The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-01-16
SANTA CRUZ JUR|ST
FAILS TO RENDER
DECISIONS
O'Connor Does Not Finally Decide
Clifton Armory and Sierra de Orc
cases-Era Publishing Company
Enters Suit Against GreenIee
Supervisors-Board Con-
venes January 5

Judge O'Connor, of Santa Cruz
fication of Superior Court Judge
Lame, presided over the Superior
Court during the early por
ton of this week, the cases at these
hearings being those styled the First
National Bank of Clifton VS.. The Cliff.
Sierra de Orc Mining company versus
the Becker-Franz company, did not
in these cases render a final decision.
sO'Connor granted to the plaintiff in
the first mentioned case the privil-
ege of the allowance of ten days in
which to present to the Court briefs,
and to the defendants in the same
case twenty days in which to file
an answer. The latter last mention
ed case was continued because of the
absence in st. Louis, of Mr.. G. A.
Franz, of the Becker-Franz company.
Era Publishing Company Enters Suit
Against Board of Supervisors.
Through it's attorneys, Mcfarland
& Elliott, the Era Publishing COM
pany, the publishers of the Copper
Era, and of which company w. B.
Kelly is manager and secretary, has
in the Superior Court entered suit
against the Supervisors of Greenlee
county, the action being to determine
the legality of the recent conduct of
the Supervisors in awarding to the
Duncan Arizonian the contract of
printing the official proceedings of
: the Board of Supervisors, and in ad
dition, the several other instruments
to be printed in a newspaper of gen
eral circulation.
The plaintiff, through W. B. Kelly,
complains that the action of the Su-
pervisors was without warrant of law,
for sustaining it's plea that the Court
by injunction restrain the Supervis-
ors from delivering the proceedings
to the Arizonan for publication, sub
mits the following statements:
That the Duncan Arizonian does not
comply with the conditions required
of a newspaper submitting bid of
the nature mentioned, as the Duncan
Arizonian had completely failed of
its issue for a space of time between
on or about November 5, 1913, and
January 2, 1914, ana that during that
time the place of business of the Ari-
zonian was closed, and that no
business of any nature was there trans
acted.
~ 80 h. A,,ir oh
was sent to the Supervisors in the
name of L. Vaughn as owne- or
proprietor, me affidavit of Vaughn is
to the effec: mat the Ari 1onian has
been published for more than one
year prior II the date of Nari,ng the
bids. Also on the face of the bid
itself, Vaughn states to tire SuperVis-
ors that should the contra It be award !
ed to the Arizonian, that paper would |
be removed to Clifton, where it would !
be published.
The plaintiff prays that the Court |
will issue to the Supervisors tenn
porary restraining order concerning
their delivering to the Arizonian the
CODY for the publications mentioned
above, and that on January 22 this
temporary order of restraint be made
The Court on January
issued the Injunction to the Board,
restraining them temporarily from
continuing with their contract with
the Arizonian.
Supervisors Convene January 5.
On Monday, January 5, the Super
visors met in regular session. Sever
II approvals of an important nature
we're rendered.
J. L. Spaw, of Duncan, was grant
I'd the right to use the highways of
Duncan in the erection of poles and
wires of an electric lighting service
which will exist for the purpose of 1
supplying electric lights to parties re- ,
iding in Duncan. /
The recommendation of Sheriff Jno. +
}. Patty that Ed. Packer, of Frank
in, be appointed a deputy sheriff at Il
rankin, was by the Board approved. q
7he salary of this deputy is to be s
10 90 per month. t
The State Bank of Metcalf was :
esignated as an inactive depository
Or the funds of the county.
The Board at this session compiled u
list of names from which will be d
elected the jurors to serve during a
be year 1914. il