The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-06-10

| visit with relatives i'll Clifton. Mrs H. C.. Mix of Steeplerock was a Duncan visitor on Tuesday.
 Mrs. c. L. Wolfe went to Lordsburg on last Friday for a weeks visit with l friends.
 Mir. and Mrs. R. Wakefield left on last Saturday morning for their home in Illinois. Mrs. Wakefield was brought here for [ler health but after few months stay here desired to re- turn to her home. She is in the last stages of tuberculosis and is not eX' pected to live long.
 Rev. R. K Acuff of Morenci was a | Duncan visitor on Wednesday.
 Rev. Cropp, the local minister, who
 was taken to tle Morenci hospital on
 fast Friday suffering with an attack l of appendicitis, is reported to be on the rocd to recovery, following an op ! eration.
 The Gila river bridge was closed
 this week by County Engineer Me l Tween to allow the repair of the Struc- ture The piles supporting t.le west ern approach had routed, leaving the
 bridge unsafe for traffic. The bridge
 will again be ready for traffic in a short time During the time the bridge is closed traffic crosses the
 river by use of She ford short dis 1 tance up stream.
 The infant child of Mr and Mrs.
 Richison died on Monday of this l N1-noE fnlinuino attack nf tEP measles.
 R. p Hall, formerly solicitor, for
 the Arizona Copper company store | at Clifton, is now clerking in the
 store of Joseph I. Cohn.
 Mrs. NJ. P. Walker and children of
 Lordsburg returned to their home on
 last Saturday after weeks visit with
 MT and Mrs. J. R. Fowler. 1t is reported that C. C. Royal a Silver City attorney, has secured an option on the Jim Crow group of claims, located la the Steeplercck dis tl.i:t. owned by George H. Utter Many of the farmers of the valley are considerably discouraged over \ present condition of the river, there z being insufficient water for irrigat ing their crops. Fortunately, they Sc 5 cured enough water recently to save a their grain, but the other crops arc i badly in need of water. Fl Duncan McNeil of Clifton was ; 5 business visitor on Monday % The U. s. Department of Agricu H ture. bureau of crop estimates, give # range conditions in this section C @ Greenlee county as percent of no & mal The local cowmen wonde x where they found the per cent v S. F. Await, county road foremaa s is in town at. present, being engage
 in assisting in repairing the tow
 bridge.
 A home talent play was presents
 by sthe-.vtrdeH-people on Wednesda
 <
 Local cowmcn dcn t seem to belieN
 the newspaper. .yepofts of the floot : in Colorado. Seem to think that # has quit ftfning throughout u Fl world. Can't blame them either. E Cool as a cucumber sounds . q O. K, but didn t you see lots of ye 7 low ones?
 &% Dust thou art" fits very nicely F describing the condition of the roa' f at present $ Passenger and freight rates ha' 8# been boosted in Arizona on intrasta s2S movements But, it won t make nut S difference nobody travelling al f& nothing being shipped, according sS& the local chief of the pessimists. AT Karl Schade of Clifton was a Du a can visitor Wednesday. He accomI e< nied Dick Stevens this far on b S# truck load of merchandise which w .8 being hauled from Clifton to Dougls Weather is getting sticky-so a s%A the flies.
 Chickens come home to roost- SSsS they don't get into some of the neig l8 bor's hen houses.
 gs# Speaking of pressure cookers, BA Duncan housewife says that all t E& cooking she does is under-prOtest $ John Gleeson. the prominent m ES$ ing and cattle man of GleesOn, Ari *8 was d business visitor in Duncan t k&& forepart of the week. R Miss Margaret Billingsley has k% turned nome after an absence of O S year attending school in Phoen Gs Arizona.
 sS Miss Catherine Awbrey departed A Monday to attend Normal school s Silver City, N. M.
 M Mir Tom Simpson was a visitor BsS Lordsburg for a few days.
 Miss Florence Martin spent t M weeks in Clifton with her relatiV I and attended the commencement