The copper era., 1910-10-14


 tive of the Jenkins Piano Co.,, is at Clifton Hotel for this week.
 The A. c. butcher shop was entered Tuesday night by a thief from the rear and the money change sack for the early morning trade taken.
 Mother Keppler, one of the pioneers of Arizona and New Mexico is quite ill at her home up the Frisco about four miles. Mrs. Keppler is 78 years of age.
 There is some hitch in the Arizona census, claims being made that it was padded. As far as Clifton is con- Icerned we are about a thousand shy from the report sent in.
 MT. Francis, of Missouri, arrived last week on a visit to his sons, Amos and Joe On Sunday morning Joe and his father left for hunting trip in the White mountains.
 Tom Glenn, deputy sheriff of Sil- yer City, who came over here last week after a horse thief, was found dead in his bed Saturday morning at that place.
 Geo. Thompson, of Fl Paso, spent the past week h Clifton. George is in the rubber goods business, and several years ago was an employe of the A. c. company
 Three gentlemen from Los An geles, Messrs. Schwartz. Gilmore and Tanner, outftted at Clifton and left Friday morning for the White noun tains for a three weeks trip. Geo. Sutherland acted as guide.
 Pete Riley has imported a new peanut roaster and popcorn pepper, which will be carried about town, and when the whistle blows in front of your house, you will know that hot peanuts and popcorn are there.
 Clifton was well represented last week by her attorneys in attendance in the district court, Col. Egan, John R. Hampton and Messrs. Kearney and Horton, who were there looking after their clients interests.
 Democratic, club meeting Saturday night, and now that President Mur- phy is back a live wire airing of the issues of the campaign will be dis cussed and oratory of the latest grandstand effect indulged in. Come out everybody.
 The indictment by the graud jury at Solomouville were few in number, among them being. Henry Tatum, embedding a horse from Jim Clark; Y. Martinez, rape; John H. Velton, murder; Ranjil Scapraso, grand larceny.
 The ladies of the Presbyterian church will hold a Christmas Bazaar Saturday afternoon and evening De- cember 3rd. They are making ex- tensive preparations and hope to have something that will be credit to Clifton.
 The following returned home last week from the encampment at Atlas cadero, Cal: B. R. Lanueau, J. B. Murphy, P. Reisinger, Jno. Ander- son, Dean Mason, c. l. Chase, Sam and Will Spann, Abe Ferber and Joe Francis. Most of them took a trip to Los Angeles and San Francisco, all reporting good time.
 Dan Fraser, supply agent of the Twin Peaks Mining company, spent Wednesday in Clifton and took Pat Crowley out to the camp to superin- tend the timbering of what is known as the gold shaft of the company at Pine Cienega, about nine miles from Fraserville, where the store and mine office is situated and about fourteen miles northeast of York station.
 The Presbyterian ladies will hold Halloween social on the lawn of the parsonage in North Clifton on Mon day evening, October 3l, commencing at ' o'clock. There will be all sorts of amusements for both old and young and everybody is cordially in- vited. A fortune teller, Jack Horner Pie and real Halloween refreshments will be some of the attractions.
 The Pythian Sisters met at the lodge room on Tuesday evening at which time three candidates were initiated After the impressive ceTe- monies the company adjourned to the banquet hall where the ladies had prepared delicious lunch to which all did justice. The Sisters are fig uring on a series of entertainments for the coming season and after the summers inactivity are preparing for busy winter.
 s. s. Campbell, president of the Chase Creek Copper company, is in | Clifton this week. Mir. Campbell is the promoter and is now building a big dam at SaffJrd to supply that city with water, electric lights and power. The large enterprise is not only for Stafford but the entire lower valley where electric power and 1 light is needed. It is also stated that trolley line will be run from Solomonville, through Stafford on to Thatcher and Pima and possibly to Tt. Thomas.