The copper era., 1908-05-14
Tn Every Department of Banking the First Natl Bank of Clifton is Prepared to Serve You in Manner.

l for the Texas Oil company, one O
 the biggest concerns in the country
 is about to establish a branch agency
 in this city. In fact, three large
 tanks of a capacity of 12,O00 gallon: each, arrived here, and to superin
 tend their unloading, John T. Free
 man, a representativ ot the com.
 pany, IS here from Fl Paso. A large storage warehouse will he immedi- ately erected near the brewery, and
 the plan is to distribute the product over the city by wagons. This will
 bring about wholesale reduction in oil, it is believed, and will represent i big saving for the families who use oil and gasoline. The plans of the company are not, as yet given ort in detail.-American.
 Another S4,OOO bar of gold was re- ceived last week at the Prescott National Bank from the Congress Consolidated Mining company at Congress, the result of cleanup in the mill after several days run. The gold bar will be forwarded to the branch mint at San Francisco with the bar received two days ago from the Poland Mining company at Poland. Work is being steadily prosecuted in the Congress mine, which is looking better now than in a number of years, new ore bodies hay ing been recently opened there. The Congress is one of the subsidiary companies of the Development Com pany of America, which owns and controls some of the best and most promising properties in northern and southern Arizona. The mine has been on a dividend paying basis for number of years. The recent financial crash in the eastern mar kets did not affect its operation in any way. The owners of the Con- gress mine also own the Tombstone and Silverbell properties.
 In running fight short distance below Lowell, at 3 o'clock on the morning of May 9th, between Cap tain Harry Wheeler, of the Arizona rangers, and George Humm, deputy sheriff, on one side and George Arnett and an unknown partner on the other, the last named was killed. Att he time of the fight Arnett, who has borne au unsavory reputation in the community for some time past, was riding stolen horse, as was his part uer. Ia the fusilade which took place the officers narrowly escaped death.
 The Phoenix grand jury last week returned an indictment against Griggs Carr and Fred Gardner, two republican city employees, for alleged irregularities in the late city election in employment of men ostensibly to ''get out the vote," but in reality to see that they voted themselves. The indictments are the result of the activity of political opposition which intimates there will be many others. The accused contend they have done no unlawful act, and if their admit ted actions are unlawful they will have equally as strong and very similar cases against their accusers.
 One day last week Walter Kibbey, of Los Angeles, son : Governor Kib- bey of Arizona, took carbolic acid with suicidal intent. He will re- cover. It is believed that the strick en man took the poison on account of a disagreement with a young lady, for whom he had formed a deep affec tion. The sad news was telegra phed to Phoenix aud from there to the governor who is ea route to Wash ing to attend a conference of gov ernors. Walter Kibbey is the only son ot Governor Kibbey, and has been practicing law for a number ot years and was among the ablest law yers of Los Angeles. His wife died a little over year and half ago. He is about thirty-two years of age