The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-08-20
MORENCI ITEMS.

OF Mrs. Patton.
Mrs Frank Coleman returned last
week from Colorado where she has
been spending the summer.
The new pool and billiard tables
for the Club have arrived and will be
ready for use shortly.
J. p. Ruemenapp is expecting to
leave in the near future Tor Il visit
with home folks i'll Minnesota.
c. p. Chester is spending the week
in Canenea on business connected
with the Morenci Water company.
John McDougal returned last week
from his trip to Canada. He looks
much improved by his months rest.
J. B. Job was a business visitor in
Clifton Monday. He reports that
town in quite bit of baseball fever.
The Mexican population is making
extensive preparations for celebrat-
ing the 10th of September at Morenci.
The new cold storage plant for the
LongfellOw store is about completed
and will be put into use next week
Mrs. John Hammer aud children
left for Ell PasO Wednesday morning
IN short visit with relatives anu
friends.
Mrs. w. L. Purcell and sister left
dst week for Houston, Texas, where
Chey will spend d month visiting rel
dtives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burke and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hill spent Sunday in Clifton
visiting friends and seeing the ball
game.
Walter S. Bradield of the Longfel-
low store, is helping in the hardware
department of the A. G. store in Cliff
ton this week.
w. q. Matherson has resigned his
position at the ID. G. Co.'s warehouse
and expects to leave for Iii PdsO in d
lew days.
Mr.. Cory returned Sunday evening
from d few weeks outing OH the
coast. He spent most of his time at
Los Angeles.
G. b. Nonnamaker and j. ID. Will
liams were in Clifton OH business Tues
day and while there remained over to
witness the ball game.
E. NJ. Roscoe is expected home
Saturday or Sunday. Mr.. Roscoe has
oren visiting relatives IN Canada Tor
the past two months.
Gordon Booth left Wednesday morn
ny for Mexico where he will locate
for the present. His many MOrenci
friends wish him success i'll his new
ield.
Il. f. Henson of Houston, Texas, is
n camp this week visiting relatives
and friends. He is 50 well pleased
with the place that he may decide to
locate here.
Miss LYDIA Wdckerbrath, who has
been spending the summer i'll Mo-
renci, left last week for the Grand
q 4 the.r3a
will proceed to California.
A l.. Work and c. L. Tyler return
ed from Solomonville Sunday where
they attended the republican county
convention. They report things in
dOurishing condition in the valley.
The Odd Fellows will give play on
the evening of the Goth. The troupe
has some excellent talent for a home
company and all who attend will en-
Joy pleasant evening
Thos. Arthur left last week for Ell
Paso to be with his wife who is quite
Ill and the doctors fear Sue will have
to undergo an operation. Their many
friends in Morenci hope for her
speedy recovery.
Alex. Norwich and wife returned
the latter part of the week from
trip to FL Paso and various cities in
California. They had a delightful
trip and feel much benefited by the
vacation.
J. B. Job and wife started on d two
weeks camping trip Tuesday morn
ing. They will first visit the Double
Circle ranch and from there 90 on up
IN the moutains for d few days hunt
ing and fishing.
Judge Address returned from his
trip to Mexico the first of the week.
ana while he had pleasant trip in
some respects, yet he Is of the opin-
ion that anyone who travels in Mex
ico is out of luck.
Fred Marstou was in town last week
visiting friends and calling on his
customers. He said that it was quite
likely that he would leave for Russia
IN the near future to erect mill for
Mr.. James Colquhoun. He will be
gone year.
The father, mother and sister of
L. E. Caldwell will rive within the
next few days from Ohio. The old
folks are coming for the purp Use of
being in a warmer climate tuIS win
ter and NJ IS Caldwell will teach in
the public schools.
The Morenci schools commence on
Tuesday, the first dav of September.
The building has been out in eX
cellent shape, spienuii corps of
teachers have been employed, and
the coming term promises to be one
of the most successful ever held in
Morenci.
Peter Hansen returned the latter
part of the week from his California
trip. He visited several of the towns
up along the coast as far north as
San Francisco and had d very pleas
ant trip but for d place in which to
live all the time he says he is salts
fed with Morenci.
Nit Simms, county recorder, came
up last week to take in the ball games.
Nit is a real fan and enjoyed the SER
les considerably. While here he dis
cussed the political situation with his
friends and is now prepared to inform
his valley friends just how things
will pan out. Nit will complete his
second term as recorder on the first
of January, after which he will be
out of politics. He may engage in
the real estate business in the valley
at the expiration of his term.
Clifton needs a couple more good
smelling plants like the y. c. and
Shannon. The companies next in