of salts
faction to be able to report that by
systematic, earnest and continuous eff
tort we are succeeding in bringing Ha-
wall to the attention of the residents
of the Northwest in a way that will
undoubtedly result in a largely in
creased travel to Hawaii from Brit
ish Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan,
Assniboia and Manitoba, as well as
from Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Ida
no. Montana and Wyoming during the
coming winter. In thus specializing,
however our general work has not
been neglected
Southern California is ripe for an
other excursion to Hawaii and the last
advces received would indicate that
our efforts to bring about special
trip of the steamship Sierra to sail
Irom San Francisco on or about July
20. by way of San Pedro or San Diego
will be successful.
The excursion from Seattle, the
movement for which we started last
Fall, will undoubtedly come off within
the next few months
In both of these. trips the plan is to
nave the steamers stop at Hilo, as well
as at Honolulu, possibly, also, at Ka-
lului and IL time can be spared the
circuit Of Kauai will be made.
With the pulling off of these eXcur-
wiI
have inaugurated a new and popular
feature in travel to Hawaii, which is
going to secure for us some splendid
advertising besides affording immed-
late returns.
During the past few months we have
succeeded in getting number of lee
turers to add an illustrated talk on
Hawaii to their series of lectures
We have also been very fortunate in
securing the publication on the main
land OF large number of photographs
illustrating different events.
Our work with the newspapers
throughout the entire United States
las met with splendid results. Quite
recently we covered some three hum
dred papers in one State sending
marked copies of our local papers ac-
companied by circular letters to the
editors. Practically everyone of the
papers reprinted the matter forward
ed, numbers of mail inquiries being re-
ceived as direct result.
The last OF our enlarged photographs
go forward by the Sierra. | hope most
sincerely that our funds may soon per-
NIT us to secure from ten to twenty
more similar pictures. We could, in
fact, place great many more to adj
vantage.
Respectfully submitted,
II. p. WOOD,
Secretary.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-01
CENTURY OLD FROG

Live frogs have now and then
been found by coal miners buried in
pockets where they are supposed to
have been bottled up a thousand
years and more. but it remained for
Henry s. Brice, farmer. of the East
ern States to discover one of the
Croakers in a bed post, where he had
laid dormant for almost half CEN
fury.
Mr. Brice decided last week to chop
up into firewood an old bed of maple
that had been lying around in his at
tic since he inherited the house from
Lis father nearly fifty years ago. The
bed was handmade, having been
huilt for his parents at the time of
their marriage, and was known to be
between 90 and 100 years of age.
Long ago it outlived its usefulness,
but the owner disliked to part with
it for sentimental reasons
When Mr.. Brice got to one of the
head posts he found it so full of knots
that it would not split readily, so he
sawed it in halves. When he struck
the center of the post near the foot
he found it hollow and gave 1t a
blow with an axe. As the post fell
apart out rolled frog almost white
in color. 1t was of the ordinary bull
variety, but smaller than common. AS
soon as it struck the shed floor it
slowly gathered its legs under it, sat
up, blinked, and looked around. Then
it took trial hop, gaped, and rolled
over on its side. Small bits of red
meat were given it, and it soon be-
came as lively as any other frog.
According to Mr.. Brice the frog
must have got into the leg while the
bed was being made, for there was a
plug in the bottom of the post that
had not been removed since then. --
Patten (Me.) Letter to New York
World.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-01
AFFECTED SPANIARDS
TO GO ON KUMERIC

1t has been decided that the Span
ish immigrants who have been order
ed deported Jon account of being af-
fected with trachoma will be held
here until the arrival of the Runner
&c, which is now on the way here
with load of Portuguese.
Waiter Dillingham;, of the Immi-
grafton Board, says: eve have de-
Cided to keep the trachoma patients
who were taken from the Heliopolis
immigrants till the Kumeric comes.
There are liable to be sufferers from
trachoma among these new arrivals
and then we can send them all back
together. There would be nothing
eained that / know of, by sending
them back in two lots and it would
be more expensive
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-01
RACE WITH WILD FLAT-CAR

Reno, New, May Awhile over 300
passengers were peacefully sleeping
aboard train No 30, going over the
Sierra Nevada mountains a few nights
ago, the engineer and crew eXperienc.
ed one of the most nerve-racking rae
cs that ever occurred on the lines of
the Southern Pacific The fearful race
was made from Emigrant Gap to Blue
Canyon to reach a switch before the
lain was struck by a freight car.
heavily loaded with handcars, which
had broken away from the engine go.
ing up a steep grade and was tearing
through the snOWsheds at terrible
rate of speed. The big fiat car and
engine were On the switch at Emf.
grant Gap when No. 23 passed and
started up grade. When near the top
the car broke away and started down
the long grade. The operator at Emf
grant Gap wired a warning along the
line and the operator at Fulda hurled
a weighted message at the cab of the
passenger train as it passed. The en-.
gineer read the warning, opened the
throttle and started the race for Blue
Canyon, with the conductor in the pi-
lot and the switchman on the rear
platform to open and close the switch.
The fiat car passed Immediately after
the train had ratified over the frog. 1t
was run onto derailing switch fur
Their down the line and tore up one
hundred feet of track before crashing
into the snowsheds.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-01
STRIKERS DESPERATE

Never in the history of labor trou-
desperate measures been employed by
the strikers to gain their ends as in
the present trouble.
On Saturday, May Is, there was a
valise placed on one of the Suffer
street cars with an Internal machine
inside and loaded with enough dyna-
mite to destroy fifty cars OF the same
size. It was arranged with fuse
and had been lighted, but was fortu-
nately discovered minute before the
explosion was due Had it gone off
il would have killed many women
and children who were on the car at
the time 1@l3
As the car was leaving the ferry u
man was seen to pass a valise to the
conductor Ct the car, who, it appears,
was implicated in the plot. The con-
ductOr carried the death dealing ma
chine to the forward end of the car
and placed it under the seat near the
motorman, and after lighting the
fuse left the car. The motorman
turned just in time to see the danger
he was in and, getting possession of
the death dealer, snuffed the lighted
fuse. Calling police officer, he
handed the valise over to him, who
Immediately put the thing into a
bucket of water. and took it to the
police station, where it was opened
and its contents examined.
The conductor, who placed the
ValiSe, was later arrested.