The copper era., 1911-03-10

J- O' OdlIl Has IGIuEn EnGu lIOm Du
 siness trip to Silver City, Deming anG
 Fl Paso.
 Earnest Frye was in town Tuesday
 from his mountain truck patch a above
 Metcalf and says water is running ir all the gulches of the mountains. ] Mrs. c. H. Pascoe who was quite seriously ill last week at the A. C. hospital is conyalescing slowly, yet it will be sometime ere she will be able
 to return to her home.
 The contact for transcribing the records of Greenlee county was sign ed this week between the Board and D. w. P. Eylar. The time for the completion of the contract was fixed at one year from March 1, 1911
 Tuesday was Confirmation Day at the little Catholic Church on Shan non Hill, and quite large number of children were ushered into the Catholic faith.
 Ira Harper will this spring make a trip to West Virginia to look over 900 acres of land owned by Mrs. E. V Burtcher of Duncan, with veiw to purchasing same and stocking it with Angora goats. The Cumberland mountains should he fine range for these hardy animals.
 Ira Harper was down Tuesday from his fruit ranch up the Frisco few miles, where he is building large 7torage reservoir and fish pond. He states he will plant two acres of straw wberries in few days, and while he does not expect much of crop this year, yet in 1912 he expects to raise bountiful crop as the climate and other conditions are very favor able for this lucious berry.
 Carpenter Byrd has the contract the Twin Peaks mining company at York station, and went to Fl Paso Last Sunday to secure the material.
 "The Widow of Mill Creek Flat" at Empire March 11-12.
 The Board this week approved the appointment of. two deputy Asses sors. One deputy Assessor on the Eagle and the Blue to receive com 1ensatio of Fifty dollars anI one deputy Assessor for Morenci and Metcalf to receive compensation of s2OO OO
 At the meeting of the Board of Supervisors this week it was ordered hat upon the completion or a bridge between North Clifton and Patter- -on's Addition to be built by the Town of Clifton the Board will ap- propriate $250.OO towards the ex- pense of the bridge.
 The Arizona Copper Co. production for February was approximate 400 tons of copper and this monthly production will be maintained a ap- proximately the same figure until the new mill is completed at Morenci when the A. c. production will e increased.
 The Empire Base Ball Team will soon be on the field.
 Mrs Roy Waylapd is in Morenci this week the guest of friends. Mrs Cbadburn and Mrs Lang were down from Metcalf Wednesday. The Cliff ton Hotel Annex is nearing com pletion and will be ready for oc- cupancy the middle of April.
 The annual school election comes of this month, and so far but little interest seems to be manifested. The importance of this election should be considered by the citizens, for the office Of school trustee carries with it a great responsi blity for the education of the children and the handling of school funds.
 Geo. Anderson, for some time past chief copper weigher at the A, C. works has resigned his position aud is now working on the A. x N. NJ rail- way in the capacity of brakeman, Geo. Carlton is now chief weigher of the copper in@ots that are daily turned out by the big works.
 Wm. Buckingham, of Lbs Angeles who sells gasoline engines, has been a visitor in Clifton this week. Buck ingham has just returned from trip along the West Coast of Mexico as far south as Culiacan and reports no sign of the revolution in that section ot Mexico although M. Buckingham gave it as his opinion that majOru y of citizens of Mexico were in sym pathy with the insurrectioni~ts.
 Mrs ChlrleS Spann was hostess last week to gathering of her frieuds Cards was the amusement provided. The prizes awarded were pieces of china, Mrs. A. T. Thomson winni 2 the first prize, Mrs. Frank Conner the | second and Mrs. Minor Simms the consolation prize Dainty refresh l meuts were served at the close of the games.
 On Saturday afternoon Mrs. John l Parks entertained at cards, hearts | being the game of the afternoon. | rbOca vuipninU DrizpS were Nfrs l