Graham guardian., 1908-07-10
Graham County News
The Copper Era:

The Copper Era:
A. G.. McAlister, clerk Of the
Board of Supervisors, visited Cliff.
ton Saturday last on business.
Johnny Ward, who was tried
and convicted for the killing of a
man named J ackson in Clifton, re-
turned this week from Yuma, after
having spent about eight years in
the penitentiary. He was recent
ly pardoned by Governor Kibbey.
According to the court calendar
the famous flood case, Forbes VS..
the Detroit Copper Company, is
set for Septe nber Stb, at Tucson,
Arizona. This case will attract
much attention as it is one of the
biggest damage suits ever tried in
the Territory. The result of the
Forbes case is of importance to
many Clifton people who have
similar cases now pending in the
courts.
G A. Van Dorm, cashier of the
Gila Valley Bank, of Clifton, has
just received the appointment of
United States commissioner Of the
fifth judicial district, with his
office in Clifton, vice Thos. Smith
having resigned The appoint
ment came as surprise to Mr.,
Van Dorm.
During the past two weeks 26,-
600 shares of the Clifton water
stock passed into the hands Of
Clifton people. A few more simi.
lar transfers will soon place the
control of the company in the
hands of the Clifton people, where
it rightly belongs.
The Morenci Leader;
The A. G. Company has raised
their ground rent to 81 90 per
month and will use the extra
m oney in keeping the camp and
grounds clean and making deter
mined war against typhoid fever.
The Odd Fellows of Morenci
lodge No. 2, held an installation
of officers Thursday evening at
their hall. ]. A. McLeay, Grand
Master of Arizona, did the install
ling and the home team was as
sisted by the following members
from Clifton: DR., Balmer, Waitep
Tappin and John Webster. There
were also pumber Of visiting
members up frog Clifton. The
newly installed officers ars Thomas
j. Thompson, N. g.; John Rose;
veare, Y. G.; l.. Il. Rice, Treasurer;
j. f. Seth, Recording Secretary,
aud W. G. Scott, Financial Secre-
tary, After the ceremonies were
over an informal smoker was held
at the Armory.
J. r. Cleaveland, of Phoenix,
Arizona, was in Morenci the fore
part of this week. This will be
his last trip here for some time, as
be has severed his immediate con-
nection with the Morenci Leader,
and will hereafter make his home
in Phoenix, where he holds the re.
sponsible position of private sec.
retary 10 Governor Kibbey. The
Leader has been run under Mr..
Cleaveland's supervision eyer since
its beginning and he will no doust
feel like a new man to get out OF
the editorial field.
Duncan Arizonian:
Hay is selling for $1,000 per
ton. Barley, sl.S0 per hundred
pounds Wheat, sl.75 per hun
dred pounds,
The wedding bells rang out
three times the past week, and
three happy couples are the result
They are: J. B. McCulloch and
Cora Bradberry, John Adams and
Rose Casper, Theodore Gedda and
Anita Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. g. Kinyon,
formerly of Solomouville, but now
of Deming, N. NJ, had the sad mis-
fortune of losing their SIX months
old son, Paul Norman, the death
occurring on the goth inst, as we
learn from the Deming Headlight
Mr. Kinyon is well known in Ora
ham county, ct one time being edi'
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