The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-02-25
DUNCAN NEWS
"A COW PuNcHER's PRAYER"

Just to punish a fellow like me. I know I have many times been
 wicked.
 Forgotten mostly, there was one so
 just
 Done many things for which I'm sor-
 ".
 So turn to you now I must.
 Let rain come down like blessing, Helping the grass grow green, To feed my starving cattle,
 So they won't drag around so lean. Your eye, has been upon me
 And we'll you know, how l got a few, But Lord, it was 8 great temptation That I promise never again to do. So forget and forgive please,
 And help me out this time,
 Over wonder lays a poor one,
 On her let not coyotes dine.
 Ten years in Roundups I have seen
 her,
 Know her from small calf, There she now is a dying,
 For water and feed not enough by
 half. | don't give up very easily, This has been a long dry spell; So Good Lord, my soul don't torcher, With a Drough like very old Hell. But send us help to save them, And see how good I'll be, With plenty of rain and grass for
 cattle, I'll always remember thee.
 County Recorder Callicotte was a business visitor in Duncan on We'd nesday.
 Atty. A. R. Lynch of Clifton was a visitor here on professional busl- ness on Wednesday.
 Atty. E. " Horton was Duncan visitor on professional business on Monday. @A
 Assessor Dick" Coleman of Clifton was a business visitor here on We'd nesday.
 MGSSTe. Hn6tt5As ASiO"h sNAN of Clifton were Duncan visitors on Tuesday, making the trip in the form CTS new National
 l. 8. White of Steeplerock came ia on Monday afternoon and went to I>ordsburg on the following day on a business mission.
 James Carter has commenced work on a contract he was awarded TOT widening 8 piece of road above Mo renci, going up to the Hill town on last Thursday A number of Duncan boys are assisting him with the work including Homer Brooks, Ira Spoon and Fred Oberholser.
 Justice of the Peace J. w. Aker, was a visitor at Lordsburg on Tues day and Wednesday.
 The Clifton High Scrool basket ball team (boys) met the boys of the local High School on last Saturday evening, the result being defeat for the visitors, the local boys beating them 2 to 1. The girls play the Mo renci girls tonight (Friday.)
 The members of the Saturday club are at present circulating petition asking the board of supervisors to incorporate Duncan as a town. The ladies are meeting with success in their efforts to secure the proper number of signers to the petition, although they are meeting with op- position in some quarters. The ladies are working diligently in their quest for signers to the petition and are leaving no taxpayer escape without making an effort to enlist his SUD- port.
 Little Rolla Mae Fowler was a vic tim of the chicken pox this week, but is again able to be about.
 Spezia & Spezia of Clifton are pre- parin to rebuild the three buildings they lost in the fire of January 30th. They have already placed orders for quantities of materials needed and as soon as the first consignment ar rives work will commence. The build ings will be rebuilt as they formerly stood. with the exception that the ones that were occupied by the Dun- can News and B. F. Billingsley will contain but one large room each on the upper floors, instead of being cut Up into number oI small rooms The Duncan News building will be rebuilt about Is feet longer than it was.
 Mir and Mrs J. R. Fowler and MT. and Mrs. Joseph | Cohn went to Morenci this afternoon lFriday) tos attend the "at home" of the Mo renci WOman's club.
 Mr Tom Edwards recently under went an operation at the Lordsburg. hospital. She is now recovering nicely.
 When Columbus waded ashore and