The Arizona copper camp., 1918-05-11

visit to enter the Coast Artillery at
Fort Mcdowell Cooper Green is un-
der age and is volunteering.
S. E. Stein, flotation accountant at
the mill, went to Phoenix Sunday to
appear before the medical advisory
board. @Sol'' was in the fifth class,
but wanted to go, even though he
didn't get into combative service.
Stein returned to Hayden Tuesday
and left for Fort Mcdowell Wednes-
day having passed the examination.
e. E. Sypher private secretary to
R. l. Eztell, cashier of the Ray Con,
left Tuesday for Washington en- route
to France He has volunteered as
army field clerk. Eddie is one of the
old-timers, having been resident of
Hayden over seven years.
/ L. S. Gates, general manager of the
Ray Con-, was Hayden visitor Satur-
day.
Ground is being broken for the new
block of houses to be built on Hospi-
tai hill, and the new road to the smell
ter is just about ready to use.
Frank Fay, general mill foreman
has been sick since last Saturday with
la grippe. Fancher is filling his place
temporarily.
P. w. Carrico, superintendent of the
Sombrero Butte Copper company of
Mammoth, was Hayden visitor on,
Monday.
Kenneth C. knight, flotation oper-
ator at the mill, who underwent an
operation at the Hayden hospital is
recovering nicely.
B. E. Blackman, paymaster of the
Ray Con-, left for Oakland, Cal, Fri
day, after receiving telegram stat
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w. H. Cook is now to be found in
; the cashiers office of the Ray Con-,
filling the position left vacant by E.
e. Sypher.
George A. Soutter has received no
LITIGATION from the war department
that he had been successful in passing
the examination for cost accountant
| in the aero department. of the signal
corps. Mr.. Soutter is now awaiting
orders.
) The smelter has lost men very rap
idly recently. Forty men left last
month and ten men have left this
month. Most of the men are leaving
} for the shipyards and the army
| Ralph Kane, cost accountant of the
t mill, has been home seriously ill with
the mumps for the past few days.
: Mr.. D. D. Moffat, superintendent of
the mill, is expected home soon from
: Salt Lake City, where he accompanied
, Mrs. Moffat and baby. The baby has
been very sick with whooping cough
) and has not made material progress
: towards recovery yet.
+ Mark Betsworth was fined $25 in
i Justice court for speeding. He was
: arrested on complaint of Deputy Sher-
iff Hamilton and plead guilty.
The following candidates for nom
ination, subject to the democratic pri-
maries in September, were in Hayden
the past week: John M. Davis, Pay
son, out for sheriff; John L. Spikes,
Globe, out for county superintendent
of schools; John M. Wentworth, out
. for clerk of superior court; w. w.
Brookline, Globe, out for county treas
urer. The last two gentlemen named
f are seeking reelection.
Jeff Burnett, formerly floor-walker
in the mill, left Hayden in the first
! draft and is now at Camp Kearney.
Jeff was member in good standing
of the Woodmen of the World. Since
: he left, his father S. F. Burnett, has
been paying his dues regularly and
asked the local secretary of the order
to advise him when they came due.
1t has just been learned that he has
been dropped from membership on &C
count of non-payment of dues. This
is, no doubt, caused by the fact that
Jeff carried a large amount of insur-
ance in the order. Every other order
we know of is paying the dues of it's
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