The copper era., 1911-03-17

while Walter don't say much he is
 bling up, rich ore.
 Gerry Crawford, chef deputy sheriff
 at Morenci and Guy Bates his as-
 sistant were down off the hill Tues
 day to interview the county seat.
 A party of ladies from Clifton were
 in the foothills around Guthrie Sun
 day seeking the California poppy
 which is blooming profusely now that
 warm sunshine has followed the
 winter rains.
 Carl Schade spent the fore part of the week at the s. x s. villa ranch at York station where he arranged to cut the first alfalfa crop which
 will be due in a couple of weeks.
 Merry picnic parties to hunt poppies are the "order of the day" now. Mrs. Roy Wayland gave one to her music pupils this week, and Sun- day last the M. and B. Mess went out to the Billiard Hot Springs.
 Globe may boast of its prosperity, and rightfully, but the A. & N. M. railway pulls more supplies into Cliff ton in one week than the G.. V. G. & N. does into the above city in a month
 Fred Estes, who left some months go to accept position in El Paso, returned to Clifton the first of the week and is again holding down a chair in the Brock and Snedden ton sorial parlors.
 A fire occurred Saturday on the east side in one of the small frame buildings next 10 the river owned by Tom ri. The inmates narrowly escaped, one of them, a chinaman being carried out almost suffocated- 1
 The pay day of the big A. c. com pany passed Wednesday. The sur roundings indicate that the em- plOyes settle their accounts with ;he various merchants and what is left is | in other circulation channels Now i roar.
 Col. A. Lafave, who is shipping ore from the Wonderful' niue, just above town, states that bis returns from the Fl Paso shelter are up to expectations, and he will continue shipments unless Madero takes over | the works down there.
 Some people would howl if it was possible for them to die at once about | hard times, but the lad that wants to sleep in the early morning is disturbed by the racket of the butcher and grocery delivery wagons on the streets of Clifton.
 Johnny Garnett came back from Phoenix, Tuesday where he had gone with another crazy subject, booked for the insane asylam there. He states that the Salt River valley and Phoenix is on the boom, as every other part of Arizona should be with its unbounded resources.
 MT. and Mrs. w. B. Mitchell who have been living in Ojuela, Durango Mexico for the past few months are now in Clifton making their home on Shannon Hill. They report the in surrection in Mexico serions enough to make the United States a more desirable place 10 live right now.
 Dick O'Donnell, accompanied by N. L. Lewis started from Clifton the middle of the week well equipped for prospecting, having with them six animals, well packed for the journey across Arizona. Dick is the outftter and if anything shows up he has the equivalent to bring the proposition to the front.
 The Chase creek Copper Company Ike Stevens, superinteudent whose properties are just above Long fellow, are running d good force of men, and the returns from work done during the past ten years is about to be re- warded by a fruition of expectat ions that from all reports will not be pyrites of old blue whetstone.
 MT. G. Becker of the firm of BeckerFra Co.,, with stores at Clifton, Spriugerville. Arizona and N. M., is spending the  week with G A. Franz, manager of the big Clifton concern, whose store building is in North Clifton. This company is one of the largest com meFcial institutions of the southwest.
 The Stevens copper company just above Metcalf, Charley Stevens, uperintendeut, are pushing work right along in their big tunnel and have lately been encOuntering high grade ore. This company has been operating for several years, and fiom recent reports are nearing the ore bodies for which the company has many thousan nd dollars to ultimately locate.
 The National Stock company which has been playing a weeks engage meut at the Empire Theater has giv- en entire satisfaction and the man. agement of the Empire is to be congratulated upon their success in : giving the people of Clifton . series 1 of high class plays at popular prices.