The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-01-05
NEW 60. OFFICERS TAKE UP THEIR
 DUTIES
Newly and Reelected Officers Get ting Into Harness-Board Meets and Awards Bids.-Superior Court News of the Week.

News Of the week.
 Greenlee county's new officers for 1 the next two years assumed their new duties, on Tuesday and are now busy in becoming acquainted with routine work. The reelected officers are pur- suing their duties as usual, having in the past two years become accustom ed to the work in their various off ces..
 Meeting of Board The Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday morning for the purpose of awarding bids for the coming year. The members of the board present were Chairman Witt and Members Dutton and Moon and Clerk Terry. At this time the election of one of their number as chairman was held and w. T. Witt was chosen to succeed himsi self in that position The various bids were opened and awarded, Stephens and Schade being awarded the contract for furnishing fuel, Mike Reardon feeding prisoners, and the county printing being divided be- tween the Duncan News, Mining Journal and Copper Era, according to tkeir respective bids. The Clifton Lumber & Improvement company was awarded the contract for furnishing lumber for the Duncan bridge. The Board also made reappointments as follows: A. L. Terry, clerk of the Board; S. c. Redd. county engineer; E. C. Fitzgerald, superior court and justice court interpreter; l.. A. w. Burtch, superintendent of health and county physician; John Stivers court house janitor, with an increase in salary of $15 OO per month.
 Outside of the above the allowing of demands was the only business transacted by the Board at their first meeting.
 SherifTs Office
 The keys to the sheriff's office were turned over to Sheriff Arthur Slaugh- ter by the retiring officer at midnight Sunday, since which time the sheriff anu HIS QCpuIlCS AdfC OOOh oSAANS-J on the job. The offices and jail are being thoroughly renovated and gen eral housekeeping is in progress.
 Sheriff Slaughter has made the fol lowing appointments: A. L. Grave ly. undersheriff; w. H. Bass, chief deputy; G. M. Nicks, deputy, Clifton; Max Arhelger and A. B. Deaver. depu ties. Morenci; W. B. McCarty depu- ty, Duncan; Alex Arnett. deputy, Met calf: John Young, jailer, Clifton
 AS result of the new regime all open bootlegging joints in the county have been closed and the lid is or tight. Several persons suspected O violating the prohibition law have been intercepted on the state highway but nothing of contraband nature was found.
 A Morenci Mexican is the first tt occupy the county jail and be th' guest of the new sheriff, having re ceiyed a 30 day sentence from Judge Lally of Morenci.
 Superior Court
 On account of the illness of Judge F. B. Laine for Che past ten day no court has been held.
 One new case has been filed witl the Clerk of the Court this week en titled Sam A. Thomas vs. Rosa G Thomas, action for divorce.
 Marriage licenses have been grantee to the following: Lucio Duran an' Annie May Otero Manuel R. Saia gar and Laura Urea. Manuel Garcii and Juana Morales, J Wilber Hortol any Myrtle .. Keene, D. D. Potter ant Gay Montgomery, Baselio Romero ant Esther Fernandez Joaquin Coto ant Esneranza Rodriguez. Rafael Romer' and Francisco Membrilla, Anastaci Cisneros and Antonio Noriega.
 Ben c. Fehrman, deputy superio court clerk, is again back on the jo after having spent the holiday seasol with relatives in the valley
 Justice Court
 Judge D. E. Address, of the Jus tice Court, has started his reign il office with the issuing of two crimiI al complaints and one marriage cere rncrv performed.
 Juana Rodarte. of Metcalf, wishe to secure a divorce from Rosali Rcdarte in order to wed young ma for whom she has more affection. IT on being questioned it was found tha he~ ruprosed husband is married t another woman and the petite Juan could not understand why she had nc