The copper era., 1911-11-10
MORENCI NEW s AND ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST

-hTS. o1dFy MCheaQ ana son Frank spent Sunday with Harry Mclean and mother in Metcalf
 Newt Stanger purchased the Erwin house on c hill and moved in last week.
 Mrs. Frank J. Coleman gave a luncheon Saturday afternoon at l o'clock in honor of Miss Wood
 John Riddles mother arrived the early part of 'the week from British Columbia and will spend the winter in Morenci.
 Ben Fehrman is working at the Placier mines getting into shape to play basket ball this winter and make big league base ball next summer.
 "Top"Hadiche has moved from the "Casa Escutcheon" on D hill to the Corral on the same hill, making the jump last Monday.
 Miss Florence McGowan entertain ed a number of the ladies of camp last Sa turday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Frank Rathbun in a very en. Ijoyable manner.
 Messrs. Harry and Sam Landon spent Tuesday chasing quail and rab- bits over Silver basin. From all re- ports the birds and rabbits led them a merry chase.
 Mr.and Mrs. .Honeyman chaperoned a number of the young people of camp on a sight seeing trip' through the shelter last Saturday evening. After very pleasant trip they were cor raled at the Honeyman residence where a light lunch was awaiting them.
 The improvements being done by the Morenci Improvement Go. to their houses will add greatly to the appear ance of ''D" hill as well as the com fort of the tenants. It has been roughly figured by several men in camp that it will cost the Improve ment company close into seven tbous- and dollars, if they get out on that, before they are through.
 A meeting was held Tuesday even ing by number of people interested \ in organizing a dramatic club and al- though nothing Of importance was done it acted as starter. Another meeting will be held soon at which time committees will be appointed and plans completed for putting on good:home talent play at the earliest possible date.
 At last word has been received from our sister city announcing their in- tention of organizing a basket ball team this winter. Geo. Gazonia is the live wire again this year and it is hoped that Clifton will back his five as well as Morenci undoubtedly will theirs. There is lot of excitem ent to basket ball if the people would only turn out and learn the game. So everybody get busy when the first game is announced and show you are not dead nor dying, yet. It is thought that the Club team will meet and or gauize some time next week. There seems to be more material in camp this year than ever before and good team is assured the people.
 Seldom do the hosts and host esses in camp get together as congenial and joIly a crowd as pr. and Mrs. Goodrich entertained last Friday in honor of the latters sister. Usually at card party there is always more or less dragging ot time between tables or during refreshment period but not so at this party. Everyone present seemed to have more or less of the disposition of Dr. and Mrs. Goodrich, for the evening at least, and were in for a good time. After playing was discontinued and the different scores had been noted, and while the re- freshment tables were being spread, the prizes for the highest points made during the evening were pre- sented to Mrs. Nonnamaker and MT. Keister. After refreshments Misses Wood and Shontz and MT. "Butts" Merritt rendered several very enjoy able musical numbers.
 Well, Clifton bowlers, are you about prime for chance at our hide? We are not much on scores but we do like to bowl and would not hesitate a second if you sent out challenge but would just bowl like "all-house- afire" and you would know we had been there by the sulphur smoke we left behind. Now if you need any more encouragement than that to start the preliminary arrangements for series of games to be played during the winter, we will see what can be done. It seems as if there could be some small medals for the five men on the winning team to be gotten together if some one would