The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-04-06

The Board of Supervisors met in regular monthly session on Monday at which time they decided to hold bond election on or about the 18th day of May for the purpose of securing the sum of $200,000 to bear Greenlee coun. tvs half of the new Clifton-Springer- vile highway, preliminary survey for which is now being made. When brought to a vote the bond issue is expected to carry by big majority. The Board also ordered an advertise ment for bids for the construction of a steel bridge over the Gila river on the new state highway to cost $60,000, half of which sum. will be furnished by the State, the appropriation having been made by the recent legislature. Jesse Simms of Franklin was ap- pointed as fair commissioner from Greenlee county.
 The Board, according to the salary 1 bill passed by the last legislature, au- ! thorized the raise in salary of all deputy sheriff's to $150 per month and also added $25 a month to the salary of the Clerk of the Board of Supervis. i.ors. l Two new Dodge automobiles were purchased by the Board for the use of the Sheriffs office and the County En- gineer. -s
 Superior Court. -~
 Marriage licenses were issued this week to the following: Arthur Hixson and Maude A. Terrell, Usabaldo Lu- jan and Feliciana Flores, Enrique Hop- pc and Trinidad Salcido, Natividad Els pinosa and Josefa Garcia, Loren Will Hams and Wilma Hollowell. Leonicia Figueroa has brought ha. beas corpus proceedings against Vic toriano Figueroa. Plaintiff is seeking the custody of Ignacio, a minor child thirteen months of age
 Hipplito Cascarelli has brought ac- tion for a partition of real estate against Edna A. Mcdowell ct al
 G. M. Harris is asking for a divor- ce from Abbie Harris on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment. He also asks the custody of minor child 1 Helen.
 s. V. Norte asks to be appointed to the guardianship of Deonicia Escavar ct al.
 A dissolution of partnership and set clement of accounts was given in the superior court this morning in the case of Francisco Porras vs. Manuel 1 LamaS.
 The May term of the Superior court will convene on Monday, May 21st, at which time several criminal as we'll as civil cases will be heard.
 | Justice Court.
 Miguel Garcia was fined 10 days and $40 by Justice Address for carrying a
 pistol. Luz M. Lucero was held to answer
 on liquor charge in the sum of $250.
 Lucero checked a trunk full of whis-
 key in over the A. & N M as bag
 gage, and in the unloading a bottle
 was broken and leaked through the : trunk revealing it's presence. The off, cers had a man on watch at the de; pot all day Wednesday and while of duty for a few minutes in the after. noon the Mexican threw the trunk in. to hack and drove off. Upon the officers return he discovered the ab- sence of the trunk and took up the trail, locating Lucero near Longfellow : He took the man and booze into GUS - tody and brought them both to Cliff
 ton for safe keeping.
 l A complaint was filed against J. c. 1 (Rocky John) Smith this week on 6 charge of selling two pints of whiskey : Jose Lucero, the complaining witness 2 was arrested with the goods in his pos session and claimed that he had pur ; chased the liquor from Smith. Smitl waived his examination and was heli T to answer to the Superior Court.