The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-07-30
VOLUME 10.
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

Judge CdmpDell is IN TOMBSTONE a
present holding court there for Judg
Doan, who is in Globe filling III
vacancy caused by the illness O
Judge Nave. The latter is at pres
ent at Cloudcroft and is reported t
be recovering from throat affliction
1t is reported on what is believe,
to be reliable authority, that DR.
Ray Ferguson has resigned the super
jntendancy of the territorial insan,
asylum at Phoenix, and that DIR
]. A. Ketcherside, of Yuma, has beel
rendered the appointment by Gov
ernor Kibbey, says the Yuma Sun.
Automobile races for prizes ag
gregating $500 will be one of the
exciting features of the coming terri
torial fair, and will rival in Interest
the horse races, which have beer
drawing down the big purses ant
packing the grand stands at the fail
grounds from year to year with eager
spectators.
D. w. Hawkins, who is under sen
tence to be hanged at Tucson,
August IA, is said to have written
Gov. Kibbey to pay no attention to
any petition that may be presented
to him asking for the death sentence
to be commuted to one of lite im-
prisonment. He says he prefers
death to life sentence.
With the total shipments of canta-
loupes from Arizona and California
estimated at 1000 cars with $4,000
choice melons to the ear, gives a
total shipment of melons at 35,O00,-
600, and this number costs the con-
sumers of the United States 81, lS7,-
500, figured at four melons for 25c, as
they are now being in the east.
DIR. s. B. Claypool, former resi-
dent of Globe, died suddenly at In
dian hot springs one day last week.
DR.. Claypool, who went to live at the
springs something more than a year
ago, had been Ill for some time,
gradually becoming weaker. The
day before his death, he told some
friends that ne was too week to
climb the stairs to their room, in the
building adjoining the cottage he Oc-
cupied.
1t was stated last week that the
directors of the Relief mine recently
received an offer of 500, 900 for their
property from eastern capitalists,
but that the offer was refused. Had
the offer been accepted the stock of
the company would have been worth
SIS per share. Local holders or con-
vertable stock in the relief mine are
now receiving their dividends, which
amount to % cents per share
Last Monday afternoon about 5:l5
O'Clock, the quick ringing Of the fire
bell brought the members of the SAT-
ford fire department to headquarters
in record time. An alarm had been
turned in by citizens, who had noticed
DIR. Platt's house on fire. On arriy-
ing at the scene, the chemical fire ex-
tinguishers were quickly put in opera
tion, smothering the flames almost
Immediately. In ten minutes after
the alarm sounded the fire was com
pletely out.
United States Marshal Ben Daniels
put his foot down last week, and told
the board of supervisors at Phoenix
that Maricopa county will have to
sign a lease with the department of
Justice tor quarters for federal Of
ficials in the corut house at the old
rate of 5000 per year, whether Mari
copa wants to or not, states d PhOe-
nix report. Daniels stopped off in
Phoenix expressly to tell the board of
supervisors that in spite of their re-
cent resolution raising the rent for
the federal quarters from 5000 to
81 100 this county will have to let the
government have the quarters for
another year at the old rate of 5000.
Hon. A. c.. Bernard arrived in Tue
son d few days ago from Guaymas,
where he has business interests and
where he is conducting a large hotel.
Mr.. Bernard stated that while it is
somewhat warm in the Mexican Gulf
City the heat is felt but little more
than in Tucson. He stated that the
Sonora government is continuing to
wage a steady warfare against the
Yaqui Indians and that large num-
bers of the warriors are being cor
raIed by the Mexican troops and
gathered into different towns, to be
deported later in Guaymas. The
Mexican government officials state
that they soon expect to have the
Yaqui situation under complete con-
troll and to put an end for all time to
the warfare of the Indiaus.-Tucson.