The copper era., 1911-05-19

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Closing exercises for the term wa;
held in Miss Shirleys room at the
South Clifton school Thursday after
noon.
-Chas. Chesterfield who was appoint.
ed administrator of the estate of Len
Scott, is closing up the estate. The
assets consist principally eff interests
in mining claims valued by the ad.
min:strator at 81 $50.
Dell T. Dorsey and Mrs. Hattievau
Bibber were united in marriage this
week by Judge Shirley. The ceremo-
ny was performed at the home of
James Bartlett In the presence of
relatives and close friends. Mr.. Dor
sey is an employee of the A G. Co. in
the blacksmith shop. The newly
married couple will make their home
in North Clifton.
The editor of the ERA acknowledges
with pleasure the receipt of a box of
beautiful flowers from "Rosecroft, -
the home of Postmaster J. L. 7. Wat
ers at Duncan.
Three new cases were filed in the
district court this week. These cases
we're brought bv Peter Riley, trustee
in bankruptcy of the estate of John
Parque, bankrupt, vs.. II. T. Hill, An
tonic and Ambrosia Spezia and G.
Bernatto. The suits are filed in the
interest of the creditors of John
Parque and it is alleged that proper
ty was ira nsferred to the defendants
for the purpose of defrauding credit
ors.
The Lordsourg Liberal says: Mrs.
Baylor Shannon of Clifton was. IN
town Saturday en- route to Deming.
where she went to get her daughter,
who had been visiting in Silver City.
Mrs. Shannon's son Lloyd, who has
been very sick, is now out of danger
and on the high road to recovery.
Sheriff English has returned to Cliff
ton from Globe, where he had been
called in attendance upon the session
of the United States court in that
city.
The several store managers of the
A. C. Co. were in Clifton on Monday
in conference with General Manager
E. NJ. Williams Geo. A. Greene of
the Metcalf store, who resigned his
position last month, expects to leave
for California June l.
The lawn social given by the Bap-
rist Ladies' Aid Society this week on
the church lawn was delightful af-
fair and eminently successful from
financial standpoint
According to the Lordsburg
Liberal a large number of cattle
were shipped out of Lordsburg last
week. Crabtree and Slaughter ship
ped 2,269 head on Wednesday and
Jas. Hyatt shipped seven hundred
head. There will be shipment of
about 1900 more next week.
Mr. E. L. Gay. who for the past
four years has been employed in the
store department of the A. c. Com
pany is the new store manager of the
Metcalf store vice George Green re-
signed. Mr.. Gay assumes his duties
on June l.
1. H. Knapp, Chas. Chesterfield,
Will Keppler aud Ignacio Campbell
were in the city Saturday from Mo
renci on business at the county re-
corder's Office.
On Saturday last Alex Arnett, dep.
uty sheriff at Metcalf returned from
Ell Paso where he spent part of last
week. He brought back with him q S
a souvenir silver mounted federal
officers sword picked up from the
battlefield at Juarez
In letter from w. A. Pitt. farmer
and promoter of the big ditch propo-
s,tion in. the ella Valley, he states
that he has cut his first crop of al
falfa and is now reaping his barley
and wheat crop. The coming week
he will cut his second crop of hay.
Paul Turp and Jimmie Hagan are
exploiting the Pioneer claims, about
six miles above Metcalf Mr.. Hagau
is business man of Clifton and Paul
is a mine expert.
The BIccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class of the Clifton High
School will be preached by the Rev.
Curry Il. Love in the Presby terian
church on Sunday evening May 81, at
30. A cordial inYtation is extend
ed to all friends ofSthe class and all
others to he present.
Geo. Burkner, constable at Net.
calf had his hands toll Monday in
trying to arrest a crazy Mexican.
The constable grappled with the Mex
lean and after the two of them turn
ed several hand springs down the
hill, Bud Smith came on the scene
and the man was securely tied and
taken to Jail.
Carmel Ortez was arrested the first
part of the week by Deputy Sheriff
Mccullough on charge of horse steal
ing, upon a warrant sworn out by
Joaquin w Medina. The horse is al