The copper era., 1911-05-05

Johnny Patty arrived in the city this evening from the Squaw creel ranch.
 James Baldwin has located perma nently in the city of Fl Paso, having pgrchased the Hotel Kathlyn, 11O Stanton street.
 The One Price Mercantile Co will have their opening in few days ir the Backstein block on Chase creek with complete new line of goods
 Reece R. Webster, from York's station, spent Sunday and Monday at the county seat and attended the meeting of the Board of Supervisors.
 From information received this week it is learned that the civil suits of the contractors against the Shan non- Arizona Railway Co.,, have been set for trial in Globe on July 10.
 L.J Morris this week purchased from Rufus Nephews a half interest in placer claim on the Frisco, pay ing S100 and other considerations. The other half of the claim is owned by J. c. Smith.
 Elmer Montgomery and wife were in from their Eagle creek ranch on Tuesday and purchased a large amount of supplies which they pack ed over the mountain from Metcalf on Wednesday.
 Work on the big Morenci dairy of Lines 6 Co. located in Ward cany on is progressing rapidly under the supervision of Jimmy Aveiil, the carpenter and Civil Engineer Van dercook, who is doing the cement work
 w. F. Reed, of Pueblo, Colo, and c. B. Wea,hered, of Midland, Texas, both cattlemen and extensive buyers of live stock, stopped al the Clifton Sunday aud this week are out in the hills looking over different ranges and herds.
 Friday morning force of workmen were put to work paving with con crete the tennis court adjoining the Clifton hotel. With the completion of the, court it will be a most attrac- tive place for the young people to gather in the evenings.
 Chas. Theobald and Amos Adams came into Clifton from Yuma over land on "Wednesday, the trip having occupied a month. These gentlemen are successful prospectors MT. Adams being we'll known in the district by old timers, having resided here some fifteen years ago.
 Dr. ana Mrs. Wiley, of Metcalf, de parted from Clifton station M 1nday morning bound for Chicago, the doc tor having resigned his position as A. c phy sician at Metcalf where he has been for the past nine years. Dr. Rowan, who came to the district about year ago has succeeded Dr. Wiley at Metcalf.
 Judge Theo. Shirley, member of the Odd>Fellows committee, who had charge of the banquet and ente rtain- ment given recently by the local lodge, desires through the columns of the ERA to express the thanks of the committee to those who volunteered their services on that occasion for the entertainment.
 Dick Boyles, of Dix, was in town the first part of the week to see the big herd of cattle of the Webster Tucker outfit loaded. MT. Boyles stated the COW punchers are now busy in the hills up the river and already large herds are being held at differ ent places in readiness for the ship ment which he expects to make from Clifton about May 10th.
 Sunday the Mexican baseball team of Clifton played the Morenci boys on the local grounds the score being to , in favor of the MOrenci team. Next Sunday the two teams will play on the Morenci field. The Clifton team is called the Cubs, Bob Apodaca, manager, and the Morenci team The Independents, Manuel Duran, mana ger.
 Frank E. Curley. an attorney from Tucson, was in Clifton last Saturday arranging with his clients in the D. c. flood damage cases which grew out of the disaster of 1906. It is expect ed that the Hoefeld case will be de cided in the supreme court this week and the filing of the other cases for alleged losses sustained by Clifton people will be filed with the clerk of the supreme court at once.
 An inquest was held Thursday by Judge Moder on the body of d ten year old girl named Garcia, who ex- pired suddenly Wednesday night af ter being sick but few hours. The cause of death could not be exactly determined by the jury as the child was in dying condition when Dr. Smith was called, although the yer dict rendered was that death result ed from natural causes.