The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1907-05-16

The Copper Era
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Fresh cut flowers every Wednesday
and Saturday at Dunn & LOOMS.
Mrs. Mastick has been sick this
week, but is improving.
o. A. Risdon has moved into his
new building, where he is now con-
Quoting his studio.
A band concert was given by the
Clifton band Sunday evening last, and
although it was windy evening, the
attendance was gOOd.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. z. Elliott are re-
joicing over the arrival of now
daughter. They are now located at
Pasadena, Cal, for the hot weather.
1t is reparted that the county road
through Gold Gulch from Morenci to
Eagle river is in very poor shape and
almost impossible on account of
boulders.
Undertaken Pascoe this week re-
moved the remains of c. P. Rose
Grams from the old cemetery on Shan
non hill to the Masonic cemetery up
Wards canyon.
One of the front rooms of the
opera house is being finished and
fitted up for an ice cream and soda
water parlor, which will be conducted
by Mr.. Prettyman.
The wagon road through the bust
ness portion of Chase creek has been
cut down three feet, which is great
benefit to many of the business
houses, as the floors of many of them
were even with and below the street.
Mrs. Harry Wright returned this
week from Kingman, where she at
tended the grand temple of Pythian
Sisters. She was honored with the
knights of Pythias J. E. Storey of
Morenci was elected grand chancel
lor.
Bonifacio Armijo, who was sick
couple of weeks with typhoid fever,
died Tuesday of this week. 1t is sell
dom that typhoid fever is contracted
by the Mexicans in this district.
The remains were embalmed and on
Tuesday were shipped to FL Paso for
burial. Armijo was a well-to-do
Mexican and had many friends in
this district.
C. J. Witt, an expert civil engineer
Shannon several months, resigned
last week and left for California.
He has accepted a position with the
Bully Hill Mining company, whose
property. is located near Redding,
Cal. Mr.. Witt has a number Of
friends in Clifton who regret his de-
parture.
| The new addition to the A. C. drug
store is now completed, but the new
fixtures haye not yet arrived. The
old fountain will be placed into con-.
mission for the accommodation of |
the trade temporarily. When tie
new fixtures will have been place |
the store will be one of the neatest |
in the southwest.
The new store building of the
Becker-Franz company will be fin
ished this week by Contractor Pitt.
1t is built on a high foundation and
is one of the best buildings in Cliff
ton. The shelving is attractive and
The store will be moved
inside of ten days, after which the
Franz company will have one
of the incest stores in the camp.
The Adams orchestra, new organ
ization in Clifton, gave one of the
incest dances at the opera house last
night that has taken place
this season. 1t was attended by
about forty couples and everybody
had a good time. The music is said
to have been exceedingly good. The
orchestra is a permanent organiza
ton and will furnish music for all
kinds of social functions.
Mrs. w. b. Mitchell, who has re-
sided in Clifton the past two years,
left Wednesday for Mapimi, Mexico,
where she will join her husband, who
is located at that place in the en-
ploy of one of the big mining COM
panies. Mr.. Mitchell was formerly
with the Shannon Copper
as chief electrician. Mrs.
was accompanied. by Willie
who has accepted a position
at Mapimi. Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell