The copper era., 1908-05-14
NEWS OF rHE TERRITORY.

Douglas has organized a BryaI club.
 Douglas is preparing for big cele bration on the Fourth or July.
 Anthony Mott will lead the social ists of Bisbee as candidate for mayor
 Cave Creek, Maricopa county, gay, anti-prohibition a majority of twent. there was only one vote in favor of 1t
 The business men of Stafford arc getting together on the proposition to hold big celebration on July 4th
 The friends of John R. Hampton are considering his availability as . candidate on the democratic ticket for district attorney.-Guardian.
 The Cochlse county grand jury in . partial report returned two indict ments against Harry Duey, manager of the defunct firm of Bisbee brokers
 The Cochise county democrats vii send forty-seven delegates to the Tucson convention, with instructions to favor Bryan and endorse Mark Smith.
 Gov. George H. Curry, of New Mexico, is to pay Gov. Kibbey al Phoenix an official visit. He will be accompanied by his staff and will also visit Tucson and probably other cities in Arizona.
 A special to the Star from Wash ington says that no successor will be appointed to Colonel McCord, as col lector at Nogales until Governor Kib- bey arrives there, and that the ap- pointment will be left entirely to his selection.
 The Yuma Enterprise says that the Salton sea has not fallen more than three feet. At a point where the train crosses a neck ot the sea fish can be seen by the thousands, as they have learned to come when the train crosses, as people throw them feed. How's that one?
 At a meeting of the Gila Valley Bank & Trust Co. held on April 25th, c. E. Mills was elected president in place of D. W. Wickersham, and Walter Douglas was placed on the board of directors in place of I. E. Solomon.-Guardian
 M. J. Jackson, president ot u e Archise Copper Co.,, accompanied by one of the largest stockholders, Jacob Reich, arrived in Stafford last week from New York City. They are looking over the company's in terests in the Lone Star Mining dis trict where they own some valuable copper propertIes.-Guardian.
 Robert H. Daniel, president of the Hot Springs Oil company, went down to Stafford to inspect the work at the well. He said that the well is now 1900 feet deep and twice in the last 100 feet hot salt water has been struck and about 100000 gallons of water is flowing from the well each twenty-four hours.-Belt.
 The Hot Springs Oil company has now reached a depth of ITS feet in its well which they are boring for oil in the north side of the artesiau belt, about five miles south of Stafford. On May 5th the drill broke into a flow of hot water, which came so strong and fast that it flooded the works around the derrick. A sample of the water shows that it is heavily impregnated with minerals that may prove very beneficial to health seekers. A chance to get this well with a per mauent flow of water is offered by the operating company. Aud, no doubt, sanitarium could be success fully conducted near this property. The location is an ideal one for such proposition, being close to town and a railroad.-Guardian
 In attempting to board the out go- ing Gila Valley passenger train, which was crowded with base ball eX- cursionists to Stafford, at the water tank, Sunday morning. Mrs. Lottle Word, wife of Arthur Word, driver of laundry, fell under the cars, the toes of her right foot being crushed off. The train had just started from the depot when Mrs. Word boarded the front steps of a car. She let loose of the handles, thinking her husband was boarding the car also. She fell under the car and her hus- IL 1,A the wheels having mashed the toes of her right foot. She was taken to the Old Dominion hospital, where Dr. Holt dressed the injured foot. It may be necessary to amputate her foot at the ankle.-Belt.
 Cheaper refined and crude oil and gasoline is the bright prospect that faces the househoIders of Douglas,