The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-01-08
AT THE COURT HOUSE
Items Cleaned About the Corridors
and in the Offices Where Public
Affairs Are Conducted.

week having filed their official bonds
with Recorder Ellis, with the excep-
ton of Sheriff James Cash, who is
confined to the A. C.. hospital suffer
ing from a severe attack of pneu-
monia. On the second floor the old
familiar faces are still in evidence in
the offices of Court Reporter, Judge,
Clerk of Court, Deputy Clerk, School
Superintendent and Deputy. The
only stranger on this floor is J. A.
McWilliams, Justice of Peace and E.
G.. Fitzgerald, official interpreter.
On Thursday Judge McWilliams re-
ported that he had not as yet tried
single case since his induction into
office. John Bradberry, the newly
elected constable, reports the town
as unusually quiet and peaceable On
the lower floor the same force is at
work in the Recorders office and the
Assessors office and A. L. Terry is
back at hisNold place as Clerk of the
Board Pickens Anderson is on duty
in the Treasurer's office in place
of John Webster and E. E. Wall is
holding forth in the office or County
Attorney The biggest change is
noticed around the sheriff's office
where a complete new force was ap-
pointed with the incoming democratic
administration of that office. Tom
McCulloch is on duty as chief deputy,
Fred Hill is under sheriff, and Dave
Address is jailer. The Board has
not made any appointment as county
engineer. 1t was understood that
this place would be rendered Mr..
Duncan Mcneil of Clifton, but when
the Board met on Monday. letter
was on file from Mr.. Mcneil declining
the appointment, stating that his pri-
vate business affairs would not per-
nit him to accept the appointment. ;
Owing to the chaotic condition of the
county road fund at present, this
fund being entirely exhausted, the
Board decided to defer this appoint
ment Indefinitely.
Superior Court.
The case of j. E. Nygren VS.. M.
Brutinel, alleging a breach of con-
tract. will be tried before a Judge
from some other county, probably
Judge McAllister, of Graham county,
as the request of the defendant to
this effect was granted this week.
A jury trial has been demanded and
the case is set for trial Feb. sth.
Nygren is suing Brutinel for COM
mission on sale of drug store To-
Gated on Chase Creek.
The case of John M Webster,
treasurer, VS.. j. P. Risque, ct al,
Tor delinquent taxes, has been set
for trial Jan. Is.
In the Superior Court this week a
decree of divorce was granted Anvil
B. Jenkins from his wife Mildred
Starhs Jenkins on the grounds of
1esertion, the wife refusing to leave
Los Angeles and join her husband in
Clifton
s A writ of habeas corpus was issued
put of the Superior Court the first
Of the week made returnable on Janu-
airy 9th in the case of the State of
Arizona VS.. Beningo Montez who is
being held in custody on charge of
Dell M. Potter has Instituted suit
against the Detroit Copper Mining
Company, for the sum of $2250 90
damages, alleged to have been sus-
tanned by the defendant entering up
On mining claims alleged to be own
ed by the defendant and known as
Consolation No. 1, 8, and 10, a part
If the New England group of mines
purchased by the Detroit
Copper Mining Co.
AS a result of an accident which oc-
CURED at the railroad crossing near
the hospital between an automobile
owned: by John Webster, and one
horse vehicle, suit has again been
instituted against Webster by Allie
Moore, an infant, by Willie
Fowler Moore, guardian, against Jno
VI. Webster. Damages in the sum
If $500. 90 are asked for injuries al
eyed to have been received.
The holiday week witnessed the is
'uance by the Clerk of the Superior
Court of several marriage licenses as
ollows:.
James H. Mccambridge to wed
ethel Kline
W. W. Carpenter to wed Doris
,otey.
semo Williams to wed Off Lay
On. "a
W. L. Culver to wed Elsie Pad
ock. N,
Ernest H. Foster, of Duncan, to
ed Ethel Moore.
Walter Foster, of Duncan, to wed
LATHE Williamson.