The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-07-09
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

The last school census taken in
Tucson was of follows: Boys, 1884:
girls, 1,4O4.
An automobile stage line has been
established to run between Mohawk
Summit and Kofa IN Yuma county.
The total receipts of the Tucson
postofice for the year were s40,Ol4,
an increase over last year of about
S., 500.
Yuma is advertising that it needs
new bank with paid capital of at
least $50, 900, which can lend money
on the lands of that district.
The Old Dominion's June output of
copper was over 100000 pounds, a
c-editable achievement, when it is
considered that only four furnaces
we're in commission after the middle
of the month.
Bisbee's entire police force, carry
ing out the threat that they would
quit on account of the city cOnncii
reducing their salaries from Sl25 to
SlOO per month, have laid down then
clubs and Bisbee is now without peace
officers.
Governor Kibbey has been asked to
serve as one of the vice-presidents of
the international Congress on tuber-
culosis that is to be held in Washing
ton under the auspices of the Nation
al Association for the Study and Pre-
vention of Tuberculosis, from Sep
tember 81 to October II.
Two slick looking young men are
under arrest at Douglas charged with
passing counterfeit $40 gold pieces in
that city July 4th. Several of the
bad coins were passed by the two
men during the day, they receiving
good money in exchange for small
purchases they made. The men gave
fictitious names. They are held in
the branch county Jail.
The Bisbee city council last week
reduced the wages of its policemen
from SI25 to 500 per month and it is
reported that all the old men handed
in their designations. The new rule
created considerable comment in the
CITY. The council made the reduc-
tion on account of the city COVER
ment running behind about 81 800 per
month.
A Young man whose identity was
for sometime unknown, but was later
identified as James Hafeld, met
horrible death at Naco one day last
week. So far as could be ascerained
he fell asleep under a freight car,
and was later run over when the cars
were being switched. His head was
completely severed from the body,
cutting diagonally across the neck
and head.
Three clerks of the Bisbee post
office were granted increases in sal
aries their new pay to date from the
first of this month. They are: Bertha
NJ. Douglas, clerk in charge of tht
Lowell station, increased from $500
to 5000: Margeret M. Mccall, clerk in
the Lowell station, Increased from
$500 to 5000; Hernia Ables, clerk in
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5000 to S8OO.EReview.
The Amster-Keystoue law suit
which came up for trial in the dis
trict court at Globe last week, was
settled out of court after the case
had been called for trial. Mr.. Ans !
ter was given $1,000 shares of stock
in the company, representing about
that amount in cash aud he paid the |
cost of court, which amounted to a !
triae. Both sides are satisfied and |
the Keystone property is now clear
and will go ahead with the work.
Joseph Collie, night watchman at
the Denn shaft, accidentally shot
himself last week. Collie was sitting |
at the shaft with six-shooter on his
lap. A couple of dogs that had been
an annoyance about the shaft were
running about and Collie started to
take a shot at them. In some man
ner the six shooter, which was 3S-
calibre, was accidentally discharged,
the bullet entering Collie's groin
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In Bisbee proper, the most import
ant Improvement las been the new
sewer system, to build which bonds |
to the amount of $4,000 were issued,
the contract was awarded to Chich q
White, who have been pushing the
enterprise to completion for several
months. The work is now practically |
finished, and actual use proves 1t
success. Users have only to connect |
with the mains, and this is the char
acter of most of the work now being |
doue.-Review.