The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-02-24
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

The socialists haye decided to put
a ticket in the field for the coming
city election at Phoenix.
A negro at Bisbee was given ninety
days last week for writing a check
with no funds in the bank.
The Yuma lodge of Elks has pur-
chased a site upon which it is pro-
posed to erect lodge and club build
ing in the near future. The lot cost
$1,000.
AS the result of sudden attack of
pneumonia, Fred Wills, one of the
best known miners in the Globe dis
trict, died at the county hospital at
Globe last week.
Cattlemen report that there are
many cases of black leg among the
young cattle near the Huachuca
mountains, a number of cattle hav-
ing died within the past few weeks.
By vigorously applying a broom
handle, Antonio Gonzales, of Doug
las, succeeded in overpowering
burglar, who had entered his home,
and then stood guard over him while
his wife went for an officer.
A new open air theater will be con-
structed in Douglas by w. w. Webb.
1t will have all the most modern
equipment with ample stage facili-
ties and seating capacity of from
1000 to 1,5OO.
A chemical analysis is being made
of the stomach of the late w. H.
Spencer of Ash Fork, who died in
convulsions after several days of
heavy drinking. His friends are of
the belief that he was poisoned.
Delegate Cameron has introduced
a bill appropriating $685. 900 for the
establishment of fish culture
station in Arizona at point to be
designated by the department of
commerce and labor.
Through the efforts of Delegate
Cameron pensions have been obtained
for the following persons: James E
D. Cahill, Phoenix, SIS; William ].
Murphy, Phoenix. sl5; William F.
McNuty, Tempe, sl2.
John Boynto1, a pioneer rancher
aud 'stockman of Coconino county,
died in a hospital at Phoenix last
week after three days illness from
pneumonia, resulting from cold con-
tracted while on a business trip to
that city.
Douglas no longer has volunteer
fire department, but one. in which
each man is paid for his services.
The equipment is o the best, in
Guiding a Knott steamer, hook and
ladder truck, chemical engine and
other apparatus.
Wickenburg is to have a new bank
in the very near future. 1. Fl. and
J. E. Wheatcroft, owners of num-
ber of banking institutions in Okla
homa, are at the head of the venture
and fixtures haye already been order
ed from st. Louis.
Major Mckinley, general manag ger
of the Ventura Mining company of
the Black Rock district, has invent
ed novel milling plant of his OWE
design, and is having one erected on
the property. 1t will be ready to
start crushing in a short time.
The clerks of Douglas have asked
the mayor to work for the passage of
an ordinance closing all kinds of
business esta blishments on Sundays.
The Douglas stores still cling to the
old frontier fashion of keeping open
half of the day.
A new wagon road is being con-
structed between Bouse and the Bow
yer mines in the Dome Rock range.
The new road, which will be almost a
straight one over a hard mesa, will
considerably shorten the distance be-
tween the two points.
The Pima county board of super
yisors recently sold to a New York
fur buyer the entire stock of hides
accumulated last year under the
bounty system. There were over
1,4OO hides aud the county received
$500 for them. However, they had
cost in bounties 81, 400.
According to decision which has
been reached by the committee on
arrangements for the laying of the
cornerstone of the new Elks building,
this step in the construction of the
new home of the Globe Elks will be
taken on March 20 and will be the
occasion of big celebration.