The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-12-04

of Duncan against R. L. Herrell, ct
al, this being an action to obtain
payment of promisory note;
Stephens & Schade against Thos.
Sirriani, an action on a note and
debt: Madeline E. Smith against
Jos A. Smith, divorce; Refugia
Blingura against Tomas Ponce, ct
! al, an action concerning the title
of land; VIM. Edward Dennison
against Hattie Dennison, divorce; Jno.
NJ Webster, county treasurer, against
j. P Risque, ct al, to recover de-
ilinquent taxes; Ernesto Ortega
against A. @. ortega, divorce. The
case of Jose NJ. Rey against Joquin
Estevez, this being an action to OBJ
tain damages because of false i'm
prisonment, was set for trial on Feb.
Is 1915. Judge Eafne granted that
the A. G. company, Ltd. carry to the
United States District court at Tue
son its case against the state of Ari-
zona regarding the Cofnpany'sS pro-.
test to the payment of certain taxes
levied against it for the year 1914.
These taxes have been paid, / after
which the protest was made
Erickson Cases Dismissed.
Through motion made by County
Attorney Horton that insufficient evil
dence could be gained, the case of
the State of Arizona against j.. M
Erickson was by Eaine ordered dis
missed. Originally FIVE separate
cases existed against Erickson,
brought by the state, the basis of
the charges contained in each being
that Erickson, who formerly resided
|at Morenci, sold property to which
he could not prove a. title, he having
sold the property the second time,
without having before repurchased it,
One case during the Spring of 1913
went to the jury, who were instructed
by the Court to render verdict of not
guilty Erickson was for some time
the proprietor of newspaper at Mo-
renci.
Marriage Licenses Granted.
Clerk of the Superior Court Ben
NJ. Crawford has granted licenses to
wed to the following: Juan M
Jiminez and Miss Delfina Cordova;
Pedro DeIgado and Miss Luisa Gut
ierrez. G. F. Chambers and Miss
Hazel Keeny. Chambers was a can
didate on the socialist ticket at the
recent general elections for the office
of county sheriff, and is we'll known
through long residence at Clifton
and other portions of the county. He
is employed as fireman for the A.
& N. NJ. R. R. Co., making regular
runs between Clifton and Hachita.
His bride is of Duncan
Naturalization Popular.
The following persons nave filed
petitions for gaining naturalization,
and will obtain hearing before |
Judge Laine on March 10, 1915: An
tonic Robioli, Percy Jennings Ran
dali, Morley Michael Skaling, VIM.
Henry. Williams, VIM. Cuthbertson,
Robt. Grant Phillips, Jno. Johnson, |
Geo. A..yStevens, Roger Meade, Jas.
Andrew Harris, Tubercio Fuentes |!
Alexander Rose Suther-
land, Theodore Gedda. With the ex-
ception of Gedda, who is of Clifton, all !
the above are Morenci residents Dec.
10, 1914, is the last day ON which can
be fled petitions which will gain be-
fore Judge Laine hearing ninety /
days later, on March 10, 1915, the |
law requiring that petitions be posted
and other regulations obeyed, Clerk
Of the Court states that sixty per-
sons during the. month of November
applied for their first papers, and /
that two hundred and sixty persons
nave applied for these papers since
he BEGINNING several months since !
of work upon county roads, upon
which according to state law only /
this term including those
Who have applied for first papers, !,
nay be employed. The estimate is
made that of the two hundred and
ixty who have applied for naturaliza-
ion, probably fifty will in the course
# the required time gain the final
'apers which give complete naturali-
alton to the possessor
Examination for Teachers Certificates
On Monday and Tuesday, Dec. Z 2
nd S, there will be held at the offices G
f School Superintendent J. W. \
Aker, at the court house, examina- y
ions toward the granting of teach 7
RS certificates. At this writing ten a
ersons have notified the offices of
superintendent Aker of their intention
} accept the examinations, and this S
ST will probably be increased. Those c
pplying for the examination are: h