The copper era., 1911-02-24

A number of Clifton people propose to visit Globe and the Roosevelt dam on March IS, the occasion of Col. Roosevelt's visit.
 Prof. and Mrs. T. P. Jamison this week entertained the Junior and Senior Glasses of the High School with a delightful party.
 Mrs. Bella Gaddes-Cox came in this week from Shannon's ranch where she has been visiting her sister on her way to Silver City.
 Miss Victorina Martin, who has been in the Shannon hospital for an operation for appendicitis is home again looking quite herself.
 Bias Sirranni has leased the lower floor of the Manila block on Chase Creek, formerly occupied by John Parque and will take possession the 18th of next month.
 Walter Doudna was in town Mon day from his lease near the Rock House on Chase Creek and reports his development work pushing ahead with a force of three men at work.
 The Alta mine, has Gin. striuger of ore, samples of which have assayed 400 oz. silver per ton. There is some copper and antimony associated with it. The property is situated near Iron Springs.
 The regular passenger train out of Clifton on the A. & N. NJ. leaves in the morning at 7.lO but arrives in Clifton from the south at 3.58 m an hour and twenty two minutes earlier than heretofore.
 MT. and Mrs. Earl Hastings. of Metcalf, were visiting Mrs. J. A. Ter rel, Mrs. Hastings mother, this week. They are on their way to Pomona, California, where they will make their home
 "Pa" Crawford who for so long ad- ministered fatherly advice to the boys of the thew mess," has purchas- ed the J. M. Whitely place and set tied down in the Flat with Mrs Craw- ford for life.
 Frank Hyatt, who few years ago, was member of the Era force, but now farmer at Sheldon, came to Clifton last Saturday bringing Mrs Hyatt with him for medical treat ment.
 A. T. Roberts and W. N. Gregory, of Bisbee, came up last Saturday from that city and after quitting. left for the upper Blue country, where they go to look after mining inter ests and do prospect work.
 A. w. Swindle, who has been at the Shannon works as general repair man for the past eleven months, has ac- cepted position with the Chino Cop per company at Santa Rita, N. M. and left Tuesday for that place. His many friends wish him success.
 Len Scott came in Monday from his Squaw Creek "Spud" ranch, as he calls it and reports plenty of snow about his place. With good luck MT. Scott says he will raise several hun. dred bushels of potatoes during the coming season.
 Cliff Parsons, who for many years lived in Clifton, was interviewing business men in Clifton and Morenci this week. MT. Parson says that his brother Ed is now travelling out of Denver for the Mine & Shelter Supply Go.
 The nick casing of one of the big A. c. power house boilers next to the company store, upon recent inspect tion was noticed to be weakening from the continual vibra tion of the big engines, and this week is being taken out by chief brick and stone mason Geo. Hull, and will be replaced as rapidly as possible in a more substantial manner.
 Col. Lafave is loading another car of ore from his Wonderful mine just above town. This makes four cars the Colonel has shipped to the Fl Paso shelter the past two months doing all the mining alone, the ore being previously blocked out in the big tunnel and only required knock ing down and tramming out. He eX- poets after several more shipments to do more development work and while this is going on he will still con- Linue shipping from the ore in sight.
 Saturday night a party of four young bloods from Morenci took a swift joy ride up Chase creek with Officer Hamilton in pursuit and while they escaped the officer had warrants issued for their arrest. They gained Information that warrants had been Issued for their arrest and early Mon. day morning beat the officers to il by settling with the Town Recorder over the telephone and paying their fines.