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The Arizona copper camp., 1918-06-08
NEWS FROM FLORENCE COURT
MANY MAKE PLEAS OF GUILTY
O'Nei, Former Ray Deputy, Gets Sentence and Enters
Penitentiary; Bill Owens Plead Guilty to Trans
porting Liquor-Gets Jail Sentence


Florence, June 7.-Last Friday was
a busy day for the court and
other officials for the near approach
of the trials of accused men caused
a number of them to enter pleas of
guilty "Rich" as county attorney
Richardson is Dwell known through
out the county was busy all of the
day and Sheriff Henry Hall got ria or
many of his star prisoners who were
transferred to the state prison after
having been sentenced by Judge
Baughn 3t,
George O'NeiI plead guilty to the
offense of knowingly receiving money
from the earnings of prostitute. and
received a sentence in the pen of not
less than nor more than years, and
his Mexican wife on pleading guilty
to a misdemeanor charge, was ban
ished from the county on condition
that her Jail sentence be suspended.
ONeil was at one time respected
and prominent deputy sheriff in the
Ray-Sonora district and was we'll
known over Pinal county.
Reyes Boray plead guilty to forgery
pnd was sentenced to a two to three
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-06-08
LET'S PRACTICE ECONOMY

No Florence will the
of
hadlng the funds the taxpayers
total e limit of the
sentiments taxpayer
permitting it increased
desirable be kept within the limit
making their estimates to the supervisors
worthy that
public
expenditure of public funds
will unusual record the
possible the administration the place of
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-06-08
RAY GIVES; ROYAL WELCOME
To THE BIC MILITARY BAND
Arizona s Own Band Spends Two Days in District to
Delight of Population Loyalty League in Charge of
Program; Judge French Welcomes Visitors

sential in the prosecution Of the war.
Judge Charles D. Wheeler thanked the
people of Ray for their cordial vel
come to the band. We felt that his
words were undeserved, as we cannot
do too much for the boys who are
helping to make this world fit place
to live in.
Karl R. Goetze, with the 158th band,
the division song by the 4Oth division,
when You Come Back, My Soldier
Boy" We do not blame the ,4Oth divi-
sion for having adopted this song, be-
cause it is. one of the finest popular
airs-destined to be popular because
of its real merits-that we have heard
in many 3 moon 1t is song whose
words will appeal to the home folks.
while the music is of that syncopated
quality that enables the boys to march
lightheartedly on long hike. Pro
ceeds from the sale of copies are do
mated to the Red Cross, and Ray re-
sponded with yigor, a sit has always
done in the past on such occasions.
A Generous Gift
Prior to the bands departure from
Ray, L. S. Gates, general smanager of.
the Ray Consolidated Copper com
pany, gave each member of the band
tep-dollar gold piece to show his ap-
probation of the splendid entertain
ment they had furnished our camp,
and to say that the gifts were appre-
ciated is putting it mildly. Tom Nor
ton of the Loyalty league expressed
his sincere gratitude to the loyal citi-
zens of Ray who gave their whole
hearted support and who donated so
generously to help make the stay in
Ray of the 15Sth band boys pelas-
ant one. a
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-06-08
Speech of Welcome

Judge E. w. French delivered
hsort speech of welcome to the boys
on behalf of Ray He welcomed them
as spokesman for the men who do
their bit every day under ground, in
an effort to produce tbe copper so es
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-06-08
HAYDEN CHEERS
ON BANDS ARRIVAL

"AriZona's Own Band reached Hay
den Wednesday at noon and was met
fifth hearty welcome and cheers from
the people of this section. The band
travelled in their own special car and
had the night before been given the
pleasure of the hospitality of Ray.
The welcome to the band by Hayden
had a personal touch inasmuch as one
of the members of the organization,
Roscoe Wright, was formerly resi-
dent of Hayden and member of the
Nocyar band.
Assisting the sale of War Savings
Stamps was the object of the visit of
the band to the various towns of the
state, and to show it's appreciation of
the efforts of the band to please the
people of this vicinity while here, the
total populace went deep in their
pockets for the wherewithal to pur-
chase stamps, and to say the least,
Hayden equaled it's, glorious record
made during the second Red Cross
drive and Third Liberty Loan drive,
when they oversubscribed their suota
four and two-thirds times. The exact
figures on the sale of stamps have not
been given out yet, but it is known
they will be large
All the selections of the band were
delivered in a mastery manner, every
rendition was heartily applauded, and
it was necessary to play an encore for
every piece. The crowds that attend
ed all the concerts were immense.
Practically every person in town
turned out unless sickness prevented
Hayden will remember for the rest of
it's days the beautiful music furnished
by the 158th, and will be proud of its
record made in stamp purchases.
The following was the program for
the band at Hayden:
12:30-Arrival Lunch.
1:30-Visit to Nocyar club.
200 to 2:30-Concert at Nocyar
club grand stand ON tennis courts.
2:3O to 315-Visit to Ray .Consoli-
dated Copper company's plant.
$3.50 to 400-Visit to American
Smelling and Refining company's S
plant.
400 to 5:30-Plunge at Y. M. C. A
6:00-Dinner.
7:30-Visit to Nocyar club.
8:15-Concert at Nocyar club grand
stand on tennis courts.
9:3O-Dance at Nocyar club tennis
court
Following the evening concert, a
dance for the band was held on the
tennis court at the Nocyar club which
lasted to late hour. The Hayden
! Symphony Orchestra rendered the mu
sic. During this time many a happy
soldier-boy bandsman enjoyed associ
alton with the feminine beauties OF
Hayden, and from the looks on some
of the faces of the young mill men the
last few days, it seems foregone
conclusion that the hearts of theil
loves have found other attractions.
Come again, band boys, and wei
comeI
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-06-08
RAY AMBULANCE
SOON IN FRANCE

At the executive meeting of the Red
Cross on June a letter was read from
the company with which Mr.. Gates
placed the order for the ambulance.
They thanked us for the order and
said that cn a silver plate on the side
would be inscribed From the People
of Ray, Arizona" also that when it
arrived and is operating in France,
they can, perhaps, let us know just
where it is.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-06-08

Judge o. j. Baughn, o. the superior
court for Pinal county, when intro
duced by Tom, said that he felt it
was useless to try to address the
gathering of neighbors, because
Tom had already covered every
point However, most of us who
know the judge felt that it was moth
ing over which we needed to worry.
If there is anything to oe said, Judge
Baughn can say it, and he can put
It right over the plate.
Pointedly illustrating his remarks
with anecdotes and quips, Judge
Baughn had the grandstand rocking
With laughter; then, when he thought
the opportune moment mad presented
ITSELF he asked the audience to rise
and to pray for one minute for the
boys ''over there In that one min
ute transition took place that will
live long in the annals of Pinal coun-
ty. Tears were in the eyes of many
fathers, mothers, wives and sweet
hearts when the silent prayer ended.
Chas. M. Kinsey stepped up to Judge
Baughn, and rendered him IS bill
for tho Red Cross.
1t would not do to say that pan
demonium reigned Frankly, we do
rot know what happened. but when
the Judge regained his equilibrium,
$26750 were on the speakers stand!
Pinal county, twelve times over-sub-
scribed to it's quota in the Third Lib
/ hrty Loan. again raced down the
home stretch a winner! And it will
always be in the lead!
A baseball game was the next .fea-
ture. Hayden sent it's team down to
battle with the Ray outfit. Hayden's
though their batting on a whole was
not the sort to raise the roof. Ray
has not great deal to say in defense
of it's team, excepting possibly the
fact that the support given Delhi was
not sufficient to avert defeat. The
game ended in a score of 5 to in
favor of the visitors. Many of our
best players, including s.erb Hester,
Harry Scanlon and others were not
on hand to help the home team; had
they been here, Results may have
been different.
During the game a roulette wheel
was brought out and real Wild West
gambling for w. S. S. took place.
Sixty-five baby bonds were won by
! those who f1irted with the Goddess of
Chance for worthy cause, and then
it was seen that Judge French's words
had been indeed appropriate anc re-
sult-producing
Not only was the barbecue a sue
cess from the standpoint of results
accomplished contribution to the
Red Cross war chest and the sale of
w S. S.-but it also served as a means
of further engendering the friendly
spirit which Pinal county neigh
borss have always maintained for
one another. On behalf of the visitors
| Judge Baughn expressed his thanks to
Ray, and the hope that the future
may see many more meetings of this
nature. Incidentally the Florence
road was declared to be officially
opened and appropriately dedicated
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-06-08
THIRTY YOUNG MEN
READY FOR ARMY

About thirty young men who be-
came of age since last June regis
tered Wednesday. Over so per cent
of those who registered were Mexi-
cans The registration was in charge
of Attorneys Thomas D. Derry and G..
o. Nolan, who were appointed by the
local board at Florence.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-06-08
WH|R[W|ND SUCCESS IS
OPENING Of FLORENCE ROAD

There. was a real, get-together bar
becue at the ball grounds last Sun
day, ostensibly to commemorate the
opening of the Florence road, but ac-
tually to aid the Thrift Stamp, w. S.
S. and Red Cross campaigns, Ano
practically all CT Pinal county came
on the invitation of Ray and helped
to make the event decided success.
Visitors from Casa Crande, Flor
ence, Mammoth, Kelvin, Ray juno
ton, Hayden, Belgravia and other
neighboring towns filed the grand
stand Automobiles were parked in
every street. 1t is thought that fully
two thousand people attended the
meeting and, thanks to the Loyalty
league and to patriotic citizens, an
air of gay festivity prevailed and a
good. neighborly spirit of welcome
greeted the visitors and was main
tanned throughout the day.
Tom Morton. president of the Ray
Loyalty league, welcomed the visitors
n short address. in which, accord
ing to Judge O'J. Baughn, he took
us from Ray to France and back
again Tom. as he is known 10 all
of us, invoked outburst after outburst
of applause, through his intensely pa
triotic speech. He dwelt on our
share of the work in war activities;
on the successful manner in which
Pinal county has acquitted itself in
every patriotic call made upon it; on
the get-in-and d-do-our-bitto-th finish
hspirit which has made for success in
the past; on our duty to- the boys
"over there and, in fact, upon every
conceivable subject intimately con-
lsnected with patriotism and loyalty,
His style and delivery were such as
to key the audience to the highest
pitch of enthusiasm, and volumes of
applause gretted his every remark.
Judge E. w. French was the next
speaker. Everyone who knows the
! Judge understands what sort of a
speech it was He has been a speaker
in Arizona for more than thirty years
and if anyone knows his Audience, it
is Judge French. Beginning with the
good roads movement and thanking
the county board of supervisors and
the taxpayers for their efforts on be-
half of this movement, the Judge eX-
planned the real purpose of the bar
becue. He commenced by telling how
! in the good olden days, a barbecue
was a get-together meeting which was
attended by everyone from far and
wide; how history was written in
those days at the barbecues; how it
was always used as a means for dis
cussing important territorial and 10
cal matters.
This barbecue, then, was to bring
the good neighbors of Ray together
and talk things over with them: We
had gone over the top" in the Liberty
Loan drives; we had shown our ap-
probation of the great good that the
Red Cross was doing; we had sent
more men than our draft quota called
for-but what had, happened to the
Thrift Stamp campaign-had it slipped
our minds? The Judge thought that
because of the many war activities
we might have forgotten the Thrift
Stamp campaign.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-06-08
COPPER PRODUCTION
RECORD is BROKEN

BISBEE, Ariz., June 5.-Arizona
copper production records we're brok-
en- during the past month, according
to figures issued here by the large
producers of the state. The output
for May was 76,711,507 pounds, 2,00O,-
600 pounds greater than the former
best month, May, 1917.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-06-08

If the boys of the 15Sth infantry
band enjoyed their visit to the Ray
Hayden district anywhere near as
much as did the residents of this sec
ton, then they had a good time, for
Ray and Hayden, from all reports, en-
joyed the bandsmen and their music
immensely. They reached Ray Tues
day about noon and left for Hayden
Wednesday morning. Thursday they
left the mill town for Mesa, and, ac-
cording to schedule, will leave Friday
morning for the northern part of the
state.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-06-08
SENATOR SUTTEB or B|SBEE
SCORES. GOVERNOR HUNT
Cochise County Soon In Prepared Speech Takes Arizona
Executive to Task for Utterances Made Message to
Legislature; Deportatons theme-eam applause

controversy invited
speechi in On
The Dolores star., 1918-02-01
Thought Cakes Tainted.

Virginia loved to help her mother.
One day her mother was making
special effort to bake prize cake for
the church fair and Virginia was all
interest. The cake rose beautifully
and appeared to be thoroughly done,
but when removed from the stove II
fell fiat and had sad streak through
the center. Another cake was immedi-
ately mixed In haste and little Vir.
ginia's eyes grew large as she listened
to her mother lamenting over the first
sad cake that had fallen. The second
baking proved the same as the first,
but the third attempt resulted in
veritable triumph. Virginia, however,
could not rally from the mornings
tragedy, and when her aunt came over
she exclaimed In great excitement:
"Oh, auntie. mother made three cakes
and two Of 'em tainted" ...-..
The Dolores star., 1918-02-01

country. Thea 10 eaa Iook out for
him"
Chariie's eyes had the troubled look
Il hate to think that. Aunt Martha
insists that = what We arc mp against.
but"
"Weil. she knows more about II than
you DO, believe me. II you'n LET down
the bars, Mr. Fox. I'm hit tho trail.
and II I flnd out anything I'm let you
know at once"
When she rode over the bleak mp
land she caught herself Wishing that
she might talk The thing over with
Ward. He would know just what
ought to be dones Bot winter was COM
ing, and she would drive her stock
down into the fields she had ready.
They would be safe there surely. stu
she wished Ward would come. She
wanted to talk II over with man who
understood and who knew more about
such things than she did.
The fate of the four heller calves he
came permanently wrapped in the
blank fog Of mystery. Billy Louise
watched for them when she rode out In
the hills and spent good deal Of time
heretofore given over to dreaming In
trying to solve the riddle Of their dis
ppearance. Charlie Fox insisted upon
keeping to the theory that they had
merely strayed. Marthy grumbled
sometimes over the loss, and Ward
well, Ward did mot put in an appear
ance again that fall or winter and %
did not hear Of the incident
The Dolores star., 1918-02-01
CHAPTER IIl-contInued.

sYou saw mommie, Of course. You
came from homef"
.No, did not got as far a. the
creek and saw Blues tracks coming
down, % I just. sort Of trailed along.
seeing It was mommie's daughter felt
most like talking to-"
, "Momnie,s daughter" laughed Q lit
tie and instinctively me- q change in
I the subject.
eve got to 30 I'm and wash the
Dishes" she said, stepping back from
him. -Of course nothing was done In
the cabin. and I've been doing little
housecleaning. I guess the dishwater
d hot BY this time-if 1t hasn't all
boiled away"
Ward, % matter Of course. tied his
horse to the fence and went into the
cabin with her. He also asked her 70
stake him to q dish towel, which she
did after Q good deal of rummaging
He stood with his hat on the back of
his head, cigarette between his lips,
and wiped the dishes with much ap-
parent enjoyment. He objected strong
IL to Billy. Louise's assertion that she
meant to Grub the door, but when he
found her quite obdurate he changed
his method without In the least degree
yielding his point. though for diplomat
ic reasons be appeared to yield.
He carried water from the creek and
filled the teakettle, the big iron pot and
both pals. Then, when Billy Louise
had turned her hec': upon him while
ahe looked In dark corner for the
mop, he suddeoly eeised her under the
Arms and lifted her upon the table, and
before she had nnishsd her sastoniahed
zapdngs he caught mp pan Of water
and saoshed it upon The Aooe under her.
Then he grinned In his triumph.
Billy Louise gave squeal Of ccnstef-
nation and then sat absolutely still.
staring round eyed through the door
way. Ward stepped back-even his
composure was slightly jarred-and
twisted his lips amusedly.
~Hello." be said after few blank
seconds. "You missed some Of It, didn't
your His tone was mildly commiser-
ating. "win you come INT"
.'N-oo, thank you, don't believe I
will" The speaker looked In, however.
saw Billy Louise -perched upon the Ia
ble and took OF his hat. He was well
plastered with dirty water that ran
down and left streaks Of mud behind.
~I must have got on the road" he said.
~I'm looking for Jason Meilke's ranch. "
Billy Louise tucked her feet farther
under her skirts and continued to stare
dumbly. Ward. glancing at her from
the corner OF his eyes, stepped consid-
The Dolores star., 1918-02-01
CHATTER ".
The Mystery Of the Missing.

The Mystery Of the Missing.
TTTHEN Charlie Cox rode down to
wv the Wolverine a month or 20
later. tied his horse under the
shed and came up to the cabin as
though he knew Of no better place In
all the world; when he greeted '.mom-
mile" as though she were something
precious In his sight and talked with
her about the things she was most in
terested In and actually made her feel
as II he were immensely interested al
30, Billy Louise simply could not help
admiring him and liking him for his
frank good nature and his kindness.
She had never before met a man just
like Charlie Fox, though she had known
many who were what Ward once called
''parlor broke"
1t was not until Charlie was leaving
that he gave Billy Louise hint that
his errand was not yet accomplished.
She walked down with him to where
his horse was tied and 30 gave him a
bloom against the dull brown Of the
chance to speak what was in his mind.
'.You know, hate to mention lttle
worries before your mother" he said.
'Those pathetic eyes OF hers make me
ashamed to bother her with thing.
But am worried, Miss Louise. came
over to ask you II you've seen anything
Of four calves Of ours. know you
ride good deal through the hills.
They disappeared Q week ago, and /
can't and any trace OF them. I've been
looking al through the hills. but 1 can't
locate them"
Billy Louise had not seen them, ei.
ther, and she begged for particulars.
II don't see how they could get away
from your cove" she said, unless your
bars were down..
The bars were all right It was last
Friday. ! think. I'm not sure. They
were in the little meadow above the
house, you see was away that night,
and Aunt Martha y q little hard Of
hearing. She wouldn't hear anything
unless there were considerable noise.
I came home the next forenoon-I was
over % eeabaek.s-and the bars were
In plaee then. Aunt Martha had noe
The Dolores star., 1918-02-01
CHAPTER v.

The Little 00vi1o OF Doubt
TIME spring had come, and Woiver-
ine canyon, with the sun shining
down aslant into its depths. was
q picturesque cash In the hills, wild
enough In all conscience, but to the
normal person not In the least degree
gloomy. The jutting crags were sun
lit and warm. The cherry thickets
whispered In a light breeze and shell
tered birds that sang In perfect con-
tent. Not q gloomy place surely when
the peace OF sunny morning laid its
spell upon the land.
Billy Louise, however. did not 70
spond to the canyons enticements. She
brooded over her own discouragements
and the tantalizing little puzzles which.
somehow would not lend themselves to
any convincing solution. She was In
that condition Of nervous depression
where she saw her finest cows dead by
bloat in the alfalfa meadows-and how
would she pay that machinery note
then? She saw John Pringle calling
Unexpectedly and insistently for his
"time," and where would she find nm.
other man whom she could trust out
Of her sight? John Pringle was slow,
and he was stupid and growled at poor
Phoebe till Billy Louise wanted to
shake him, but he was STEADY" and
that one virtue covers many q mans
faults and keeps him drawing wages
regularly.
Her mother had been more and more
inclined to worry as the hot weather
came ON. Lately her anxiety over
small things had rather got upon the
nerves of Billy Louise. She felt IL
used and downhearted and as IL moth
ing mattered much anyway. She pass.
ed her cave with q mere glance and
scowl for the memories of golden days
In her lonely childhood that clunR
around It
She was in this particularly dissatis.
fed mood when she rode out Of the
canyon at its upper end, where the
hills folded softly down into grassy
valleys where her cattle loved best to
Craze. Since the grass had started in
the spring she had kept her little herd
up here among the lower hills, and by
riding along the higher ridges every
day or SO and turning back a wander.
ing animal now and then she had held
them in comparatively small area,
where they would be easily gathered In
the fall A few head Of Seabeck's stock
had wandered in among hers and some
Of Marthy's. And there was big roam
steer that bore the brand Of johnson,
over on Snake river. Billy Louise
knew them all. as housewife knows
her flock Of chickens, and II she missed
seeing certain leaders in the scattered
groups she rode until she found them.
Two old cows and one big red steer
that seemed always to have a follow
ing wore bells that .tinkled pleasant
little sounds in the alder thickets along
the creek as she passed by.
She rode up the long ridge which
gave her q wide view of the surround
ing hills and stopped Blue, while she
stared moodily at the familiar, shadow
splotched expanse Of high piled ridges,
with deep. green valleys and deeper
hued canyons between. She loved
them, every one. But today they fail
ed to steep her senses In that deep con-
tent with life which only the great out
doors can give to one who has learned
how satisfying is the draft and how
soothing.
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ana an around. And I'm keep Q good
lookout for the calvea."
Many nen would have objeeted 10
the unconsci0as patfouaee Of her tuas.
That Charlie Fox did mot, but accept
ed the splrit Of helpfulneas In her
words. nfted him s9t Of tie snail M
tured claDL
~It'a awfulty good Of you.~ he said.
rY0a knSw lot more about the bovine
nature than do. for all I put in every
spare minute studying the subject Pm
taking four di6ersnt stock journals
now, Miss Louise. I'm bet I know Q lot
moro about the different strains Of va
rious breeds than you do. Miss Cattle
Queen. But I'm beginning to zee that
we only know what we learn BY ex-
perience. I've q new book on the sub
ject Of heredity Of the cattle. I'm go
ing home and see II Seabeck hasn't
stumbled upon q strain that can be
traced back to your native mountain
sheep"
Billy Louise laughed and said good
by and stood leaning over the gate
watching him as he Eigxagged mp the
hill, stopping his horse often to breathe.
She began to wonder. then. about those
calves. Vented and not rebranded.
they would be easy game for any man
who first got his own brand ON them
She meant to get description Of them
when she saw Charlie again-it was
like his innocence to forget the most
essential details-and she meant to
keep her eyes open. II Charlie were
right about the calves not being any