The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-01-27
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

was notified by Delegate Ralph
Cameron, that he had been reap
pointed postmaster of Bisbee.
Plans aud specifications for the
proposed pioneers home at Prescott
will be submitted to the board OF
control of that institution February
During the year 1909 the sum OF
Sl4, ,97O.51 was paid out of the county
road fund of Cochise county for the
improvement of the various public
highways.
An Opera House association has
been organized at Stafford to consider
plans and solicit subscriptions for a
new opera house to be built in the
very near future.
Charged with killing and selling
cattle belonging to Arthur Whitaker
Jose Esposito and Antonio Sanchez
are being held at Prescott to await
the next meeting of the grand jury.
Judge Edward Kent has been re-
appointed by President Taft as chic
justice of the supreme court of Ari-
zona, and Judge Fletcher M. Doan as
associate justice of the same court
a considerable boom is on at Para
disc. The machinery for installati tion
of the c. & P. property is all on the
ground now, the last load having been
hauled to the mine from Rodeo last
week.
A new strike of rich copper and
gold ores was made on the property
of the Western Mines Development
company five miles from the Swansea
smelter in the Bill Williams district.
When the Yuma Indian reservation
is formally opened for settlement
the settlers will be required to pay
80 per acre in additc1 to the pro rata
cost of conservation and irrigation
works.
The Tucson Shippers association
will file a com plaint with the inter
state commerce commission against
the Southern Pacific company, alleg-
ing that the present switching charge
of 81. 80 per car is exorbitant, unrea-
sonable and illegal.
The old Southern Belle mine near
Oracle, recently taken over by Hugh
J. McIsaacs and associates of San
Francisco, is again in operation after
many years of idleness. The stamp
mill is being operated and force of
miners is at work underground.
Yuma Copper, which owns a prop
erty in western Arizona was organized
by Lake Superior copper men, who
took over the property as prospect,
organized the company and are now
doing extensive exploratory and de-
velopment work. An encouraging
showing of good smelter ore has been
opened up already.
A prize of 81 900 in gold coin is
offered by members of the New York
Cotton Exchange to any person or
persons in Arizona who can produce a
bale of cotton grown and baled in
luis ICAliIOAJ OlA VI OC4OA AlJ 4C1O.
For years this prize has always been
taken by Alabama or Texas but Ari-
zona has now been invited to compete.
The seal of fnality was stamped
on the proposed aviation meeting in
Phoenix, when Promoter K. L. Ber-
nard signed a contract with the
Phoenix Aero club for an exhibition
in Phoenix February 10, IL, II, at
which Glenn Curtiss, Hamilton and
willard, with aeroplanes, and Har-
mon and Mars with balloons, are
guaranteed to appear.
Notice of the temporary withdrawal
of the power site on Hassayampa
creek, including 800 acres extending
from Walnut Grove south to
Wagner, has come to the register
and receiver of the Phoenix land
Office from Fred Dennet, commissioner
of the general land office. This covers
the famous Walnut Grove dam site
and suspends any steps toward the
rebuilding of the dam which was de-
stroyed by a Hood in 1885,
Joseph e. Morrison, of Bisbee. took
the oath of Office as United States
district attorney for the territory of
Arizona last week. The oath was
administered by Chief Justice Kent.
The ceremony was witnessed by a
number of Mr.. Morrison's friends, in
Guiding his law partner, F. B. Dorr,
Mayor George Neale and others.
Upon completion of The ceremony he
received congratulations from every
one who knew him. Mr.. Morrison
will probably arrange for a session of
the federal court in the immediate
future, although no definite steps
were taken. Attorney F. B. Dorr,
Mr.. Morrison's law partner, was ad-
mitted to practice in the federal
courts.
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