The copper era., 1909-10-28
MORENCI ITEMS.

Editor Erickson visited Clifton on business Tuesday.
 J. N. Stanger left Tuesday for Fl Paso to be gone several days.
 The Douglas ball team goes to Fl Paso today and Morenci will go there next Monday.
 Bert Hastings left on the morning train Monday for Fl Paso, where he will make a short visit with friends.
 Rev. Allan Krichbatm left Wednes- day morning for Phoenix, where he will attend the Synod of the Presby- terian church.
 James Wester, who has been visit ing friends in the northwest and on the coast for the past two months, re- turned home Wednesday night.
 Bisbee and Fl Paso basket ball teams have written Shontz for games at each place. This should encourage our players to get out and work.
 Mrs. John Brodie, president of the Rebekahs of Arizon, inspected the local lodge Monday evening and was much pleased with their work. Light refreshments were served alter the lodge business.
 J. G. Cooper of Clifton was in camp Sunday and took in the ball games between Douglas and our home team. He seemed very much pleased with the way Morenci played; but oh my, don't mention Douglas.
 MT. and Mrs. Billy O'Brien return ed Thursday night from a trip through the south and an extended visit in Chicago. Bill said: "I saw some base ball while in Chicago; also some mighty poor games.
 It is not generally known that Mo- renci will be represented in the lasso- ing and throwing contests at the Fl Paso fair, but we have it from good authority that the man who will be our representative will have the backing of Morenci money, provided he has a chance to get in his old time form.
 Once more the Copper Mess is go- ing into base balldom. Sunday they will again play the A.C. team. Shontz has been coaching Stauger on high balls, while Stanger has been trying to get him to let them alone and use everything straight. Riddle has threatened to play if the above play CTS do not show good form.
 Sunday afternoons base ball game was about the greatest farce that was ever seen on the athlethic field of any country village. The Douglas players showed what they were and disgusted the fans to such an extent that the majority of them left before the seventh inning. Such games do more harm to base ball than anything else.
 The Morenci public school is giving its pupils complete course in man. ual drawing, having installed the lat est and most up-to-date instruments, as well as benches, that are obtain able. Morenci is to be congratulated upon having such a progressive sup erintendent as Professor Goggin, who seems to be doing his best to contin- ually add to the many opportunities tor the students.
 Considerable excitement was Caus- ed Friday night outside of the Club, at which place the Mexicaus were celebrating a wedding. A Mexican who had been thrown out of the buil6- ing took it into his head to do some cutting and before he got through he had left his marks upon four men "Chic" Smith and three Mexicans. Smith was an onlooker and as he started home the Mexican made a rush and stabbed him in the back. | The Mexican was caught later on as he was dressing wounds received in the fight, preparatory to leaving camp. He will be held until the spring term of court at Solomonville.