The copper era., 1911-05-26

I Comfortable chairs have been
placed III the Airdome this week,
replacing the wooden benches; add
ing much to the comfort of the
patrons of the place.
Mrs. Chas. Wright, accompanied
by her daughter, willlea next week
for points in new England where she
will spend the summer visiting with
relatives and friends.
w. R. Chambers, Esq, of Solomon
vile, returned to his home the first
of the week after business trip to
Clifton. 1t is reported that Mr..
Chambers may decide to locate here
for the practice of law.
Miss Lillian Brown of Fresno Cali
fornia, arrived in Clifton last Sunday
on visit to her sister, Mrs. P. ].
Murphy. Miss Lillian is an accom-
plished young lady, who was raised
I at Las Cruez in the Messilla valley,
N. M.
The steel framework of the addi-
tions to concentration No. of the
Arizona Copper company Limited, at
Morenci, is now up and it is expected
that the work of completing the
buildings, will be no later than the
first of July.
The purchase of placer claim
from Rufus Nephews by parties re
presenting the A. G. Co., Ltd and
the application for scrip to cover
adjacent ground in the same vicinity,
is believed by many that this laud
will be the site for the new smelter
proposed to be erected in the near
future by the A. c. Co.
A 7O-foot cement sidewalk which
adds greatly TO the appearance of the
east side, was completed this week in
front of the First National Bank,
Cabinet, Springer's barber shop and
the offices of the Water company and
Assessor.
A long ventillatOr is being put on
the A. Z. warehouse on chase creek.
This is principally for the purpose
of air circulation to prevent spontan-
eous combustion, which occurred a
few years ago and caused great
damage to the interior of the build
ing and contents.
Last week there were shipped from
Lordsburg So cars of cattle, six
months crop, for which the pur-
chasers paid s57.9l5, nice little
bunch of money to come into town,
and it relieves any financial string
ancy there may have been among the
stockmeu.
Bert Drew, who spent a few yearS
in the PHILIPPINE Islands as U. S. hos
pital nurse, and came to Clifton
few months ago, and went to work
for the A c. company, Monday met
with an accident by which he may
lose his left foot. He was employed
in the repair department under
foreman Chas. Wright.
AS the special train bearing Score
tary Miller was leaving Clifton Sun
day morning last just about daylight,
at point south of tunnel No. the
engine struck a horse ridden by a
woman living in the restricted dis
t=ict who was on her way to Gilliard
Hot Springs. Horse and rider were
thrown from the track by the pilot OF
the locomotive. The animal was So
badly crippled it was necessary tc
kill it. The woman escaped with d
few bruises.
A fire in West Clifton last Tuesday
night destroyed the home of Pablo
Gonzales, and himself, wife and baby
barely escaped with their lives. A
brother of Mr.. Gonzales was also
asleep in the house and was badly
burned, now being at the A. g. hos
pttal The Gonzales family lost
everything clothes, household good
and $50 in cash. Gonzales has been
in the employ of the A. & N. M. at
the depot for several years.
J. r. Erskine of New York arrived
in Clifton on Saturday evening last,
accompanied by Judge Trask of Los
Angeles. Mr. Erskiue is heavy
stockholder in the New England &
Clifton Copper Co. and the Standard
Mines Co Accompanied by Genera
Manager Dudley of the Standard he
visited that property on Sunday and
left for the east Monday morning.
He expressed himself as well pleased
with the showing at the Standard.
Ed Parsons and Tom Morgan, both
railroad men, who formerly worked
on the A. & N. M, but who recently
have been employed on the Santa
Rita branch out of Silver City N. NJ
struck town last Saturday, and upon
receipt of advices from the Mexican
Central road left Tuesday for FL Paso
ed we'll take a passenger run 20
chihuahua, and Tom will have
control over freight division train
South of that city.