The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1913-07-25

Frank Lees, considered the most
notorious opium smuggler of the Dor
der district, is again in the tolls after
having jumped $4,000 bail to appear
before the last term of federal court
held in Phoenix by Judge Morrow.
The preliminary examination of
Leonard White for the killing of A.
NJ Cameron was held at Congress
Junction before Judge Luke and the
accused was held to the superior
court for trial without bail.
PHOENIX, Ariz,, July 16.-Gover-
nor Hunt yesterday appointed A. G.
Lockwood, a prominent attorney of
Douglas, as Superior Judge of Co
caused by the recent resignation of
Judge Suffer.
Two spurious gold coins have turned
up in Phoenix during the past two
days One of the coins was a ten
dollar piece and the other was
twenty Both fail to ring with any
distinctness, and presumably are
coined from a lead composition.
J. Enos Cuthrell, of Tucson, who
raised a $1.65 check to $4,000 and
cashed it at the Consolidated Nation
al Bank last week and later left the
city in an automobile, was appre-
hended at Florence at 4:45 o'clock
in the afternoon by Sheriff MCGEE of
Pinal county.
The Globe city council has signed
complaints to the State Corporation
Commission against the Mountain
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pany, charging that the rates charged
for telephone, electric and gas ser
vice in that city is too high.
Laboring under a delusion that he
still owned the house, William NAL
lory, a wealthy retired miner, invad-
ed the home of Mrs. J. c. McAllister
at Globe and attacked and nearly kill
ed her before she was rescued. He
was held for insanity.
The San Pedro valley is booming.
In the district around Hereford at
least Is families have moved in dur
ing the last six months. All are per
manent settlers and have started
about putting their land under Guilt
walton.
DOUGLAS, July 12.-Archibald A.
Jackson, foreman of construction
gang on the Nacozari railroad, and
wife, arrived today after a flight
through Sonora. Jackson declined
to be interviewed but it is alleged he
had been involved in an imbroglic
with two Mexican laborers, who he
killed.
There are in Arizona forty-three
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banks, fifty-six in all, and the com
bined capital stock is $3,044, 1888
Looking into the auditors report IN
: detail it appears that on June IA OF
last year the total resources of these
fifty-sfx banks was $29, 312, 624.36 and
on June of this year they were $37,
O73 1887, again of $7,761 ,099.O1, OIL
more than 26 per cent. for the year
Another conference of Southern Pa
cific and FL Paso & Southwestern OF
fcials will be held at San Francisco
this week for the purpose of trying tc
reach an agreement regarding the in
terchange of passengers and freight
at Tucson and Ell PaSo. 1nforma
ton to this effect has been given ou
at Tucson by E. w Clapp, genera
freight and passenger agent of the
Arizona Eastern.
Plans are now under way by {
number of police and county authori
ties throughout the state for the for
nation of an Arizona association o.
police and Sheriffs. There has beef
considerable correspondence between
various officials and it is now abou
decided that a general meeting tt
perfect organization will be held a
Phoenix at a near date
Mrs Martha E. Kibbe, widow o
Erred Kibbe, one of the victims O.
Goodwin and Stewart in the famous
double murder, was married at GEobs
to Jack H. Manning of Armour &
Co. by Judge HinSon Thomas. Tit
ceremony was SolemniZed at The
brides residence. William Stewart
who was convicted of murder in thu
first degree for the murder of Fret
Kibbe is sentenced to be executed II
the county court yard in Globe, Au
gust I, 1913.
D. Bernhard. mining engineer
while inspecting a mine in the Pata
gonfa district, had a narrow escap
from death when he fell forty fee
down a mine shaft, which he wa
inspecting. He attempted to CHM
the rope out of the mine, and whe
about forty feet from the bottom c
i the shaft, his arm was numbed wit
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